Recent content by Ed B

I don't know why you're so skeptical of Hilarymannah. After all, a 4 % daily return on a $ 5,000 account would only return $ 90,635,000 after one year. Apparently, there are quite a few people on this site who are capable of such returns. We have some claiming that a near 100 % win rate is...

Except for ZUPCON.

Keep smoking that pipe!!

Among others, Linda Bradford Raschke, one of the original Turtles said her win % is about 70 % and she makes about $450 on her winning trades and loses about $ 200 on her losing trades and she is one of the most successful traders in the US. Anyone who thinks he can consistently win anywhere...

I'll repeat, the most successful traders are in the 65 - 75 % range. If "Anyone can get virtually 100%" , we wouldn't have 90 % of traders losing their entire stake within the first six months of opening their account.

Top traders are in the 65 - 75 % win range. Anyone in the 80 % range is truly a superstar. But when you say that an 80 % win rate is almost necessary, it usually means that you're losing a lot more on your losing trades than you're winning on your winning trades. Successful trading requires a...

Before you start counting your money, focus on your win % and the ratio of pips won on winning trades vs pips lost on losing trades. If, for example, you trade one EUR standard lot 400 times per year and you make 40 pips on winners and lose 20 pips per loser and having a win ratio of 50 %...

The reason that a 4 % daily return is unrealistic is not because the opportunity is not there. On the platform I use to trade, I have access to 38 currency pairs, each of which has an average daily price range of at least 100 points. The EUR, for example, has an ADPR vs USD of about 140 points...

4 % Daily Return The reason that a 4 % daily return is unrealistic is not because the opportunity is not there. On the platform I use to trade, I have access to 38 currency pairs, each of which has an average daily price range of at least 100 points. The EUR, for example, has an ADPR vs USD of...