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  • #1,301
  • Aug 31, 2012 3:25am Aug 31, 2012 3:25am
GBPCHF pending buy order @ 1.51506 SL @ 1.5141....
  • #1,302
  • Aug 31, 2012 3:25am Aug 31, 2012 3:25am
Quoting GDR3k
Aye, mt4 is basic compared to other platforms. I'm always switching between the two but started using ctrader more now.
Hated mt3 when I demo'd with that years back, never even bothered to demo with mt4.

Graphically is much easier, I want the sl there click rather than what price, enter it onto the system misread the number and cock it up.
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #1,303
  • Aug 31, 2012 3:28am Aug 31, 2012 3:28am
Quoting GDR3k
GBPCHF pending buy order @ 1.51506 SL @ 1.5141....
Order hit. TP @ 1.51846...
  • #1,304
  • Aug 31, 2012 3:36am Aug 31, 2012 3:36am
Quoting Turveyd
Hated mt3 when I demo'd with that years back, never even bothered to demo with mt4.

Graphically is much easier, I want the sl there click rather than what price, enter it onto the system misread the number and cock it up.
Hated metatrader myself when I first got into forex but somehow got used to it

...then seen videos of how a broker can manipulate your charts and change bars, candles, send price spikes to clean out stops, set up a time delay from when you click buy or sell to it actually getting filled etc, these videos of course were taken offline almost immediately and users banned as who funds websites like this? Thats right..brokers lol luckily the one I use now hasn't tried to play any games like this.
  • #1,305
  • Aug 31, 2012 3:42am Aug 31, 2012 3:42am
Quoting GDR3k

...then seen videos of how a broker can manipulate your charts and change bars, candles, send price spikes to clean out stops, set up a time delay from when you click buy or sell to it actually getting filled etc, these videos of course were taken offline almost immediately and users banned as who funds websites like this? Thats right..brokers lol luckily the one I use now hasn't tried to play any games like this.
that's all a 100% myth, people don't like to lose and come up with other excuses ie it's not there fault there was a SL hitting spike, well that is on pretty much everyones chart and the banks hit that level quickly as they knew where the SL's of rookies would be, nothing more.

It's never the broker seriously.
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #1,306
  • Aug 31, 2012 3:59am Aug 31, 2012 3:59am
Quoting Turveyd
that's all a 100% myth, people don't like to lose and come up with other excuses ie it's not there fault there was a SL hitting spike, well that is on pretty much everyones chart and the banks hit that level quickly as they knew where the SL's of rookies would be, nothing more.

It's never the broker seriously.
The only broker I've had major issues with were alpari uk, whos delay on orders was about 5 seconds then it'd get rejected with a requote or twelve lol
  • #1,307
  • Aug 31, 2012 4:01am Aug 31, 2012 4:01am
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  • #1,308
  • Aug 31, 2012 5:04am Aug 31, 2012 5:04am
Quoting GDR3k
The only broker I've had major issues with were alpari uk, whos delay on orders was about 5 seconds then it'd get rejected with a requote or twelve lol
They will do that but only brokers which arent passing the trades on and are just banking the losses themself, only to the profitable people to make them go elsewhere.

Fxcm started doing it to me after a good run years back
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #1,309
  • Aug 31, 2012 7:05am Aug 31, 2012 7:05am
Perfect Trend / Direction day I see, typically I got called out as always on good days!!
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #1,310
  • Aug 31, 2012 11:00am Aug 31, 2012 11:00am
Quoting volforex
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Unlucky on that one, I was thinking of putting a sell order at 5852, glad I never now
  • #1,311
  • Sep 1, 2012 5:54am Sep 1, 2012 5:54am
Quoting Turveyd
Perfect Trend / Direction day I see, typically I got called out as always on good days!!
When is it you're going full time? You'll catch the moves then
  • #1,312
  • Sep 1, 2012 7:38am Sep 1, 2012 7:38am
Quoting GDR3k
When is it you're going full time? You'll catch the moves then
Wednesday kinda, atleast when that is when the kids are back at school, so less of an excuse to miss them.

Thursday out from 11:30, then Tuesday and Thursdays I have the kids from 2:45 say.


Bit of work on inbetween, so we will call it part time.


Trying to think of a method for choppier market, thinking back to small lot sizes, bigger SL's and averaging in, but need to run the numbers.
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #1,313
  • Sep 2, 2012 4:44pm Sep 2, 2012 4:44pm
Operation, day trade for a living goes into effect this week!! or we shall see.

FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION!!!

Old chop method is back, direction method is rocking, I just need GDR's balls of steel then I'm golden.

2 days to get familar whilst watching via the Note, then Wednesday likely more watching but full time get back into it.

Hopefully no big huge down time, to have to keep getting back into it repeatly cause it's annoying.
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #1,314
  • Edited 4:54am Sep 3, 2012 4:39am | Edited 4:54am
EU long order hit @ 1.2563. SL under the previous low @ 1.2556.

Closed for +10

Going for as many small 10-12 pip moves as I can.
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  • #1,315
  • Sep 3, 2012 4:59am Sep 3, 2012 4:59am
nice scalp G
  • #1,316
  • Sep 3, 2012 5:01am Sep 3, 2012 5:01am
got to beak the low soon
  • #1,317
  • Sep 3, 2012 5:07am Sep 3, 2012 5:07am
Quoting FOURX
got to beak the low soon
Can see this hitting 1.2597 if it doesn't break down

http://www.e-tarocchi.com/crystalbal...ystalBall1.jpg
  • #1,318
  • Sep 3, 2012 7:17am Sep 3, 2012 7:17am
Mondays are always super slow.

Couple of demo trades so far dax mainly but to slow.
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #1,319
  • Sep 3, 2012 8:16am Sep 3, 2012 8:16am
it may move when Draghi speaks at 2.30...
  • #1,320
  • Sep 3, 2012 9:35am Sep 3, 2012 9:35am
Quoting GDR3k
it may move when Draghi speaks at 2.30...
Or not.

Gold and aususd managed vague moves but thats it so far.

Better be active for wednesday or no way i make a living from this.
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
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