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  1. Raheel Shaikh

    Hitting the roof as trader

    This is actually a part of my trading At the end of every quarter, i take off for a couple days and read out all my mistakes and improvement that i note down after every trade is closed, things that i did well as well as what i could have done better. and that has massively helped me to be a...
  2. Raheel Shaikh

    Hitting the roof as trader

    100% agree to you In the end the results matter, all those 12 months of losing had to give out a fruit maybe not from that same tree but from a different one and often better. Good to hear that you could turn your results around. Keep trying new things, the market will never be the same as it...
  3. Raheel Shaikh

    What to wear when you are feeling in a dark mood?

    Dark moods often keeps me on bed and wearing that outfit i'd prolly listen to Some of Khalids songs, slow and lyrical.
  4. Raheel Shaikh

    Best strategy for a new person.

    Visit Baby-Pips if you are a beginner and learn the basics until you feel confident then look out for strategies that fit your style. You have various trading styles Scalping, Intraday and Swing Chose what you want to do then look out for courses on that subject You have different...
  5. Raheel Shaikh

    Can you choose what leverage to use before each trade?

    You cannot adjust your leverage per trade, when you sign up with your broker you get to chose it, basically for your entire account. however, per trade you can vary the risk but that has nothing to do with leverage.
  6. Raheel Shaikh

    Market observations and actions

    The last sentence is the most apt thing I've come across today a different perspective of Cut your losses and let the winners run. I believe it stands for "Buy The Fucking Dip"
  7. Raheel Shaikh

    Does trendline work?

    Trendlines work on hindsight, i traded patterns for about 3 4 months and the tale would be the same once the plays out you be like "ohhhh this where the trend line meets!!!!!" How i looked at patters/trendlines in my early trading days *draws a trendline* *waits and enters at the 3rd touch*...
  8. Raheel Shaikh

    Where wil nzdcad go?

    My personal views on NZDCAD We can expect a little more push down side before we hit the 0.89 level if i have to look for buys on NZDCAD. i'd be more interested on how it reacts at the current level i.e: 0.8707, if it does not hold that level and drops below i'd be looking for buys at 0.8444...
  9. Raheel Shaikh

    Coffee and Trading....

    Oh wow, Those are some interesting things to know about caffeine and charts as a pair Coffee kinda make me restless so i avoid any consumption while on my desk, I prefer having a cup of Chai it keeps me sane during my trading session.
  10. Raheel Shaikh

    Hitting the roof as trader

    There comes a point in the trading journey where you feel you aren't growing as a trader you do everything your strategy needs like back-testing, forward testing, risk management, discipline everything in your power but you still don't see results. Then a point comes where you feel like giving...
  11. Raheel Shaikh

    How to lose little

    Well then you gotta reduce risk per trade to lose little and also focus on quality trades. You can work on your edge and improve the strike rate, which then gives lesser losses either way it comes down to they style of trading. Have a larger data sample and then refine it focusing on how to...
  12. Raheel Shaikh

    which pairs nowadays?

    Trading only EURUSD and yes you can generate enough gain by mastering just one pair :)
  13. Raheel Shaikh

    Debunking News Slippage

    HAHA interesting to read about the other side of the market ngl i use believe the big whale did some a lot of manipulation but never believed it was to kill retails traders retail traders together don't even make the 5% of the market, what are you even going to get out of it haha Avoiding...
  14. Raheel Shaikh

    Difference between forex and stocks trading to take note?

    Hey man i have been trading consistently for over 2 years now there are a lot of things that you mentioned which aren't true ill just point them out - There are mainly 32 pairs that are traded widely out of which the top pairs are EUR, GBP and JPY - Technical analysis are better on forex...
  15. Raheel Shaikh

    The best forex economic calendar.

    You can visit Myfxbook the new are well classified into high impact and low impact news apart from that you can also track your portfolio use it to calculate position size based on risk and a lot more
  16. Raheel Shaikh

    Scalping is Risky?

    Speaking of the current market conditions yes, but could it get better? who knows there has never been the best time to invest, look for opportunities and dive in. scalping is definitely more difficult for the rookie traders than to invest in companies.
  17. Raheel Shaikh

    U.S. Default: It's Not If But When

    Everything just comes and goes like a season
  18. Raheel Shaikh

    Why does my IB TWS trading software show abnormal fluctuations in the price of EUR.USD?

    This could possibly be because of bad broker data i trade EURUSD everyday and haven't seen such fluctuation in price you can compare your chats on Trading view, you have 2 brokers there FXCM and OANDA
  19. Raheel Shaikh

    What to look for when choosing a Forex broker

    You can compare brokers that meet your trading requirements. like if, you are a scalper you will need tight spreads and you can get away with high commission or you are a swing trader you can work with large spreads and zero commission Compare and chose the best amongst the ones regulated.
  20. Raheel Shaikh

    How to know if you can make a living by trading(Personal level)

    Having more than one source of income is definitely better on the psychology when you trade full time. decision making is highly subjective when its comes to relying on trading income for paying all the bills you can no doubt make enough money to have a diversification on your income source and...
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