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Hi, click on the 'info' icon top right, looks like IG have reached their risk tolerance, 'closing only'.

The chart is there ok, Boeing announced this morning it was having to temp shut down production, first time for 2 decades.

Big gap up this morning and price continuing straight up though don't know why. see chart below.

Hi, try these;

It has the telephone icon next to the name on the chart so need to call the dealing desk to trade.

you're right it is good enough to help develop a workable system. So count 20 trades and note the score, is it positive or negative, do I need to make major changes or maybe some small adjustments. Keep comparing every 20 trades to refine your system, keep note of what has been tried, what worked and what didn't. Don't be tempted to abandon a test before the 20 trades are up, you may have just hit an unlucky run, you need the average over a reasonable sample size to know.

Buy the Bulls @BuyTheBulls If you’re the buy and hold type this low maintenance enhancement will make your life a hell of a lot more comfortable. Especially if you need funds in the middle off a GFC meltdown. "In summary, a low frequency strategy with minimal workload that provides a slightly better return than buy and hold, yet without the significant downside that a buy and hold investor needs to contend with." https://www.thechartist.com.au/the-10-month-timing-model/

Dow and Dax looking to follow the S&P and put recent resistance behind them and continue up the chart. Big break by Ftse yesterday while China approaches it's own near term resistance. Ryan Detrick, CMT @RyanDetrick 3d Want to make a bear angry? Point out the NYSE has gone nowhere for nearly two years, but finally made new highs yesterday. Future returns when it goes at least a year without new all-time highs? Since 1980, higher 6 months later 7 of 8 and higher 12 months later every time.

Overnight Indices up, Bonds, Oil and Gold up, USD and Crypto down. UK employment data at 9:30am, US Building data at 1:30pm, BoE Carney speaks at 7:15pm (BoE rate decision this Thursday).

Hi, which platform are you using, spread bet, cfd, share dealing, prorealtime, or mt4?

"Huge breakouts last week across the globe. Pretty much all of the major US and country index ETFs are in solid uptrends at or near 52-week highs." bespokepremium.com

Just what you wanted for Xmas, the Central Bank rate decision calendar for 2020.

hmm, the post is nearly 4 years old which bodes ill for the OP but hey, good to see I was offering great advice even way back then.

Hi, you will need to download the IG mt4 app pack which includes the Alarm Manager;

the snag with your thesis is that he was a demonstrably successful trader before he started writing any books but money makes money don't you find? If you're successful at making money people will fall over themselves to hurl more at you, the least you can do is to write a book or 2 to justify some of it. What you should have learnt instead of the blah blah blah above; 1/ stick to the rules of your verified system. 2/ market cycles change, if your system stops working stop using it. 3/ know the market, limit loses and keep score, it's amazing how many wannabe traders don't do this (and therefore always remain wannabe). 4/ losses are an automatic function of probability, get used to it but control it.

Ger PMIs manu down a touch, services at est, composite 49.4;

Dow pushing higher on the London open, Dax trying to follow, Ger PMIs in 2 minutes. H1 charts;

S&P moving back up to the highs this morning, Dow and Dax in a similar position. Ftse within reach of key resistance and China up on some unexpectedly good indy production data early this morning.

Overnight Indices are up, Bonds and Oil down, Gold up, USD and Crypto down. Flash (first report) PMIs today. France 8:15am, Ger 8:30am, EU 9am, UK at 9:30am and US at 2:45pm.

I think that was in reference to the different strategies as in a mean reversion system with smaller targets needs more trades than a trend following system that is longer term.

I just notice Nick Radge is also on number 178, I've not listened to this one but could be useful for anyone looking to build a new system. 178: The Blueprint: Create a simple trend following system w/ Nick Radge https://chatwithtraders.com/ep-178-nick-radge/

But some might say that you can't make the perfect platform because there will always be compromise. Platforms then are aligned in to 2 groups, the emphasis being on either dealing or charting. The IG web based platform is designed for dealing first and foremost while the ProRealTime and MT4 platforms are chiefly designed for charting. Having used them all I think IG should consider taking up MT5 to incorporate stock trading and drop PRT altogether.