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  • #61
  • Apr 5, 2018 4:52pm Apr 5, 2018 4:52pm
You’re delusional. Up your lithium medication.

Quoting Aussi
{quote} yes i do sorry to say over 30 years of experiance i have , well well done i am sure your broker does and widens the spread to catch you he likes to take your money the easy way ,
"The meek shall inherit the earth.." Yeah right, good luck with that shit..
  • #62
  • Apr 5, 2018 7:47pm Apr 5, 2018 7:47pm
Quoting Spreadbetter
You’re delusional. Up your lithium medication. {quote}
yep i see you now resort to naughtyness well shows me how a little brain space you have , i dont use a stop , you do thats a loss to you when a small spike happens well your loss is my gain in the market and thank you for the money i have read over 50 books on forex been to seminars etc etc the books were written by people who worked for brokers , seminars the same thing , what does that tell you but dont answer i all ready know it , well back to the market its slow
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  • #63
  • Apr 5, 2018 8:05pm Apr 5, 2018 8:05pm
Quoting Ali.J
In order to master this game you must learn to accept losses with open air.
This statement is actually misleading. The truth is, in order to master this game, you must have an edge. Every edge includes losses. As long as your losses exceed your profits, you do not have an edge. You have to think beyond losses in order to make a profit. Thinking about losses is a psychological trap as much as not taking them into account is a strategic mistake, eroding the edge.

P.S. Find your edge. Let the teacher go. Go your own way.
mind over matter
  • #64
  • Apr 6, 2018 4:18am Apr 6, 2018 4:18am
And I've been the other side of your bets, over many, many years, which trumps your continual failed experience. There’s lots of tricks we got up to, using virtual plug ins etc., but chasing your individual stops wasn’t one of them.

Quoting Aussi
{quote} yep i see you now resort to naughtyness well shows me how a little brain space you have , i dont use a stop , you do thats a loss to you when a small spike happens well your loss is my gain in the market and thank you for the money i have read over 50 books on forex been to seminars etc etc the books were written by people who worked for brokers , seminars the same thing , what does that tell you but dont answer i all ready know it , well back to the market its slow
"The meek shall inherit the earth.." Yeah right, good luck with that shit..
  • #65
  • Apr 6, 2018 4:38am Apr 6, 2018 4:38am
Quoting Spreadbetter
And I've been the other side of your bets, over many, many years, which trumps your continual failed experience. There’s lots of tricks we got up to, using virtual plug ins etc., but chasing your individual stops wasn’t one of them. {quote}
dont bet and yes i bet you ripped your traders i could see it in your remarks , i have never had a failed account i have never been stopped out so whats your plan spreadworse i would like to know but still nothing you do or i do will affect the market today
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  • #66
  • Apr 6, 2018 6:10am Apr 6, 2018 6:10am
You never had a failed account, you’ve never been stopped out, you’ve never placed a bet? Er, are you sure you’ve actually traded? fukcin hell, what is it with this forum that it attracts such whoppers?

Quoting Aussi
{quote} dont bet and yes i bet you ripped your traders i could see it in your remarks , i have never had a failed account i have never been stopped out so whats your plan spreadworse i would like to know but still nothing you do or i do will affect the market today
"The meek shall inherit the earth.." Yeah right, good luck with that shit..
  • #67
  • Apr 6, 2018 6:33am Apr 6, 2018 6:33am
Quoting Spreadbetter
You never had a failed account, you’ve never been stopped out, you’ve never placed a bet? Er, are you sure you’ve actually traded? fukcin hell, what is it with this forum that it attracts such whoppers? {quote}
it attracts i am sure people like you mate , who supports the brokers getting rich from stoplosses , whoppers yep i have a whopper but dont tell anyone , due to the forum being a family of bad traders and good ones i would think hell is for bad traders , are you naughty little bou who knows but agin i say your comments will not affect the market in any way so pointless
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  • #68
  • Apr 6, 2018 6:34am Apr 6, 2018 6:34am
Quoting Spreadbetter
You never had a failed account, you’ve never been stopped out, you’ve never placed a bet? Er, are you sure you’ve actually traded? fukcin hell, what is it with this forum that it attracts such whoppers? {quote}
it attracts i am sure people like you mate , who supports the brokers getting rich from stoplosses , whoppers yep i have a whopper but dont tell anyone , due to the forum being a family of bad traders and good ones i would think hell is for bad traders , are you naughty little boy who knows but again i say your comments will not affect the market so any way so pointless
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  • #69
  • Apr 6, 2018 7:28am Apr 6, 2018 7:28am
I’m not getting dragged down and into a tit for tat exchange with you, you’re a fukcin cluless moron.

Quoting Aussi
{quote} it attracts i am sure people like you mate , who supports the brokers getting rich from stoplosses , whoppers yep i have a whopper but dont tell anyone , due to the forum being a family of bad traders and good ones i would think hell is for bad traders , are you naughty little boy who knows but again i say your comments will not affect the market so any way so pointless
"The meek shall inherit the earth.." Yeah right, good luck with that shit..
  • #70
  • Apr 6, 2018 9:28am Apr 6, 2018 9:28am
Quoting Ali.J
I used to talk to my teacher , once I told him: I wish him permanent profit. ! His answer to me was: there is a gap in your learning, you must learn that losses are a part of this game. In order to master this game you must learn to accept losses with open air. How do you deal with your losses? (Before, during, after). What do you do to accept loss?
The best thing i do it's just visualization of my loss in head before i open a trade. You see if you can't lose trade in your mind, probably you will not in actual way so.
Therefore "during" and "after" will not bother you if you handle "before".
Think like an investor, Act as a speculator. Ferid H.
  • #71
  • Apr 6, 2018 11:12am Apr 6, 2018 11:12am
Quoting Spreadbetter
I’m not getting dragged down and into a tit for tat exchange with you, you’re a fukcin cluless moron. {quote}
of course not seems you have
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  • #72
  • Apr 6, 2018 1:17pm Apr 6, 2018 1:17pm
I know it very well that forex is a zero sum game where I will face many situations to accept my losses as well as my failure. So, I try to never give up with the mindset that I have to buck up with full cautions and just right strategies next time. And obviously consistent profit is the best thing and I try to maintain consistency. However, for maintain a consistent stream of profit I like to trade with smaller amount.
  • #73
  • Apr 6, 2018 1:58pm Apr 6, 2018 1:58pm
Quoting Aussi
{quote} yep i see you now resort to naughtyness well shows me how a little brain space you have , i dont use a stop , you do thats a loss to you when a small spike happens well your loss is my gain in the market and thank you for the money i have read over 50 books on forex been to seminars etc etc the books were written by people who worked for brokers , seminars the same thing , what does that tell you but dont answer i all ready know it , well back to the market its slow
Because I will limitmy FF posts to the absolute minimum, here is something about the brokers you can do.

1. use only the bid price. ask price is used only when a sell order tp is reached. in all other ocasions i totally ignore the ask rice.

2. never use any pending orders or stop losses whatsoever. spread widening might trigger a new order or close an open one, without the price even being there, in a first place. use market orders instead. close at market price when trade is opened in the wrong direction. make a simple EA or a script to make it use only the bid price.

3. find a way to move your trades near tops and/or bottoms. brokers, LPs, bankers will be completely helpless against that kind of market orders position open/close. i know trading gurus and books keep silence about tops and bottoms... that is exactly why you should make a research into that direction. if you are smart enough, you will find at least one solution. I am effectively using about 5 unique approaches, each having over hundreds of possibilities. my head explodes... i am sure, if you dive in there? you will find at least one. that is all you need... it took me 4+ years, if that matters. but my iq is 75... if you find something - do not share it publicly. it is yours. capitalize it.
Maadik Hugiis. IQ 69.
  • #74
  • Apr 6, 2018 5:17pm Apr 6, 2018 5:17pm
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  • #75
  • Apr 7, 2018 1:40am Apr 7, 2018 1:40am
Quoting OneOracle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o52DuyrxQJQ
That was very HELPFUL ,,, Thank you
There is Light at the End of the Tunnel.
  • #76
  • Apr 9, 2018 1:56am Apr 9, 2018 1:56am
Quoting Aussi
{quote} it attracts i am sure people like you mate , who supports the brokers getting rich from stoplosses , whoppers yep i have a whopper but dont tell anyone , due to the forum being a family of bad traders and good ones i would think hell is for bad traders , are you naughty little boy who knows but again i say your comments will not affect the market so any way so pointless
Quoting MoneyZilla
{quote} Because I will limitmy FF posts to the absolute minimum, here is something about the brokers you can do. 1. use only the bid price. ask price is used only when a sell order tp is reached. in all other ocasions i totally ignore the ask rice. 2. never use any pending orders or stop losses whatsoever. spread widening might trigger a new order or close an open one, without the price even being there, in a first place. use market orders instead. close at market price when trade is opened in the wrong direction. make a simple EA or a script to...
I just want to be sure I understand. Are you 2 advocating that Stop loss of any type, no matter the the trading method IS NOT a good idea?

-Ric
Be humble or get humbled
  • #77
  • Apr 9, 2018 7:48am Apr 9, 2018 7:48am
Quoting riclater211
{quote} {quote} I just want to be sure I understand. Are you 2 advocating that Stop loss of any type, no matter the the trading method IS NOT a good idea? -Ric
I can speak only for myself. I say once in trade, accepting a SL and stopping right there is nothing far from trading style for morons. Why? Because if one knew about the rates application sequences you would not do that in a forst place.

My advise is once entering the market, do the chase until is over. Switch directions and do not stay on the same levels while you are doing it. Move away from the center.
Maadik Hugiis. IQ 69.
  • #78
  • Apr 9, 2018 9:56am Apr 9, 2018 9:56am
Quoting Ali.J
I used to talk to my teacher , once I told him: I wish him permanent profit. ! His answer to me was: there is a gap in your learning, you must learn that losses are a part of this game. In order to master this game you must learn to accept losses with open air. How do you deal with your losses? (Before, during, after). What do you do to accept loss?
1. Treat trading as business.
2. Have a strategy you no longer question which means you are no longer searching for a strategy. If you are still searching and trading live then your losses will be difficult to deal with.
3. Determine your R:R and stick with it. This means your unquestioned strategy will also include determing when a trade is likely to fullfill your predetermined R:R. Not all “entry setups” will be destined to meet yourR:R.
4. Since you have a strategy that you no longer question and based on this you have a solid R:R then every entry should be done with a predetermined profit target and stop loss and this should not be second-guessed once the market is entered. Write the check and leave it...win or lose.
5. By doing the above you can keep an objective record of trades that is easy to evaluate and then if something is not going right it will be easier to make corrections.
6. If you second guess your entries and exit early or tak profit early then you will always handle your losses poorly and furthermore you will not be able to objectively evaluate your wins not to mention your losses.
  • #79
  • Apr 9, 2018 11:26am Apr 9, 2018 11:26am
Quoting Winston Reed
{quote} 1. Treat trading as business. 2. Have a strategy you no longer question which means you are no longer searching for a strategy. If you are still searching and trading live then your losses will be difficult to deal with. 3. Determine your R:R and stick with it. This means your unquestioned strategy will also include determing when a trade is likely to fullfill your predetermined R:R. Not all “entry setups” will be destined to meet yourR:R. 4. Since you have a strategy that you no longer question and based on this you have a solid R:R then...
Great post!
  • #80
  • Apr 9, 2018 4:49pm Apr 9, 2018 4:49pm
Quoting MoneyZilla
{quote} I can speak only for myself. I say once in trade, accepting a SL and stopping right there is nothing far from trading style for morons. Why? Because if one knew about the rates application sequences you would not do that in a forst place. My advise is once entering the market, do the chase until is over. Switch directions and do not stay on the same levels while you are doing it. Move away from the center.
That is a interesting theory. I can understand your mode of thinking. In the attached photo is when the CHF dropped in January 2015 killed many traders as well as brokers around the world when the the Swiss decided to unpeg the Franc from the Euro. As you can see, the previous 5 and half months was a nice up trend. Now before that drop, it looks like price may have been petering out but of course hind site is 20/20. While I have no idea how you trade, from my experience it seems at that point and time you would either be long or not in at all. So if you WHERE long in that situation, how would you have saved yourself from that 1900 pip drop without a stop-loss?

Thanks

- Ric
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