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    AM REALLY DISCOURAGED

    Update: To add to the 200 pips in a day debate, yesterday, thanks to a range of JPY trades, I made +268 pips. Today, I'm underwater by -33 pips as I write this. SO, yes a 200+ day is entirely possible, but when the markets are relatively flat like today, forget it ;-)
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    AM REALLY DISCOURAGED

    Couple of things: 1. Ultra high win ratios are claimed by people who generally let every trade run until it either eventually comes into profit OR they finally give up on them. MYFXBOOK shows only closed trade equity regardless of open p/l 2. 200 pips on a good day IS achievable if, like me...
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    Brokers

    Cyprus-based broker? WHY? :shock:
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    The worst thing you or a friend has done in the markets.

    I was tentatively trading with a colleague from the US. We'd been friends for a while and he was trying to build a trading business. He had a nice set up with a decent AUM and I was watching him, issuing a few recommendations etc when we were both long Cable at the point when it collapsed a few...
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    Dollar Index

    Dollar Index dipped to the support provided by the November high and the ECB decision gave it the boost it needed to bounce. As of tonight despite the fact that a bullish rejection candle formed on the previous bar, creating a possible pin bar formation I'm expecting the resultant spike to...
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    Brokers

    Alpari UK are absolutely fine. Trade with confidence there. On the more institutional side I recommend Velocity Trade's London Office and CFH Markets, also based in London
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    Anybody trading modified 3 Ducks system

    I use this to refine my entries. Primarily I use the Daily, then 4H, then 1H but on occasion if I'm looking for something shorter-term the 5M under the same conditions works great. I also run it across several pairs, and to take the scanning work out of it I use an MT4 indicator which tells me...
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    Useful and used Acronyms to know

    Don't forget these too: OMG FFS You'll use them almost daily in forex trading :D
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    Where are you from ?

    Hi Guys I'm Anthony from the UK, been trading forex just short of 20 years, worked with institutions in UK, Australia, India, US, Ireland and Spain. Just launching an investment club where I'm the trader(!) - so no pressure there then! I trade mostly on the daily, which is what brought me...
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