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    Fundamental or technical analysis?

    FA or TA ? FA is good but avoid the Potholes if you are walking or driving i.e. on the slow track or the Air-pockets if you have taken the faster way to reach your Goal ! The Potholes or Air-Pockets are created by News and Rumours. If you want to "arrive safely", you can't afford to be in a...
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    MetaTrader 4 (MT4) 'How do I ...' / Q & A Thread

    Thanks Tim, for your help. Will try to get to grips with it and come back to you, if need. Thanks again, Vilas.
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    MetaTrader 4 (MT4) 'How do I ...' / Q & A Thread

    My Problem ! I wonder why but these days when I download MT4, it does not include the MQxx Folder in which the outside studies could be downloaded and then apply them to the active window. The OS is Win 8 and it gives a silly feedback ! Could someone give me some clues as how to dnload...
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    FAQ Do I Have to Accept some Big Losses in the Beginning?

    Big Losses are not "born" ! They grow under your eye and care - unless you have retired to the Beer Counter after placing your Trade. So, if you see your loss growing bigger, stop thinking of yourself as the Infallible Phenomena, and go over the reasons why you placed your trade in the first...
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    Best Thread FXCM Discussion

    Re: How to Transfer Indicators to Another Chart Thanks Jason for this most timely set of posts which have answered th questions in my mind ! I had wanted to know if charts could be saved in Marketscope ! Info about how to create templates and apply them to different charts has been a additional...
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    FAQ How Can I Distinguish Between Scams and Reputable Vendors?

    If this was easy, there would be no Madoffs ! Even the Priests were recommending him not because they were part of it but because M had first "seduced" them into believing him ! But a first step should be to ask for details of finances and backgrounds of Management personnel. It is more about...
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    Moving Averages

    Two MAs give you simple cross-over system. 3 MAs refine it. For an Oscillator you may use MACD. Slow Stochastics is good for ranging markets but Trending markets present a problem so avoid using them when there is strong trend present. How to know when market is Trending ? A rising ADX will...
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    Renko Charts System

    For those who are looking for steady source of income, Renko offers a defined risk trading method that can really make a positive contribution to bottom line. These days when the markets are so volatile that profits regularly disappear in sudden downturns, following Renko can keep your risk at a...
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    Trades going against you: what do you do?

    No need to despair. This experience should bolster your confidence in your system which is the Arsenal you have at your command in this battle for Investment survival ! Obviously your emotion took over and this has more to do with your bank-roll than with your trading acumen: it is a bit natual...
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    Gold

    SURE ! Higher - sooner or later because Paper-currency gets sodden after any shower but Gold needs Aqua-Regia ......... So, heigh ho the Holly, This life is most Jolly !
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    Revenge Trading

    More or less the right solution. But primarily the concept "RT" springs from the psycho-books one reads. It is not Revenge Trading, it can only be termed Suicide Trading : the market does not know you bought or sold - silent like the Sphinx. To not get over-frustrated, one should think twice...
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    The Real Reason Most Traders Lose- The Real Odds of Winning at Trading:

    Real reason why people lose is their wishful thinking. If you know what you are doing and have the discipline to follow your ideas, you have a good chance of coming out ahead provided of course you started off with a reasonable "backpack" of knowledge. This knowledge is not hard to come by...
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    Gold

    The level Gold has reached is due to declining Currencies and fear of inflation and Retail investors are not aware of alternate investements such as Palladium. Everyone is familiar with Gold and it has long been a Retail investor's best friend in inflationary times. But it is reaching dangerous...
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    Paul Tudor Jones video

    WTF is this - you want us to play Balls while watching nudorama ?
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    How long do you take to double your account?

    Re: How long do you take to lose half your account? Well, you are right - I do trade larger. At one time. I too made 50% per month for 2 consecutive months but then had to sleep it off for 2 weeks...broken body (not head) ! But Man, may be I would like to learn your system just so as to be...
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