FOREX Newbie Question

Discussion in 'Forex' started by bluesky, Jan 25, 2004.

  1. chaos

    chaos

    I cut out before it ended as well, so I didn't catch the price.
     
    #11     Jan 26, 2004
  2. May be the guy meant to say 30 PiPs "move" per week,
    where he skipp the word "move".
     
    #12     Jan 26, 2004
  3. chaos

    chaos

    No, he did say 30 pips per week. That's the average result he says his students make, after figuring in their losing weeks. One thing I will say about him: I can't fault him for overpromising.

    Regards,

    chaos
     
    #13     Jan 26, 2004
  4. Do you guys know what 30 pips means? For example a move in $/Eur from 1.2590 to 1.2560 or $/Yen from 106.20 to 105.90 is considered a '30 pip move'. Not much at all. It's roughly equivalent to about a 25c move in a $20 stock for example.
     
    #14     Jan 26, 2004
  5. Hello All.

    There are innumerable trading systems available in/for charting programs such as MetaStock, TradeStation, eSignal, Ensign and AmiBroker; see attached charts for 1 example.

    Intraday trading I would use an Account to Trading Margin ratio of 1.5:1; monitored Day-to-Days trading a 3/4:1 ratio.

    Full lot per pip = $10 x 3 lots = $30 x 100 pips = $3000, using $3300 margin. Wallace.
     
    #15     Jan 26, 2004
  6. 60 min chart attached. Wallace.
     
    #16     Jan 26, 2004
  7. traderob

    traderob

    Having been suckered by a few courses I would suggest that you ask for his broker records for the last 5years. Has he made a million himself?
     
    #17     Jan 26, 2004
  8. $3000 on a 100K account is 300 pips not 3000. Actually the way you describe it it's 100 pips on 3 contracts. So you would have to trade 100K lots and an average of 3 contracts.

    The FX industry is the new scam on the block in case you haven't noticed. It's sickening to read that some "educators" try to entice people to trade Fx for a living. In Futures Mag there is some columnist who recently claimed that it's a good career alternative for people victim of downsizing in the manfufacturing industry LOL!! The CFTC should take care of him IMO. First to trade FX exclusively for a living you would have to trade the fut . you can't daytrade the spot with 5 pips spread.

    I don't believe anyone who says you can make a living in retail spot FX .
     
    #18     Jan 26, 2004
  9. msfe

    msfe

    #19     Jan 26, 2004
  10. bluesky

    bluesky

    Thanks all for the helpful information and comments. These info. save me some cold cash by not sigining up a course that I am not ready for.

    Good luck on your trades.

    Bluesky
     
    #20     Jan 26, 2004