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    1/2/17 ES Halted Limit Down

    All my platforms froze up too, I can't buy or sell. Help!
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    News dissemination only. If I could go back and trade again...

    Another good news item lately was saudi deeper cut announcement over weekend. sent everyone panic buying at once on sun night open. Noticed that qm opened at a discount to cl and both rocketed on the open.
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    News dissemination only. If I could go back and trade again...

    The other day with FOMC announcing rate hike and possibly 3 more next year , tsy's had a big reaction fairly quickly, took gold and silver a while to follow. Took a bit but silver ended up dumping big later . Just an observation. Perhaps this is a bit of what you are talking about.
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    Machines could make half of humans unemployed in 30 years

    Jobs? Who needs to work when a central bank can just print money and hand it out as universal income? jk Lions sleep and play the vast majority of the day. They hunt when needed. I like hunting on my own time too, if one is hungry enough, they'll hunt.
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    Can a spread widen to 200 pips?

    Thanks, I was referring to the 2015 move though. I found some more info. "FXCM Announces Massive $225 Million Client Negative Balance Hit Due to CHF Volatility" "FXCM has released a statement that client negative balances due to the move in the CHF reached $225 million...FXCM is on the...
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    Can a spread widen to 200 pips?

    Didn't FXCM just get bailed out last year because of the swiss franc move? Oanda guaranteed their customers stops at the price they were placed. FXCM did you? Or did your customers have take losses due to the big gap?
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    Can a spread widen to 200 pips?

    The spread on Oanda never goes much above 15 even through "events" so 200 pips is fucking robbery. I hold minute to multi month positions in FX all the time. This shouldn't happen to that extent. Yes they widen the spread during big events, No it shouldn't have been 200 pips in that instance...
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    Can a spread widen to 200 pips?

    That's crazy, at what price were you filled? I'm seeing a high of.9924 and a low of .9859 for AUD/CAD Yesterday on 11/21/16 Call your broker ASAP. Take screenshots on your computer of your fills. Get on this and keep on them until you get squared away.
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    We have topped!

    The most intriguing bear case I have seen is from research by Larry Mcdonald. At the end of two term presidencies the markets the past 4 times have had bear markets. Maybe it's due to uncertainty that comes with regime change. Although so far it's not looking like a bear as the move is suppose...
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    Draw Your Own Conclusions

    I remember the mark to market rule change and was thinking, gee if they can just change an accounting rule and the market rallies like this , "shit's rigged." Obama also said "It's not a bad time to buy stocks" the month of the bottom. I don't like Obama but I'll give him that bottom call.
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    Brexit

    Now that everyone and their uncle are going to want a referendum too, Wouldn't want to hold EURUSD. I'll be looking to sell rallies. Weekly chart structure looks good for shorts. Monthly structure is still playing through on that massive HnS. .80 being the ultimate target.
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    Brexit

    ***Sky News Has Projected That UK Has Left The European Union - This is one for the books.
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    Brexit

    TNS POLL SHOWS 41 PCT OF BRITONS WOULD VOTE TO REMAIN IN EU, 43 PCT TO LEAVE TNS ONLINE POLL CONDUCTED JUNE 16-22, SAMPLE OF 2,320 PEOPLE
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    Brexit

    Latest *U.K. POLL ON EU SHOWS 44% REMAIN, 45% LEAVE: OPINIUM
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    Brexit

    Poll release schedule. just a heads up for possible market moving polls. " First up, is Opinium, which the great guys over at LiveSquawk report will be out at 1530 GMT (11:30 am in New York, 4:30 pm in London). Polls rarely tend to hit exactly when they're scheduled, so we're in the window...
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    Brexit

    Some last min polls FT poll of polls 45% Leave 44% Remain https://ig.ft.com/sites/brexit-polling/ Wikileaks twitter poll 7000+ votes 51% Leave 49% stay
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    Brexit

    Long popcorn, coffee, gum into the vote! (smoke em if you got em) Good luck all! Don't blow up, liquidity will be hard to come by :) Size right, check risk, don't bet the farm.
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    Brexit

    The bookies were wrong on the general election last year. Just saying
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    Brexit

    "mentally ill" terrorist guy who wanted brexit ends up swaying many to a Remain vote. that'd Ironic.
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    Turning $15K credit card debt into financial freedom

    Best troll thread ever!
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