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    super ultimate holy grail trading enlightenment thread - if you can comprehend

    WTF was that!!! wow.. You have to love the SFX for that time. Ok, I couldn't hear that with the sound on (at work), so I'm assuming I missed the point of posting this up here..
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    Shorting Euro if Greece defaults

    True, but I think that by now, the markets have had enough of Greece and paper is just waiting to come back in. If Greece defaults, markets will have a 'FINALLY.. THANK GOD, NOW WE CAN MOVE ON WITH OUR LIVES' moment and Euro might actually begin to rise
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    What made you choose your trading style

    @Successful_Trader.. I have a different opinion.. while spreads may give you a hedge, they can still blowout, leaving you with no option but to try and get out at the least-worst possible spread-price. With outrights and a SL, if you're wrong, you're out and no need to try and manage the...
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    Surviving your first month

    First month of FX 1) Open account, trade a couple of times and lose, stop trading and go out to celebrate your new account 2) Return, lose money on first trade of day, revenge-trade and wipe out 50% of account. Go out to drink and take your mind off things and 're-evaluate' 3) Return, make...
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    where is CNBC streaming?

    yeah, thinkorswim is pretty good!
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    arcade setup but from home

    As far as I know, some prop firms might offer you the remote trading option but you will have to prove yourself on their floor first.
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    How many days to go back looking for support and resistance?

    I use either a 5 or 10 minute chart and within a week, I begin to notice that some of the levels almost line up (like, +/- 3-5 ticks). That indicates to me that there is a decent support/resistance there and so I remove the excess lines and just place one (with a diff color). It's a simple...
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    Backing as a swing trader

    lol @Hotch Hey Chartsy, check out http://www.tradersnarrative.com/list-of-proprietary-trading-firms-735.html for prop firms. There might be a couple in there that are willing to offer backing to swing trading. Also, Forex can be pretty volatile itself, so you should be able to close your...
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