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    Best time to trade the 6E

    the highest volume hours are 9 11 12am est attached chart from Feb 4-Mar 4: green v lines are between 9-10am est bars, red v lines are between the 1-2am est bars. the v lines are set for my west coast hours - the idea being I am in front of the monitor ready to trade after getting up...
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    Wallace Euro Trades

    the NFP bet is how much above or below the Consensus the released number is if the Consensus is widely off, a large price reaction is likely to take place. also the price/traders will sit still until the release, then 'regardless' the data is right on, the price will move after the release...
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    Costs for CQG

    depending what you're trading - free http://www.ampfutures.com/
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    Wallace Euro Trades

    with a new high and Friday still a day/session away, there's the possibility of more upside, although my suspiciousity is wondering if the Feb 25 - current is a reversal formation and this next high won't be too much higher, although on the Daily Weekly charts there's Lots of upside...
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    trading the Globex mini or micro currency contracts ?

    the attached shows the story of 3 Demo/Sim NinjaTrader trades, 2 M6E and 1 6E first 2 trades Sell 5 M6E and Sell 1 6E the 6E executed right at the market price but the M6E fill was way off as you'll see on the chart, and the same when using Close to exit the trade, 6E was left open a...
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    'The Madoff Hustle'

    just watched 'The Madoff Hustle' on Knowledge tv, a 2009 documentary, about 50 mins http://hedgefundoperationalduediligence.com/madoff-hustle-bbc-documentary/
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    trading the Globex mini or micro currency contracts ?

    hey Jaba122: "I scalp 6E intraday. However I use smaller leverage," - clarify please - how do you scalp the 6E but with smaller leverage ? - using the E7 or M6E ? PocketChange, thanks very much for posting the CME manual the manual's really a 'must read', at least the parts releating to...
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    Wallace Euro Trades

    the highs of the 2 previous sessions never reached the Feb 2 high, and you have to wonder what's going on when the price only comes back up to where it was before until finally coming off. but, while I think the price should drop, the price may have other ideas Wednesday Mar 2 session...
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    GBP/USD newbie mistake, analysis needed!

    PokerFXTrader may have a point Huffles day-to-days/Buy&Hold trading only requires 5 minutes screen time a day, maybe 10 mins on the weekend - gives you 24 hours to make a trading decision you can get MT4 demos from Alpari UK, FXCM UK and others and everything can be user defined from...
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    trading the Globex mini or micro currency contracts ?

    increasenow: it's not 'overthinking', the problem is a lot of fx traders no little or nothing about futures, hence their questions the E7 and M6E are ok for longer session trades, but not for 'scalping', they just don't move for minutes at a time as I learnt last night Buy&Hold trading...
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    AMP Futures roundturn commissions

    phone or email them: 1 800 560-1640 hours: 7am - 4pm USCT trading@ampfutures.com
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    Wallace Euro Trades

    well, was the rally and new high a reversal formation, or is the formation now a repeat of Feb 21/22 and the price will go higher still ? I'm going for reversal formation and we'll probably know in the next couple of hours Tuesday Mar 1 session: 4:00pm I don't expect much more upside...
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    GBP/USD newbie mistake, analysis needed!

    definition: huffle: to use the armpit for sexual gratification ? ? ? in defence of Huffles, there are other meanings of huffle, but does it now matter ? although I am curious, does one need a partner for a satisfying huffle ? http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=huffle the...
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    trading the Globex mini or micro currency contracts ?

    cvds16: you appear confused and mixed up, and comparing apples with bananas what I've stated about spreads relates to the fx broker's fee for processing a trade from some brokers the spread is constantly variable, and as well, may at any time and without warning, widen, considerably...
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    Wallace Euro Trades

    the price topped on Friday and has become a Sell we can expect a down week, the ECB Thursday, and Friday's NFP release which is also the day the US Fed 'runs out of money' under consideration is whether the price will stay above the gap or go thru it - who cares really if you're Short, a...
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    trading the Globex mini or micro currency contracts ?

    virtualmoney: first question - believe so, tho don't know what orders can be entered via NinjaTrader second question - no, no and don't know here's one chart example of an NFP release from Aug/09: http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=172655 as you'll see by the price...
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    ' Psst. No shutdown during a 'government shutdown' '

    "Social Security checks would still go out. Troops would remain at their posts. Furloughed federal workers probably would get paid, though not until later. And virtually every essential government agency, like the FBI, the Border Patrol and the Coast Guard, would remain open. That's the...
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    trading the Globex mini or micro currency contracts ?

    killthesunshine: there's several differences between futures contracts and trading versus fx trading first, futures contracts are traded on an exchange, both in a pit - open outcry as well more recently, 'electronic' trading as it's known, in this case the CME Globex market 'future...
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    trading the Globex mini or micro currency contracts ?

    that's good to know here's a comparison of the M6E with the 6E, minute charts from Thursday's session
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    Wallace Euro Trades

    Globex mini and micro Euro FX contract specs for AMP/CQG/NT: E-Mini Euro FX - E7 - $62,500 Contract - $6.25 per pip - Daytrade Margin $250 - roundturn commission - $3.37 Micro Euro FX - M6E - $12,500 Contract - $1.25 per pip - Daytrade Margin $100 - roundturn commission - $1.99 same for...
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