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Melba swing
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Traders Hideout
June 14th, 2020, 03:38 AM
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Stuck in a short position. What to do?
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Melba swing
Hi Stuck, I'm no expert on the DAX but all equity...
Hi Stuck, I'm no expert on the DAX but all equity indexes have enjoyed a big rally with the DAX retracing more then 78% of the peak high to peak low during the corona outbreak. The last few days have...
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Traders Hideout
February 26th, 2020, 05:37 PM
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What are you best at as a trader?
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6,396
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Melba swing
I picked other too. I used to cut losers early...
I picked other too. I used to cut losers early but they would then turn around and become winners. I now have one rule that must be always adhered to and that is let your stop loss get hit to prove...
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Emini and Emicro Index
February 23rd, 2020, 09:02 PM
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93
Asian Session Traders (MJNK, N225M, HSI, HHI, MSI, MCH, KOSPI, SPI)
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29,340
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Melba swing
Hi amoeba, thanx for replying. Nice big drop on...
Hi amoeba, thanx for replying. Nice big drop on the SPI today and still going down I think. I was looking at IBAU200 CFD this morning and the chart looked out of wack in comparison to the CMC CFD...
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Emini and Emicro Index
February 20th, 2020, 12:33 AM
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Asian Session Traders (MJNK, N225M, HSI, HHI, MSI, MCH, KOSPI, SPI)
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29,340
Posted By
Melba swing
Hi there amoeba, do you trade the SPI ? I've been...
Hi there amoeba, do you trade the SPI ? I've been playing around with it for years on a cfd platform. I don't trust the bucket shop platforms enough to take it seriously though on top of my own inner...
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Psychology and Money Management
November 16th, 2017, 04:29 AM
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Self Sabotage - Help please
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Melba swing
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I think you've worked me out tpredictor, I have always acknowledged that i'm at conflict with myself when I trade. It happens at a...
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Psychology and Money Management
November 15th, 2017, 01:55 AM
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Self Sabotage - Help please
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7,685
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Melba swing
Hi tpredictor, Yes I hate losing is a...
Hi tpredictor,
Yes I hate losing is a problem. Regarding trades and stops well sometimes you can tell your wrong and your consequently stopped out, a lot of the times though you think it looks...
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Psychology and Money Management
November 15th, 2017, 01:25 AM
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Self Sabotage - Help please
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7,685
Posted By
Melba swing
Thanks Maat, Your correct I do have a lot of...
Thanks Maat,
Your correct I do have a lot of repressed anger inside. I guess since life stopped being easy, anger built up, the why me syndrome.
Your right if you can't handle the heat get out of...
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Psychology and Money Management
November 13th, 2017, 12:52 AM
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Self Sabotage - Help please
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7,685
Posted By
Melba swing
Yeah I don't mind watching my football or horse...
Yeah I don't mind watching my football or horse bet go up or down, it is entertainment like you describe, I want my moneys worth there. My behaviour is really ridiculous I know.
Speaking off stop...
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Psychology and Money Management
November 12th, 2017, 02:25 AM
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Self Sabotage - Help please
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7,685
Posted By
Melba swing
Hi Ron, Thanks for your detailed post....
Hi Ron,
Thanks for your detailed post. Fooled by randomness sounds like a title I relate to, I'll put that book on my research list. I understand what your saying, train my mind. Believe me I have...
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Psychology and Money Management
November 12th, 2017, 01:43 AM
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Self Sabotage - Help please
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7,685
Posted By
Melba swing
Hi, I relate to your points of view. I can't...
Hi, I relate to your points of view. I can't watch because of fear of involvement. I've watched for years and years, I still watch but I can't watch when I'm in the trade. Once engaged I have an...
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Psychology and Money Management
November 8th, 2017, 06:23 AM
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Self Sabotage - Help please
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7,685
Posted By
Melba swing
I can't automate because my trading is...
I can't automate because my trading is discretionary. I make my own market profile each session, then look at sentiment, the levels etc. All my trading has always been in real time, I've never back...
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Psychology and Money Management
November 8th, 2017, 05:40 AM
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Self Sabotage - Help please
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7,685
Posted By
Melba swing
Self Sabotage - Help please
Hi All, I've been a member on here for a while but rarely visit the forum or post anything. I've been trading for over 8 years, trading mainly forex and indices.
I'm a family man,married, ( wife...
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Platforms and Indicators
March 2nd, 2014, 04:12 AM
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Anybody else trading MT4 platforms.
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4,828
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Melba swing
Hi Neelszyl, Have you tried MT5 ? The extra...
Hi Neelszyl,
Have you tried MT5 ? The extra time frames, dragging and dropping orders are nice features over MT4, has similar speed but it seems to group orders together instead of keeping them...
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NinjaTrader
July 14th, 2013, 05:35 AM
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Can I use a Ninja demo account to trade with a live web-based account?
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7,964
Posted By
Melba swing
Agree with that 100%. The market loves to train...
Agree with that 100%. The market loves to train the uninitiated :boxing:
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Traders Hideout
July 11th, 2013, 10:54 PM
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method / indicator to spot tops and bottoms
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12,156
Posted By
Melba swing
I spent a lot of time on this kind of trading...
I spent a lot of time on this kind of trading method and my favourite indicator for predictive value is the fib extension. Particularly the 1.618 and 2.00 of any decent swing on any time frame.
...
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Brokers
July 9th, 2013, 08:23 AM
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12
Mirus-Zenfire not connecting today?
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3,945
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Melba swing
Thanks all for your replies problem is kind of...
Thanks all for your replies problem is kind of solved. I'm not back on yet but I just got this message from Mirus.
To say I'm not really happy right now is an understatement....
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Brokers
July 9th, 2013, 07:40 AM
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12
Mirus-Zenfire not connecting today?
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3,945
Posted By
Melba swing
Anyone have an idea why I can't connect ? I...
Anyone have an idea why I can't connect ?
I have sent a email to Mirus but I'm going to miss the US trading session which begins shortly. Any ideas as to what I can try to remedy the situation.
...
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Brokers
July 9th, 2013, 04:03 AM
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12
Mirus-Zenfire not connecting today?
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3,945
Posted By
Melba swing
Mirus-Zenfire not connecting today?
Hi not sure if this is correct place for this post but my Mirus-Zen fire- multicharts combo will not connect today at all in either real time mode or sim mode from either of my 2 computers.
I...
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Brokers
July 7th, 2013, 01:13 AM
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11
Have you dealt with any of these brokers? Looking to open an account
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4,686
Posted By
Melba swing
Hi, the round trip fee is $2.22. Liquidity is...
Hi, the round trip fee is $2.22. Liquidity is fine in the first few hours of US session which I'm trading. More info can be found on the CME website for volumes etc. Price per tick is $1.25 and the...
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Brokers
June 30th, 2013, 03:40 AM
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11
Have you dealt with any of these brokers? Looking to open an account
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4,686
Posted By
Melba swing
Hi, don't know about the ones you mention or the...
Hi, don't know about the ones you mention or the ES but you can begin with Mirus from that price and trade the M6E. I have just taken that road myself recently.
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Trading Journals
June 9th, 2013, 12:14 AM
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77
Beginners Trading Journal
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12,251
Posted By
Melba swing
Have you ever considered trading weekly charts ?...
Have you ever considered trading weekly charts ? That way you could spend all weekend scanning all markets possible and enter on Mondays, set and forget.
It seems you also favour break outs, that...
Forum:
Trading Journals
June 6th, 2013, 03:13 AM
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110
Poll:
Starting All Over - Finding My Trading Niche
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24,559
Posted By
Melba swing
Hi grahamg, Congrats on giving this a go....
Hi grahamg,
Congrats on giving this a go. I'm gearing myself for an assault on day trading futures soon. I'm new to the forum and your thread so I haven't read your full journal yet but I'm a...
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Traders Hideout
June 5th, 2013, 06:43 AM
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18
Webinar: Al Brooks on Anticipating The Next Trade
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11,664
Posted By
Melba swing
Awesome webinar. Al brooks style is what I'm...
Awesome webinar. Al brooks style is what I'm trying to emulate. He is the master of subjectivity. Great to learn from and see how the pros operate.:nod:
Forum:
Emini and Emicro Index
June 4th, 2013, 03:38 AM
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39
Alternatives to the US/Euro market times (such as the HSI)?
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11,496
Posted By
Melba swing
I hear you brother. That surely must be most...
I hear you brother.
That surely must be most traders poison down the road of ruin. Yeah I'm done with CFD's and broker driven forex too. In fact I pulled my money and am back in the world of demo...
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Emini and Emicro Index
June 2nd, 2013, 09:50 AM
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39
Alternatives to the US/Euro market times (such as the HSI)?
Views:
11,496
Posted By
Melba swing
Hey wagtail, If you like options then stick...
Hey wagtail,
If you like options then stick to them. There is a youtube clip of a mature age lady who made millions trading options. Nothing wrong with anything, just maybe hone in on the one you...
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