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  • #33,681
  • Aug 5, 2010 3:56pm Aug 5, 2010 3:56pm
Quoting leemonk
Sadly this thread is very quiet compared to how it used to be.........
A number of old sage sayings come to mind here.

1. "Feed a man a fish and you've fed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you've fed him for a lifetime." EO has given you a great fishing pole. Use it!

2. "Those who can't, teach. Those who can, do." EO, Pippi, and Infinity "can."

I also heard another today on the radio. It goes like this. If you help a newborn chicken break out of it's shell at birth the chicken will die shortly afterward. Breaking out of the shell on it's own strengthens a chickens neck muscles and without those neck muscles the chicken doesn't survive. It works the same way in people's lives. You've got to learn from your own efforts in order to be successful in the long run. There can sometimes be a fine line between helping and hurting someone.

The same thing applies to helping/protecting your children. Let them make their mistakes, they'll be better off for it in the long run.

As I've said before, virtually every trading scenario has been covered in this thread. Take that info and use it.
Hi, my name is Barry and you can keep your doctor...
  • #33,682
  • Aug 5, 2010 4:02pm Aug 5, 2010 4:02pm
Quoting leemonk

....and 'No', my first name is not Alex.... I am not sure if you are joking in there somewhere or not.... I can never tell with you My first name is Lee.
Lee
It was a legit question. You said you were the director of 'fish in pies' and I remember where I read the director's name was Alexander Parsonage.
Hi, my name is Barry and you can keep your doctor...
  • #33,683
  • Aug 5, 2010 4:48pm Aug 5, 2010 4:48pm
Quoting leemonk

If you know Pippinole, maybe you can get the old bugger to come visit a little more often!
I almost forgot! Pippi isn't here very much because he has a new passion in his life and it takes up all his spare time. It's called 'jelqing' and he's so hooked on it he's thinking of opening a jelqing studio so he can teach a hands on class. (google jelqing)
Hi, my name is Barry and you can keep your doctor...
  • #33,684
  • Aug 5, 2010 5:04pm Aug 5, 2010 5:04pm
Quoting cisco
A number of old sage sayings come to mind here...


The same thing applies to helping/protecting your children. Let them make their mistakes, they'll be better off for it in the long run....
Not trading related but as a parent to a 3.5 year old a 1.5 year old this statement is so true. My mates have always been going on about this to me - they have older kids and experience!

There you go Cisco, you'd probably make a fab Granpa!

And EO and Infinity's thread also teaches how to bring up children
It's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it!
  • #33,685
  • Aug 5, 2010 6:27pm Aug 5, 2010 6:27pm
Quoting LaBoca

There you go Cisco, you'd probably make a fab Granpa!
I am a granpa. Here they are.
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  • #33,686
  • Aug 6, 2010 2:07am Aug 6, 2010 2:07am
Quoting cisco
I am a granpa. Here they are.
Very sweet...............

Unlike your mind Sir!

I am not sure what is worse, that the roumors about Pippinole are true or the fact that you already knew what that thing was! .

YOu are right..... I do need to re-read the thread. I got about 2/3rds of the way through last time, but that was partialy because I started from the begining around 5 times.

It's incredible how just a little knowledge changes what you already know and your interpretation of it. I am finding this continualy in FX. I am keen to ensure that I only follow similar strategies, so I have. I have followed this one, The Dance and Kens thread too.

I need to start this one AGAIN and Kens too..... he has quiet a following over there now and seems to be doing really well.


Now..... lets talk about that horse........ is it real? It doesn't look like it moves....... take a look at the picture with the grandchildren and your picture......... it hasn't moved!

Talking about kids, this is my little monkey

Just turned 6 months
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  • #33,687
  • Aug 6, 2010 7:23am Aug 6, 2010 7:23am
He He!! Yeah I am not that close with Pippi lol!! ....but he has been talking about a new business venture (lol!!)! I think I will just stick to forex. I cannot learn to much at once!

Pippi, now I know what you mean by "Be patient let it develop"! LOL!

I have noticed that the board is a lot more quite these days. I just finished reading the entire thread. That took a while.

I still have questions and a lot of time I get caught taking trades to soon and then I get stopped out. Or I take a trade with too tight of a stop and it takes me out, but then moves the direction I traded. Pippnole makes it look so easy!
  • #33,688
  • Aug 6, 2010 7:41am Aug 6, 2010 7:41am
Quoting leemonk
Talking about kids, this is my little monkey

Just turned 6 months
That's truly a beautiful child you have, but it begs the question...why have you placed that wonderful toddler in the toilet?
Hi, my name is Barry and you can keep your doctor...
  • #33,689
  • Aug 6, 2010 8:59am Aug 6, 2010 8:59am
Quoting cisco
That's truly a beautiful child you have, but it begs the question...why have you placed that wonderful toddler in the toilet?
lol I have asked myself the same question but I bet it's an extrem expensive and extraordinary designer bathtub.
  • #33,690
  • Aug 6, 2010 10:07am Aug 6, 2010 10:07am
Quoting cisco
That's truly a beautiful child you have, but it begs the question...why have you placed that wonderful toddler in the toilet?
Firstly..... thank you for your kind words. Obviously we think he is adorable, but it is lovely to hear it from others.

That is actualy his baby bath........ plastic, right out of 'Mothercare'.

That said..... it really does look like a toliet, doesn't it!

  • #33,691
  • Aug 7, 2010 9:07am Aug 7, 2010 9:07am
Quoting cisco
I am a granpa..

Ahhhh Cisco, a super Granpa - thought as much and two future FX traders armed with fishing poles...
It's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it!
  • #33,692
  • Aug 8, 2010 3:15pm Aug 8, 2010 3:15pm
LOL i googled jelqing. By the way what ever happened to EO? Just curious, since i got so much information from this thread. I would of been wiped out had it not been for this thread.
  • #33,693
  • Aug 25, 2010 10:16am Aug 25, 2010 10:16am
where is EO, please come back. we miss you!
Dancing with Candlesticks
  • #33,694
  • Aug 26, 2010 6:40pm Aug 26, 2010 6:40pm
Quoting iForex
where is EO, please come back. we miss you!
It may be awhile. EO is currently on a worldwide tour being courted by many countries as they try to convince EO to financially bail out their ailing economies with a loan from the forex master.
Hi, my name is Barry and you can keep your doctor...
  • #33,695
  • Aug 27, 2010 12:08pm Aug 27, 2010 12:08pm
Quoting cisco
It may be awhile. EO is currently on a worldwide tour being courted by many countries as they try to convince EO to financially bail out their ailing economies with a loan from the forex master.

Great one Cisco.......luv it!!

HOLLA
  • #33,696
  • Aug 29, 2010 5:49pm Aug 29, 2010 5:49pm
I am following this thread with great interest.
While I love the price action stuff (James16 thread rocks), they are focused on long time frames, which are well beyond the grasp of my account. So, a similar concept aimed at 15 minutes bars looks like a deal to me!

Now, I have read some hundreds of pages (this makes for like 3k pages total in the last week) and I get confused.

Is here a brain dead, super stupid little pattern to start with, maybe with an example? It's great knowing that by looking at those 4 MA's crossing with that epic pattern I could get over 9000 pips but it does no good to someone who would just like to start with something retardedly easy and practice on it. Once grasped the first, I am sure the next would be far easier, but where could I start?
  • #33,697
  • Aug 30, 2010 5:11pm Aug 30, 2010 5:11pm
Quoting dfumagalli
I am following this thread with great interest.
While I love the price action stuff (James16 thread rocks), they are focused on long time frames, which are well beyond the grasp of my account. So, a similar concept aimed at 15 minutes bars looks like a deal to me!

Now, I have read some hundreds of pages (this makes for like 3k pages total in the last week) and I get confused.

Is here a brain dead, super stupid little pattern to start with, maybe with an example? It's great knowing that by looking at those 4 MA's crossing with that epic pattern...
Just a little something I look at.....I would look at trading using the 10sma.If price is below the 10 then trade short, if price is above it trade long.I use a 30 pip stop on this or I get out if price crosses and goes the other way.If it does I play it that way and between 2am and 4pm eastern time is the best time to play this.It seems to work pretty good for me.There are others but that is very simple to start with.You will not win all the time but you should be able to get 50-100 out of it if price is not range bound.Once you are up 30 then lock in +3 and you have to decide where your t/p will be based off s/r levels.I hope this helps.I could have saved myself a lot of money had I used this early on.

If EO's ma's are running sideways do not use this trade, you want them in the 1 or 5 o'clock direction
Please ask questions and share your experiences with us all!
  • #33,698
  • Aug 31, 2010 5:29am Aug 31, 2010 5:29am
hi BKG,

wat happnd to your 35/50 + 35 pip trades .still using it ?if so how are the results??
  • #33,699
  • Aug 31, 2010 4:42pm Aug 31, 2010 4:42pm
Quoting fx_magic
hi BKG,

wat happnd to your 35/50 + 35 pip trades .still using it ?if so how are the results??
I still use it some but I have realized it does not work as well in the summere due to more of a range price seems to stay in.
Please ask questions and share your experiences with us all!
  • #33,700
  • Aug 31, 2010 7:56pm Aug 31, 2010 7:56pm
Thnx ya BKG...Happy trading
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