Recent content by cjforex

This shows the primary weakness of time based bars. During periods of violent movement, moving averages become overweighted. Then during periods of little movement, the moving averages get skewed sideways, introducing artificial lag when the real move happens. This happens to all indicators...

Most people think they have good internet, and it rarely goes down, so it’s fine for trading. Well, the real truth can cost you. First there are two key components for trading: Latency This is the stuff High Frequency Traders talk about, and it’s critical for any trader. Basically it is...

Oh, one last thing. Cloud servers allow you to have them interact with each other in a programmatic way, whereas VPS servers don't. Other than that they are essentially the same. -cjforex-

I think a cloud server is a vps server. Each is a virtual instance that simulates your own server. I recently just did a test for a friend that wants to use Amazon EC2 cloud servers ($15 per month for t1.micro). The latency is lightning fast, and you can image the server once you have it set...

I forgot one thing, correlation. If you are trading a similar strategy on more than one pair, try to insure your pair choices are the least correlated, otherwise you are just doubling down, and doubling your risk inadvertently. Here is a good analysis. Select the timeframe you usually trade...

It's also a function of your liquidity needs. Some are more liquid than others. There is also a question of volatility when you trade. What is the average volatility and range during the times you sit in front of your computer. ie. EURUSD and GBPUSD are usually correlated (similar looking...

Gratz! -cjforex-

Most legit brokers have an institutional arm. The first question isn't your deposit size but your volume. You need somewhere close to a yard in volume before they will put you on an institutional feed. But then, you are trading with the real deal. All the rest is retail. Good luck with that...

I just did a test for a friend of Amazon's EC2 servers. They are sub 10 ms latency to NY bank and brokerage servers at $15 per month for Mt4 traders. You get your own windows to log into, install whatever you want. -cjforex-

What was the leverage and position size that made the 25k in relation to your account size? -cjforex-