PS: I just looked at your ZIP file image - you are on Daily Charts mate... you gotta break it down to hourly to see the action -
I am telling you, over the past 10 months, I have scrolled back 19 years in time, on ONE HOUR charts, and only found 2 or 3 instances of 200-400 pip "spikes" without it ever retracing (like on the 1st and 28th) - Now, scrolling back in time takes days not minutes - and it is VERY possible that I missed one - But the bottom line is - IF they had traded 5000:1 - as you can see, it peaked, and they'd been out with profit - no prob, and even the 1st, was a smaller rise - and they'd survived (your tester) - They were underfunded (as was I - I think it was a 500 cash account - and it blew me up) -
Secondly - I said in my first response to you "Forgive me, I am going from memory here" and that I'd have to "scroll back in time" to get the exact dates... and amounts - so show me a little grace here, eh? I'm trying to help here - and my past 5 months of trading are 100% public - so you can see those - the good, bad, and ugly -
COMBINED, May 28th and June 1st totaled 500+ pips in gain - so - I was technically correct - Forgive me for not remembering the exact sequence from 7-8 months ago - I do remember being BLOWN UP!!! - and I also have said, this is not perfect AND that I've been "learning as I go" - I've had 2 "close calls" since then (45% per FXBook) DD - which is more than I care for.... but it did not toast me - and I have reduced my lots since those scares... It's just money/lot management 101 vs. greed! |