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  • #201
  • Jul 6, 2013 1:47pm Jul 6, 2013 1:47pm
Quoting scfx
{quote} D*&kface make an explorer show us what you can do. You talk the talk Turdveyd but I have never seen proof. I have an explorer open.. that's down atm... but i have one! Open a explorer demo or live, i dont care. Show us your skills and knowledge in action Turdveyd

Sorry, old what was you troling me about anyway ?

Cant doesnt work with fxcm, i make no claims and therefore have nothing to prove.
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  • #202
  • Jul 7, 2013 5:11am Jul 7, 2013 5:11am
Quoting Turveyd
{quote} Sorry, old what was you troling me about anyway ? Cant doesnt work with fxcm, i make no claims and therefore have nothing to prove.
what a w.a.n.k.... all hot air... knew you would find some cop-out... open a demo with another company and show us a month of your trading... or are you to much of a b.i.t.c.h to do that?
The best indicator is price.
  • #203
  • Jul 7, 2013 5:29am Jul 7, 2013 5:29am
Quoting scfx
{quote} what a w.a.n.k.... all hot air... knew you would find some cop-out... open a demo with another company and show us a month of your trading... or are you to much of a b.i.t.c.h to do that?


Confused here, as i am not claiming to be profitable what have i got to prove ?

Your the one claiming to be profitable after all.

Then dodging it with a cop out when asked to prove it after all.


Guess thats why you on my ignore list, i wont be bothering to hit read message again so don't bother replying.

Bye bye troll!
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  • #204
  • Jul 8, 2013 1:32am Jul 8, 2013 1:32am
Quoting Turveyd
{quote} Confused here, as i am not claiming to be profitable what have i got to prove ? Your the one claiming to be profitable after all. Then dodging it with a cop out when asked to prove it after all. Guess thats why you on my ignore list, i wont be bothering to hit read message again so don't bother replying. Bye bye troll!
Stop making excuses you lost Muppet and make an explorer. I want to see your self proclaimed 1M trading skills in action.
The best indicator is price.
  • #205
  • Jul 8, 2013 7:54am Jul 8, 2013 7:54am
Please... no insults.

I don't think it really matters if you are making 5% or 50% profit a month; the key is consistency. After all, if you are confident you can be consistently profitable, you can always scale it up. This is what I am trying to prove. I have been in profit every month this year, but I have jumped from doing one thing to another, so I am not yet confident. I have been doing the same thing more or less for the past 9 weeks and have been profitable 7 of those weeks, but the losses were small in comparison, so as of now, I am happy. As I have said on another thread, my goal is to double my account 3 times being sensible with risk. Now then, I should be confident
  • #206
  • Jul 8, 2013 11:17am Jul 8, 2013 11:17am
Quoting jen101
Please... no insults. I don't think it really matters if you are making 5% or 50% profit a month; the key is consistency. After all, if you are confident you can be consistently profitable, you can always scale it up. This is what I am trying to prove. I have been in profit every month this year, but I have jumped from doing one thing to another, so I am not yet confident. I have been doing the same thing more or less for the past 9 weeks and have been profitable 7 of those weeks, but the losses were small in comparison, so as of now, I am happy....
Yep finding something you can repeat endlessly, then just increase the lot size as the account grows and hey presto your a rich atleast relatively to what you was before.

It helps, if the system doesn't require to much work, cause you'll get tired, but that might just be me being lazy!!
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  • #207
  • Jul 8, 2013 11:58am Jul 8, 2013 11:58am
Yes, what I have found that is working best for me is incredibly boring. I can watch the charts for days doing nothing, just waiting for that perfect setup. Previously I have tested the boundaries, just because I was bored. Sounds like a pretty dumb thing to do, doesn't it, but I'm sure I'm not the only guilty one!
  • #208
  • Jul 8, 2013 12:00pm Jul 8, 2013 12:00pm
Quoting jen101
Yes, what I have found that is working best for me is incredibly boring. I can watch the charts for days doing nothing, just waiting for that perfect setup. Previously I have tested the boundaries, just because I was bored. Sounds like a pretty dumb thing to do, doesn't it, but I'm sure I'm not the only guilty one!

12:30am GMT taking a EJ trade as it seems to have support, 13:00am JPY opens and EJ gaps down 50 pips and wipes my account.

Boredom is the account killer.
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #209
  • Jul 8, 2013 1:59pm Jul 8, 2013 1:59pm
Boredom, impatience, optimism. Let's face it, we start trading Forex because we are either optimistic we can beat the biggest market in the world, or we're stupid. Optimism - hoping the trade will fit the strategy, bending the rules... yes been there, done that. Easy to say you won't do it again in the cold light of day, but in the heat of the moment? Those who survive live and learn. Those who fail don't learn for whatever reason, perhaps inability to keep the ego under check.
  • #210
  • Jul 8, 2013 3:42pm Jul 8, 2013 3:42pm
Quoting jen101
Boredom, impatience, optimism. Let's face it, we start trading Forex because we are either optimistic we can beat the biggest market in the world, or we're stupid. Optimism - hoping the trade will fit the strategy, bending the rules... yes been there, done that. Easy to say you won't do it again in the cold light of day, but in the heat of the moment? Those who survive live and learn. Those who fail don't learn for whatever reason, perhaps inability to keep the ego under check.
It's an interesting challenge though isn't it, that's what keep me going, being able to live off it helps to mind!!
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  • #211
  • Jul 9, 2013 3:50am Jul 9, 2013 3:50am
Discipline is probably the most important thing. To me that is a huge challenge because naturally I am not a rule follower - I'm the one who drives the wrong way down a one way street... can't shake off that rebellious teenage phase, lol! (though I am long past being a teenager )

Anyway, get over it! I'm getting there. Put down your rules on a piece of paper. Print them off in a large bold font and title it, "Don't deviate, Stupid." Stick it on your desk. If you have something you know that works, great, go and double a demo account maintaining a sensible risk of 1-3% per trade as recommended. Tweaking your strategy is ok, but if you completely change it, start the demo again.

After demo account number 1 is doubled, do it again. I got this tip from another thread, so credit goes there. I think it's a great tip. Take note of the profit factor; hopefully it is now improving. Then do it for a third time. I think this time it can be a small live account, just to transition smoothly into trading with real money. Small is important - it has to be money you can afford to lose.

Well, you've done it 3 times, then why can't you do it 10 times? If you start with just $1000, you will have a million. So there, no need to re-mortgage the house. Yes, it can be that simple, but it takes time, discipline and education.
  • #212
  • Jul 9, 2013 12:13pm Jul 9, 2013 12:13pm
Quoting jen101
Discipline is probably the most important thing. To me that is a huge challenge because naturally I am not a rule follower - I'm the one who drives the wrong way down a one way street... can't shake off that rebellious teenage phase, lol! (though I am long past being a teenager ) Anyway, get over it! I'm getting there. Put down your rules on a piece of paper. Print them off in a large bold font and title it, "Don't deviate, Stupid." Stick it on your desk. If you have something you know that works, great, go and double a demo account maintaining...

Motivation is my main issue, i can never trade a demo account small live account, so damn hot here no trades so far this for over a week, did take the Nexus to client to trade but failed miserably.

Role on, cooler, less work, more cash in account!
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #213
  • Jul 9, 2013 2:37pm Jul 9, 2013 2:37pm
i am working on a math problem.

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  • #214
  • Jul 9, 2013 2:42pm Jul 9, 2013 2:42pm
Quoting jen101
After demo account number 1 is doubled, do it again. Mortgage the house. Yes, it can be that simple, but it takes time, discipline and education.
would you mind rephrasing that, plz?

thank you.
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  • #215
  • Jul 9, 2013 2:44pm Jul 9, 2013 2:44pm
Quoting slam.dunk
{quote} would you mind rephrasing that, plz? thank you.
duh.. He's working on a maths problem? is you stupid?
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  • #216
  • Jul 10, 2013 3:00am Jul 10, 2013 3:00am
Quoting slam.dunk
{quote} would you mind rephrasing that, plz? thank you.
I am saying that if you double a $1000 account ten times, you will have made a million. I said therefore you don't need to remortgage the house to fund your account, because it will soon grow into something meaningful.

You can always feed your account as you progress. That is my plan.
  • #217
  • Jul 10, 2013 3:24am Jul 10, 2013 3:24am
Quoting jen101
{quote} I am saying that if you double a $1000 account ten times, you will have made a million. I said therefore you don't need to remortgage the house to fund your account, because it will soon grow into something meaningful. You can always feed your account as you progress. That is my plan.
If only it was that easy, I wouldnt be getting up and going to work
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  • #218
  • Jul 10, 2013 3:52am Jul 10, 2013 3:52am
Quoting Turveyd
{quote} If only it was that easy, I wouldnt be getting up and going to work
Believe in yourself One step at a time. Have a long term goal, then focus on the detail. I see you trade M1? That's admirable. You must know what you're doing.
  • #219
  • Jul 10, 2013 4:21am Jul 10, 2013 4:21am
Quoting jen101
{quote} Believe in yourself One step at a time. Have a long term goal, then focus on the detail. I see you trade M1? That's admirable. You must know what you're doing.

Slowed it down to M5 these days, proper intraday trading has a much higher pay out potential as increased frequency of trades, I kinda need that to turn nothing into a LOT!!

If I had the time to trade that is, motivation is at a all time low currently!
Nothing to it, but to do it!!! Stick to the plan FOOL!!!!
  • #220
  • Jul 10, 2013 4:56am Jul 10, 2013 4:56am
I do the complete opposite to you; I trade higher TF's with around 1:1 R:R. Slowly slowly catchy monkey...
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