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So you're deep in the jaws of a drawdown and you sit there staring at the monitor wondering; "how did I get here?" You look at the charts, the account balance, back to the charts, the account balance and then the reality hits; it's gone, it ain't coming back and it'll take a real fight […]
"They used to tell me I was building a dream, and so I followed the mob, When there was earth to plow, or guns to bear, I was always there right on the job. They used to tell me I was building a dream, with peace and glory ahead, Why should I be standing in
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime? Read More »
The usual question relating to using a demo account normally consists of how long to remain in demo account before moving up to trading the real market with real money. However, there are overlooked benefits of using demo accounts over and above that one dimensional question and the fact that many experienced and profitable forex
The word "drawdown" is one, (if not the most), negative words used in the trading industry. Despite the inevitability of us experiencing drawdowns during our trading career its symmetric relationship with the words "failure" and "loss" make it a difficult concept to contend with. It not only 'hurts' the trader's account, but also inflicts psychological
Be Quick on the Draw in Order to Draw a Line Under Your Drawdown Read More »
As Forex traders we have to come to terms with the elements of trading that are completely out of our control. In order to progress we have to accept, (even begin to embrace), that lack of control very early on in our personal trading evolution. Price is obviously the most prominent trading factor bar none
The Mathematics of Money Management in Forex Trading Read More »
I had an interesting experience recently, I shared my computer screens with a contact during a 'web ex' meeting and demonstration. If you're not familiar with this type of on line demonstration it's fascinating; you join an online meeting were you share the information displayed on the screen/s and if you give your permission the
Traders, You Have to Go There to Come Back Read More »
[quote]It’s a race, it’s a chase, hurry up and feed their face! Who will win? No one knows! Feed the hungry hip-ip-pos! Hungry hungry hippos! (open up and there it goes!)[/quote] With the advent of web sites such as the original friends re-united website and lately Facebook it's become relatively straightforward to track down many
Hungry Hippos and Quantitative Easing Read More »
The famed analyst and market technician Robert Prechter came across Ralph Elliott's work while working as a market technician at the investment bank Merrill Lynch. His prominence as a forecaster, during the bull market of the 1980s, brought the greatest exposure to Elliott's work. Prechter remains the most widely known Elliott analyst. Robert Prechter is
Elliot Wave Theory and the Madness of Crowds Read More »
A friend of mine is a director of a leading UK spread betting firm. He has every right to be incredibly proud of his and his company's achievements over the past two decades. That industry has also made massive strides to improve its quality of service and moreover the basic cost of doing business –
Spread the Word, Headline Forex Spreads can be Misleading Read More »
Like followers of religious cults there are traders and analysts utterly devoted to their views on certain indicators or patterns. There is one 'indicator' that, irrespective of its proficiency, manages to capture your imagination far more than those invented in the late twentieth century by esteemed mathematicians and statisticians. This indicator pre dates, by some
Voodoo or Juju? The Mystical Nature of Fibonacci Read More »
