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>80% chance of a rate hike this week. Chances of another one after this are slim. I only caught some of the move up. I'm hoping the news will see a sell off because price is also extended... I think .76 is a good buy if we see it short term.

And when comparing returns you should always factor the risk needed to get them. 100% for 100% or 2% for 1% ?? ;)

Yeap if you go long/short the same pair you have no position or your are just reducing exposure and paying the spread twice. If you're long and short a correlated pair you have just brought a synthetic position is something else... I believe the only way to hedge fx is with options or...

Would they ever consider taking a long position and size it as to be able to continue buying on "acceptable dips" (according to trade risk)? ie. adding to a loser... i ask because you hear some people say this is like a number 1 rule not to break in general trading.

Hi, thanks for the info, can you give us an example of this or is it just position trading? ..... And when comparing I think it's helpful to see drawdown and % risked!

http://pfuca-store.stores.yahoo.net/hhkbpro.html happy hacker keyboard is small. I've been using one for years... they are okay if you're not typing all day.

I for one are glad they offer box options. Sure it will kill some clients (deservadly so) but I for one find them imeasurably useful for long term positions and short term high probablity spikes. It also adds another spectrum to the market for me. People don't HAVE to use them either.

I'd have to say money management and being able to adapt when things aren't "making sense". High leverage can also be a killer. Plus being unemotional about a position takes time to learn. Oh and the discipline. Good luck!

Their calendar only shows one weeks worth of news events. Does anyone know where you can see upcoming news for a few weeks?

You can trade any size in any increment at Oanda. Plus they pay interest on your balance by the second, kinda eases the pain when you can't find a decent position to take ;)

Why does this bug you so much? you act like a such big shot but you offer f all in the way of calls from what I can see. Let me guess, you once lost a 100k of mummies estate? Perhaps you should learn to get over it and oanda.

haha not sure what's funnier. He resorts to putting red dots over positions or the fact he doesn't know how to turn it off. nice pic.. that water sure is perrrty

Spread increases on the news event OMG WHY? read the freaking FAQ!... besides the aud rates increase has been flagged for ages. So the question begs... why didn't you buy last week like the rest of us? :P

Why are you putting red dots on when oanda platform will show the positions? And your trendlines are... unique.

I'd have to care about what you think first...good luck getting over yourself though. Here's a link to oanda spead history .. if it hasn't been posted already. http://fxtrade.oanda.com/resources/spreadstats/spreadsminmax.shtml

One of my accounts is 5k.. doesn't mean the total is... anyway, kind of the response i expected from this forum hence the reasons i can't be bothering posting half the time. Who knows who you are or what you trade?.. and who cares really because the only thing that shines through in most of you...

Maybe not but it doesn't make me one of the "95%" does it?

I read that 5 years ago but i've still got my starting balance and more. I'm taking the slowly, slowly aproach (~12%PA) so that I when I have the chance to go full time I can do it without being 40+ with an inheritance only to lose it all to my broker!... which seems to happen a lot.

The people playing 5k accounts probably have a job and are learning how to trade in the school of hard knocks! nothing wrong with that. To be honest I'm getting tired of these "OMG OANDA increased the spead" threads... LOL RTFM NOOBS

Oh fxskalper is another poster? I didn't realise.