Recent content by theseriousone

thanks Kastro Am I wrong then in assuming that a Broker will not frown upon this sort of "unfair" (in their eyes) behavior? I was under the impression from reading this board that scalping was a BIG no no in the straight forex world...

I have read a few articles here about Scalping but still have some unanswered questions, help appreciated. I'm finding using my trading platform and with careful use of stops, that trading the EURUSD I can often "scalp" 1-4 or 5 points by paying VERY close attention to the ticks screen. I...

I see what you guys mean USD just broke thru 1.20, triggered my buy signal... rode all the way up *50 points* within seconds... sweet However I am a newbie using "Minilots" still a nice 50 USD profit :)

Straight 30 point drop today within seconds.... scared the sh*t outa me! As a newbie to FX are such drops normal? Does it mean someone sold a lot?

I'm also getting "rate not valid for conditional parent order" when trying to enter a stop... This platform is frustratring me :) Anybody know why these two restrictions apply? These are SERIOUS issues for me as I need to implement Risk Management!!!

I cannot raise a stop limit above my initial entry price, thus I can't "lock in" profits, this has cost me... Am I doing something wrong, or has the platform been engineered this way?