I did leave out one tool that has been very good to me

This is by no-means an advertisment ... But if you are new to trading or simply want another tool for accuracy in your trading, I have to admit that the only signal provider I have ever seen that has been any good is ALG.

Signal providers are a dime a dozen these days,,  but  this  guy is simple, accurate and reletively cheap. On the negative side, he does tend to be a little cryptic at times. I think it is more to do with English not being his first language. When he gets it wrong, damage is tiny due to the fact that he uses miniscule stops  of  17-25 pips. But his accuracy for entries even has me scratching my head sometimes.

It really doesnt matter whether he has friends at big clearers or hedge funds, the guy is worth the monthly fee and not only does he give trade signals but he also teaches his method of selecting trades.

His free site is updated regularly, with the minimum details of his trades and he did give a free month of signals in January...which if taken on a 25k account would have netted you aroud 15k... You can see his free site at Alg´s Blogspot  or subscribe at ALG FOREX.

Personally, I have been able to use his signals combined with my own charts and have been very profitable this year. If you do subscribe to his signal,  tell him Bear sent you...that way he will know who to blame,,,No, all jokes aside. I reccomend him for both new and older traders and if you dont understand a signal he is very quick to answer questions. Failing that you can always post a question in the comment section here and we can discuss it.