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2018-10-02T15:23:00.003+08:00

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Homemade Marshmallow Recipes

2016-12-18T16:28:00.000+08:00

Hello to all 💕marshmallow💖 lover,

Most of the kids like to eat candy's.....emmmm...yummm...yummm💓😏😃. There are many shape of marshmallow on sale in your groceries store. But i'm kinda like to make it myself cause it will not cost much and also can enjoy to make it with your kids. This will help you growth your relationship with your ids even more. Use the free space time to enjoy doing some stuff with your family.

The marshmallow is not hard to make.Lets we see the ingredient first. You need:-

A baking tray (any size you want)
cutter (any shape you like or cake pop roller)

Now the ingredient:-

3 Tbsp Gelatin
1/3 cup cold water
3 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cup water
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup cornstarch/corn flour
1/3 cup powdered sugar

Let's we get start on making it.🎇🎆

Sock the gelatin into cold water and set aside for 10 mins.
Use saucepan, pour in the sugar and water and stir until sugar dissolve in low heat.
Add the gelatin after the sugar dissolve and raise the heat to bring it to boil.
Boil steadily for 15 mins without stirring.
Remove from heat and allow to cool until lukewarm.
Pour in into bowl or mixer and add the vanilla extract and beat the mixture until thick and white.
Now, use non stick cooking spray and spray your pan or tray and pour in the mixture to let it set.
After the mixture had been fully cool down, cut it into any shape you want and dust it with a mixture of cornstarch and icing sugar.

If you want some flavour in it, you can add 1/2 tsp peppermint extract or you can add some food coloring to make it more colorful. Or you even also can dipping it with some chocolate or put in your hot chocolate. Anyway you like to decorate with it. Send some as a gift for your friends or neighbours also is a great idea. 💗💋😍

Hope you all enjoy !!!

Super Easy Brownies Recipes

2016-12-16T21:37:00.000+08:00

Hello dessert lover, here I would like to show you how to make the easy brownies for your breakfast, your kids or even for your party at all. For those who don't have a mould to make brownies, this is the best solution for you to make it. You do not need to buy any mould for this. Only you need is a MUG.

The ingredient also is very easy to find in store or mart. You only need 1/4 cup of flour, 1/4 cup of sugar, 2tbsp of olive oil or you can use vege oils or even butter, 2tbsp of cocoa powder, 3tbsp of water and a pinch of salt. That's all the ingredients you need.

Now, put all the dry ingredients into your mug. Next put the liquid ingredients and mix it until consistent. Then, put your mug into the microwave to cook about 1 min 40 sec. After the brownies had been cook, be sure you wearing a hand glove to take the mug out. Let the mug cool down and your brownies can be serve as well.

Finally you can add some topping on it. You can put ice-cream or some mix fruit, cocoa powder or icing sugar or you can put some jam for topping. For kids, they like candy very much. Put some candy or gummy bear with whipped cream will be delightful.

I hope you all enjoy your dessert and happy cooking!

Crochet Symbols N Abbreviation

2013-03-27T10:45:00.002+08:00

How to crochet the Single Crochet

2013-03-16T18:25:00.002+08:00

This crochet 101 beginner video tutorial will help you learn how to crochet a single crochet. The single crochet is an essential technique to all types of crochet stitches. The basic mechanics behind this stitch at added to to create many different stitches in crochet.

How to crochet the Double Crochet

2013-03-16T18:16:00.003+08:00

This crochet 101 beginner video tutorial will help you learn how to crochet a double crochet. Like the single crochet, the double crochet is an essential technique to all many crochet stitches. It is thone of the most common stitches performed.

How to crochet the Crossed Double Crochet

2013-03-16T18:04:00.001+08:00

This video knitting tutorial will help you learn how to crochet the crossed double crochet stitch. The crossed double crochet is worked to create a crossed over stitch. This technique is generally used in in more complicated crochet stitches.

How to crochet the Half double crochet cluster stich

2013-03-16T17:54:00.002+08:00

This video crochet tutorial will help you learn how to crochet the Half double crochet cluster stitch. This stitch creates a dense but delicate looking fabric. The half double crochet cluster stitch would be great for hats, blankets, and skirts!

New Stitch a Day

2013-03-16T17:39:00.001+08:00

New Stitch a Day

How to crochet the Triple Treble Crochet

2013-03-16T17:34:00.002+08:00

This video crochet tutorial will help you learn how to crochet the triple treble crochet. This VERY tall stitch is sometimes used to give your crocheted fabric more flexibility for shaping. It’s also great for lacey motifs.

What Is a Chain Stitch?

2013-03-12T17:00:00.001+08:00

Chain stitches are an integral part of crocheting. There are several essential stitches that a beginner must become familiar with; the chain stitch is the first of these.

You can expect to begin most crochet projects with chain stitches. Chain stitches typically form the foundation that the rest of the project is built upon.

You will also find chain stitches sprinkled throughout most crochet patterns. Crochet designs are usually constructed using chain stitches in combination with other stitches.

First, Form a Slip Knot.

Crocheting the First Chain Stitch

One Chain Stitch Has Been Formed.

Crochet More Chain Stitches

Crochet Chart Symbols

2013-03-12T16:55:00.000+08:00

Stitch charts in crochet and knit patterns are being used more and more as an addition to or in place of words to describe a pattern stitch. Following are the standardized crochet symbols that have been adopted by members of the Craft Yarn Council and are considered to be the clearest and easiest to render and to read. For the most part each symbol represents a stitch as it looks on the right side of the work. Always refer to the pattern key for additional symbol definitions.

Circle Crochet Pattern

2013-03-12T16:37:00.001+08:00

Yarn Cloud Square

2013-03-12T16:27:00.002+08:00

Materials:

Worsted Weight yarn
Size H hook (5.00mm)
Yarn needle (to weave in ends)

Finish Size: 12”h x 12”w

Different Stitches:

Back Post Double Crochet (BPDC) - Yarn over, insert hook from back of work thru side of specified st, going in front of st and then insert hook thru other side of st going back to the back of your work, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull thru 2 loops, yarn over, pull thru last 2 loops on hook.

Back Post Single Crochet (BPSC) - Insert hook from back of work thru side of specified st going in front of st and then insert hook thru other side of st going back to the back of your work, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, and pull thru both loops on hook.

Directions:

Rnd 1: Ch5, join with sl st to first chain to form ring, ch3, 2 dc in ring, [ch3, 3 dc in ring] Do this 3 times, ch3, join with sl st to top of beginning ch3.
(12dc, 4-ch3 spaces) (Beginning ch3 counts as dc)

Rnd 2: Sl st in each of the next 2 sts, sl st in next ch3 space, ch3, (2 dc, ch3, 3 dc) all in same ch3 space, [ch2, skip next 3 sts, (3 dc, ch3, 3 dc) all in next ch3 space] Do this 3 times, ch2, join with sl st to top of beginning ch3.
(24dc, 4-ch2 spaces, 4-ch3 spaces)

Rnd 3: Sl st in next st, skip next st, 8 dc in next ch3 space, [skip next st, sl st in next st, skip next st, 5 dc in next ch2 space, skip next st, sl st in next st, skip next st, 8 dc in next ch3 space] Do this 3 times, skip next st, sl st in next st, skip next st, 5 dc in next ch2 space, join with sl st to first sl st of Rnd.
(52dc, 8 sl sts)

Rnd 4: Sl st in next st, 1 BPSC in next st, ch2, 1 BPDC in each of the next 2 sts, ch3, 1 BPDC in each of the next 3 sts, {[Ch2, skip next 3 sts, 1 BPDC in each of the next 3 sts] Do this 2 times, ch3, 1 BPDC in each of the next 3 sts} Do this 3 times, ch2, skip next 3 sts, 1 BPDC in each of the next 3 sts, ch2, skip next st and next sl st, join with sl st to top of beginning ch2.
(36 BPDC, 8-ch2 spaces, 4-ch3 spaces) (BPSC + beginning ch2 counts as BPDC)

Rnd 5: Sl st in next st, skip next st, 8 dc in next ch3 space, {[skip next st, sl st in next st, skip next st, 5 dc in next ch2 space] Do this 2 times, skip next st, sl st in next st, skip next st, 8 dc in next ch3 space} Do this 3 times, [skip next st, sl st in next st, skip next st, 5 dc in next ch2 space] Do this 2 times, join with sl st to first sl st of Rnd.
(72dc, 12 sl sts)

Rnd 6: Sl st in next st, 1 BPSC in next st, ch2, 1 BPDC in each of the next 2 sts, ch3, 1 BPDC in each of the next 3 sts, {[Ch2, skip next 3 sts, 1 BPDC in each of the next 3 sts] Do this 3 times, ch3, 1 BPDC in each of the next 3 sts} Do this 3 times, [Ch2, skip next 3 sts, 1 BPDC in each of the next 3 sts] Do this 2 times, ch2, skip next st and next sl st, join with sl st to top of beginning ch2.
(48 BPDC, 12-ch2 spaces, 4-ch3 spaces) (BPSC + beginning ch2 counts as BPDC)

Rnd 7: Sl st in next st, skip next st, 8 dc in next ch3 space, {[skip next st, sl st in next st, skip next st, 5 dc in next ch2 space] Do this 3 times, skip next st, sl st in next st, skip next st, 8 dc in next ch3 space} Do this 3 times, [skip next st, sl st in next st, skip next st, 5 dc in next ch2 space] Do this 3 times, join with sl st to first sl st of Rnd.
(92dc, 16 sl sts)

Rnd 8: Sl st in next st, 1 BPSC in next st, ch2, 1 BPDC in each of the next 2 sts, ch3, 1 BPDC in each of the next 3 sts, {[Ch2, skip next 3 sts, 1 BPDC in each of the next 3 sts] Do this 4 times, ch3, 1 BPDC in each of the next 3 sts} Do this 3 times, [Ch2, skip next 3 sts, 1 BPDC in each of the next 3 sts] Do this 3 times, ch2, skip next st and next sl st, join with sl st to top of beginning ch2.
(60 BPDC, 16-ch2 spaces, 4-ch3 spaces) (BPSC + beginning ch2 counts as BPDC)

Rnd 9: Ch3, 1 dc in each of the next 2 sts, (3 dc, ch3, 3 dc) all in next ch3 space, {1 dc in each of the next 3 sts, [2 dc in next ch2 space, 1 dc in each of the next 3 sts] Do this 4 times, (3 dc, ch3, 3 dc) all in next ch3 space} Do this 3 times, 1 dc in each of the next 3 sts, [2 dc in next ch2 space, 1 dc in each of the next 3 sts] Do this 3 times, 2 dc in next ch2 space, join with sl st to top of beginning ch3.
(116dc, 4-ch3 spaces) (Beginning ch3 counts as dc)

Rnd 10: BPSC in same st as joining, ch2, 1 BPDC in each of the next 5 sts, (3 hdc, ch2, 3 hdc) all in next ch3 space, [1 BPDC in each of the next 29 sts, (3 hdc, ch2, 3 hdc) all in next ch3 space] Do this 3 times, 1 BPDC in each of the next 23 sts, join with sl st to top of beginning ch2.
(116 BPDC, 24 hdc, 4-ch2 spaces) (BPSC + beginning ch2 counts as BPDC)

Rnd 11: Ch3, 1 dc in each of the next 8 sts, (2 dc, ch2, 2 dc) all in next ch2 space, [1 dc in each of the next 35 sts, (2 dc, ch2, 2 dc) all in next ch2 space] Do this 3 times, 1 dc in each of the next 26 sts, join with sl st to top of beginning ch3.
(156dc, 4-ch2 spaces) (Beginning ch3 counts as dc)

Rnd 12: Ch1, 1 sc in same st as joining, 1 sc in each of the next 10 sts, (1 sc, ch2, 1 sc) all in next ch2 space, [1 sc in each of the next 39 sts, (1 sc, ch2, 1 sc) all in next ch2 space] Do this 3 times, 1 sc in each of the next 28 sts, join with sl st to first sc.
(164sc, 4-ch2 space)

Finish off and weave in ends.

Fisherman's Ring Square Pattern

2013-03-12T16:20:00.003+08:00

Materials List

Caron Wintuk worsted weight yarn
Crochet hook size G

Gauge: Rounds 1-2 = 2 1/2"

Finished size: 6"

Ch 5; join with a sl st to form ring

Round 1: Ch 3 to count as the first dc; work 15 more dc in the ring; join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3. (16 dc)

Round 2: Ch 1, sc in the same st as joining, ch 5, sk 2 dc, sc in the next dc, turn, sc in each of the 5 chs, turn, sc in the 2nd skipped dc, *ch 5, sk next unworked dc, sc in the next dc, turn, sc in each of the 5 chs, turn, sc (behind cable) in the last skipped dc* Repeat from * to * 5 times; ch 5, sc (in front of the first cable) in the first skipped dc of the round, turn, sc in each of the 5 chs, turn, join with a sl st to the first sc. (8 cables)

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in the same st as joining; (ch 5, skip the next 5 sc in cable, sc in the next sc at the base of the next cable) around; ch 5, join with a sl st to the first sc. (8 ch 5 spaces)

Round 4: Sl st into the first ch 5 sp, ch 3 to count as the first dc, work 4 more dc in the same ch 5 sp; (5 dc in the next ch 5 sp) around; join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 3. (40 dc)

Round 5: Ch 1, sc in the same st as joining, ch 5, sk 2 dc, sc in the next dc, turn, sc in each of the 5 chs, turn, sc in the 2nd skipped dc, *ch 5, sk next unworked dc, sc in the next dc, turn, sc in each of the 5 chs, turn, sc (behind cable) in the last skipped dc* Repeat from * to * 17 times; ch 5, sc (in front of the first cable) in the first skipped dc of the round, turn, sc in each of the 5 chs, turn, join with a sl st to the first sc. (20 cables)

Round 6: Ch 1, sc in the same st as joining; (ch 5, skip the next 5 sc in cable, sc in the next sc at the base of the next cable) 19 times; ch 2, join with a dc to the first sc. (20 ch 5 spaces)

Round 7: Ch 4 to count as the first trc, work 3 more trc in the same sp (around the post of the last dc in round 6), *3 dc in the next ch 5 sp, (3 sc in the next ch 5 sp) 2 times, 3 dc in the next ch 5 sp, 7 trc in the next ch 5 sp* Repeat from * to * 2 times; 3 dc in the next ch 5 sp, (3 sc in the next ch 5 sp) 2 times, 3 dc in the next ch 5 sp, 3 trc in the first ch 5 sp; join with a sl st to the top of the beginning ch 4. (76 sts)

Round 8: Ch 1, 2 sc in the same st as joining, (sc in each of the next 18 sts, 3 sc in the next trc) 3 times, sc in each of the next 18 sts, sc in the samr st as the first sc; join with a sl st to the first sc. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Crochet Squares for Fast Afghans

2013-03-12T16:18:00.000+08:00

If you are thinking of making an afghan, the sheer size can be daunting, but crochet offers several different options for breaking it down into pieces. One of my favorites are the 12 inch blocks. They are like granny squares in that they usually start from a center point and work outward, but the finished designs are very different. Small and interesting, they are great traveling projects, and a great way to make an heirloom, one block at a time!

Sabah snake grass/Clinacanthus

2012-05-01T10:22:00.001+08:00

Clinacanthus nutans Lindau is a plant that has a synonym: Clinacanthus burmani.Nees. And included in the familia: Achantaceae.

Shrubs, 2.5 meters high. Woody stems, upright, and green. Single leaf, opposite, 8-12 mm long, 4-6 mm wide. Compound interest, the crown of the tube-shaped flowers, 2-3 cm long, pink. Fruit box, round brown.

To store nutans leave:
If there is any water on the surface of leave, dry it with kitchen paper towel, then wrap it in aluminium foil and store in refrigerator.

To apply to wound:
Cut the leave into small pieces and apply directly to wound WITHOUT adding any water or liquid. Cover the wound and nutans with bandages. Change everyday until heal. Remember: expose NO liquid to wound or nutans leaves that is applied to wound.

To drink or consume:
Wash the leave (10 to 100 pieces of leave, depending on seriousness of illness), clean an apple and add 1/4 cup of drinking water and some ice, blend it all together. Drink the blend. Twice a day for 14 days or more if needed. See how to blend leaves with apple.

Don't mix:
Don't mix nutans with duck meat, butter, yam and fried food.

优盾草的保存方法
优盾草存放在雪柜之前不可洗，才不容易烂。先用厨房纸巾包好，再裝入箔片袋内，可以存放几天。

优盾草的饮用方法
要搅汁时才清洗，优盾草加一个苹果和冷开水1/4杯、冰块几粒一起搅，搅好后连榨喝，最好在十分钟內喝完，其活性元素才不会流失，才可保留完整的药效，这是非常重要的一点！一般上是用青苹果和优盾草一起搅，如果胃不好就用红苹果。苹果要去皮，担心有浓药; 搅拌苹果时不必去核去籽, 因为苹果的核和种子里含有植物生化素，可以帮助开启人体的免疫和自愈系统以自行修复人体功能。不过，苹果籽有小毒，所以切记不可大量食用。

如果水份放太多，泡沫就越多，比较难喝。优盾草搅得越细，吸收就越好。加冰块是为了避免搅伴时，优盾草发热而变质。

优盾草採下来马上食用效果最好，採下后十小时之内是算新鲜，放在雪柜越久药效递减。体质寒凉者可加入几片生姜。

癌..症病患者优盾草叶子的用量
第一期: 每天50叶(10克)
第二期: 每天100叶(20克)
第三期: 每天150叶(30克)(如果是150叶,可分两次食用，早上和下午)
第四期: 每天300叶(60克)(如果是300叶,可分几次食用)*
*对于病情比较严重的末期癌症病患，在紧急情况下可用500片(100克)优盾草，不加苹果直接加冰水与冰块榨汁，过滤后弃渣只取汁, 放入冰箱內冷藏或保存于保冷瓶內, 在一天内慢慢喝完。如此方法连续服用三至四天即可看到效果。
药量会直接影响疗效，要服用(按照以上)足夠的叶子才会有疗效。
病况好转，可逐渐减少。

优盾草要吃多久才会见效?
至少连续吃上两个星期。

服用优盾草时的禁忌
服用优盾草，切记不可同时服用补品，中药，打针鸡、鸭，牛油，芋头、糯米、刺壳蟹、甘望鱼、魔鬼鱼、油炸食品、榴莲。山芭走路鸡可以吃。

接受化疗时可以服用优盾草吗?
化疗期前后，可照常服用优盾草。

优盾草和中药可以每隔一天交替吃吗？
这样的方式吃没有效果。建议在吃完中药疗程后隔至少一天后再服用优盾草；吃优盾草后〔至少连续吃上两个星期〕同样隔至少一天后再开始服用中药。

Refer Links:
http://canggihlaksana.wordpress.com/2011/08/14/sabah-snake-grass-%E4%BC%98%E9%81%81%E8%8D%89-clinathanus-daun-belalai-gajah-gendis/

http://ganchinseng.blogspot.com/2011/04/clinathanussabah-snake-grass.html

http://sabahsnakegrassclinacanthus.com/

http://jazzlah.blogspot.com/2011/06/yummy.html

http://sennyong.blogspot.com/2011/07/gallbladder-carcinoma-and-lymph-cancer.html

Forex Books for Beginners

2012-04-12T16:33:00.000+08:00

Here you will find the Forex e-books that provide the basic information on Forex trading. You can learn basic concepts of the Forex market, the technical and fundamental analysis. While all these e-books are recommended for every new Forex trader, they won't be very useful to the very experienced traders.

Almost all Forex e-books are in .pdf format. You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open these e-books. Some of the e-books (those that are in parts) are zipped.

If you are having problems downloading the books and you are using Google Chrome, try right-clicking a book download link and choose 'Save link as...'

If you are the copyright owner of any of these e-books and don't want me to share them, please, contact me and I will gladly remove them.

Candlesticks For Support And Resistance — The basics of trading with candlesticks charts by John H. Forman.

Online Trading Courses — Course #1 lesson #1 by Jake Bernstein.

Commodity Futures Trading for Beginners — by Bruce Babcock.

Hidden Divergence — by Barbara Star, Ph.D.

Peaks and Troughs — by Martin J. Pring.

Reverse Divergences And Momentum — by Martin J. Pring.

Strategy:10 — Low-risk, high-return Forex trading by W. R. Booker & Co.

The NYSE Tick Index And Candlesticks — by Tim Ord.

Trend Determination — A quick, accurate and effective methodology by John Hayden.

The Original Turtle Trading Rules — by OrignalTurtles.org.

Introduction to Forex — by 1st Forex Trading Academy. This trading course intends to provide to all of the students analytical tools on the trading system and methodologies. In this respect, the purpose of the course is to provide an overview of the many strategies that are being used in Forex market and to discuss the steps and tools that are needed in order to use these strategies successfully.

The Six Forces of Forex — by Scott Owens. A small e-book covering the basic and the main problems of Forex trading.

Study Book for Successful Foreign Exchange Dealing — by Royal Forex.

Forex. On-Line Manual for Successful Trading — an introduction into every aspect of the Forex trading including detailed descriptions of the technical and fundamental analysis techniques, by unknown author.

18 Trading Champions Share Their Keys to Top Trading Profits — as the name suggests, the book shares the secrets of the 18 prominent traders with the Forex beginners, by FWN.

The Way to Trade Forex — a 1st chapter of the book that will show you not only Forex basics but also some unusual techniques and strategies that can work for the newbie traders, by Jay Lakhani.

The Truth About Fibonacci Trading — the basic facts and information about Fibonacci levels and their application to the Forex trading, by Bill Poulos.

Quick Guide to Forex Trading — a 2008 edition of the Forex guide for the beginners and private traders issued by Easy-Forex.

Chart Patterns and Technical Indicators — an explanation of the most popular chart patterns and some technical indicators, by unknown author.

Forex Trading — a rather generic all-topic guide for beginners in Forex trading, by Richard Taylor.

Trading Forex: What Investors Need to Know — by NFA. National Futures Association gives introduction to the online retail Forex trading and warns about the potential dangers of such activity.*

My Dog Ate My Forex — by Doug Breiten. A rather generic Forex e-book that, nevertheless, shares some useful insights with the Forex traders on their road to success.

Books on Trading Strategies

2012-04-12T10:43:00.001+08:00

Forex strategy e-books that are listed here provide information on the specific trading strategies as well as the use of particular Forex trading instruments. Basic knowledge of Forex trading is required to correctly understand and use these strategies.

Almost all Forex e-books are in .pdf format. You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open these e-books. Some of the e-books (those that are in parts) are zipped.

If you are having problems downloading the books and you are using Google Chrome, try right-clicking a book download link and choose 'Save link as...'

If you are the copyright owner of any of these e-books and don't want me to share them, please, contact me and I will gladly remove them.

1-2-3 System - a simple pattern trading system by Mark Crisp.

Bollinger Bandit Trading Strategy - a trading system based on Bollinger bands indicator by unknown author.

Value Area - from The Likos Letter.

The Dynamic Breakout II Strategy - by unknown author.

Ghost Trader Trading Strategy - by unknown author.

King Keltner Trading Strategy - by unknown author.

Scalp Trading Methods - by Kevin Ho.

LSS - An Introduction to the 3-Day Cycle Method - by George Angell.

Market Turns And Continuation Moves With The Tick Index - by Tim Ord.

The Money Manager Trading Strategy - by unknown author.

Picking Tops And Bottoms With The Tick Index - by Tim Ord.

The Super Combo Day Trading Strategy - by unknown author.

The Eleven Elliott Wave Patterns - by unknown author.

The Thermostat Trading Strategy - by unknown author.

Intraday trading with the TICK - by Christopher Terry.

Traders Trick Entry - by Traders Educators of Traders University.

Fibonacci Trader Journal - a journal covering different trading techniques based on Fibonacci indicators, by Robert Krausz. 12 issues.

Rapid Forex - a set of aggressive Forex trading strategies (Rapid Forex) by Robert Borowski and Stephen A. Pierce.

Microtrading the 1 Minute Chart - a small e-book aimed on Forex newbies to teach them the basics of M1 scalping.

BunnyGirl Forex Trading Strategy Rules and FAQ - set of rules for a BunnyGirl trading strategy based on WMA crossing.

The Daily Fozzy Method - by Michael Dunbar.

Forex Trader's Cheat Sheet - real Forex cheat sheet for position entry times/conditions by Quantum Research Management Group.

Offset Trading - a basic Forex news trading range breakout system by Dana Martin.

How to Trade Both Trend and Range Markets by Single Strategy? - by S.A. Ghafari.

A Practical Guide to Technical Indicators; Moving Averages - by S.A. Ghafari.

FX Wizard - essential Forex trading rules by Rob Walton.

FX Destroyer - a description of a rather simple Forex trading strategy, involving moving averages, parabolic SAR and ADX indicators, by Izu Franks.

A Practical Guide to Swing Trading - a simple and practical guide to the swing trading strategy, by Larry Swing.

Practical Fibonacci Methods for Forex Trading - practical guide to Fibonacci levels with the real trade examples of the Forex strategy based on these levels, by Ken Marshall and Rob Moubray.

Using The Heikin-Ashi Technique - a short but detailed guide to trading using Heikin-Ashi charting technique, by Dan Valcu.

The Day Trade Forex System - an indicator-based strategy with detailed description, chart examples and minor advertising, by Erol Bortucene and Cynthia Macy.

5/13/62 - a revised and updated EMA-based Forex trading strategy explained in the 3-grade language, by Rob Booker.

Not So Squeezy Trading Manual - a description for the rather interesting trading strategy that utilizes indicators package under the same name, by Akuma99.

KobasFX Strategy - a simple MA+MACD Forex trading strategy by Obaseki O. A.

Killer Patterns - a simple trading strategy based on MACD and trend lines by Philip Birchley.

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Forex Gap Strategy

2012-04-12T10:42:00.001+08:00

Forex Gap Strategy — is an interesting trading system that utilizes one of the most disturbing phenomena of the Forex market — a weekly gap between the last Friday's close price and the current Monday's open price. The gap itself takes its origin in the fact that the interbank currency market continues to react on the fundamental news during the weekend, opening on Monday at the level with the most liquidity. The offered strategy is based on the assumption that the gap is a result of speculations and the excess volatility, thus a position in the opposite direction should probably become profitable after a few days.

Features

Regular trading with clear rules.
No stop-loss hunting or premature hits.
Statistically proven profit.
You have to open position at the week's beginning and close it right before the end.

How to Trade?

Select a currency pair with a relatively high level of volatility. I recommend GBP/JPY as it showed the best results during my tests. But other JPY-based pairs should work too. By the way, it's a good strategy to use on all major currency pairs at the same time.
When a new week starts look if there is a gap. A gap should be at least 5 times the average spread for the pair. Otherwise it can't be considered a real signal.
If Monday's (or late Sunday's if you trade from North or South America) open is below the Friday's (or early Saturday if you trade from Oceania or Eastern Asia) close the gap is negative and you should open a Long position.
If Monday's open is above the Friday's close the gap is positive and you should open a Short position.
Don't set a stop-loss or a take-profit level (it's a rare occasion but stop-loss isn't recommended in this strategy).
Right before the end of the weekly trading session (e.g., 5 minutes before the end) you need to close the position.

Example

You can see GBP/JPY pair's last 7 weeks (as of May 24, 2010) and all of them have gaps. 6 out of 7 gaps give correct signals that result in a lot of profit. The last gap gives a wrong signal and yields a medium loss. The average spread for GBP/JPY was 3 pips during the example period and all gaps were much wider than 15 pips, making them all qualifying signals. The net total profit was 1,612 pips in 7 weeks — not that bad.

Warning!

Use this strategy at your own risk It's not recommended to use this strategy on the real account without testing it on demo first.

Carry Trade Strategy

2012-04-12T10:15:00.002+08:00

Carry Trade strategy — it's one of the most popular fundamental Forex trading strategies. It's used not only by the common retail traders but also by the big hedge funds. The main principle of the carry trade strategies is to buy currency with a high interest rate and sell one with a low interest rate. Such setup offers profit not only from the currency pair's fluctuations but also from the interest rate difference (overnight interest rate). This strategy should only be applied under the normal global economic conditions. You should never use it during the crisis. Remember that your Forex broker should be one of those that actually pay overnight interest rate difference if you want to earn from it. You won't be able to earn from it if your broker is "swap-free".

Features

Long-term profit potential.
Two sources of profit.
Works only with the growing global economy.

How to Trade?

Choose a currency pair with a rather high positive interest rate difference (AUD/JPY, NZD/JPY and GBP/JPY are good historical examples of such pairs).
Go Long or Short on the chosen pair, depending on the direction with the positive overnight interest rate for this pair.
Choose moderate position size, so that it would be able to hold a significant paper loss.
Don't set a stop-loss (one of the few Forex trading strategies, where stop-loss isn't recommended).
Wait.
When you feel that you earned enough or you expect some global financial turmoil, close the position.

Example

The example chart depicts a long-term "carry trade" growth of GBP/JPY from late 2000 till mid 2006. The pound had an interest rate of about 5% during the period, while the yen had its rate near zero, resulting in an overnight rate of about 5%, which is then multiplied by your leverage. With 1:100 leverage it's approximately 2,500% over the whole period. During the period GBP/JPY also rose by more than 6500 pips. As you see, the profit potential is simply outstanding.

The problem is that the uptrend ended very fast in 2007 and traders had little time to react and close the positions. The carry trade is quite risky and you should be very careful when deciding to use it.

Warning!

Use this strategy at your own risk.It's not recommended to use this strategy on the real account without testing it on demo first.

Forex Strategies

2012-04-12T10:13:00.000+08:00

Forex trading can't be consistently profitable without adhering to some Forex strategy. It takes time and effort to build your own Forex trading strategy or to adapt an existing one to your trading needs and style. It's important to choose a strategy or system that is easy to follow with your daily trading schedule and that can be applied successfully with your account balance size. In this Forex strategy repository you'll find various strategies that are divided into three major categories:

Indicator Forex Strategies
Price Action Forex Strategies
Fundamental Forex Strategies

Indicator Forex Strategies are such trading strategies that are based on the standard Forex chart indicators and can be used by anyone who has an access to some charting software (e.g. MetaTrader platform). These Forex strategies are recommended to traders that prefer technical analysis indicators over everything else:

Price Action Forex Strategies are the currency trading strategies that don't use any chart or fundamental indicators but instead are based purely on the price action. These strategies will fit both short-term and long-term traders that don't like the delay of the standard indicators and prefer to listen as the market is speaking. Various candlestick patterns, waves, tick-based strategies, grid and pending position systems — they all fall into this category:

Fundamental Forex Strategies are the based on purely fundamental factors that stand behind the bought and sold currencies. Various fundamental indicators, such as interest rates and macroeconomic statistics, affect the behavior of the Forex market. These strategies are quite popular and will benefit long-term traders that prefer fundamental data analysis over technical factors:

If you want to share your Forex trading strategy with other traders, or want to ask some questions regarding the strategies presented here, please, join a discussion of the Forex strategies at the forum.

Important News Trading Strategy

2012-04-12T10:11:00.004+08:00

Important Forex News trading strategy — developed specifically to trade Forex news with as little risk as possible. It can be used only for important Forex news releases such as U.S. GDP, non-farm payrolls and interest rate decisions. Although all currency pairs react on such news, the USD-based currency pairs show the best result.

Features

Trades will have fundamental background.
Not very hard to set up.
High success rate.
Important news events are quite rare.
High volatility and spread widening during important news releases.

How to Trade?

Choose an important news release that has an effect on the Forex pairs.
For EUR/USD I recommend: U.S. GDP, U.S. nonfarm payrolls, U.S. interest rate decisions, Eurozone interest rate decisions and U.S. budget deficit reports.
Enter both Long and Short positions approximately 30 minutes before the releases (to protect yourself from slippage and ungodly spreads).
Stop-loss for the Long position should be set around the 1-2 hour local minimum.
Stop-loss for the Song position should be set around the 1-2 hour local maximum.
Take-profit for both positions should be set at least to twice the level of stop-loss. I'd recommend even setting it to 3 * SL.
Don't forget to cancel the untriggered orders after the news went out.

Example

The example chart depicts EUR/USD M15 behavior during the interest rate decision announcement by the FOMC on September 23rd, 2009. Both stop-loss levels are clearly visible in this situation. The conservative take-profit levels are easily hit. Only Long position triggers a TP, while the Short one is closed by SL.

It's possible to trade such news with the pending orders for more potential profit (setting entry points at the same levels as the stop-loss levels are set for the opposite position). But it's more risky.

Warning!

Use this strategy at your own risk. It's not recommended to use this strategy on the real account without testing it on demo first.

Pinbar Trading System

2012-04-12T10:07:00.001+08:00

Pinbar Forex Trading System — a popular strategy for entering and exiting positions that is based on the particular candlestick pattern and the following price action. The Pinbar (also known as "Pin-bar" or "Pin bar") pattern was first introduced by Martin Pring in his Pring on Price Patterns.

Features

Conservative strategy offers low-risk high-yield opportunities.
No-loss rate is pretty high if break-even is applied.
Rare occurrence.
Timing is critical.
Support/resistance is difficult to formalize.

Strategy Set-Up
Any currency pair and timeframe should work, but longer-term timeframes (such as H4, D1 and W1) should work better.

Pinbar Set-Ups:

The pattern consists of three bars: the left eye, the nose and the right eye. The left eye should be a bar up for the bearish Pinbar pattern or a bar down for the bullish pattern. The nose bar should open and close inside the left eye, but its high (or low, for the bullish set-up) should protrude much farther than the left eye's high (or low). Both the nose bar's open and close should be located in the bottom (top, for the bullish set-up) 1/4 of the bar. The right eye is where the trading happens.

An additional condition for the good pattern set-up is the strong support/resistance level formed either behind the eyes or near the point of the nose. The stronger are the support/resistance levels you incorporate into this pattern, the more accurate it will be.

You can use the MetaTrader Pinbar Detector indicator to automate the Pinbar pattern detection.

Entry Conditions
Aggressive entry option is to enter a position when in the right eye price retreats behind the left eye's close level.

Conservative entry point is below (above for bullish set-up) the nose bar.

Exit Conditions
Conservative stop-loss can be set behind the nearest support/resistance level behind the eyes. A less conservative approach would be to set stop-loss to immediately behind the nose bar point (in this case, your reward/risk ratio may suffer).

Conservative take-profit can be set immediately after the left eye low (high for the bullish set-up). Aggressive take-profit level may be placed farther — to the next strong support (resistance for bullish positions) level.

Examples
Bearish Pinbar Set-Up:

This is an example of the aggressive set-up. The entry point (blue line) is positioned at the left eye close (price retreated for that entry). Stop-loss (red line) is placed at behind the point of the nose bar (in this situation, even conservative stop-loss wouldn't be hit, as the price pull-back during the right eye happened before the entry). Take-profit (green line) is set at the nearby support level and is easily filled.

Bullish Pinbar Set-Up:

This is an example of the conservative set-up. The entry point (blue line) is placed just behind the nose bar. Stop-loss (red line) is below the left eye. Take-profit (green line) is just above the left eye.

Warning!

Use this strategy at your own risk. It's not recommended to use this strategy on the real account without testing it on demo first.

Pinbar Detector

2012-04-12T10:06:00.001+08:00

Pinbar Detector (MetaTrader indicator) — tries to detect Pinbars (or "Pin-bar", or "Pin bar") and marks them by placing "smiling face" symbols below the bullish Pinbars and above the bearish Pinbars. It's a pure price action indicator, which isn't using any standard technical indicators in its code. The configuration of Pinbar detection can be modified via the input parameters. Pinbar Detector can issue platform alerts and email alerts on detection. The indicator is available both for MT4 and MT5 versions of the trading platform.

Input parameters:

UseAlerts (default = true) — tells the indicator to issue platform alert with sound on Pinbar detection.
UseEmailAlerts (default = false) — tells the indicator to issue an email alert on Pinbar detection. Email should be properly configured in MetaTrader via Tools->Options->Email.
UseCustomSettings (default = false) — tells the indicator to use custom Pinbar detections parameters described below.
CustomMaxNoseBodySize (default = 0.33) — maximum allowed body/length ratio for the Nose bar.
CustomNoseBodyPosition (default = 0.4) — Nose body should be position in top (bottom for bearish pattern) part of the Nose bar.
CustomLeftEyeOppositeDirection (default = true) — tells the indicator that the Left Eye bar should be bearish for bullish Pinbar, and bullish for bearish Pinbar.
CustomNoseSameDirection (default = true) — tells the indicator that the Nose bar should be of the same direction as the pattern itself.
CustomNoseBodyInsideLeftEyeBody (default = false) — tells the indicator that the Nose body should be inside the Left Eye body.
CustomLeftEyeMinBodySize (default = 0.1) — minimum size of the Left Eye body relative to the bar length.
CustomNoseProtruding (default = 0.5) — minimum protrusion of the Nose bar relative to the bar length.
CustomNoseBodyToLeftEyeBody (default = 1) — maximum size of the Nose body relative to the Left eye body.
CustomNoseLengthToLeftEyeLength (default = 0) — minimum Nose length relative to the Left Eye length.
CustomLeftEyeDepth (default = 0.2) — minimum depth of the Left Eye relative to its length. Depth is length of the part of the bar behind the Nose.

As you can see on the chart above, the indicator isn't perfect as are the Pinbar pattern itself. It's recommended to try different detection settings to filter patterns according to your own image of the perfect Pinbar. A good idea would be to attach this indicator to long-term timeframes (H1 to W1) on all currency pairs you are comfortable trading in. Then, alerts would let you know once the trading opportunity arises.

Downloads:

Pinbar Detector for MetaTrader 4 in .mq4

Pinbar Detector for MetaTrader 5 in .mq5