well at least the long term trend has reasserted itself in the spreads (here comes the real money). rule #1. the trend is your friend! when...
quick question - roll over for z4 starts monday right? - week b4 expiry (13th)
lol - yeah! like right now!!! nothin goin down for me at the mo - my usual markets - fx futures r going sideways, index not open yet (i trade...
as jpm and morgan stanley are primarily brokers, is it posible to tell if the trades are going on their book or for a customer based upon the tt...
yep this is true. as i am spreading though, i obviously get reduced margins and so can afford bigger size than if i were trading outrights -...
yep - thats the 'technical correction' (ok im sure there are valid reasons for its current state - but i just tend to trade price cos i am no...
neat thread andy - keep it up. fwiw i think this is the big issue of trading. theres tons of good advise out there but some of it will always...
obviously my objectivity leaves a lot to be desired!!! :eek: ive been looking at the spreads again this weekend to see if there are any...
lol - ive been looking at cot reports recently - ok its all a week late, but i still cant see any significant positions by commercials or non....
hope this doesnt diverge the conversation too much but i am thinking that most on this thread are uk based rather than us based? am i right?...
well next time u see a fat profit on a 100 lot i hope u take 30-50 lots off to bank some profit. if u r right - u win more. if u r wrong then at...
good question. maybe the 60 min time frames but not really less imo. to bee honest ive never tried though - pull up some charts and see what u...
cheers - Ill take that on board. to date my strategy has been very simple: (note - this is when Im not trading anomalies as posted above)...
cheers dunleggin. i'll take a look at that one. ive recently been playing round (losing) with trying to trade an abnormality in the ed...
this is v true (both above posts) 2 early for me to take a postion yet - but if we close around where we currently are, then it looks like the...
i position trade the ge cal spreads and its been tough the last week or so. im staying out until the trend gives solid direction again as for...
i was going to jump in with a childish remark. but then i realized, not only is it unproductive, but i am infact supposed to be a busy...
surely a stop should be placed according to market volatility and time horizon? actually - forget that question mark as it isnt a question is...
in my experience, i think these errors are made because (as you sau) you dont wanna miss the move. this could either be greed based or fear...
sorry - dont mean that in a perverse way - just thanks!! i have found that making a mistake (different from a misjudgement) p!sses me off....
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