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- HedgeGuy replied Jul 13, 2020
Sounds like the Delta phenomenon as predicted by Wells Wilder. He was basically saying that the market uses mirrors of price versus time.
- HedgeGuy replied Mar 9, 2019
I would like to add my two cents to this thread. I have not been on forexfactory as a contributor for many years as I have been busy in my main occupation as a developer of trading strategies for some of my former employees hedge funds. Together ...
- HedgeGuy replied Oct 18, 2017
Oanda keeps your money as long as possible TradeStation transferred my forex account to them about 18 months ago. Never had a trade. Last week I asked for my money back. They requested copy of blank check and drivers license which I promptly ...
- HedgeGuy replied Oct 29, 2015
I write code for HFT and believe me it has value. Last year, just one of the coded strategies made $300,000,000. No value? Just look at the lengths Goldman made to protect just one part of their HFT strategy. My mid-frequency stuff is generating ...
- HedgeGuy replied Oct 29, 2015
Got onto this thread late in the game. I do not understand the previous comment on not wanting to buy a protected indicator or strategy but understanding on why intellectual property should have some value. I write indicators and strategies, both ...
- HedgeGuy commented Aug 7, 2015
Haven't been here in a while. Noticed last night that the expected number was 224. Pundits said that if number was 154, sell USD. 294, buy USD. Number came at 215, a slight bias to sell. But...the USD went up across the board. Is there something I ...
- HedgeGuy replied May 18, 2014
Lovely thread. Would like to know what the color1(Blue) represents. Seems to be an important component,
- HedgeGuy commented Oct 10, 2013
What you are all missing is that Speaker Boehner and President Obama have been down this road before. According to the Woodward book, they had an understanding about spending limits and Boehner was convinced they had a firm deal. President Obama ...
- HedgeGuy replied Jul 8, 2013
I have been using 3 minute time frames for about 5 years. I do NOT use MT4 but use Tradestation platform. If you deposit $2000 you get the basic FX platform with all the bells and whistles that are part of Tradestation. You can use any timeframe you ...
- HedgeGuy replied Jun 24, 2013
Indianguy Re:Bloomberg You can set up a Bloomberg Traveler with your user name etc. Can only use one terminal at a time. Make sure you get the cheet sheet for your laptop so you can use the F keys in the right way.
- HedgeGuy replied May 12, 2013
The ADR is a great indicator to determine volatility. I think that what you are asking is does a change in ADR portent a change in trend? There are many answers to that question, and the main answer is that a change in ADR indicates either increased ...
- HedgeGuy replied Dec 13, 2012
You are right about the so called sessions. There is no opening bell so order flow that accumulates during the off hours are executd when the traders come into the office. Don't be under the false impression that the large money center dealers are ...
- HedgeGuy replied Oct 27, 2012
Friends — KarmaD Thanks for the great poem. I had the pleasure of being an active convertible security trader on Wall Street for over 30 years. From time to time one of our community gets the old group together for an evening of good food and ...
- HedgeGuy replied Jun 24, 2012
How much? — I agree with Custos. The main problem with MT4 and the spot FX market in general is that systems/strategies are 'picked off' very quickly. I notice that your strategy is an end of day signal generated by some kind of look back that ...
- HedgeGuy replied Apr 20, 2012
ECN's — What we really need are pure ECN for smaller trader, that is, under $10,000 on hand. Does anyone out there in FX land know of any? The one I am using now still has 1.5-2 pip spread AND charges commissions.
- HedgeGuy replied Apr 19, 2012
Exits — A while ago( April 11, post 10898) I noticed that a good exit would be that any 3 colors should be opposite. Someone commented that they would prefer all 4. I have come to the conclussion that he or she was correct. Too many repaints ...
- HedgeGuy replied Apr 16, 2012
Profit April 16 — I am not sure about the EA you are talking about, but the simple London Breakout strategy should have you in a nice profit today. The problem in EA's is that they don't always work. A manual trade would have you in profit at ...
- HedgeGuy replied Apr 16, 2012
Stops — The Average True Range on 5 minute is approx 7 pips versus about 15-20 on the 1 hour. If you are trading the 5 minute, probably the 1 hour ATR as minimum stop would be prudent. Maybe a profit target of 2 ATR's would be a starting ...
- HedgeGuy replied Apr 11, 2012
Using Syphonie for exits — This is the best strategy/system that I have seen in many moons. I have another strategy/system for entries that give me excellent signals. I have tested the new matrix that is now available for symphonie and have ...
- HedgeGuy replied Jan 14, 2012
Trendline — Hugh, I have been trading for over 40 years and have been looking at Forex for the past few. Many years ago I used the FX market to hedge out some currency risk in my Japanese Warrant trading. See my story at ...