Do whatever you need CF,of course, .... and I'm sure many of us will keep the journal going. Its been immensly helpful. and I hope Yoohoo will still check in and keep posting for the rest of us...... (begging...lol)....
Bkeeven....I understand what youre saying about the oanda platform....Ive been using it as a new trader....and finding it feels good in some user friendly ways...yes,you can trade off the charts...but If you draw extensive trendlines on the chart....and it gets messy...the cursor wont hit the 'trade arrow' if there's a trendline sitting on it....which can play havoc with your instant decision to modify or close a trade at the precise moment... you'd have to click,and then remove the line, and then click again to close the trade and those seconds can be precious,as I'm sure you know.... so sometimes it may be best to trade from the "primary screen" which will have the small chart,and the trade ticket,and faster action to close.
I dont know what other platforms look of work like....I'm sure the ones you pay for must be better...but I'm just not ready to spend more money for the services , unless, somebody chimes in and tells me that the investment will pay rewards much better and faster...and I'm stupid not to pay for a good platform.
So I'm learning to work with Oanda's platform. Some things about it are a bit tedious... switching from one TF to another...I havent learned to put several screens up on the screen yet....my mind wants to look at one big chart still.... one thing I'm noticing that is irritating me...is that when I move my stop to what looks like the break even point at the trade arrow..... I must be careful to see the Price where my stop loss is exactly placed..... because in the heat of speedy action..... if you just place it quick at the arrow tip...... thats Not the Break even point...and if you get stopped out....you'll notice that you actually lost a few pips..... the true B/E point is a little above the 'arrow point'.....tricky little thing isnt that ?? they nickel and dime you that way,I guess...... I think Ive lost 20 dollars that way so far.....but I'm onto it now.
So,I dunno, the platform is ok ....but I havent anything to compare it with.
there are several places to execute your transactions in the platform , which seems good to me...clicking in more than one place to work the transaction.
Now,I understand....Oanda is using this new platform....fx spyder....is that right? ...which is supposed to be 'private' ...in the way that prevents Oanda from knowing your stop loss settings....nice idea.....so I downloaded it last nite, and honestly, it looks terrible to me....the colors of the candlestick are pukey...I couldnt find a good one after half an hour..... I could never stare at this screen all day.... and I couldnt fix it by playing around with the buttons....it doesnt seem user friendly that way.... so I have to find some user guide now..... the platform looks very different from Oanda's ....I couldnt get the candlesticks to size up the way I like.... how much time should I waste trying to get the settings right....geez....
but anyway, thats something to play with....instead of making money trading...
I'd like to know if anybody else has started using the fx spyder platform with Oanda...... it looks awful to my first impression so far.....
I remember Yoohoo said a while back....about software platforms and charts....that he would not use a new one unless it looked the same as what he's comfortable with....something like that....and thats how I feel so far about this fx spyder..... bizarre neon canclesticks....and no easiness of use to change the look....
Bkeeven....I understand what youre saying about the oanda platform....Ive been using it as a new trader....and finding it feels good in some user friendly ways...yes,you can trade off the charts...but If you draw extensive trendlines on the chart....and it gets messy...the cursor wont hit the 'trade arrow' if there's a trendline sitting on it....which can play havoc with your instant decision to modify or close a trade at the precise moment... you'd have to click,and then remove the line, and then click again to close the trade and those seconds can be precious,as I'm sure you know.... so sometimes it may be best to trade from the "primary screen" which will have the small chart,and the trade ticket,and faster action to close.
I dont know what other platforms look of work like....I'm sure the ones you pay for must be better...but I'm just not ready to spend more money for the services , unless, somebody chimes in and tells me that the investment will pay rewards much better and faster...and I'm stupid not to pay for a good platform.
So I'm learning to work with Oanda's platform. Some things about it are a bit tedious... switching from one TF to another...I havent learned to put several screens up on the screen yet....my mind wants to look at one big chart still.... one thing I'm noticing that is irritating me...is that when I move my stop to what looks like the break even point at the trade arrow..... I must be careful to see the Price where my stop loss is exactly placed..... because in the heat of speedy action..... if you just place it quick at the arrow tip...... thats Not the Break even point...and if you get stopped out....you'll notice that you actually lost a few pips..... the true B/E point is a little above the 'arrow point'.....tricky little thing isnt that ?? they nickel and dime you that way,I guess...... I think Ive lost 20 dollars that way so far.....but I'm onto it now.
So,I dunno, the platform is ok ....but I havent anything to compare it with.
there are several places to execute your transactions in the platform , which seems good to me...clicking in more than one place to work the transaction.
Now,I understand....Oanda is using this new platform....fx spyder....is that right? ...which is supposed to be 'private' ...in the way that prevents Oanda from knowing your stop loss settings....nice idea.....so I downloaded it last nite, and honestly, it looks terrible to me....the colors of the candlestick are pukey...I couldnt find a good one after half an hour..... I could never stare at this screen all day.... and I couldnt fix it by playing around with the buttons....it doesnt seem user friendly that way.... so I have to find some user guide now..... the platform looks very different from Oanda's ....I couldnt get the candlesticks to size up the way I like.... how much time should I waste trying to get the settings right....geez....
but anyway, thats something to play with....instead of making money trading...
I'd like to know if anybody else has started using the fx spyder platform with Oanda...... it looks awful to my first impression so far.....
I remember Yoohoo said a while back....about software platforms and charts....that he would not use a new one unless it looked the same as what he's comfortable with....something like that....and thats how I feel so far about this fx spyder..... bizarre neon canclesticks....and no easiness of use to change the look....
