Only amateurs care about the percentage of winning trades The most important metric is the average profit per trade (win or lose), you should know that by now.
Drownpruf, please go find a head and shoulders formation somewhere or something. Or post a live trade or two and show us how great you are.
Well it is extremely foolish not to test your system first, and naively assume you can consistently outsmart the market (and beat the spread/commissions) with some kind of magical sixth sense, don't you think?
The magical sixth sense is key! Do you (still) think people naively believe you are, or ever were consistently *profitable with your 15m interval FX day trade gambles?
What people believe or do not believe has absolutely zero impact on my trading and is the least of my worries. Now if you want to post live Forex calls you are more than welcome, otherwise I strongly suggest you find another thread to pollute. And the same goes for Drownpruf.
I understand what you are saying but my strategy is based on pure price action, on the here and now. So if the market is volatile it will automatically adjust to that new market condition and react accordingly. By the way, watch the NZD too (Australian dollar little cousin), as they usually move the same way.