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[wrmeeker]

Intro

I have been trading stocks and stock options part-time for many years and recently retired from my day job to trade full-time. I recently got into FX trading and enjoy it a lot. Planning on trading commodities as well as soon as new account is funded.

Hope to get to know some people and learn a few things on here!

Bill

 

[babaanthony]

Hello all
does anyone use candle to predict the trend of gbp/usd and any prediction for monday opening

 

[yiehom]

Hello all
does anyone use candle to predict the trend of gbp/usd and any prediction for monday opening

Probably bearish, says my little finger...

 

[Aeroseal]

Hi all. I decided to your your community and learn a thing or two about the forex world.

 

[fayalac]

Hello

I´m glad you decided to join us, good luck!, if theres anything i can do help you can contact me.

Francisco

I have been trading stocks and stock options part-time for many years and recently retired from my day job to trade full-time. I recently got into FX trading and enjoy it a lot. Planning on trading commodities as well as soon as new account is funded.

Hope to get to know some people and learn a few things on here!

Bill

 

[fayalac]

Ok

After all youre rigth about moving averages but as you said it all depends on the time frame, i normally use stochastic and EMA with very good results, i normally do daytrade, no i do scalping, and those indicators are exellent, the problem i have with candlestiks is that i get the shot once the move has hapenned

Emmmanuel, you should learn candlesticks and stochastics, these are leading indicators
moving averages are lagging, meanining they tell you whats happened after the move
has been done, bad for short term moves, but ok for long term trends where you can get in late and still have a lot of gain.

If i can learn these indicators in a few weeks a chemistry graduate should pick it up fairly quickly, but then trading is about emotion/pschology as well as brains.

 

[manojmsa]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Manoj Shah and having a first go at this forum, learning to trade in forex and hope all goes all. I am from Mombasa, Kenya and it is a beautiful country to visit.

 

[cosmix6]

Hi new to trading wanted to see what your forum was about.

 

[nine]

Welcome everyone.

The most important thing to remember is don't trade until you have a plan for entry, exit, taking a loss and money management. Otherwise you're just gambling - and gamblers always give it back to the Casino in the end.

 

[westernforce]

So True Nine

Trading without a plan = trading without a clue = gambling

True, we are gambling, but with a plan and that equals sensible trading

 

[shadowninja]

I'd say with a plan and a proven method, we have an edge, ergo we are not gambling.

 

[nkruger]

I'd say with a plan and a proven method, we have an edge, ergo we are not gambling.

Totally agree.

Imagine this.

You have slight Dick Emery/Larry Grayson tendencies, and you want to open a flower shop. You find the premises in a town that has not many florists, you put together a business plan, your bank manager likes it, you borrow a shed load of money, scare the sh1t out of your wife, kit your shop out and open for business.

Now ~ are you gambling or are you simply opening up a business with the hope it will one day succeed ?

Just my slant on things...

 

[rathcoole_exile]

Totally agree.

Imagine this.

You have slight Dick Emery/Larry Grayson tendencies, and you want to open a flower shop. You find the premises in a town that has not many florists, you put together a business plan, your bank manager likes it, you borrow a shed load of money, scare the sh1t out of your wife, kit your shop out and open for business.

Now ~ are you gambling or are you simply opening up a business with the hope it will one day succeed ?

Just my slant on things...

your slant or you're bent ?

 

[grantx]

Nick,

"slight Dick Emery/Larry Grayson tendencies". You mean dead? I think your bank would charge a higher rate.

Grant.

 

[grantx]

RC,

"slant", "bent" - both are inclinations (and implications).

Grant.

 

[nkruger]

That's woken you all up

Afternoon Chaps....

 

[marcopolomalta]

My name is mark. Did paper trading up to a couple of years back (whilst living in malta) and was ok at it. dont have the capital to do it for real but i did enjoy it. I would like to start spread betting or something soon though. winters are toooo long here.

 

[Kephaleon]

Hello

Putting my first post at T2W to say Hello to the community and see you folks around.

 

[Ned Kelly]

Hi all!

I'm an Aussie index and commodities trader with about ten years experience. I now have a growing interest in currencies and was pointed in the direction of this site by a fellow Aussie veteran trader. Hope to "see" you on the boards.

 

[badangmalaya]

Hello, Salam bahagia. This my first post in this thread.