What are the best days to trade FOREX (EUR/USD)?

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Hi... I was trading the EUR/USD today and I found it very choppy / non-directional. I lost all my profits from the past two days - being a newbie I suppose it is really a badge of honor.

Is the EUR/USD good to avoid on Thu/Fri?? Why is it so choppy on friday... also is the EUR/USD a good currency for a newbie to trade.
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Re: What are the best days to trade FOREX (EUR/USD)?

Erm... I wouldn't say there is a good or bad day. Are you scalping?
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when i traded forex i consistently lost money on a monday without fail..so started taking long weekends!
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Re: What are the best days to trade FOREX (EUR/USD)?

Yesterday after Mervyn King, governor of Bank of England, warned that the UK economy had fallen into recession <dollar and yen surged>
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Trade GBPJPY or USDNOK... much better
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Trade GBPJPY or USDNOK... much better
do you trade USDNOK?
if so how many ticks is the spread?
Are you using a fix spread or you do it dynamic?
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Hi... I was trading the EUR/USD today and I found it very choppy / non-directional. I lost all my profits from the past two days - being a newbie I suppose it is really a badge of honor.

Is the EUR/USD good to avoid on Thu/Fri?? Why is it so choppy on friday... also is the EUR/USD a good currency for a newbie to trade.
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so started taking long weekends!
and never went back.....
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