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I called a few prop firms Friday and today and I would like to share the results with everyone who is interested. I ended up calling 15 firms or so while speaking with maybe 5-7 of them. The first three or four firms I talked to said they are looking for the "right person," "right mind,"...

Nice call with the inside bar. I should have been looking at that with an open to either direction, and with the 1 hour spike pattern perhaps I should have been more open to the bear trade. Unfortunately, I wasn't taking the first spike seriously because it was quick and volatile. I started...

I know what you mean. I try to trade mainly off the hourly to 15 min with smaller positions, but occasionally take a larger one by taking a five minute signal if the larger time frames seem to flaring a signal (such as important or level). My problem is that sometimes when one goes well I...

EUR/USD Analysis 3/27/09: Decided to stick with the weekly, daily, and 3 hour analysis for the thread because I get less practice with them (less bars), and it is just easier for occasional thread entries. What I'm seeing: Weekly: the same as yesterday pretty much. A better-drawn TL...

Definitely. I lost 1% in Tuesday's chop. I'm having a hard time getting a solid feel for direction.

Eur/Usd Analysis 3/26/09: Looking for the very possible bullish dragon weekly. The daily looks like it could be forming a bull flag heading into today, but I’m not sure on the short term heading into London session. If there is a bullish move to confirm this, I would expect it to occur...

Hi. I decided to start a thread for the purpose of analyzing the EUR/USD. Please feel free to contribute ifyou like, but please include a chart and a few words if possible.

I've been trying to increase how often I look at the weekly chart of the EUR/USD, so I'm going to make a long term call. If we hit around 1.3760 and a much higher probability if the week closes above there, the Euro will hit 1.59 on the dollar. Attachment: Weekly dragon pattern. My only...

Would have been stopped out for +2 (+4 minus spread) lol. Based on 15 min signals only, I may have used 12 if I were trading.

I thought I'd post this to see what kind of replies I'd get. This is only the second time I've identified a gartley in real time, and I would be short with a stop above the high (not trading today, have too much stuff to do). I've been trading just as much, but I started this thread to make...

Nobody ever said you had to use your real name or even phone. Keep a spare email address. Information is valuable, get it. If you are annoying by asking an innocent question: 1. screw them 2. be polite anyway 3. have respect, don't do it again - there are usually plenty of...

Wow, this has really been an eye-opener for me. I think I will start looking at the requirements in computer science and statistics, and maybe start taking the beginning classes in them. I might also just call a few companies and ask what they are looking for. Thanks!

I'm kind of confused with all the suggestions towards math and statistics, psychology, and computer science. I understand how psychology is important, but why would I need lectures on Freud to prove that I can manage a trade? Wouldn't showing my trading success on my resume and showing my...

I appreciate the suggestions for accounting, computer science, and also going for the discipline and psychology of a trader. I do have three accounting classes as part of my finance requirement (I would gladly shoot myself than take any extra), and I have tried to learn programming, but I...

What college majors are best for trading (and are favored by trading firms)? The first look would be at finance (my current major), but it also seems like there could be value in economics, international business, and a few others. I want to either work for a macro hedge fund, continue...

10:30 – 10:45 – Read trading rules and made some lines, etc. Apparently I forgot on Tuesday that I was only supposed to trade the EUR/USD and not the EUR/JPY and EUR/USD together. As a result, today I am only sticking with the EUR/USD. I also have a lot to do today, so I will be in and...

Today, I watched a little and made some charts. I thought I'd change things up and post two of my rules rather than a chart: Realize and understand that you have and will always have weaknesses in your rationality. If you figure out where they are and protect yourself from them, you can...

I’m working under the premise that I am now capable of learning while paper trading, so I will be trading today. This has come from my increasing ability to keep my hands off when I am unsure in the past few sessions, the watching I have done throughout the week while I have been doing other...

http://fxtrade.oanda.com/forex_trading/fxgame/fxgame_beta.shtml Additional information is provided at the bottom of the Limit Order window: the pip value, trade value, and margin used. All they need to do is add the stop loss in, and nobody's dumb enough not to since they have the pip...

As a matter of fact, I think I will send them an email from multiple addresses. :) I'm just going to ask to incorporate the pip/profit calculator into the limit order box. Their reasoning for not doing it was changing market conditions and exchange rates back into your currency I believe...