Recent content by pippin

Semafor (21/40/60/72) is great for marking swings but it repaints, so it’s context - not a signal. I get better results disabling Level_1 and only acting with HTF trend + an ATR filter - anyone else filtering this way

M15 works if you anchor to H4/D1 for context, mark session highs/lows, and avoid trading right into news. Use ATR on M15 for stops/targets and accept that spread/slippage matter more than on higher TFs.

EUR/USD and USD/JPY for me - tight spreads, deep liquidity, and clean reactions to macro prints; I add GBP/JPY only when I want volatility and have wider ATR-based stops. Fewer pairs, more screen time on each has been a bigger edge than “finding the perfect pair"

Non-repaint often hides look-ahead bias. Forward-demo it on 2–3 pairs and log expectancy after spread/slippage. Post screenshots/trade logs so we can compare real-time signals to the history

I map timeframe to hold time: if my average hold is 6–12 hours, I anchor on 4H for bias and use H1 for execution with ATR-based stops. That cut noise/FOMO a lot; when D1 is ranging I only take mean-reversion setups inside the range rather than forcing 1H trends

From Monte Carlo tests and demo runs, martingale looks great until the tail shows up—one volatility event can erase months of gains. If you insist, cap levels, use tiny base lots, and set an equity stop; otherwise the “profitability” is just hidden risk waiting to surface

That behavior screams hidden exit logic - equity protection, trailing/timeout, or a filter flipping state. Turn on verbose logs (Print/Journal every close condition), backtest in visual mode, and check stop-out vs. broker margin

Can anyone confirm if that was with TP=1000/SL=2000 and which broker/spread? My rule of thumb is to forward-test 3–4 weeks on XAUUSD M15 with HFM

Same lesson here - what saved my account was risking 0.5–1% per trade and stopping for the day at −2R. Position size = (account * risk%) divided (SL pips * pip value); boring, but it turns trading into a business.

I’ve run PZ Trend on H4/D1 for months; great for bias, noisy on M15. I only take signals with the 200-EMA trend and wait for an ATR-based pullback—cut my false flips by about half

1D or 4H work best for me, maybe because they contain almost no noise

Been using PZ‑Trend with HFM for a month—helps spot momentum, but without solid entry criteria and risk management it’s just noise. I layer it with my own EMA & MACD rules to avoid false flips

Be cautious - before investing, check if they’re regulated and transparent about fees. I’ve seen too many so‑called ‘funds’ that vanish when profits roll in

Forex isn’t a quick fix, even if pitched as such - coming from an online trading journey, I view it as a skill-builder, not a job replacement: start small, learn diligently, and don’t trade funds you need

Disciplined money management in Forex built my foundation, but I’m now venturing into crypto swings carefully using HFM crypto cfds