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  • #541
  • Feb 25, 2018 10:22pm Feb 25, 2018 10:22pm
Quoting G.Kad
{quote} No, I'm not saying it.Are you always make assumptions based on your wrong interpretation?
If you aren't saying it then how was it 'a waste of time'? For something to be a waste of time the objective has to be able to be accomplished more quickly and easily through different means which you only become aware of in retrospect otherwise you wouldn't have 'wasted' the time initially. All time inevitably leads to a situation where you're able to decide it was wasted. I think that's a pretty silly way to look at the continuum.
"The fun is in the hunt. Not the kill."
  • #542
  • Edited 3:52am Feb 26, 2018 3:14am | Edited 3:52am
Dear Thread Starter, I am not a firestarter.
Thanks for "disabling" my comment.

When I was talking about emotions, and demo trading.
There is no room for emotions in trading. I have only one loss day (less than 0.5%) past seven months, and i trade everyday.
Its problematic, i cant let my mind or emotions try to trick me, feel i am king or looser, or waiting accident is coming.

If you do longboard or ski or extreme sports, anything what need 100% focus, you have to be state, or you fail and crash because start wobling with emotions, do i fall or i want go faster and wave for girls, if i will be lucky.

If you do ski in your living room floor and have lot of emotions, its maybe better not go to mountains.

Sometimes people do need stick, if they try to hurt themselfs.
Thats why i tried to be gentle, and talked falling leafs.
  • #543
  • Feb 26, 2018 4:09am Feb 26, 2018 4:09am
Quoting Swnlobo
{quote} Hi Billy, I've been reading some of your posts and your thread (superficially, sorry: too many pages...) and I have a question (If I may): When your breakout of 5 pips doesn't get to TP, retraces and touches the high of the 15 minute candle, you then open an opposite (same lot) trade, right? So you have a trade in limbo and wait for the next day breakout to offset the limbo because you have stats that tell you, more often than not, that a breakout for high/low of a 08:00 (15min) candle is significant (at least 5 pips) and likely... all you...
hi, Trading the 08-00 15 minute Break ,

The actual stats for the break are not brilliant but it is how you trade the fix trade.

This method has been tried a million times by others as has been pointed out and again the first entry is the start of the method..

And yes in the past nerves happened very easily especially when compounding but we have to dismiss emotions.

We do not have to counter trade but a trade in limbo is not a fail,
My friend uses this to his advantage as his company trades for people and is a signal provider..

Trade well

Trade well
SEE LINE,TRADE LINE..PRICE HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE,,, PRICE WILL GO SOMEWHERE.
  • #544
  • Feb 26, 2018 7:11am Feb 26, 2018 7:11am
Quoting Spreadbetter
It’s an unwritten rule of trading forums that every thread becomes derailed from the original subject, within the first half a dozen posts. It’s also an unwritten rule that weapons and tools generally hijack each thread, to push their own lame agenda.
Right

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IG, CMC, CITY INDEX, PLUS500 etc, wtf, they’re all the same. For example, that chart you posted, with its indicative pricing, whilst we accept that FX markets are unregulated and that price comes from different venues, these firms make up their own prices during their own time, in order to stiff clueless day traders.
Right

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If you insist on spread betting then don’t bet on FX and only swing/position trade. And if you try to day trade using a spread of two pips with a stop of 8 pips and a take profit target of between 5-10 pips, then you might as well piss your money down the drain, as you will be flushed and rinsed, repeatedly. In fact it’d be rude not to pick you off behind the scenes, to reward your stupidity.
Right

I see that you have not lost your way with words. Such silken-tongued praise must endear you to a great many readers.
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  • #545
  • Feb 26, 2018 7:14am Feb 26, 2018 7:14am
Quoting billytt
{quote} hi, Trading the 08-00 15 minute Break , The actual stats for the break are not brilliant but it is how you trade the fix trade. This method has been tried a million times by others as has been pointed out and again the first entry is the start of the method.. And yes in the past nerves happened very easily especially when compounding but we have to dismiss emotions. We do not have to counter trade but a trade in limbo is not a fail, My friend uses this to his advantage as his company trades for people and is a signal provider.. Trade well...

Thank You very much,

All the Best
  • #546
  • Feb 26, 2018 7:26am Feb 26, 2018 7:26am
Quoting Spreadbetter
So you’re another control freak, who thinks they own a piece of FF real estate. And despite this thread now being way off the original title, you’re not correcting that issue, in fact you’re adding to the chaos with an indicator based strategy, that many of us would have laughed at, before the birth of internet trading. Stay classy. {quote}
If you looked at the beginning of this thread you will see post:

https://www.forexfactory.com/showthr...3#post10735823

I stated for beginning traders or those struggling with trades (ie having a big time loosing streak and can't get back on track) here is a template.

This was my purpose for the thread, helping those who are not profitable but want to trade.

The people who do not trade, or, have long since blown all of their money and their wife's money and are no longer allowed to trade, can find another trading discussion to argue in. There are 12,881 in Forex Factory alone for them to rant. I usually look back on most recent posts of someone I suspect is a flamethrower before I dislike their posts. I noticed your recent postings had IMO one (1) post referencing a trade. The rest look like destructive criticism.
Ecclesiastes 1:9
  • #547
  • Feb 26, 2018 7:39am Feb 26, 2018 7:39am
Quoting newbegger
{quote} If you looked at the beginning of this thread you will see post: https://www.forexfactory.com/showthr...3#post10735823 I stated for beginning traders or those struggling with trades (ie having a big time loosing streak and can't get back on track) here is a template. This was my purpose for the thread, helping those who are not profitable but want to trade. The people who do not trade, or, have long since blown all of their money and their wife's money and are no longer allowed to trade, can find another trading...
I think some experienced Joes have come in and given a lot of good tips. Your mission for the large part has been accomplished, as well as good way to address detractors for the sake of it.
If you are good at something, never do it for free--Joker
  • #548
  • Feb 26, 2018 7:40am Feb 26, 2018 7:40am
Quoting jmn5611
{quote} That looks quite familiar. I have seen that somewhere before.
I think the ADX concept was from Welles Wilder book but maybe someone else was teaching it as it was (is) a great indicator that can train the eye to see trend/range.

I used ADX and Bollinger Bands when I was trading internet stocks like @athome and worldcom in the internet bubble. It got me out too soon which was a good thing. And I warned others but alas it fell on deaf ears. I know several traders who lost everything they made and more in the dot com bust.

I don't really use indicators much for taking trades, just take a look mostly when evaluating my losing trades.

Happy Trades
Ecclesiastes 1:9
  • #549
  • Edited 7:58am Feb 26, 2018 7:43am | Edited 7:58am
Newbegger,

You got to correct him before I cared enough too ;-) Was going to point out that you had mentioned your "indicator" system, as he put it, was just a template you used early on in your career to stay in the game. I warned you early on in this thread to control those outliers providing nothing of substance to the topic at hand, didn't I :-D

Funny, that the intention of your thread was to help out those that are not profitable... I say "was" because we have all of these obvious people such as spreadbetter, artcool, jmn5611 (redacted), and many others that are not profitable, but they are not learning anything, haha

They just assume that trading is impossible and anyone that says otherwise, is wrong, and they will attack incessantly. Spreadbetter is a perfect example with his comment that...

"So you’re another control freak, who thinks they own a piece of FF real estate. And despite this thread now being way off the original title, you’re not correcting that issue, in fact you’re adding to the chaos with an indicator based strategy, that many of us would have laughed at, before the birth of internet trading"

If "spudbutter" would have taken the time to actually read the thread instead of mouthing off, he would have known that already. However, too many on here don't live by the old moniker "Engage brain before opening mouth."

If you wish to continue this thread Newbegger, you may wish to consider starting to ban those people who are not on topic (or go back to my previous post where I talk about changing the title). I have refused to post here much for that very reason... I have better things to do than waste my time listening to someone tell me something isn't possible when I already know it is.

I really do want to see where you go with this, as I am always open to learning and conversing about trading, but I will not be posting much until this thread becomes contributory instead of derogatory.

Best of luck to you
  • #550
  • Feb 26, 2018 7:45am Feb 26, 2018 7:45am
Quoting newbegger
{quote} I think the ADX concept was from Welles Wilder book but maybe someone else was teaching it as it was (is) a great indicator that can train the eye to see trend/range. I used ADX and Bollinger Bands when I was trading internet stocks like @athome and worldcom in the internet bubble. It got me out too soon which was a good thing. And I warned others but alas it fell on deaf ears. I know several traders who lost everything they made and more in the dot com bust. I don't really use indicators much for taking trades, just take a look mostly when...
https://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=559211

Just messin with ya newbegger, you are definitely one of the good guys in my view.

Nothing new under the sun.
If you are good at something, never do it for free--Joker
  • #551
  • Feb 26, 2018 7:49am Feb 26, 2018 7:49am
Quoting jmn5611
{quote} That looks quite familiar. I have seen that somewhere before.
Quoting newbegger
{quote} I think the ADX concept was from Welles Wilder book but maybe someone else was teaching it as it was (is) a great indicator that can train the eye to see trend/range.
You guys crack me up!!!

Don't give up on your dreams. Keep sleeping.
  • #552
  • Feb 26, 2018 7:49am Feb 26, 2018 7:49am
Quoting Atreides
Newbegger, You got to correct him before I cared enough too ;-) Was going to point out that you had mentioned your "indicator" system, as he put it, was just a template you used early on in your career to stay in the game. I warned you early on in this thread to control those outliers providing nothing of substance to the topic at hand, didn't I :-D Funny, that the intention of your thread was to help out those that are not profitable... I say "was" because we have all of these obvious people such as spreadbetter, artcool, jmn5611, and many others...
You got me in with the wrong crowd! I definitely think that FX can profitable and put out systems, posts, contributions, charts that support my belief. I am not one of those Negative Nanny types.

Quoting Artcool
{quote} {quote} You guys crack me up!!!
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If you are good at something, never do it for free--Joker
  • #555
  • Feb 26, 2018 7:59am Feb 26, 2018 7:59am
Quoting jmn5611
{quote} https://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=559211 Just messin with ya newbegger, you are definitely one of the good guys in my view. Nothing new under the sun.
I added "redacted" behind your name then, haha

It was only there because early on in the thread you seemed to be that way. I have noticed a small change in your postings though of late.

Good luck to you
  • #556
  • Feb 26, 2018 8:00am Feb 26, 2018 8:00am
Quoting Artcool
{quote} {quote} You guys crack me up!!!
I am happy to entertain you. But no TE for me as I don't know how. Quite pitiful of me really to be this technically inept as I was a computer programmer for over 35 years
Ecclesiastes 1:9
  • #557
  • Feb 26, 2018 8:01am Feb 26, 2018 8:01am
believe it or not

i have not make any money for past 5years..

only after i found, the best simple EA that repeat the task ...then..money freedom..
  • #558
  • Feb 26, 2018 8:02am Feb 26, 2018 8:02am
Thanks. I can can live with being right, pay attention.

I’m just chuckling, recalling your “how to spot supply and demand in the FX market” fail post last Friday. You da man.

Quoting Exodus
{quote}Right {quote}Right {quote}Right I see that you have not lost your way with words. Such silken-tongued praise must endear you to a great many readers.
"The meek shall inherit the earth.." Yeah right, good luck with that shit..
  • #559
  • Feb 26, 2018 8:09am Feb 26, 2018 8:09am
Quoting Atreides
Newbegger, You got to correct him before I cared enough too ;-) Was going to point out that you had mentioned your "indicator" system, as he put it, was just a template you used early on in your career to stay in the game. I warned you early on in this thread to control those outliers providing nothing of substance to the topic at hand, didn't I :-D Funny, that the intention of your thread was to help out those that are not profitable... I say "was" because we have all of these obvious people such as spreadbetter, artcool, jmn5611 (redacted), and...
Atreides,

I don't want to discourage active discussion or disagreement as long it's about trading AND contructive. I went on holiday for just a week and can back to chaos as the destructive criticism erupted and I left the laptop at home. Please keep posting and sharing your wisdom.

Thank You!
Ecclesiastes 1:9
  • #560
  • Feb 26, 2018 8:11am Feb 26, 2018 8:11am
Quoting newbegger
{quote} I am happy to entertain you. But no TE for me as I don't know how. Quite pitiful of me really to be this technically inept as I was a computer programmer for over 35 years
Thanks for the entertainment but I don't see any link between my quote and your supposed TE...
That said, I agree, TE are really too difficult to set up. Hopefully, making money with Forex is much easier.
Don't give up on your dreams. Keep sleeping.
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