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IB is just asking you to watch the number of orders you submit because they and you may be fined in the future. Why do you worry? So better relax. That's also better for your trading. Ivo

Thank you NZDSPeCIALISt for your answer. I was just wondering if you guys thought there are opportunities around this time. regards, Ivo

Hi all, I am new to forex (just trying to learn) and trading on demo. I've been watching prices and I noticed often at (exactly) 8.30 new york time (I am at gmt+1 btw) there's a large jump or break in prices. It just goes crazy and can go 50 pips or so in 2 seconds. Impossible to trade...

Hi, I am studying the forex market mainly eur/$. As prices develop I am also watching other currency pairs such as yen/$. When watching patterns develop sometimes I notice eur/$ is about to "jump" (according to my criteria whatever this may be) and so is yen/$. One could decide to take the...

Take your loss and figure out how it could ever get this far and never forget it. Some day because of this lesson you learned you will make back this money. Ivo

IMO there's more symetry in forex. There's not really a bull or bear market in forex just the value of one currency related to the other currency. Stocks go down in a different way than they go up. (faster). In currencies this is not the case. It's a very technical market.

Hello, Why do you think it doesn't work? I cannot judge at this moment whether it is fast enough or not but : 1. I imagine this also depends on the timeframe I want to trade. If every millisecond counts it may be too slow. Actually from the little testing that I have done it's not too...

Hello, Does anyone know of a software program that automatically detects certain patterns in price development such as W formations, cups, etc? Has anyone of you ever tried to write something like that and what are your findings? Do you think it is possible or would the human eye always...

Hi, Saying "just take the trade" is not the solution. You need to find out why you are not taking the trade. For this you need to study yourself in my opinion. Look at your background. The way you were raised and the environment in which you were raised. It could be subconsciously you are...

It seems IB is having bandwidth / growth problems.

Right now I cannot login into TWS. Anyone having this problem? When trying to login the message "login in progress" just stays on the screen forever. webtrader gives no problems.

I have the same problem. Their website has been down for sure for more than one hour and a half now. I have been trying to ping them from the US and Europe but no reply whatsoever. Must be something serious. I'm so glad I'm at this moment not into any big positions and I will always...

The big money is in the big swing. It's so much easier to "predict" price direction when considering a longer term chart (1-2 years). On short term stocks are easier manipulated in long term only general conditions count which cannot be manipulated. The shorter the timeframe the harder it is...

Hi guys. I have the same problem. Moving / postponing my stoploss when the trade goes agains me during the day. The problem is your losses pile up when you're wrong and if the market moves in your direction again, you sell and you are happy BUT confidence is lost in your own system causing...

Hello, I am relatively new to trading. Well, my advantage is that I lost (and learned!) a lot in 2000 and stopped until this year. I am more careful, objective and disciplined now and determined to make a comeback. Did a lot of reading and all that. Liked Livermore the most although in my...

Last week a GTC stoploss order for a certain stock was cancelled by IB. I don't like this, what if I'm on a holiday.... "due to a corporate action" this is how they replied. When I told them it would be nice to at least inform customers about these cancellations they replied:"IB would not...

All I am saying is that at certain levels there are many buyers or sellers for whatever reason. When prices on a later stage, which can be six months, approach or break thru these levels it has an effect. Very obvious and logical. This is TA.

Of course TA works. Because of human nature. For instance support and resistance. Imagine: stage 1: at 10 many people buy a stock after having been in a trading range between 9 and 10. stage 2: stock goes up to 12 stage 3: stock goes down to 10. Many people who saw the stock going...