E.&O.E.

Total closed Orders
from 2012 July 13 - 2012 August 04
Result: +8'205 pips

See attachment:
zip-file > *.ods (Open Office Org3.3)

C...you are in another league, literally......i'll try to catch up but don't think anyone can catch you, man

amazing work, and best regards

Hi roro53!
Thank you very much!
Practice makes perfect!
FXcube

expert at mixing both art and science .........top top drawer, and very generous too

The Best Forex Trading Strategy And How To Test It

July 23, 2011 By Terry Ladouceur 3 Comments
The very first thing that you have to understand about the Forex market is that it is extremely volatile. It could react wildly when a news story hits or could shift for no apparent reason.
One of the main reasons for many people to get involved into the Forex market is an ability to earn money in relatively short period of time. But, you have to remember that if you do not know to do, you can just lose your money. And thus, if you are going to be serious about trading the Forex market, then you have to follow the trading strategy that will help you avoid losing money.
For more experienced Forex traders the best trading strategy is to sign up to receive the Forex trading signals from the highly successful Forex trader and follow them trade for trade.
That way, you could start making really good money while you are still learning. This is considered to be the best way to feel the market as well as to learn how to handle things as it fluctuates. In other case, you will be too busy trying to analyze things, you will stop trading every time the market shifts or you will lose a great amount of money as you do not make the proper shift in your trading strategy.
You have to know that the instincts of new Forex traders are quite often wrong. This is not just from the lack of knowledge, but since it could be quite difficult to keep your emotions out of trading the Forex market since it takes you on a roller coaster ride. You have to keep in mind that the emotions could cause you to make the wrong trading decisions.
As well, you will have to make sure that the signals you are getting are in real time so that you will have enough time to execute your trades close enough in order to match their trades that you are copying what they do.
As any other area with great sums of money involved into, there is always a great potential for fraud on the Forex market and thus it is necessary for you to test the Forex trading signals you are getting in a demo account before you start using any of your money. That way you have an opportunity to judge if they are going to be profitable for you or not. As well, it is necessary for you to get the hang of the platform you are using before you start using real money. You have to remember that it is not a good idea to try to determine some technical difficulties when you have real money on the line.
As in every other sphere of life foreign exchange market needs some knowledge.
Of course, one can start forex trading and get quite successful about it. However sooner or later the losses will come. This is when you might think “Why didn’t I start with a good forex book?”
This does not imply that after reading even the best materials you will start closing trading positions with huge income, but this knowledge will save you from lots of traps. And even if you decide to get the assistance of a managed forex accounts service, still you will make a much wiser decision.
And some general tips – today the online technologies give you a really unique chance to choose what you need at the best terms which are available on the market. Funny, but most of the people don’t use this opportunity. In real practice it means that you must use all the tools of today to get the information that you need.
Search Google or other search engines. Visit social networks and check the accounts that are relevant to your topic. Go to the niche forums and participate in the discussion. All this will help you to create a true vision of this market. Thus, giving you a real opportunity to make a wise and nicely balanced decision.

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Top 10 Forex Broker-Top 10 Tips For Choosing Reliable Forex Trade Brokers

June 29, 2011 By Terry Ladouceur Leave a Comment

Recently, more and more people are looking towards trading as a form of investment as well as a form of business. Forex Trading or Currency trading is fast becoming one of the most popular forms of investment trading today.
And with minimum start up capital required, the barriers to entry are fairly low and this has made it easier for the man in the street to start trading the Forex market.
However, unless you are a bank or large financial institution, you will require the services of a broker to be able to trade currencies.
Luckily, with an increase in the demand for FX Trading, there is a corresponding increase in the number of Forex brokers in the market.
However, with so many brokers to choose from, the problem facing most potential Forex traders is not how to trade but how to select a reliable broker to begin trading with.
Unfortunately, not all brokers in the market are the same. You will need to find a suitable broker that caters to your specific needs as a trader.
And from experience, this could be prove to be the tricky part as not all brokers offer the same services or have the same charges and policies. Slight differences in charges such as the pip spread will have a large impact on your profits' bottom line.
Seriously, if you wish to make a living as a Forex trader, you need to focus on the markets and not have to worry about questionable brokers. Therefore, choosing a reliable Forex currency trading broker should be one of the top priorities you need to do before you even start trading.
There are actually several factors that make a foreign exchange broker a good one, and here's my top 10 tips for choosing good currency trading brokers.

1. Reputation
Reputation is important in this business as there are quite a number of "fly-by-night" operations out there in the market. Basically, the rule of thumb is to stick with the more established Forex currency trading brokers who have a good track record.
An important factor to note is that all of their business dealings must be verifiable. Do they have a legitimate office with many satisfied customers? Have they been in business for many years or did they just pop up overnight?
You can find out a great deal of information from unbiased review websites that talk about their experiences with brokers. If someone got ripped off before, you should probably steer clear.
Dependable brokers should be transparent in their dealings and operations. Relevant information about how they function must be readily available online so that potential traders can easily find out more about their reputation as well as performance.

2. Regulations
No matter which country you live in, always choose a Forex broker that is conducting business in a country where their activities are monitored by a regulatory authority. A reliable Forex broker must be regulated and accountable to the relevant authorities.
For example, the Swiss banking system is one of the most tightly-run ships in the world regulated by the Swiss Federal Department Of Finance, while US Forex trade brokers should be official members of the National Futures Association (NFA) and registered as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
In other words, they must adhere and conform to industry rules and regulations. The last thing you want is some unregulated broker in the middle of nowhere holding onto your money. If they go under, good luck ever getting your money back.
If a broker is not regulated by any monetary authority, it might be better to select another broker instead.

3. Differences In Pip Spread
Unlike stock brokers, currency trading brokers don't charge a fee or commission, instead they make their commission from the difference in the pip spread of the currency pair when you trade.
Unlike other financial markets, the currency market is not traded through a central exchange, the value of this spread is thus determined by the broker you are using instead.
Most Forex brokers publish live or delayed prices on their websites so that traders can compare spread differences and some brokers even offer a variable pip spread.
At first glance, the concept of a variable spread may appear tempting because of the volatility of the Forex Market. When the market is quiet, the spread is relatively small, but when the market really heats up, the spread difference might just widen large enough to wipe out your profits.
Unfortunately, many brokers out there are referred to as "bucket shops". They don't have your best interest in mind and some have been known to change the spreads around to their advantage.
The bottom line here is still to look for FX brokers with fixed and low pip spreads regardless of how the market moves.

4. Speed Of Execution
In my book, this is something most novice traders seldom notice when they sign up for a trading account.
Most brokers do publish live prices on their trading platform but the question here is how fast are they able to execute the order once you click the "Buy" or "Sell" button.
Speed of execution of the order is imperative especially if you are a scalper trading the 5 minute charts, can't possibly sit around waiting another 5 minutes just for the order to confirm right?
Luckily, the best solution to this problem is to open a demo account with the broker and given them a test drive. This will allow you to test trial their trading platform's speed of execution.

5. Minimum Trading Account Size
Nowadays, broker leverages are getting higher and higher to cater for the small retail trader who have limited capital but wants a piece of the Forex action.
Top 10 Forex Broker-Top 10 Tips For Choosing Reliable Forex Trade Brokers
Micro and Nano accounts are available but most brokers offer the 2 standard types of trading account sizes, namely the Standard and Mini account.
There key difference between a Standard and Mini account is that a Standard account trades in 100,000 units, while a mini account trades only a tenth of that size, or 10,000 units per lot.
In other words the mini account deals in one tenth the size of the regular account. This allows you to risk a tenth of what you would be risking in the regular account.

6. Margin & Leverage
Margin accounts constitutes the basis framework of Forex trading, so make sure you are fully aware the broker's margin terms before rushing to open a live trading account, the last thing you want to hear is a margin call from your broker.
Make sure you are fully aware of how your broker calculates the margin requirements and does it change according to the currency pair traded? Is it fixed or variable at different times of the day or week?
Do take note that some brokers offer different margin requirements for Standard and Mini accounts, so beware.
And when it comes to leverage, most traders are familiar with the 1:100 ratio, but are did you know that some currency trading brokers today even offer leverages of up to 1:400.
A word of caution if you are a novice trader, don't use too much leverage as this is one of the key reasons so many newbie traders get wiped out so fast. Remember, the key to winning the Forex game is to compound small and consistent profits.

7. Rollover Rates
Rollover rates are charges that are incurred when traders move their positions to the following trading day.
If you are a scalper or a day trader, this rate might not affect your trading account but if you are a swing trader or a long term trader, this seemingly small figure might sometimes snowball if you are not aware.
That is why it is important to find out the minimum margin requirements to earn on an over-night position? Is it a mere 0.5% or a staggering 2%, go do the math.

8. Trading Platform
A good trading platform should not only show real live prices that allows traders to "Buy" or "Sell", but also a host of other features like charting and technical analysis tools.
Some platforms even offer more advanced functions like trailing stops, mobile trading and even the use of automated trading softwares called expert advisers.
Most brokers will have their own proprietary trading platform but many are using the Metatrader 4 platform as it is a fairly easy to use system that can cater to all levels of traders ranging from novices to experts.
In my book, the type of trading platform used can either make trading the Forex market a breeze or a real hassle, so make sure you get a feel of the platform by signing up for a demo account.

9. Technical Support
Typically, the type of support comes in the form of telephony or email support, and even "Live Chat" in some cases.
Since the Forex market is a global 24 hours market, likewise the corresponding support provided by the broker should be 24 hours around the clock as well.
Remember, it might be 3pm in the afternoon for you, but it could also be 3am in the morning for another trader across the globe, so ensure that there will be someone from the broker's office to pick up the call if something goes wrong.
A essential aspect of support that must be high-lited is the ability to close an "open" position over the telephone in the unfortunate event that your PC stalls or the internet connection fails, beware, anything can happen if Murphy's Law kicks in.

10. Additional Value Added Services
Most of the better Forex trade brokers offer great value added services in terms of free webinars, technical tools, e-books, articles and even daily market analysis and updates from their own panel of in house consultants.
This might just come in handy if you are the type of trader who trades fundamentals.
Well, that's my 2 cents worth when it comes to finding reliable Forex trade brokers, hope it provides you sufficient information for a good head start in all your Forex trading ventures.

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#288 could be one of these favored trading method when range trading...Pin Bars are Hammers or Shooting Stars (read Steve Nison).
(I often combine it with the overlapping candle strategy M30/H1 at M1/M5 additively. It's simple, fast & efficient.
Before you get in the H1 market you have to make a MTFA - H4/Daily).
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MTFA = Multiple Time Frame Analysis

Bollinger Band Rollercoaster Forex Trading Strategy

Details Written by Jimmy Gastaz The Bollinger Band Rollercoaster strategy was developed to trade counter-trend at or near the upper and lower Bollinger Bands. We typically look for short entries at the upper band while looking for long entries at the lower band. A pin bar candlestick will be used to confirm and trigger our long & short trades in the market. This strategy works best on 30 min charts and above.

Trading Setup

Preferred Time Frame's: 30 min chart and above
Currency Pairs: any of your choice
Trading Sessions: all
Trading Indicators: Bollinger Bands set to standard period 20 Deviations 2
Candlestick Pattern: Pin Bars >> Pin bars defined

Trading Rules For Buy Trades

1) Look for the pair to be trading in the vicinity of the lower Bollinger Band.
2) The appearance of a bullish pin bar will confirm a buy trade near the lower Bollinger Band.
3) Open two buy orders at the pin bar's close.
4) Stops are placed 1 pip behind the low of the pin bar.
5 ) Sell half of the long position at risk-to-reward 1:1
6 ) Move stop loss on the remaining half to BE
7) Sell the remaining half at risk-to-reward 1:2.

Bollinger Band Rollercoaster Forex Strategy

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In the the chart above, we have two valid entry signals both confirmed and triggered by the pin bar. The first trade is a buy trade at 1.3895 with stop loss set 1 pip behind the bullish pin bar low at 1.3862. Our first target is set at risk-to-reward 1:1, or 33 pips + spread. The second target is set at risk-to-reward 1:2, or 66 pips + spread. Both targets were reached for 99 pips.

The second trade is a sell trade at 1.4034 with stop loss set 1 pip behind the bearish pin bar high at 1.4057. Our first target is set at risk-to-reward 1:1, or 23 pips + spread. The second target is set at risk-to-reward 1:2, or 46 pips + spread. Our first target was reached for 24 pips. The second target was never reached and stopped us out at break even.

Trading Rules For Sell Trades

1) Look for the pair to be trading in the vicinity of the upper Bollinger Band.
2) The appearance of a bearish pin bar will confirm a sell trade near the upper Bollinger Band.
3) Open two sell orders at the pin bar's close.
4) Stops are placed 1 pip behind the high of the pin bar.
5 ) Sell half of the short position at risk-to-reward 1:1
6 ) Move stop loss on the remaining half to BE
7) Sell the remaining half at risk-to-reward 1:2.

http://www.fxtsp.com/trading-strateg...-strategy.html

#290 ...is it it really so?...test it!
I have my doubts....due to the fact that the candle length will often goes significantly over the resistance line...moreover I would go then Short at its top without waiting at Laguerre < 0.75. In the example below you could also trade one of these simple & reliable resistance methods in conjunction with some candlestick patterns without Laguerre...after taking a look at H4/Daily.

Fake Breakout Forex Reversal Strategy
Written by Semmy Le

The strategy i want to teach you is about how to trade fake breakouts in the forex markets. Many traders like to trade breakouts in the direction of the overall trend but the simple fact is that there are a lot of unsuccessfull breakouts in the market. Explained below is how i identify and take advantage of fake breakouts.

Forex Chart Setup

Time Frame's: 1 Hour, 4 Hour and Dailies
Currency Pairs: Any
Used Indicators: Laquerre

How the strategy works

1) Identify important levels of support and resistance on the chart.
2) Closely monitor how the price behaves in the vicinity of these levels.
3) For short entries: Is the currency pair unable to break and CLOSE above the high after SEVERAL attempts? Now wait for the laquerre indicator to move back below 0.75 and go short at the candle's closing price.
4) For long entries: Is the currency pair unable to break and CLOSE below the low AFTER several attempts? Now wait for the laquerre indicator to move back above 0.15 and go long at the candle's closing price.
5) Profit objectives: risk-to-reward 1:2 (if your risk is 40 pips, you should be looking for a 80 pip target)
6) Stop loss: placed a few pips above the high price for shorts and a few pips below the low price for longs.

Example: GBP/USD Fake Breakout Forex Strategy

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1) The GBP/USD was in a significant uptrend and rallied up to 1.5967.
2) The pair didn't manage to break and close above the high after several attempts (little spikes).
3) The laquerre indicator was totally overbought and we looked for a move back below 0.75 to go short.
4) Laquerre went back below 0.75 and we entered a short position at 1.5921.
4) The stop loss was placed at 1.5970. Total risk on the trade was 49 pips.
5) Profit objective was 98 pips. With this trade you would have made 98 pips in about 1 day.

http://www.fxtsp.com/trading-strateg...-strategy.html

AUDUSD, Daily, 2012 August 05
AUDUSD, Weekly, 2012 August 05
AUDUSD, Monthly, 2012 August 05

EURCHF, Daily, 2012 August 05
Review
Although I have earn much money with this currency pair maybe I will it taken out from the portfolio.
Okay, ...I could set some Shorts around 1.2025/1.2030, Target @ 1.2010. I don't know!
See also #294, please.
FXcube

CADSGD, Daily, 2012 August 05
CADSGD, Weekly, 2012 August 05

CHFZAR, Monthly, 2012 August 05
PO CHFZAR Short @ 10 (2x), Target @ 8.5

AUDCAD, Daily, 2012 August 05
AUDCAD, Weekly, 2012 August 05
Daily Divergence.
PO Short 1.065 (2x), @ 1.072 (2x), @ 1.075 (3x)

#35

CHFJPY, H4, 2012 August 06
Delete the Target @ 83.50
Exit @ 80.93, +75

GBPNZD, Daily, 2012 August 06
GBPNZD, Weekly, 2012 August 06
GBPNZD, Long @ 1.9098
PO Long @ 1.88 (2x), @ 1.87 (2x)

EU Short @ 1.2390 (2x)

EURUSD, Short @ 1.2370 (2x)
EURJPY, Long @ 96.90 (2x)

#298
EURUSD, M30, 2012 August 06
Exit @ 1.2357, +33