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  • NALEM
    Confirmed User
    • Nov 2010
    • 3163

    #16
    Originally posted by HandballJim
    Someone turned me on to Forex last week and said I would be better off trading FX then stocks since I am more of a technical trader then a fundamental trader, so I opened a demo account with FXCM...and started trading with 5 minute and 15 minute charts and made about 20 trades in 3 hours. Since it is all new to me I was down 2k and was able to recover to down $500. I really liked the idea of closing out the position before going to bed.

    I am going to open a live account soon, does anyone have any helpful advice? I did google some Forex info but it is a lot of data to take in and many of the results were from sponsored.

    If you have some good links please forward, thanks

    http://www.babypips.com/

    When ready, open a MIG account.
    "The time men spend in trying to impress others they could spend in doing the things by which others would be impressed."

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    • Alex69
      Confirmed User
      • Aug 2007
      • 328

      #17
      forex offered on net today is in 90% gambling, you dont really trade, they just bet against you and in 90% of the cases people loose.

      why its gamling - just google, too lazy to explain

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      • videoscribe
        Banned by fatfoo
        • Apr 2012
        • 362

        #18
        Be careful with trading volatile stocks. Don't go all in. You say you are worrying about $2,000 or $500. These are large sums of money. The Forex market is 24/7. You talk about a guy that makes 4-8k/month. That is hard to believe.
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        • NALEM
          Confirmed User
          • Nov 2010
          • 3163

          #19
          Originally posted by Alex69
          forex offered on net today is in 90% gambling, you dont really trade, they just bet against you and in 90% of the cases people loose.

          why its gamling - just google, too lazy to explain
          On our level, it is a complete gamble. Charting, looking for trends, using the various graphs ... can be better used as toilet paper these last few years.

          When I learned the brokers can intentionally move the market just enough to trigger some of their clients stop losses, I stopped setting mine. Ive been down the rabbit hole for thousands, having one currency lose value, so I would hedge my losses, by betting big on the new temporary currency trend. Ive gone to sleep after ninja style trading for 28 hours +, only to wake up 6,000 in the hole, twice.

          Will I ever go back to Forex? You bet! It may be the fastest way to lose money, but it is among the quickest as well. Just need to have the time to give it the proper attention it deserves.

          My own personal tip, dont trade/bet on the pending news. Its a wild ride for the first 45 minutes +. Let it settle a bit, before entering the game.
          "The time men spend in trying to impress others they could spend in doing the things by which others would be impressed."

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          • TampaToker
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            • May 2006
            • 5828

            #20
            I do Binary Options if you can spot 30 minute trends you will do well
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            • Mrwww
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              • Mar 2012
              • 374

              #21
              I do.

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              • OneHungLo
                So Fucking Banned
                • May 2001
                • 40906

                #22
                A good friend of mine has owned a forex trading firm for about the last 10 years and he's told me every single fucker loses. Period.

                So prepare to lose whatever you put up.

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                • SomeCreep
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                  • Mar 2003
                  • 26118

                  #23
                  Short the euro/dollar long term.

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                  • mafia_man
                    Confirmed User
                    • Jul 2005
                    • 1965

                    #24
                    Originally posted by SomeCreep
                    Short the euro/dollar long term.
                    I value all financial advice given on an online porn board
                    I'm out.

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                    • VenusBlogger
                      So Fucking Banned
                      • Nov 2011
                      • 1540

                      #25
                      Yes I trade FOREX.

                      GOLD, SILVER and some pairs like Aussie and EURO.

                      It takes some time to learn, know the secrets and make some money.

                      Started reading in year 2005.

                      Started trading demo in year 2006.

                      Started trading live in 2009, where I lost a few hundreds.

                      2010, I started doing some money, a few hundred.

                      2011, I did a few thousand dollars and this year I already did the same as 2011 and going to double it.

                      With good money management you can slowly start bulilding your account and when you have a 100K account it will be easier to make more money. If you follow the rules and a good system, It's not hard to do a 25% per year, so with a 100K account it will be 25K extra per year.

                      Problem is that newbies try to do 500% with a 5K account and they kill their account.

                      Bad money managment and under capitalization will kill your account. Stay away from robots or holy grails. They don't work.

                      Good luck, dude.
                      Last edited by VenusBlogger; 04-23-2012, 05:50 AM.

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