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  • #14,201
  • Edited 9:37am Mar 23, 2015 9:22am | Edited 9:37am
".....Have you guys looked at Oanda FX LABS?"--Think also of the things the MM dont show you cos those may matter more........ Anything special you dig is welcomed anyway...
"Do good things for others"---certain percentage to orphans or needy , watch the smile on their faces and you will never regret responding to alarms for a day.....
Talking of alarms, guys the last alarm i responded to is making me smile right now.....Hope am not alone on this promising pipsfull train........
Know News/time; WAIT for Edge Entries, MPLC Normalization, Exits & TP's..
  • #14,202
  • Mar 23, 2015 8:00pm Mar 23, 2015 8:00pm
Quoting princefred
".....Have you guys looked at Oanda FX LABS?"--Think also of the things the MM dont show you cos those may matter more........ Anything special you dig is welcomed anyway... "Do good things for others"---certain percentage to orphans or needy , watch the smile on their faces and you will never regret responding to alarmshttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items...rrow-10x10.png for a day..... Talking of alarmshttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items...rrow-10x10.png,...
For example, EURUSD - its interesting to see how the average Oandahttp://cdncache-a.akamaihd.net/items...rrow-10x10.png client is positioned!
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Where to find it:
http://fxtrade.oanda.com/analysis/forex-order-book

My Conjecture:
If people were quietly placing insider bets, a footprint would show up in these order logs before the data release.
However this is not notional dollars outstanding, just position. So I guess its unlikely to know for sure but
nonetheless if someone here knows how to quantify these images into spreadsheet data it would be super
interesting to look at the pre-event "signatures" that occured before historical news events.

Oanda FX Labs has tons of other cool programs too. If anyone is interested I guesssss I would go take more screenshots.

Best,

Minsky Moment
  • #14,203
  • Mar 23, 2015 8:58pm Mar 23, 2015 8:58pm
Quoting SaiLyfee
{quote} I like this approach when it comes to trading too, do good things for others and good will come to you, make it count
yes, there's no end of pro athletes, for example, that contribute nothing meaningful to the world in their work except distraction... they make their place in the world meaningful to the extent that they use their wealth and position for more meaningful causes. It's hard to respect those that just build their own little kingdom of bling with it, and easy to respect those that spread the love...
  • #14,204
  • Mar 23, 2015 10:04pm Mar 23, 2015 10:04pm
Quoting doyathink
{quote} yes, there's no end of pro athletes, for example, that contribute nothing meaningful to the world in their work except distraction... they make their place in the world meaningful to the extent that they use their wealth and position for more meaningful causes. It's hard to respect those that just build their own little kingdom of bling with it, and easy to respect those that spread the love...
Pro Athletes = Inspiration, role models, family heroes, national legends. Steve prefontaine motivated me to no end to be the best distance runner I could. to this day
when I think about him i almost cry. (granted, Jesse Livermore was a boss too and thinking about him conjures ear to ear grin). But its different!

I agree if a trader spreads wealth then this is a good thing. But how about if after 10 years, trader net loses. What is the opportunity cost of ten years staring at a
screen? How about if he was a doctor and treated 320*10 patients over ten years? Anyone got a income stmt from a broker showing > six figures for a year of trading?
Totally agree through, if you're balling, then spread the wealth! (disclosure: I freaking love trading, but I still reflect sometimes that maybe its not very socially impactful. Unless I hit jackpot which is statistically unlikely. But if I wanted to be a doctor, 99 % chance I could do it. But I just dont wanna be a doctor!)

MM
  • #14,205
  • Mar 25, 2015 12:54pm Mar 25, 2015 12:54pm
[quote=minskymoment;
But how about if after 10 years, trader net loses. What is the opportunity cost of ten years staring at a screen? [/quote]

well, I hope the same things could be learned by that trader that a losing pro athlete could learn from ten years of losing...
not every person can be a leader in their field...
sometimes people spend a lot of time and energy on things they could regret if that was their bent...

Anyway,
on a topic closer to Tony's focus here, has anyone else noticed much more consistent spreads on indices, especially the US ones?
Even the gold, silver and oil spreads are much more consistent than pairs...
maybe cause only one country's currency is involved.

Can we use this to our advantage on news trading?
Of course the spreads are wider than EU.

Thoughts?
  • #14,206
  • Mar 27, 2015 7:21pm Mar 27, 2015 7:21pm
Living the dream
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  • #14,207
  • Mar 29, 2015 3:10am Mar 29, 2015 3:10am
Guys!

Hey everybody, I remember awhile back somebody here made a chatroom where lots of you guys came on and talked in real-time around the time of our trades.

It would be really cool to be able to see that again I thought

So I made a little chatroom that anybody can join! All you have to do is put in your FF username and hit enter and you can talk with others here in real-time.

For the 2 weeks that we did have this it was really cool and it would be great to see you there again!

The link is here: http://tlk.io/fxchat

Its very user-friendly and has a clean chat interface.

~ Hope to see you there
  • #14,208
  • Mar 29, 2015 4:03am Mar 29, 2015 4:03am
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  • #14,209
  • Mar 29, 2015 4:54pm Mar 29, 2015 4:54pm
Quoting SaiLyfee
Living the dream {image}
get ready for NFP!!!!
Invest in alarm clocks
  • #14,210
  • Apr 2, 2015 9:30am Apr 2, 2015 9:30am
Hi, Tony112!
I'm not using your method, but i also trade the high impact news for over an year. I have used the straddle method till last month, but not anymore. My broker have fixed spreads but they steal like crazy! Now i trade directly based on VSA(without any indicators).

Quoting Tony112
{quote} get ready for NFP!!!!
Are'nt you concerned about NFP, beacause of the Good Friday banks holiday in GB, Europe, Canada and Swiss? It may seiously affect the volatility. I'm thinking that with so many banks not trading, it will be easier for the MM to manipulate the prices and hunt for sl's. And in an worst case scenario it may gap your sl very badly!
My account manager called me today to find out if i'm gonna trade the NFP tomorrow(the pervs!!!). They think they're smart but we(the dumb money) should outsmart them!
Best of Luck!
  • #14,211
  • Apr 3, 2015 12:16am Apr 3, 2015 12:16am
I'm ready

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Hopefully see some of you guys here tonight as well!!

http://tlk.io/fxchat
  • #14,212
  • Apr 3, 2015 5:57am Apr 3, 2015 5:57am
Im coming back from an intense trip. I'm ready for NFP.
Invest in alarm clocks
  • #14,213
  • Apr 3, 2015 5:58am Apr 3, 2015 5:58am
Quoting Tony112
Im coming back from an intense trip. I'm ready for NFP.

how are you going to trade it?
  • #14,214
  • Apr 3, 2015 6:33am Apr 3, 2015 6:33am
Quoting KGP
{quote} how are you going to trade it?
For an upward prediction, I would use the following Buy Stop/But Limit with 15 pips stop loss and 60 to 80 pips take profit:
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Trading is the hardest way to make easy money...
  • #14,215
  • Apr 3, 2015 7:08am Apr 3, 2015 7:08am
Quoting KGP
{quote} how are you going to trade it?

I'm ready my friend, full speed ahead.
Invest in alarm clocks
  • #14,216
  • Apr 3, 2015 7:12am Apr 3, 2015 7:12am
Quoting Tony112
{quote} I'm ready my friend, full speed ahead.

long or short?
  • #14,217
  • Apr 3, 2015 7:21am Apr 3, 2015 7:21am
downtrend on usd index , we may buy any currency against usd.
gbp/usd for 150 pips
anyone ?
  • #14,218
  • Apr 3, 2015 7:23am Apr 3, 2015 7:23am
All programs closed, FX trade open, I'm throwing the Dora dice. I'll explain that later.
Invest in alarm clocks
  • #14,219
  • Apr 3, 2015 7:26am Apr 3, 2015 7:26am
Quoting Feela
downtrend on usd index , we may buy any currency against usd. gbp/usd for 150 pips anyone ?
I would go long on EURUSD, 80 pips.
Trading is the hardest way to make easy money...
  • #14,220
  • Apr 3, 2015 7:26am Apr 3, 2015 7:26am
i put two pending orders above last 10 sec :29 candle, above 200 pips each
Lock profit 100, stop loss 50
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