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:) I'm not too concerned about missing the odd entry Baruch. It's not as though the move is gonna sprint away too far without being able to hop on the trend for the ride! There are usually various clips on the chart which provide an entry into an obvious trend, and the majority of mine...

yes, the trend is definitely positive & has held up well from last weeks step up....I missed the 8300 & 8400 entries due to the time zone in which they ocurred. But, I catch as many as I miss, and don't chase trades, so it all balances out in the end. The intraday strat is just a simple play...

playing off the intraday strat today by the looksy!.....signalled a couple longs & a decent short so far this morning, but I guess they're gearing up for Friday's payroll numbers now. 8500 will be the testing point for further longs, and looks like a pretty good pivot 'long above/short...

Agree Baruch, both strats will indeed prove difficult in ranging mkts, and the stop loss (trade management) debate is a continuous bone of contention regards trend following strats. But as far as “which strat is best”….hmmm, although they have similar objectives, the entry/management &...

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:) to a certain degree yes (having the judgement).....but the use of (trailing) stops take most of the decisions away. As with any trade, the planning & application will only take you so far. Neither you nor I know for sure where price is headed?!....how do I know if it's gonna pop thru the...

not too sure whether a back test (without defined rules) would pan out too well Cowboy, but maybe worth a pop! thing is, on a momentum run it'll clip thru the levels pretty quickly. Every so often though you'll experience severe whip as price hits a psycho barrier. Which is why the strat has to...

:) if only 'winning' was that easy macphisto!!....like I said earlier, we live in the real world, and winning trades aren't nearly as easy as folk maintain....find a style/strat which suits your mental approach, adopt a good risk management regime & trade within the confines of your account...

Toby400, it aint MY system!! :) ......in fact it's a strat not a system as such. The century numbers are simply an obvious, well defined & commonly used method of trading (particularly within FX)....bounces are generally bigger & more defined around 00 numbers. They are also a 'step' level in...

hi jonnyy, how goes it?......only been in couple times & it's only been operational this week I think, so a little early to judge I guess....have to wait see how it pans out!

have no problems with FXCM either, as Rezo & others point out, all stops are honoured to the pip.....for competative spreads/service you might want to take a peek at these (if you aren't already aware of them)....they came recommended from other FX traders. http://www.ac-markets.com/

thank you FX Cowboy! I wish all weeks resembled this one, but unfortunately we live in the real world lol.......... was good chatting in the FX room recently, maybe catch you in there again next week!....good luck in your trades today :cool:

:) I'm quite satisfied with this weeks 'play' Baruch, so will call it a day & enjoy the long holiday weekend. I don't trade news, if I'm already positioned then I'll tweak stops & manage the trade(s) etc...but if I'm flat/waiting for an entry, I wait till the spikes/hullabaloo have settled...

just stopped out of all cable long positions on this run at 8340........that's it for this week, back to the intraday strat on Monday & start again! :)

still long cable.....prev stops moved up from 8290 to 8340 earlier this morning....an (add in) entry was initiated earlier this a.m at 8410, stopped out on the p/b thru the round number......new long entry waiting above the morning high at 8425. target on this run up from the 7845/7900 move...