Very nice equity curve over the last 4 years !
The difficulty with these shorter time frames is to overcome commissions and slippage. You need a super fast platform, computer, probably a VPS...
Have a look at this thread and how Acrary demonstrates that Expectancy doesn't improve consistency:...
I would use dummy variables: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dummy_variable_(statistics)
You should be able to compare your entry and exit points between IB and Kinetick for the last year. I guess you have taken into account...
Perry Kaufman's book is a solid start:...
There you go: http://www.bringmovies.com/videos/1727/krach.html Disclaimer: this is NOT a good movie :D
Leverage is a factor: - With an account value of 100k a FX Retail trader can scalp 5-10 millions and profit from the intraday market...
Hi Cornix, Are you still only trading EUR/USD ? same setups ? Do you have a target in terms of profit ? Good luck with your new challenge !
Hi Frank, To have fun is important, you must enjoy the game to succeed ! Here are my comments for today's session: 1st trade: you were...
Hedge funds trade CDS but their risk (the counterparty risk) is very closely monitored by banks and prime brokers as can be the health of a...
You don't need to know Stochastics Calculus to trade vanillas CDS as you don't need to know Brownian Motion to trade options. However, the...
It can help to identify the reasons why you're revenge trading: - are you focused on your PnL ? => be focused on trading well your setup...
Dear Frank, Though it is always easier to comment at the end of the day, I hope the comments I have attached will help you. Overall, I have...
Very true Tommo. On the other side, you also have to consider 2 things: - what is the percentage of people that are really serious ? If do...
What are you talking about :confused: Shouldn't have wasted my time to reply to you initially... Good luck with your trading.
How reliable is your statistics ? I'll give you some hope: - it is much better if you trade FX...
I'm looking at EUR/USD spot, maybe you look at 6E and we'll have different charts for sure ! It's been a while since interest rates haven't...
They only pay for limit orders which I barely use.
That spread is money I'm willing to pay my broker for his hard work :D There's one broker who is willing to work for free, still no feedback...
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