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Martingales; Good, Bad, or just Misunderstood.
Member Since Jun 28, 2011
444 posts
Apr 06, 2015 at 00:30
A martingale series is doubling the last try that failed. Martingales are mostly used as a recovery system when the first try goes wrong. When you don't close the trades until the combined total is positive that is price cost averaging. Averaging this way is more of a system. You are not recovering as nothing has yet been lost, so averaging is more system while just the martingale is just a type of recovery system.
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Member Since Feb 22, 2011
4573 posts
Apr 08, 2015 at 08:53
ForexAssistant posted:
A martingale series is doubling the last try that failed. Martingales are mostly used as a recovery system when the first try goes wrong. When you don't close the trades until the combined total is positive that is price cost averaging. Averaging this way is more of a system. You are not recovering as nothing has yet been lost, so averaging is more system while just the martingale is just a type of recovery system.
@ForexAssistant
Hi Bob,
it is not exactly dubling. You can triple the trade size or even multiple position by 1.1575. That's still martingale.
Basically martingale is money management when you increase you trade size when equity decrease.
The opposite approach is anti martingale.
Member Since Jun 28, 2011
444 posts
May 27, 2015 at 17:29
ichiban posted:
Dont use martingale in forex.
Why?
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forex_trader_29148
Member Since Feb 11, 2011
1768 posts
May 27, 2015 at 17:40
(edited May 27, 2015 at 17:41)
martingale is always wrong,after 8 year of trading this my conclusion,i tried all kinds
Member Since Dec 15, 2010
784 posts
May 27, 2015 at 18:37
(edited May 27, 2015 at 18:39)
Martingale is lots of fun.. it really is lots of fun, BUT. Its for short term use with very small lot sizes and a large account. Dont use them long term as they will blow the account. I use them and have used all kinds and gridders... Lots of fun and its addictive fun, but they will blow a account or make it so slow on recovery that your paying fees every night on the money plus the spread.
Use it for short term fun ( gambling) but never long term.
My current live chart is a martingale/ grid account trading both sizes with my own home built EA. Its for fun.
Use it for short term fun ( gambling) but never long term.
My current live chart is a martingale/ grid account trading both sizes with my own home built EA. Its for fun.
Click on my Name to see My Live Charts and Bio.
Member Since Jun 28, 2011
444 posts
May 27, 2015 at 20:23
(edited May 27, 2015 at 20:33)
I say the forex market is always bad. 85% of accounts end up losers? They can't all be martingales and from the comments from all knowing gurus, very few of them are martingales. In a field of destruction, how can you say one thing is bad, its all bad.
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Member Since Dec 15, 2010
784 posts
May 27, 2015 at 22:00
Im working on a negative correlation setup with EAs and Im using martigales to help me with the out of cycle swing that occurs several times a day. Its a type of negative correlation grid/martingle with a third type of software ( EA) that takes the profit on the balance. You can follow my chart for a few days as I live demo test it. Demo might last a few weeks. Im always tinking and renewing new charts. Im always pushing these to hard and they blow the demo accounts often.
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Member Since Jun 28, 2011
444 posts
May 28, 2015 at 10:15
ichiban posted:
Forex is very volitile And martingale is good only in ranging market.
Martingales don't choose the direction, only the size. The direction is still up to the trader. So if the market is trending up, you do a buy. Volatility has nothing to do with it either. Your statement is still unsubstantiated and its beginning to sound like you really don't know martingale systems very well. Maybe read a little more.
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May 28, 2015 at 10:33
ForexAssistant posted:ichiban posted:
Forex is very volitile And martingale is good only in ranging market.
Martingales don't choose the direction, only the size. The direction is still up to the trader. So if the market is trending up, you do a buy. Volatility has nothing to do with it either. Your statement is still unsubstantiated and its beginning to sound like you really don't know martingale systems very well. Maybe read a little more.
Base on what I read in previous post I refer to averaging down not martingale. Sorry for confusion. I learn the diff of averaging n martingale. Thank you.
Member Since Jan 17, 2014
7 posts
May 28, 2015 at 11:47
Hi
Just to share two of my martingale accounts here. Right now still on demo test.
http://www.myfxbook.com/members/japanfxtrader/eurgbp/1218648
http://www.myfxbook.com/members/japanfxtrader/eurjpy/1236631
Feel free to go through.
Happy Trading!
Just to share two of my martingale accounts here. Right now still on demo test.
http://www.myfxbook.com/members/japanfxtrader/eurgbp/1218648
http://www.myfxbook.com/members/japanfxtrader/eurjpy/1236631
Feel free to go through.
Happy Trading!
Member Since Jan 17, 2014
7 posts
May 28, 2015 at 11:48
ichiban posted:ForexAssistant posted:ichiban posted:
Dont use martingale in forex.
Why?
Forex is very volitile And martingale is good only in ranging market.
It is good if trading small lots, big account and in direction of trend.
Member Since Jun 04, 2015
29 posts
Jun 08, 2015 at 07:11
yes martingale is an option to recover, when a trade goes wrong:
-open martingale
-hedged martingale
-async hedged martingale
-open martingale
-hedged martingale
-async hedged martingale
Member Since Dec 15, 2010
784 posts
Jun 08, 2015 at 07:47
(edited Jun 08, 2015 at 07:51)
I'm using a martingale scalper and changed it to grid also. Your welcome to follow it until I reset it. My Home built EA, It a smart EA, but it can get into trouble, just hasn't yet. I m using a third EA for managing the wins and losses.
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Sep 15, 2015 at 20:14
Professor53 posted:
yep.. Im a martingale and grid trader..... I have a few demos running, but nothing real yet.
Tight tuned REAL grid with recovery:
https://www.myfxbook.com/members/crux/bl-1/1096711
signals:
https://www.mql5.com/ru/signals/82464
http://www.signalstart.com/analysis/good-profit-low-dd/1553
