Greetings from Canada folks,
I've jumped in and started whining about not being able to trade on my 28.8 connection and how to get interface between MT4 and OANDA, virtual desktops, blah blah before I even introduced myself.
I lost 3K thinking that I could trade on my ingenious system using OANDA charts while at work. Well, you've all heard the story.
I should have known the warning signs, well actually I did know the warning signs and still ignored them until I realized that crap, 3K is a lot of money to me and I better take note and start learning from my mistakes or they are going to get more and more expensive.
I want to thank each and every one of you for being part of an incredible community. The sharing, trust and integrity shown on this forum is a little mind-boggling given that the discussion is about money and lots of it. Usually people do exactly the opposite when devising ways to make money.
Anyway, I hope to be able to add something to the "pot" someday.
Right now I'm leaning toward mtf trading on the 4h 1D, W although I haven't traded it live yet as I am still trying to get around the tech difficulties mentioned earlier and working on a hybrid of some of the systems created here.
I started my trading with the shorter time frames...very exciting but one can lose very quickly. I'm struggling right now about which time frame to trade because for me the shorter tf allows me to think I can get in and out quickly where I don't have to wait for the development in the longer tf. Part of that has to do with the fear and lack of confidence that I experienced earlier. THe shorter the tf the less stress I have, but the cost is of course greater volatility.
Anyway, best of luck to everyone and good trading.
I've jumped in and started whining about not being able to trade on my 28.8 connection and how to get interface between MT4 and OANDA, virtual desktops, blah blah before I even introduced myself.
I lost 3K thinking that I could trade on my ingenious system using OANDA charts while at work. Well, you've all heard the story.
I should have known the warning signs, well actually I did know the warning signs and still ignored them until I realized that crap, 3K is a lot of money to me and I better take note and start learning from my mistakes or they are going to get more and more expensive.
I want to thank each and every one of you for being part of an incredible community. The sharing, trust and integrity shown on this forum is a little mind-boggling given that the discussion is about money and lots of it. Usually people do exactly the opposite when devising ways to make money.
Anyway, I hope to be able to add something to the "pot" someday.
Right now I'm leaning toward mtf trading on the 4h 1D, W although I haven't traded it live yet as I am still trying to get around the tech difficulties mentioned earlier and working on a hybrid of some of the systems created here.
I started my trading with the shorter time frames...very exciting but one can lose very quickly. I'm struggling right now about which time frame to trade because for me the shorter tf allows me to think I can get in and out quickly where I don't have to wait for the development in the longer tf. Part of that has to do with the fear and lack of confidence that I experienced earlier. THe shorter the tf the less stress I have, but the cost is of course greater volatility.
Anyway, best of luck to everyone and good trading.
