Cross ref:
http://anatrader07.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/popularity-of-forex-trading/
The Forex market is the biggest market in the world and is traded 24 hours a day, 6 days a week, and therefore one that is impossible to ignore.
The question is, is this the tail that’s wagging the dog?  Is the forex market, ie the euro, dictating the trend in American […]

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Our mentor is advised to rest his eyes due to a corneal scratch.  I am standing in as acting moderator today.
As those who have attended his courses will know, he places great importance on Expectancy Returns.
I have a post on this topic  of PE at my website which you are free to read:
Quote:
Today Scott is […]

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BarroMetrics Views: Trading FOCM Day
I received quite a few e-mails from the Forum-Twitter group that can best be summarised by the post below….
“Ray,
Thank you so much your regular daily update.
Question, the volume yesterday as rather less than normal would this throws out the possibility of more downside?”
The post above followed Tuesday’s Forum-Twitter post when I said:
“The […]

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BarroMetrics Views: The More Things Change….
The More Things Change…. the more they remain the same.
I recently purchased a two-volumes set, A Collection of 24 Stock Speculation Classics’ 1880 - 1938. I received the volumes only a few days ago and have only previewed the first six or so books. Still I could not help thinking […]

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BarroMetrics Views: Purpose in Trading
With trading, as with most things in life, many apparent contradictions and disagreements are resolved at the ‘purpose and assumptions levels’.  Our achievements happen when we:

define the purpose of an action (consciously or unconsciously),
plan the action (consciously or unconsciously),
review the results,
note the gap between the results we desire […]

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BarroMetrics Views: Stops and their Use III - Hedging
Today I’ll conclude this series.
Let me first say that this is my view and I don’t expect to change anyone’s mind. Let me also say that I believe ‘hedging’ to be one of the worst practices novices can adopt.
Let’s be clear about what I mean by ‘hedging’: […]

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BarroMetrics Views: Stops and their Use II
With the interest in the “Stops and their Use”, I thought I’d cover the topic a little more fully.
I believe hard stops (i.e. stops that are in the market) placed are necessary to guard against catastrophic loss. I place my stops at a point beyond which I am not […]

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BarroMetrics Views: Stops and their Use
The other day, I came across a blog that found that on a R:R of 1:1, a drop at or below 65% and the equity curve became unstable. He also found by adding stops the win rate would cause the win rate to drop and he also found that his […]

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Medici wrote in telling me he was having trouble understanding my video. Thanks Medici for dropping me a line.
My reply is below. You will note that I agreed to produce a video next week explaining the terms.
If there is anyone else having difficulties with the terms I use, send an e-mail to ramonbarros@tradingsuccess.com and I’ll […]

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BarroMetrics Views: Whatever It Takes (2)
A phrase in ‘Name of  Honour‘ (Richard North Patterson) caught my eye. The hero, Captain Paul Terry ( a member of JAG) is asked by the heroine, Meg McCarran: “Why do you think you are so successful”?
He replies: “Simple, I hate losing….Since the age of thirteen, no one has given […]

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