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Pivot Points Anticipate Forex Market Breakouts

2009-03-24T20:14:00.001-07:00

Wouldn't it be great to be psychic? Wouldn't it be great if when you sat down to make your Forex trade you could somehow know ahead of time when and where the market was going to breakout, and ride that baby to maximum profits?

It's one thing to look back on a month of charts and point out where all the pivot points occurred, and see where the best pivot reversal points were, but it's an entirely different thing to be able to see and anticipate the pivot reversals as they are happening, and to make profit from them.

A pivot point, when it is part of a pivot reversal, is basically the turning point where a currency pair hits the highest point of a high trend, or the lowest point of a low trend, before retracing back the direction it came. Basically, the "new high" or "new low" will help show you how far the market is willing to go in either direction before it reverses course back into itself. This is critical!

The reason these pivot highs and pivot lows are so important is that the area between the pivot high and low bars is where you will notice most of the price action, but there are certain breakout days when the market will shoot past the current range, and these days are the pivot reversal breakout days. These are denoted by large movements in the market that are fueled by strong momentum. Remember: large movements + strong momentum = HUGE PROFITS!

Pivot points can lead to pivot reversal breakouts, and these opportunities are too good to ignore. Now you have knowledge, but knowledge is power (or in this case, profits) only when you know how to use it right! When a pivot reversal happens, you want to see whether the market breaks a new higher high or a lower low. Once you have this information, here's the basic rule for how to act on it:

1. If the market goes higher than a pivot high, you want to BUY!

2. If the market drops lower than a pivot low, you want to SELL SHORT!

It usually takes a day for the breakout to occur. Sometimes the breakout won't materialize. That's fine. If that's the case, close out your positions and wait for the next pivot reversal. Have patience, and you will bag that big profit day.

Make sure that these trades are performed with a one day time table in mind. Once the breakout occurs, close your position at the end of the trading day to protect your gains. Follow this advice, and you will be a very happy and wealthy Forex trader.

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Your Trading Type

2009-03-13T19:02:00.001-07:00

Everyone is different. So it would make sense that everyone has a different trading strategy. Developing a trading strategy that fits you should be the goal of every new trader.

Most people do not realize that someone else's strategy may not work as well for you as it does for them. They may draw support lines different then you or they may decide to move up there stops at different times then you do. Every little thing matters. This is why it is important to create your own system.

The first part of that is finding which strategy fits your personality. Do you like the high probability trades that you can get from option selling? Selling out of the money options doesn't attempt to strike it rich with one big trade, but tries to gain a smaller consistent income every month.

Maybe you want the quick profits and losses that come with swing trading. Making huge returns when you are right and taking small losses when you are wrong allows you to seek out the huge short term returns. Or maybe you want even quicker profits that come with day trading. Gaining small profits throughout the day can add up after all.

Maybe you are the fundamental investor who prefers to buy a fundamentally strong stock and hold onto it for the long term. This is the easy do your research, buy it and forget it approach. This way you don't have to worry about short term movements, but you will most likely not make as big of a return.

Whatever strategy you choose it is important to develop a system for trading it. Sticking with that strategy to get it to work out is also a key to making a good return in the markets. If you constantly go from one strategy to another you will not get anywhere. But if you stay with it and continue there is no telling how far you will be able to go.

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My Online Curreny Trading Experiences

2009-03-11T18:41:00.001-07:00

I'm going to share a little about my online currency trading experiences that I have learned a lot from. I actually started to get into this business a few years ago and let me say that I wasn't very good. I had a lot of bad trades and I wasn't even sure I could get this to work. I sticked with it and worked hard, since I really wanted this to work and one day, everything just started to click. I just started to understand fully what I was doing and I could easily spot a good trade.

I think the best piece of advice I could give you is to diversify as soon as you figure out how to make a profitable trade. The problem for a lot of people in this business is that they stick with one pair and typically trade for the short term. I think both are good moves though. When you stick with one pair, you can really learn it and when you trade short term, your money is in and out very fast. The problem is that it builds no security. If that pair because unprofitable, than you become unprofitable. Online currency trading needs to be a balance of trades, so you can profit with less risk.

Take the time to appreciate your demo. It's not a tool to test out how you can make millions with a strategy. It isn't for that. It's meant to practice the routines and behaviors of a smart forex trader. That is the only way it should be used.

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Is Forex Day Trading For You?

2009-03-08T18:28:00.001-07:00

Day trading in the forex market may sound fun and exciting, but is day trading really the way to make money? Forex day trading can be profitable, partly because the forex "day" is longer than the stock market day.

Forex has been described as a twenty-four hour market. In some respects, that is true. You can trade forex twenty-four hours during the weekdays. However, the market closes Friday evening at 5:00 pm EST. Trading volume drops off considerably after 12:00 noon EST on Friday and does not pick up again until later in the week. Some forex traders prefer to wait until a trend gets established late Monday, or even Tuesday, before placing trades.

In the U.S., a typical day trader in the stock market might place a trade at 9:30 am Eastern time when the stock market opens, and close the trade before the stock market closes at 4:00 pm. The stock market day trader has only a six and a half hour window for the trade to be profitable. The forex day trader, on the other hand, can place a trade at 7:00 pm Eastern time, during the opening of the Asian session, and has a twenty-four hour window in which to close out a day trade. That's almost four times longer than the stock market trader.

Although forex trading occurs twenty-four hours a day, most forex day traders prefer certain times that give a higher probability of success for trades. One way to increase probability of success is by trading when there is overlap between markets.

There are four forex markets: New York, Tokyo, Sydney, and London. New York opens 8:00 am to 5:00 pm EST. Tokyo opens 7:00 pm to 4:00 am EST. Sydney opens 5:00 pm to 2:00 am EST. London opens 3:00 am to 12:00 noon EST. London has the largest volume of trading, followed by New York, Tokyo, and Sydney. Some traders consider it a waste of time to trade during the Asian or Sydney sessions, when currencies are less active. For day traders to make money, currencies must make large moves. Many forex day traders prefer the opening of the London market, the opening of the New York market, and the overlap between London and New York.

Another advantage for the forex day trader is the impact of news. Company news that might move a stock price may not occur regularly. In contrast, interest rate and economic news that moves currency prices occurs frequently in forex.

The twenty-four hour forex day is helpful for novice traders with day jobs. The full-time employed day trader, by sacrificing a few hours sleep, can gain experience in day trading without jeopardizing a day job. And because forex brokers offer demo, or practice accounts, the forex day trader can go through the inevitable ups and downs and blown accounts without risking a dime.

Marcia Borden is a contributing writer for Forex Aura ( http://www.forexaura.com )

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Trading The Global Futures Market For Wealth Creation

2009-03-04T16:56:00.001-08:00

With the persistent downward movement in the global stock market, the allocation of some portion of investment capital to futures trading can provide a means of achieving greater portfolio
diversification and a potentially higher overall rate of return on investments. Unlike investment in equity, a trader in futures market can make money when the market goes down as well as when the market goes up. There are also a number of ways futures and options on futures can be used in combination with other investments to pursue larger profits or to limit risks.

*WHAT IS A FUTURES CONTRACT?
Futures contracts are legally binding agreement to buy or sell a commodity such as metals or financial instrument such as stock indexes at a later date. Futures contracts are standardized according to the quality, quantity and delivery time and location for each commodity. There are two types of futures contracts, those that provide for physical delivery of a particular commodity and those that call for an eventual cash settlement. The commodity itself is specifically defined, as is the month when delivery or settlement is to occur. A july futures contract, for example, provides for delivery or settlement in july.
During the last two decades following the advent of microcomputer, participation in futures trading by individual traders has grown tremendously. Trading software has proliferated as an increasing number of traders have embraced online trading methods to participate in the global financial markets.

*TRADING THE FUTURES MARKET
Futures' trading is a technique whereby one can buy and/or sell a variety of raw and processed commodity items, as well as contracts on financial instruments, stock indices, and even individual stocks, for anticipated delivery at some point in the future. A person who buys a security futures contract enters into a contract to purchase an underlying security and is said to be 'long' the contract. A person who sells a security futures contract enters into a contract to sell the underlying security and is said to be 'short' the contract. The price at which the contract trades[the 'contract price'] is determined by relative buying and selling interest on a regulated exchange.

In order to enter into a security futures contract, you must deposit funds with your brokerage firm equal to a specified percentage[usually at least 20 percent] of the current market value of the contract as a performance bond. Moreover, all security futures contracts are marked-to-market at least daily, usually after the close of trading. At that time, the account of each buyer and seller reflects the amount of any gain or loss on the security futures contract based on the contract price established at the end of the day for settlement purposes[the 'daily settlement price']. For example, E-minus, like other futures are traded in units called 'contracts'. These contracts represent a bidding agreement to buy or sell electronic mini lot of a future contract at a specified price. You can buy contracts on oil, cotton, pork, bellies etc. Using E-mini S & P 500 futures index for our illustration, you earn [or lose] $50 per point per contract and pay a commission of $6. 20 per round trip.

Each movement of the contract between prices at which profit or loss is recognised is called a 'TICK'. For instance the S&P E-mini ticks like this:1422. 00, 1421. 75, 1421. 50, 1421. 25, 1421. 00
In other words it is divided into 4 ticks per point. Each full point is worth $50 per contract. Each tick is worth $12. 50. So if you made 6 points on 2 trades of 5 contracts each, your profit picture would look like this: 2 x 5 contracts x 6 points
=60 points x $50 =$3, 000

The only thing we have not taken into account in the above equation is the market maker's commission. Assuming the brokerage deal of about $6. 20, the commission would be $62. 00 for the trades[$6. 2 x 10], so your total profit on the 2 trades would have been $3, 000 - $62 =$2938.
The NASDAQ E-mini contracts are worth $20 per point. The NASDAQ E-mini ticks like this: 2420. 00, 2419. 50, 2419. 00.

Notice that the NASDAQ is only divided into 2 ticks per point. Each full point is worth $20. Each tick is worth $10 per contract. To trade E-minus or any futures contract for that matter you have to maintain a certain level of cash in your trading account. That amount is called 'Margin', if your broker requires a $3, 000 margin per contract [very common amount with many brokers for short term trading accounts then you would need $6, 000 in your account to trade 2 contracts. You will also need some funds over and above that as a cushion, just in case the trade does not go your way. So as in the above example, if you had a $3, 000 margin and wanted to work with 2 contracts, you would need to have about $8, 000 in your account [$6, 000 for the margin and $2, 000 cushion]. You could do it with less, but you will be required to have at least the margin in your account or you won't be allowed to make any 2 contract trades. Commissions are often expressed in terms of 'Round Trips'. That means a buy and sell, or a sell and buys. Each time you get in a trade and then back out is a round trip. You will see various prices all over the net for these commissions. Some brokers will give you a very low commission rate, but a higher margin. It is worth it to you as a trader to pay a slightly higher commission if you can get a nice low margin! The low margin will allow you to play with more contracts and increase your profits with less money in your account.

*PARTICIPATION IN FUTURES MARKET
Individual, investment group or corporate organisation can trade in any of the major futures market of their choice. This is made possible by the advent of online trading. Online trading allows traders to actively participate in buying and selling of futures and equity in any major stock exchange market across the world. The trader is link up directly into the market through software called platform.
A platform is the software you will actually use to make trades with. Your demo account is a platform. When you go live you will be using the same software or platform [or at least you should learn the platform, is part of the battle in becoming a trader] that you used with your demo. Since trading in the global futures and equity market is real time, therefore, an aspiring successful trader must have the right tool, system and attitude to succeed. Traders must also have some level of capital and the relevant knowledge required to analyse the market proper. There are two ways to carry out market analysis. [a] Fundamental analysis [b] Technical analysis.

Fundamental analysis focuses on external factors such as interest rates, the general economic performance, and social and geo-political factors that drive supply and demand that affect the performance of companies that makes up the component units of financial markets. Three main factors that impact stock market movements from a fundamental perspective are:

[a] GOVERNMENT POLICY AS IT RELATES TO INTEREST RATE: The cost of borrowing within the local economy. Since this is a direct cost to corporate organisations, it has an effect on profitability on companies operation.

[b] ECONOMIC INDICES: These are the indicators that show the state of health [performance] of the economy of the country where the market is situated in one hand and the state of world economy in general.

[c] GEO-POLITICAL FACTORS: This is the extent of social stability across the world. The effect of events such as crisis, change in government, natural disaster, threat of terrorist attack, policy changes play a significant role in determining the ability of corporate world to operate profitably. While technical analysis involves the forecasting of stock price movement based solely upon statistics and price pattern. Simply put, technical analysis is the analysis of the market based on price action. While fundamental analysis looks at economic factors and geopolitical conditions [such as economic numbers, capital flows and key political events] in an attempt to forecast exchange rates;technical analysis relies on the statistics and patterns in price movement for its forecast. Technical analysis has gained great popularity in recent history, especially as trends in computerized trading continue to develop and active traders continue to refine their strategies to best assess what is going on in the market at all times. Coinciding with the increasing popularity of computerised trading across all investment arenas is the ability for traders to employ technical analysis. As markets tend to become inundated with information and as charting applications are able to provide traders with an increasing array of data, technical analysis has become both practical and relevant. I n today's marketplace, technical analysis has become an essential tool for any aspiring trader.

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Forex Trading Robots - 3 Reasons Most Destroy Your Equity Quickly

2009-02-28T18:43:00.001-08:00

There are numerous Forex trading robots for sale and they all promise big gains but the reality is 95% or more will wipe your equity out and do it quickly. There are very few that work but if you want to find one that does and enjoy currency trading success, read this article.

Reason 1

The Track Record Is Simulated

This applies to almost all the ones you see online. They all claim big gains but the reality is, the track record is a paper simulation and not real money at all.

Always check for the warning below on any forex trading system and if you see it - forget it.

"CFTC RULE 4.41 - Hypothetical or simulated performance results have certain limitations. Unlike an actual performance record, simulated results do not represent actual trading. Also, since the trades have not been executed, the results may have under-or-over compensated for the impact, if any, of certain market factors, such as lack of liquidity. Simulated trading programs in general are also subject to the fact that they are designed with the benefit of hindsight. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profit or losses similar to those shown".

Anyone can make money in hindsight, knowing the closing prices but that's not the real world.

Personally, I am not too interested in paper money; I like cold, hard, crisp real dollars.

Reason 2

The Track Record Is To Short

I was amazed the other day to see someone presenting a month of trades as his track record - what does a month of gains prove in forex trading?

Nothing.

The time period is way to short.

If you are judging a track record, look over 2 - 3 years, so you have a variety of market conditions and can judge it properly.

Forex trading is a long term game and many of the best traders in the world, have drawdowns of weeks or even months before recovering.

In terms of track record its - the longer the better.

Reason 3

Confidence Issues

It sounds easy to simply plug a forex robot in and trade it however its anything but, as you have to be disciplined and keep applying the trading signals, even when the system losses.

Many traders have good systems, but simply cannot apply them, because they don't have confidence in the system.

To obtain confidence, you can't follow a system blindly!

You need know how and why it works, so that you can follow it with discipline.

Don't buy systems where the rules are not revealed ( "black box systems") and make sure you know why the system will make you money longer term.

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If you follow the above tips when choosing a forex trading robot, you can find one you can have confidence in and gives you the opportunity to make big forex gains.

Take your time and make sure, you find one that is proven and you have confidence in, you're then all set to make great profits in less than 30 minutes a day.

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Supreme Strategies For Forex Trading

2009-02-23T17:03:00.001-08:00

I wanted to take the time to share with you some supreme strategies for forex trading. This is a huge market with more money moving around in a day, than most markets move around in a year. It's a global market that is going on all day long and there is a potential for individuals trading on their home computer to make money. I hope to show you the proper way of doing things, so you can achieve that.

The most important strategy for success in forex isn't in the market, it's in your routine. You have to have a routine that is profitable. It's how you behave each day. It's each step you go through before you make a trade. This isn't the most easy to identify thing when you're first starting out because you have no idea what works. It's something that comes with time.

You got to start embracing the 80/20 rule. The whole idea behind that is 80% of what we do, yields 20% of our profits and 20% of what we do, yields 80% of our profits. That means we spend a lot of time wasting on a small tiny portion of our profit. If you're always analyzing this than you'll stop doing those time consuming tasks that only make you 20% profit. You're going to work on doing more of those tasks that make you 80% of your profits.

It's seems like an overly simplistic thing to do, but it is required to better yourself in this business. I've seen to many people waste time on stupid tasks because they didn't sit down and evaluate what was in their best interest.

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Automatic Forex Trading

2009-02-20T17:47:00.001-08:00

When most people begin their journey on learning to trade in the forex market, word of mouth teachings are usually contradictive. The people who give the advice are often more confusing and contradictive than helpful. When people take this advice and begin to formulate a strategy themselves, it often ends in disaster. This is where you can turn to automatic forex trading.

Using automatic forex trading is a great start in learning how to navigate around the market and learn the ins and outs of currency exchange trading. You will need to get a demo account from the company you will be trading for. After that, you are well on your way to becoming a trading expert. Once you've created your account, you'll need to download the automatic forex trading software onto your computer. This will run on top of the platform program to make trade determinations on your behalf.

In "demo" mode, you can watch the trades while you learn. Once you're comfortable with this you can then change your demo account to a live account where real gains and losses are made. Because the market is open 168 hours a week, you'll probably notice that you will, at best, get 40 hours a week to trade. This is why automatic forex trading software is important. It helps you watch the market 24/7 and makes up for nearly 76% of lost weekly trades. Another advantage of these forex robots is that they are generally easy to operate and a forex beginner can start to make some profits while learning the ropes. The advancement in technology has also helped to reduce time and risk in forex trading.

Keep in mind that there are still risks involved. This is the real forex trading market and losses are real. Automatic forex trading provides you with an opportunity to give you an advantage over others in the market.

However not all Forex Robots are equal. The best way to get started is to read Forex Robots reviews. For a list of reviews, CLICK HERE

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The Cost of Being an Ignorant Trader

2009-02-15T23:01:00.000-08:00

Statistics show that only 15% of forex traders make money, which seems to contradict the vast numbers of people actually trading in forex. What follows is five mistakes new traders and experienced make that often causes them to lose money.

1. No Forex Trading Plan - Trading in forex without a forex trading plan is akin to going to war without a battle plan. You have very little chance making money without a well-conceived plan and strategy and how to execute it. The forex trading plan needs to be extremely specific, understandable and easy enough to execute for even a small child. Without an entry strategy, exit strategy, trade continuation strategy and money management strategy the chances of success are at best very slim.

2. Switching Strategy - A well drawn up strategy takes time to develop and is an iterative process, which should reflect the traders' own personal style. Development of aggressive or passive strategies should be refined on a demo account and helps develop a single strategy that the trader is going to stick to. Upon learning the strategy the trader should stick to it in the main but learn to merely adapt it to changing market conditions - having this versatility within the traders existing plan is vital. New traders should not switch from one strategy to another, they need chance to develop and mature.

3. Trading Emotionally - The most successful traders can turn off their emotions, which is a critical characteristic to have when trading in forex successfully. This includes both positive and negative emotions. Getting in and out of trades as necessary and making sure the head rules the heart is crucial in forex trading but often a mistake made by traders. Many a trader has made the mistakes of trading when they feel they can ride the wave of current good luck and also kept trading when they are down but are motivated out of desperation.

4. Failure to utilize a Stop Loss - Partly a problem of emotions, a clear exit strategy should be employed when entering a trade so parameters are clear. Not getting out at the right time is a key trader mistake. A good trader will know out the outset how many pips they are looking for and what their loss limit will be. Not having an automatic trigger has been many a trader's downfall. Ill-disciplined and not setting stop loss targets is a bad mistake to make, a trader has to acknowledge there will always be new trades happening.

5. Unclear Rationale for Trading - A trader trading for the wrong reason will fail. It has to be taken seriously and trading should not be undertaken merely for the excitement of trading. The undeniably high of making a huge profit should be tempered with the seriousness of making a loss. Trading is a serious business and should be treated as such. Many a trader has made the mistake of not giving trades the time to develop as they have 'better things to be doing'.

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Trading Timeframe Selection

2009-02-12T14:12:00.001-08:00

Well, I've had a frustrating week. No opportunity to trade until Friday, and no opportunity to work on my website and newsletter service. NOT HAPPY!!!

But then, that happens to us all from time to time. Life has a habit of failing to consult with us, prior to messing with our plans.

What happened? Well, before I was trading I used to work as a pilot, with a specialty in aviation safety. I've maintained a link to that industry, and still do some work on a part-time basis. Usually it's not a big deal at all, and I can fit it in around my life. Sometimes though, a bit of a crisis happens (safety's like that!) and I've got to travel away, and well... my plans just don't matter anymore.

Yeah, I know. I've got no-one to blame but myself. After all, I choose to do this. And this probably has no relevance to your life. So let me get to the point - how does this story relate to the title of this article - 'Trading Timeframe Selection'.

Ok, those of you who have been around my website for a while know that day-trading is my thing. I like the short timeframes. Anything more than 5 minutes is way too long for me. Why is that? Well, several reasons really:

1. More action.
2. Tighter stops (I hate large losses).
3. Psychologically, I'm a bit of a control freak - I like to monitor a trade from start to finish.
4. I can sit in cash when I'm not trading, so it's no problem if I get called away and can't trade for a day or two.

Really, it's all psychology!

I used to trade daily charts several years ago, and really hated the 'surprise' each day when I woke up to see what the US market had done to my position overnight. Now, when I'm trading, I can manage the trade closely. And when I'm not trading, I'm out of the markets. Simple!

Day-trading is just a perfect fit for my psychology. And it just happens to fit my lifestyle as well, because if I have to go away quickly I'm not leaving open trades in the markets.

For some crazy reason, about six weeks ago, I decided that I should look into trading daily charts again because that would give me more time to work on the trading education website & newsletter. I decided to trade options on equities, which would allow me to place defined-risk trades and profit from theta decay. Great plan! So I set about simulation trading for a couple of months, just to be sure it would work for me. Well, everything went fine until this week.

Suddenly, I couldn't monitor my trades. I'm left in the market with an overall delta positive portfolio, and no access to a computer to adjust the trades, and the Dow drops 358 points. Not a big deal really, as it's simulation. The position had been in profit, and is only sitting on a slight loss now, so with three more weeks till expiry there's still a great chance to work my way out of trouble. Of course, had it been live I would have phoned my broker and closed out all positions.

But here's the real lesson for me:

1. Daily charts do not match my lifestyle,
2. Daily charts do not match my psychology, and
3. Daily charts do not match my risk tolerance.

I wasn't comfortable holding positions overnight when I couldn't monitor them. And the whole 'speed' (or lack of speed) of the game frustrated me. Could I get used to it? Absolutely! But why bother when I've already found my niche. I'm a day-trader. Why try to change?

So, what's your perfect timeframe?

The only way to find out is to try the different alternatives. These days you can get a demo or simulation platform for almost every market, and timeframe. So there's no excuse for not trying the different timeframes to find the one that fits your psychology like a glove.

Try the short timeframes for a couple of weeks. Try the intermediate timeframes for a month or so, say the 1 or 4 hour charts. Try the daily charts for a couple of months. While you're at it, try the weekly charts.

What you're first attracted to is not necessarily the right fit for your psychology or lifestyle. When I first got into trading I traded the weekly charts on stocks. This changed quickly to daily charts. And then over several years it progressively got shorter and shorter. Maybe day-trading would not have suited me back then, but the thing is, I never even thought to try anything else. Had I done so, I might have saved myself years of 'daily chart' pain.

So what are you waiting for? Test your timeframes, and find the right one for you - the timeframe that matches both your lifestyle and your trading psychology.

Happy trading,

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Forex Currency Trading - Trade Currency in the Largest Financial Market

2009-02-09T14:44:00.001-08:00

Forex currency trading is carried out all across the world and is the largest financial market in the world. The major players in the forex market are the central banks of the country, major commercial banks such as Citibank and Bank of America etc, multinational corporations. The major portion of the trading is speculative trading while only 5% of the trading is for correcting the currency. The daily volume of the trade is worth US$3.2 trillion.

Though forex currency trading can be done in any foreign exchange, 85% of the trade is done in the major currencies. The major currencies are US Dollar, Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, The British Pound, The Euro, Japanese Yen and Swiss Franc. The Us Dollar accounts for nearly 28% of the total forex market.

OTC market which is operational 24 hours a day

It's an OTC market or an over the counter market where forex currency trading is done in pairs. This means that USD would be sold to buy Japanese Yen or Swiss Francs would be bought and Euros sold consecutively. The forex market has no centralized exchange and is solely conducted through the phone and the electronic medium including the internet.

It's a 24 hour market and the major centers of trade are Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, London, Frankfurt and New York. Investors will usually react to the changes and the fluctuations in the forex market immediately unlike the stock and the commodity markets. The changes are shown on the screen every second. Deals are done on a second to second basis.

Forex currency trading is always done in pairs and the spread is the profit

The forex trading quotes are also given in pairs and the bid and the ask rates are always mentioned together. In the pair USD/JPY, USD is the base currency. The forex currency trading that happens in non USD pairs is known as cross currency trading. The fundamental and the technical for trading in each currency pair are different.

The quote for USD/JPY will always be given as 110.3456/110.3450. This means that 1USD can be sold for 110.3456 JPY and 110.3450 JPY would be required to purchase 1USD. In forex currency trading the difference between the bid and the ask rates is the spread or the profit that the forex trader will make.

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The Forex Killer System - Importance of a Good Trading System

2009-02-06T16:36:00.000-08:00

The FOREX market is one of the largest markets in the world, and in turn it is very appealing for many keen investors to place their money in. The market never sleeps as it operates 24/7, all year round, and there are no regulatory authorities that oversee the market, also no individual entity has enough power to heavily influence any particular currency pair these days. The best thing about the Forex market is that there are no commissions involved, brokers make money through the spread, and also there are no middle men, that along with the fact that the Forex Market is extremely liquid makes it very appealing to all investors.

If you have ever traded the Forex Market before, or for that matter any Market, you would've realized that it is essential to obtain or create a good trading system to help guide you in the right direction. Trading the market without a good system or a predetermined plan is the number one way of setting yourself up for failure in the world of Forex, you might as well start gambling. Now getting your hands on a decent legitimate Forex trading system can be a fairly complicated task in itself, these days the market has been flooded with all different kinds of systems. Some have been thoroughly tested and are proven to work, while are others are just simple systems that you or I could've created with enough years of experience in the market.

One product that has just recently been released to the general public is a very unique system entitled Forex Killer; it has been thoroughly tested over the past few years and has proven to generate consistent positive results over the long run. The system was developed by a former currency trading advisor who worked for the Deutsche Bank, so essentially the system has been designed by professionals, who allow you to become aware of the insider perspectives on the market. The system is very easy to install and you can begin using it within a few minutes, it doesn't require any signal services, and you can also test it out on a demo account to see if it is profitable before risking your own money. Forex Killer includes training videos, and is compatible with all current trading platforms, you are also offered a lifetime of updates free of charge.

The great thing about the software is that it comes with a full 60 day money back guarantee; whenever you are looking for a trading system make sure they have some sort of a guarantee, this way you are ensured the system works and is not some cheap system developed by any youngster who is trying to rip you off. Therefore test the system out on a demo account for 2 months and if you cannot see yourself generating consistent profits, then simply return it and get your money back.

The most appealing part of The Forex Killer software is that after you purchase it, there is very little risk involved as it is a proven system, and you can set it up in a few minutes to begin practicing immediately to see if it can make you some easy money off the Forex Market. Forex Killer is a tool that if used properly it can seriously improve your overall trading results. To obtain a detailed objective review of the software check out this Forex Killer System Review, to learn how the system works and how it can benefit you as an online Forex Trader

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Forex Trading - Where Your Money's At!

2009-02-05T14:37:00.001-08:00

Did You Know That The Forex Market Determines The Value Of Your Money?

Most people don't. I didn't until I stumbled across a website one day while performing internet research for a product that I had stumbled across. I began reading about the Foreign Exchange Market and immediately I was captured by the sheer size and importance of what the Forex market represents to me and my family. The foreign exchange marketplace is where the actual currencies of individual countries are traded around the world, 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. The market has many nicknames, FOREX, FX market, currency trading etc., but what it really represents is the single most important marketplace on the planet. I call it the most important marketplace because what happens in the FX market has a direct effect on the value of the money in your pocket. Sense just about everything you do, need and desire is affected by the value of the money you have at any particular moment, learning what the Forex market is and how it affects your life is something everybody should be interested in doing.

The fundamental law that guides international currency values is the level of confidence that the Forex market as a whole has in one particular countries currency, relative to another countries currency. This confidence level is made up of multiple factors, including measurable economic data and non-measurable market psychological factors, but the underlying principle of it all is that the more stable the countries government, economy and history are, the more value will be placed on that countries currency. Once you begin to understand this principle, it will slowly dawn on you why certain pieces of information always make it onto the daily newscast! Terms like "lead economic indicators", "lower federal interest rates" and "consumer confidence index reports" will start to have real meaning to you as you start to realize the profound effect these things have on your daily life.

The stock market, governmental data reports concerning the nation's economy and political instability around the world reflect the overall health of the world's economy. The relative strength of the United States in terms of these international factors is reflected in the amount of goods the dollars in your pocket can buy at any given time. The stronger the dollar, the more food, clothes and gadgets you can buy. The weaker the dollar, the less stuff you can buy. Understanding this simple fact will show you that virtually every facet of your everyday life is being dictated by a market that you didn't even know existed! It's understandable if this fact leaves you a little dumbfounded, I sure was.

Once I realized how much power the Forex market had over my life I committed myself to learning as much about it as I could. It has not been easy. Apparently, access to the FX market has been restricted historically and not much information used to be available on the subject. As with everything else, the internet has changed all of that and now just about anybody with a computer and internet connection can gain access to this important market. It did not take long to discover that the FOREX is a huge beast and it was going to take time, effort and a large learning curve to get even a basic understanding of what was actually happening. I decided to write down what I was learning in the form of articles for two reasons:

1. I always found that forcing myself to write about a subject, made it easier to learn about that subject. I do not know why it works that way for me, it just does. Also, its always a good idea to have something written down in case you get distracted by one of life's emergencies and you have to put the subject down for whatever reason.

2. I wanted to be able to help other people to get at least a basic understanding about this market. It's just too important for people not to know anything about it.

So, I decided to write articles as I progress through my Forex learning curve, with the hope that it will help me and others learn about trading international currencies. I wanted to start with an article that focused on the importance of the market itself and how it related to your everyday life because that understanding is the key to being committed to learning about it. Exchanging currency is a difficult subject and in order to stick with it you must see the value in becoming familiar with it. That is what has kept me going and I am not stopping until I can make money on the Forex.

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How Does Day Trading Work?

2009-02-02T19:05:00.001-08:00

Day Trading is the name given to buying and selling stocks and shares (and forex) during a trading day. The trades (or positions) are usually opened and closed within the same trading day, sometimes even in minutes. The aim, as in all stock market trading, is to sell for a higher price than you bought. You have to bear in mind that there will be a spread (the difference between the buy price (the Ask) and the sell price (the Bid). This varies depending on which broker you trade with.

So, for example, if you have a stock that has a 1 cent per point (or Tick) and the share price is quoted as 50 cents, this is called the Mid price and is what you'll see in the morning newspapers. If there is a four point spread, the Ask would be 52 cents and the Bid would be 48 cents. The spread is used as the brokers commission and to pay other fees. So in the example above, if you bought at the Ask of 52, you would have to make up the spread before you break even, so the Bid price would have to reach 53 before you would be in profit.

Spreads vary between brokers and markets. You might find a 4 point spread on NASDAQ but a 10 point spread on S & P, so ideally you need to shop around to see who is giving the best deal for you. There are plenty of brokers on the Internet, and quite a few financial spread betting firms who will gladly and easily open an account for you. Most will let you open a virtual account so that you can paper trade until you get used to it and there is a very good Day Trading Simulator available free on the Internet. But remember this : Day Trading is in reality a form of gambling, so only use what you can afford to lose and get yourself a plan.

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2009-01-28T16:49:00.001-08:00

10 minute forex wealth builder system is out. There are lot of people including the experts who have already started giving review of this system. These reviews are positive. Its primarily because of the simplicity to understand the system and also ease of using it.

But the one point that is causing a lot of talks is the ability to find good trades in less than 10 minutes a day.

However, the important point to discuss right now is "Is the 10 minute forex wealth builder system right for you"?

To find that, you need to look at various aspects of this system. Lets look at them one at a time -

1. What kind of system is Forex wealth builder - Its primarily a swing trading system. This means that the trades once made are mostly carried overnight for generally more than one day.

This is good since the returns are huge. The typical profit with swing trading strategy of this system is more than 75 pips per trade. Also, since the trades last for more than 1 day, a person doesn't has to glued to the forex charts for the entire day.

2. Ease of use and ease to understand - Any forex trading system should be easy to use. But more important than that is it should be easy to understand. For it to be both of these, it should contain technical indicators that are not propriotary.

The creator of 10 minute Forex Wealth builder has tried his best to have the system in easy language so that all kind of traders from experts to beginners should be able to understand and use it.

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3. It should work for all types of market sessions such as Europeon, Asian, Newyork etc.

Forex wealth builder, since it is swing trading based, its not dependent on a particular trading session. The trades last for more than 24 hrs, so it works fine for all the trading sessions.

In terms of requirements for this system, well, there are none. This system can be used by anyone, including beginners. However I encourage to have some background so that the terminology of the system can be understood.

As for the price, the forex wealth builder system is very reasonably priced. Also, the price is backed by 8 week money back guarantee. This is good as it allows people to try the system and decide if it meets their trading style.

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2009-01-23T15:52:00.001-08:00

For years now people have turned their attention to Forex. Almost everyone these days know the turnover that takes place on Forex market. With 3.2 trillion daily turnover Forex is the best. Even well known stock markets world wide even if combined together cannot overtake the turnover. But Forex has certain limitations too. You need to learn thoroughly before investing on forex. On field training is not possible because a wrong decision could ruin your investment completely. It is in this regard Forex Trading education gains Importance.

Forex has lot of advantages. Because of its high leverage margin we could trade 100 times or even more the amount we have invested. That makes it possible to increase the rate of returns which great considering other options. Forex market allows us to intervene and take corrective actions 24 hours a day because, it never closes. As we know lot of factors like social, economic and political affect the market. Because it is open 24 hours a day we could take corrective actions to make our investments safe and earn more for us.

Another main advantage of this trading is that we could control and track the performance of our investments 24 hours a day at the comfort of our home. It is one business we love to do. There are many more advantages to forex trading than what I have listed.

Forex trading also has certain disadvantages. It is the market full of crocodiles and little careless could mean we lose all our investments immediately. A lot of factors affect the market and we must be update to the happenings around us if not, we will see our investments lost.

It is in this respect, we now know the importance of Forex trading education. We all know it has tremendous potential to make money. Its rate of returns is unmatched and bigger than many other successful businesses. But a careless attitude from our part means we would lose all our investment. So, we must learn the basics of the trade first to avoid unpleasant surprises. It is easy with basic education now provided by brokers and other for free. It is also easy to learn now the fluctuations in the currencies and their reasons. Learning the basics would leave us in better position to handle the challenges that may come our way later.

One good piece of advice shall do not enter this market if you are not interested in taking risks. It is business where you can make money and you may even make loss. If you are a person who loves challenges and love to make money taking risks please go further. Learn more.

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Is Foreign Exchange Trading Profitable

2009-01-16T18:45:00.001-08:00

I'm here to answer the question, is foreign exchange trading profitable? The answer to this question is yes. A lot of people think that this might be some sort of scam, but this market has been around for a long time. It's just the last decade that individual people were given the right to trade in it from their own home. It's a continuously growing market with over three trillion dollars a day moving around. It is definitely a profitable market for most people and I'll share some of my experiences on how to get it to work for you.

The first thing about starting out in this market is having a great broker. A broker acts as the middleman between you and the marketplace. It holds your money and makes the trades when you request them. The problem (like many on the internet) is that you can't really tell the difference in websites from legit businesses and some operation run out of a basement. Obviously when it comes to your money, you want to have the quality similar to a bank. I found the best way to research these brokers is online forex forums. There is constant discussion about them and you just have to read through threads to learn which ones are good, bad and scams.

My last tip is on demo accounts. Is foreign exchange trading easy? Yes and no. I prefer to think of it as a process with a learning curve that takes time. A demo account is an excellent tool to start using now, without having to risk any money on the market. You get to have simulated experience of actual trades, the only difference is you don't use real money. It builds confidence and allows you to figure out what you need to do.

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Learning a Proven Forex Trading System So You Will Never Lose Money in Forex Trading!

2009-01-11T01:39:00.001-08:00

One should bear in mind that, before starting on Forex trading, one should have proper Forex training. This is because the Forex trading market is a very competitive one. In order to remain competitive and ensure profitability, one should have proper Forex training to familiarise with the Forex trading market. One must not rush into Forex trading.

Forex training brings the knowledge of professionals into your personal trading. Forex training helps you know where to enter a currency based on the direction it is taking and how to forecast that direction. Forex Training allows you to learn how to trade currencies with a live coach. As you trade, your Forex training can truly help you become the master of your money.

There are free Forex trainings online created to teach everyone a strategy to day trade currencies. Forex training sessions are designed to give new and experienced traders all the necessary tools to start buying and selling currencies in the Forex market. Forex training program would not only be for beginners who want to learn how to start day trading, but also for more experienced traders who already had some stock or futures trading experience. Forex training will help you succeed in your currency trading as you learn to trade the Forex like a pro.

As such in order to succeed, one should have their fundamentals right. Do not be impulsive and rush into starting Forex trading. Be patient and go through proper training. This will be beneficial for you in the long term

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Day Trading For A Living

2009-01-09T18:56:00.001-08:00

I was reading an article today which maintained it is not possible to make money day trading. Naturally this piqued my interest because I day trade for a living and last time I looked I was doing OK.

The article began by making the very valid point that the vast majority of day trading articles are not written by traders at all, but rather they are written by people marketing systems with hypothetical track records created with the benefit of hindsight.

That is absolutely true.

It is equally true of articles about every other trading style in commodity futures, stocks, forex and options. Whether it is covered calls, trend following with our extra special absolutely never seen before new indicator, swing trading, pairs trading, spread trading, or selling naked options, or any other style, it will often have a hypothetical track record. The time period of the method being promoted is absolutely irrelevant.

The article quotes CFTC rule 4.41 which every futures trader has seen many times. It says:

"Hypothetical or simulated performance results have certain limitations. Unlike an actual performance record, simulated results do not represent actual trading. Also, since the trades have not been executed, the results may have under-or-over compensated for the impact, if any, of certain market factors, such as lack of liquidity. Simulated trading programs in general are also subject to the fact that they are designed with the benefit of hindsight. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profit or losses similar to those shown."

This pertinent warning is not confined to day trading systems. It is applicable to ANY trading system in ANY time frame where hypothetical or simulated track records are provided.

You see, most system developers research historical data to find high probability setup patterns. They develop indicators and trading rules to exploit these patterns. There is nothing wrong with that, so long as it is realized that the resulting system is optimized over this data set. The only valid way to test the system is on a completely different, independent set of data. Often a system that looks spectacular on the data the developer was originally working with will fail miserably when applied over a different period or in a different market.

The article went on to say that all day trading systems lose because "volatility in short term time frames is random and prices can and do go anywhere, meaning that if you try and use support and resistance levels they wont help you with your trading signal or help you get profitable market timing. You therefore cannot get the odds in your favour and will lose over time. This is fairly obvious when you consider that the price in any financial market is made by a vast diverse group of traders".

Well, that is quite a statement. The fact is "volatility" exists in any time frame and, by definition, it is random in the time frame considered. Indeed, prices can and do go anywhere, whatever time frame you are looking at.

Support and resistance levels are identified from trading charts. If no time scale is displayed it is impossible for any trader to differentiate between a 1 minute chart, a 1 hour chart, a 1 day chart, a weekly chart or a monthly chart if they are not told which market they are looking at. The fact is all charts, in all time frames, exhibit similar characteristics. You will find trends, ranges and most importantly support and resistance levels. It follows that whatever edge you think you can get from identifying support and resistance levels in one time frame is equally applicable in the other time frames too.

Most successful traders use strategies which either (a) sell support and buy resistance, or (b) buy breakouts through resistance and sell breakouts through support. These core strategies are available to any trader working in any time frame.

The distinguishing feature of the day trader is that (s)he always exits trades before the end of the trading session. No positions are held overnight or over weekends. By adopting this approach the trader minimizes "event risk" which is the chance that some dramatic event will so disrupt the markets that you suffer a major loss. (Stop losses are ineffective in this scenario because the market "gaps" through your stop loss level.)

The REAL drawback to day trading is trading costs.

Say that in some hypothetical market, the typical trading costs are commissions (2 points) and slippage on entry and exit (1 point each). So for each trade, trading costs average about 4 points. Now, if a long term trader typically targets 100 points, trading costs would be 4%. For a medium term trader targeting, say, 40 points trading costs are 10%. But for a day trader, targeting 8-10 points, trading costs are 40-50%! Obviously, if a trader is determined to trade this market, then medium to longer term trading is the only sensible option. It would not be surprising for a trader focussed exclusively on this market to form the opinion that day trading does not work.

Clearly, then, not all markets are good for day trading. If the average market movement is just a few points, the trader will be unable to find short term trades which cover the trading costs. Even where the trading costs can be covered, they often turn what looks like a good system into a poor one. This is because, as a rule of thumb, trading costs are nearly always deducted from theoretical profit in successful trades, and added to the theoretical loss in losing trades. This significantly changes the average win to average loss ratio for the system.

To prosper, the day trader seeks out volatile markets where the the projected trading costs are a small percentage of targeted gains. The Expectancy of the system used, allowing for the impact of trading costs on the average win to average loss ratio, must be positive.

Fortunately, many such markets exist. The rather stodgy forex market, with its high trading costs, is NOT a good example. However, there are commodity markets and many individual stocks which exhibit the required volatility.

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Forex Trading - How Forex Trading Works For New Investors

2009-01-08T18:05:00.001-08:00

I had recently become interested and therefore started reading about buying and selling currency.

It's called Forex Trading. Like most folks I have read about huge possible profits in buying and selling different nations currency.

I searched many forums where a lot questions were asked about this investment system. I remember thinking that most questions were basically what is Forex Trading and how does one make money from it?

It was then I decided to write this article and explain briefly what it is and how it could be used. If this investment system interests you I suggest you research further before investing your money.

WHAT IS FOREX ?

The Foreign Exchange, called "Forex" market, is the largest financial market in the world, with over $1.2 trillion changing hands every single day. It is many times larger than the New York Stock Exchange.

What is traded on the Forex Exchange? The easy answer is money. Forex trading is where the currency of one nation is traded for that of another. Therefore, Forex trading is always traded in pairs. The most commonly traded currency pairs are traded against the US Dollar (USD).

The major currency pairs are the Euro Dollar (EUR/USD); the British Pound (GBP/USD); the Japanese Yen (USD/JPY); and the Swiss Franc (USD/CHF).

Because there is no central exchange for the Forex market, these pairs are traded over the telephone and online through a global network of banks, multinational corporations, brokers and currency traders.

BENEFITS OF FOREX TRADING:

LEVERAGE: When you trade in the Forex market, a small margin deposit can allow you to control a much larger total contract value. Leverage gives the trader the ability to make very nice profits and at the same time keep the risk of losing your cash to a minimum.

LIQUIDITY: Because the Forex Market is so very large, it is normally very easy to sell and turn your trade to cash. This means that by clicking your mouse you can quickly buy and sell.

PROFIT IN BOTH 'RISING' AND 'FALLING' MARKETS: One of the most exciting advantages of the Forex market is the ability to generate profits whether a currency pair rising or falling.

24HRS: From Sunday evening to Friday Afternoon EST the Forex market is open for business.

DEMO ACCOUNTS: These are available so you can practice without the chance of losing any capital.

In Forex Trading, there is a bid price and an ask price, and the difference of the two is called the spread. The bid is the price at which buyers are willing to buy, and the ask is the price that sellers are willing to sell at any particular time.

The prices are always 5 digit numbers, and it doesn't matter where the decimal is placed. For example, GBP/USD (British Pound) has a bid price of 1.3745 and an ask price of 1.3748, thereby yielding a 3 pip spread.

A long position is a trade when the investor buys a currency at one price, with the expectation of selling it some point in the future at a higher price.

A short position is one in which the investor sells a currency with the expectation of buying it back at a lower price, expecting the currency to fall.

If you have found this subject at all interesting I suggest you research Forex Trading and really understand this format before investing.

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Day Trading - 3 Points That Show Why Technical Analysis Does Work

2009-01-05T02:45:00.001-08:00

It is so easy to become completely bogged down trying to keep up with the company news updates, you know, the feeds you get on the financial news channels. This causes you to get frustrated and often confused. There's a lot of very interesting information, but does it serve to help our trading decisions? Remember, no two people have the same perspective on anything, and that includes the stock market. The analysts you watch and listen might well have very good and valid reasons for talking a stock up or down, depending upon their own investment criteria.

Here are 3 reasons to help you see why technical analysis works:

1.Every day trading decision, and I mean every one of them, without exception, ends up in one and only one result; price. The price of the stock at close of trading is where the whole picture finishes. You can do anything you like with company data; analyse it, pull it apart, listen to speculators, traders, journalists, but the result a closing is always the same.

2.It is correct that history does not necessarily reflect the future, and that's quite right, no one would argue the case. But, and it's a big but, it has been proven time over, that human psyche does repeat itself, the brain functions the in the same manner all the time. What you see on technical day trading charts is the result of past thinking, of past psyche. It will be argued until the end of time that you cannot trade for the future, based on historical data. But the technical data that is delivered and shown by these charts does lend itself to narrowing the odds enormously in our favour, IFused correctly. There are too many successful technical traders to suggest otherwise.

3.To see an excellent example, watch the price of a stock that's moving in a trend, or range, and you can see that same patterns, by and large being repeated, day in, day out. All of a sudden, the price pushes beyond the upper and lower price boundaries that it's held for the past few days or weeks, and you have a potential buy or sell trading opportunity.

There are traders who use only fundamentals, and still argue against technical trading, but if you have the time, a blend of both is best. The advantage of using chart set ups is that you can better gauge, and fine tune, where you are going to place you entry and exit positions.

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Online Forex Trading Secrets

2008-11-30T13:39:00.001-08:00

I am here to share some knowledge, tips, strategies and insights of how to successfully buy, sell, trade and invest in online Forex trading. FOREX or Foreign Exchange is the largest as well as the most liquid trading market in the world and there are many people involved in FOREX trading all over the world. A lot of people claim that the FOREX is the best home business that could be pursued by any person. With each day, more and more are turning to FOREX traders, via electronic means of computer and internet connectivity.

This means that foreign exchange is not delivered to a person who actually buys like stock trading, FOREX trading also has day traders that purchase and sell foreign exchange same day. Thus, FOREX is not a get-rich-quick scheme as many people thought which complicates the real concept of online Forex trading.

Unlike stocks and futures that trade through exchanges, Forex trading is done through market makers that include major banks as well as small to large brokerage firms located around the world who collectively make a market on 24 hours - 5 days basis. The Forex market is always "open" and is the largest financial network in the world (daily average turnover of trillions of dollars).

Forex trading involves trading currency pairs such as the EUR/USD pair (Eurodollar/US dollar pair) where a buyer of this pair would actually be buying the Eurodollar and simultaneously selling short the US dollar.

Here's the deal: Just like any other market, most "traders" are losing when trading Forex. And the reasons for their failure are mainly because some lack good trading methods, sound money and risk management principles and indiscipline trading attitude. In most cases, it could be wrong mindset and motive towards the market. Some don't even understand the trend of the market, of which the trend plays a vital role in the life of any trader, as it is simply says that "the trend is your friend".

Moreover, many have been mislead by dishonest individuals or questionable brokers promising outwardly overnight riches and hidden policies.

Forex is still a little like the "wild west", so there's naturally a lot of confusion and misinformation out there but I'm here to cover many tactics and strategies used by successful Forex traders all over the world. Unfortunately, only few Forex traders are actually aware of this information.

Forex trading is all about regulation, willpower and determination. Leveraging your strength could be extravagant by organizing the appropriate Forex trading strategy. You may find hundreds and thousands of Forex trading strategies out there. All Forex trading strategies use a variety of indicators and combinations. These indicators and studies are just calculating support and resistance and trend in the Forex trading market.

What you are about to read is more valuable to you than what you will find in many trading courses or seminars that you'd have to pay for. Anyway, I don't believe in sugarcoating anything or giving you false hopes of success. There are enough swindlers doing that already. I want to give you the facts, like 'em or not, so you're empowered to take action and make positive decisions on how to succeed in the Forex markets.

There's nothing magical about the Forex markets, because all markets are ultimately driven by human psychology - fear and greed - and supply and demand. Sure, every market has its own peculiarities, but if you understand how the basic drivers of human emotions work, you can potentially succeed big in Forex market, because the market controls 95% of live trader's emotions. Some traders think it's a "get rich quick" trading the popular Forex markets.

There are many advantages of Forex trading over other types of financial instrument trading like bonds, stocks, commodities etc. But it does not mean that there are no risks involved in the Forex trading. Of course there are risks associated with Forex trading. Therefore, someone needs to understand all the terms related to Foreign Exchange carefully. There are many online sources as well as offline sources that provide hints on trading of Forex. These hints are basically the SECRETS.

As I said above, the foreign exchange trading is considered as one of the most profitable and attractive opportunities for investment as any person can easily do at home or office and from any part of the world. For succeeding the Forex trading, a person is not required to do any online promotion, marketing etc. The only requirement in the Forex trading is the account that a person is required to open with reliable and registered brokers, a computer system and fast internet connection.

Now, you have to be careful when opening a Forex account with any broker because some could be SCAM. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in US has jurisdiction over all Futures and Forex activity. When trading in the foreign exchange markets, individuals should only trade with a CFTC registered entity that is also a member of the National Futures Association (NFA) and is regulated by the CFTC. For non-US broker/ bank entities, be sure that the broker or bank is registered with that country's appropriate regulatory bodies.

The Forex account could be opened with any amount between $300 (mini) and $2000 (standard). After opening the account, a person is required to learn how the Forex market works, demo trade and after a while go live trading. Moreover, there are some secrets that have to be followed.

A person can also apply all the secrets when demo trading and can see if the secrets really work. It could be said without any doubt that if someone can apply all the secrets in right way, he/she can easily gain good money by way of Forex trading.

All successful traders have Forex trading strategies that they follow to make profitable trades. These Forex trading strategies are generally based on a strategy that allows them to find good trades. And the strategy is based on some form of market analysis. Successful traders need some ways to interpret and even predict the movements of the market.

There are two basic approaches to analyzing the movements of the Forex market. These are Technical Analysis and Fundamental Analysis. However, technical analysis is much more likely to be used by traders. Still, it's good to have an understanding of both types of analysis, so that you can decide which type would work best for your Forex trading strategies.

There has been misconception about the Forex market because there are different types of traders and advert out there full of exaggerations that makes the business unreal to so many people and that is why I am here to show you the SECRETS in Forex Trading.

What is traded on the Forex market? The answer is money. Forex trading is where the currency of one nation is traded for that of another. Therefore, Forex trading is always traded in pairs and the most commonly traded currency pairs are traded against the US Dollar (USD). They are called 'the Majors'. The major currency pairs are the Euro Dollar (EUR/USD); the British Pound (GBP/USD); the Japanese Yen (USD/JPY); and the Swiss Franc (USD/CHF). The notable 'commodity' currency pairs that traded are the Canadian Dollar (USD/CAD) and the Australian Dollar AUD/USD. Because there is no central exchange for the Forex market, these pairs and their crosses are traded over the telephone and online through a global network of banks, multinational corporations, importers and exporters, brokers and currency traders. But if you really want to make it big in the Forex market, I will strongly advise that as a "beginner" in the business. Kindly get acquainted with one or two major currency pairs. Study them very well and make sure you understand their volatility period.

And to further simplify Forex trading, you could easily limit your trading to the two most liquid and widely traded pairs, the EUR/USD and the GBP/USD. This really starts to reduce demands on your time for trading activities without giving up good profit potential.

Traditionally, currency trading has been a 'professionals only' market available exclusively to banks and large institutions, however, because of the invention of the new E-economy, online Forex trading firms are now able to offer trading accounts to 'retail' traders like you and I. Now almost anyone with a computer and an Internet connection can trade currencies just like the world's largest banks do.

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Once You Trade E-Minis You'll Never Trade Stocks Again! - Discover the Great Advantages of E-Minis

2008-11-17T02:25:00.001-08:00

Ever noticed how Mutual Fund companies never talk about anything but 'investing'...for the long haul? Ever noticed how even when 'day trading' became such a hot item, that stocks were the only thing they traded...and most still do? The public doesn't know this -- that while the mutual fund companies with all of their advertising keep the public thinking 'investing', they, themselves are day trading with their clients' money. Unless you understand how 'shorting' works, you might think they couldn't legally do that...and get away with it, but they can, and do...and on a massive scale! Yes, what they get away with is legal.

Think about what the average mutual fund makes for its owner per year: 10-15% appreciation growth (if the stock market has a good year). Did you know that a 2005 survey ---to evaluate the value of mutual fund managers to their clients -vs-what they get paid, showed that the average annual salary of mid-level mutual fund managers was $472,000 dollars, and senior-level managers made over $750,000. The irony of it all is that they justify their performances by comparing them to what the S&P 500 Index does: bragging if they beat it, and consoling their client with "Well, the S&P went down, too." when they have a losing year. Regardless, they always get their salary 'bonus' though!

If you are an investor (in a mutual fund) or among the growing army of stock day traders (who have never known anything but stocks), you owe it to yourself to look into the 'e-mini' and discover the tremendous advantages it offers. Yes, trading is where the ACTION is in the stock market, and those who discover the e-mini always end up saying to themselves: "Oh, my...why didn't I learn about this earlier!" It's only been around since 1997. How has it been kept such an Insider secret?

Here, now....I'll just state two little things that I really appreciate about e-minis; then in my next post, we'll go into some depth as to why... if you learn to trade e-minis, you'll never again trade stocks (let alone invest in them).

How about 'bag for the buck'? (ROI for the sophisticated)

You can open an e-mini trading account with just $2,000 dollars. It's very common for a good e-mini trader to make $500 a day (the daily goal of most e-mini traders). What is the rate of return on one's $2,000? Is it not 25% a DAY? I keep $10,000 in my trading account so my daily return on the $10K is only 5% a DAY. How's that for 'bang for the buck'? How does that compare to the average mutual fund's performance?

The second thing I really appreciate is that you can do so much more with so much less money: It's called 'leverage'. You buy a stock (even just to trade it) and you have to lay out the market price of the stock. Yeah, if you've got 'margin' in your account, you can buy $2 of stock value for every dollar in your account (2-1 leverage). But, how many shares of even a $5.00 stock would you need to buy (and have in a trade) to make $500.00? Not only do you have leverage with e-minis of about 90-1, an e-mini trade is seldom OPEN for longer than 5-minutes!

If this catches your attention and peaks your interest, join me here next time.

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Support and Resistance - The Greatest Trading Tool

2008-11-09T15:09:00.001-08:00

Despite all the hype from the internet marketers who try to sell you the latest trading 'secrets', the fact is there are NO secrets.

* Identify setups which provide the potential for lower risk and/or higher probability trades.
* Enter and manage those trades in a consistent and disciplined manner.
* Minimize risk.
* Manage your money.
* Manage your emotions.
* Journal your results, and review them to identify what's working and what's not working.
* Keep doing what is working, and
* Improve what is not working.

If you're not trading successfully, it's because you're not doing one (or perhaps all) of these things.

There are no secrets!

So, it's time to stop searching for this holy-grail solution and get down to some good old-fashioned work.

And where better to start than the first item on the above list - a setup which provides the potential for a lower risk and/or higher probability trade.

Every technical analysis book on the market shows a number of charts with horizontal lines, and labels them support or resistance. Why is that? Because they look cool, and you can show your friends how clever you are at analyzing the market? Well, yeah, perhaps that's part of it. But have you ever really stopped and asked why you should care if the price action can be bounded by a line? What does it really mean if price has been unable to break through a particular level in the past? Why should you care if price consistently rallies every time it falls to a certain level?

The reason we care is because support and resistance are providing you with setup areas with the potential for lower risk and/or higher probability trades. While there are numerous ways to define an area of low risk and/or higher probability trading, I have not personally found one that works for me as well as the concept of support and resistance.

So, how do support and resistance work?

We discussed in a recent article how price moves, due to an imbalance between supply and demand. When there is more demand than supply, price rises until they are once again balanced. When there is more supply than demand, price falls until once again the supply/demand balance is restored. We can also use this concept to explain support or resistance areas.

Let's first consider resistance.

Price rises while demand is greater than supply. As price rises though, it will become less attractive to the buyers, leading to reduced demand. And it will become more attractive to sellers, leading to increased supply. If the supply/demand ratio can be tipped in favor of supply, price will fall.

Resistance is simply an area which has shown past evidence of halting a price rise. Price hits the resistance zone, and turns around to fall again. If it helps, think of resistance as a ceiling that resists any further price rise.

Support works much the same. Price falls while supply is greater than demand. As price falls though, it will become less attractive to sellers, leading to reduced supply. And it will become more attractive to buyers, leading to increased demand. If the supply/demand ratio can be tipped in favor of demand, price will rally.

Support, then, is simply an area which has shown past evidence of stopping a price fall, and leading to a price rally. If it helps, think of support as a floor that supports price.

At this point you might have two questions.

(1) Just because we can identify support and resistance in the past, how does that help us with our trading right now? After all, we don't trade history; we trade the hard right edge of the charts; and

(2) How does this provide us with the opportunity for a higher probability and lower risk trades?

Previous support and resistance can be found in a number of areas - previous swing highs or lows, areas of congestion, round numbers and gaps. When price returns to these areas, there is a good chance that they will once again act as support or resistance. This occurs for one of the following two reasons:

(a) Traders expect it to act as support or resistance, and so trade accordingly, thereby creating support or resistance; or

(b) Traders have a psychological need to trade in this area, which once again creates the support or resistance zone.

The simple fact that we can now expect these areas to provide support or resistance again, and therefore stall and possibly turn price, provides us with a higher probability trade.

And the closer we can get our entry to the point of support or resistance, the lower our risk on that particular trade, because our stop can typically be placed just beyond that support or resistance zone.

In the follow-up articles, we'll look at a number of charts to provide examples for each of the types of support or resistance (swing highs and lows, congestion areas, round numbers and gaps). We'll discuss the reason they occurred (whether due to expectation or a psychological need to trade), and give examples of how these areas can be used to provide a great trade setup.

Till then, review your setups, and ask yourself whether you're planning your trades in an area which provides a low risk and/or high probability trade.

And please remember, although support and resistance allow a trader to identify areas in which price is likely to stall and possibly reverse, there are no guarantees. You need to always ensure proper application of risk and money management.

Happy trading,

For a continuation of this series of articles, including chart examples of support and resistance at swing highs and lows, and areas of congestion, see my article directory at http://www.YourTradingCoach.com

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Stock Trading Community - Easy Speculation and Proper Calculation

2008-11-05T15:39:00.001-08:00

The business of stock market is very difficult and sometimes it becomes quite complex to understand the move of market. You can not speculate the exact movement and direction of market and that is why people consider risk factor associated with the stock market before investing in it. Nowadays Internet has made it somewhat easy to understand the move of market because it has become the hub of people who are involved in this business. You can find some stock trading community here which can make the business a little bit easy.

In fact a stock trading community can be considered as the most important trading community all over the world. These days major global ventures are controlled by this community and with the advent of Internet, stock trading has become easier. The community has ended the era when a trader had to make multiple calls to get the quote from the brokers. Now a person sitting at his home or office can watch his performance and growth at the stock market. Stock trading community is providing convenience and that is why it is growing massively. All aspects of trading like buying and selling of stocks, products, bonds, mutual funds etc. are performed online .

The contemporary 'Day Trading Stocks and Indices' is the result of stock trading community only. You might know that Day Trading refers to buying and selling of stocks or securities within the same day. Some of the other trades generated by this community are betting trade and forex trade. Brokers are the mediators here who carry out the process of trading between the participating investors and they make the necessary arrangement for buying or selling of commodities. They also provide assistance to traders. And traders use their computers to keep track at the brokers and stock market.

This is how the whole community works together and minimise the risk associated with the stock trading. So, if you are interested in stock market, if you want to invest there and if you want to make the good speculations then take the assistance of stock trading community. It makes the online trading very convenient.

This article written by David Jose is on Stock Trading Community. David Jose has been a avert writer on various online trading communities. His work has been published in several places across the web. At present David Jose is contributing towards making MTP a well known and popular online trading community.

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Spot the Day Trading Indicators

2008-11-03T15:21:00.001-08:00

Professional day traders always have a strategy, this means that they have a method that is designed to have a positive effect on a certain trade that could last as little as a couple of hours. The day trading strategy is the most popular strategy out there and it is for this reason that many forex experts provide strategies that are used for day trading in the stock market.

The great thing about the forex currency market is that it is particularly liquid, this is the reason that a great number of people can use the same strategies and day trading indicators without having a significant effect on the markets pip prices. The art of being a successful day trader is to have plenty of discipline, there are many times when you may have a loosing day but you will need to be able to look at these loosing days and not worry. This is the mindset of a successful day trader.

If you do not have a set plan of action then you will find it impossible to become a successful day trader, there are far too many other people trading on the stock market. People who trade on the stock market are attracted by the huge leverage and the many other benefits that are available to the day trader. The problem with this is due to an influx of new traders the currency prices can be pushed up and down without the use of any set strategy or system.

It is of utmost importance to know the personality of the market you have decided to trade in, I say this because each market has it's very own characteristics and day trading indicators that must be known by the trader if they are to be successful. Day trading in the stock market is no different, you need to be able to look out for the various day trading indicators and know exactly what these are.

As I have said before the secret to success day trading stocks is to have a good system or strategy and be disciplined enough to stick to it, this way you will be sure to turn a profit.

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Day Trading Community - A Group of Traders Dealing in Stocks

2008-11-02T16:04:00.001-08:00

Online trading communities are become a norm now-a-days. A bunch of people with similar interests come together and form a community. Day trading community is also an online community formed by a group of persons who like to trade in different financial instruments on the same trading day.

Day trading is a term that signifies that you buy and sell financial instruments within the same trading day, whereby all stock positions are normally closed before the stock market closes for the trading day. The positions are not necessarily always to be closed.

People who participate in this kind of trading are called day traders.

So, such like-minded persons join together to form an online day trading community, whereby they share and discuss their viewpoints on various changes in stock market. They may discuss different rates at which various instruments are floating in the market. Some of the financial instruments in which they commonly day trade may include stocks, currencies, stock options, and an array of futures contracts such as equity index futures, interest rate futures, and commodity futures.

Day trading community has its own importance in that people that form this community have similar tastes and way of thinking. They are willing to share information with one another with purity and without any ill will. They are more than willing to pass on any information that may hold key to earning profits in a given day of trading in specific instruments.

A day trading community normally follows certain rules regarding registration of members who want to join such a community. Following certain regulations is a must to avoid any frauds or embarrassing situations.

A day trading community's registration system may ask for e-mail address validation by transmitting a link to the email address that must be clicked on by the person seeking registration to validate the email address.

A day trading community should be clear about what it expects from its members. It can put up expectations in a particular page covering clear community guidelines. A day trading community's communication with its members should be clear, direct, and done frequently. Information sharing can be a powerful tool for such a community.

This article written by David Jose is on Day Trading Community David Jose has been a avert writer on various online trading communities. His work has been published in several places across the web. At present David Jose is contributing towards making MTP a well known and popular online trading community.

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Currency Trading E-books - Another Way to Be Rich, Or to Be Poor?

2008-10-30T18:05:00.001-07:00

Currency trading, or Forex trading as it is generally known, is the act of exchanging one country's currency for another. The way currency trading works is simple. You exchange the currency for better rates than they were before and therefore make money on the transaction. All currency traders are dreaming of learning new ways to make more money out of currency trading and many e-books out there promise to make them a truck of money with currency trading.

Now, many people have been complaining about this type of trading just being another scam that people use in order to get money for e-books, but at the same time it is important to realize that Forex trading is a legitimate type of investment that people use every single day in order to make a lot of money.

In general, there are far fewer scams online than you would think from reading the angry forum posts or e-mails of people that have misunderstood the instructions and ended up performing badly as a result. While nobody in their right mind would say that there are no scams online, the actual act of Forex trading is by no means a scam. Some of the e-books that are offered on the topic might very well be scams and that is definitely something that you need to guard against.

I am not saying that there are no good currency exchange e-books out there because it's not the truth. However I suggest you use caution when you have to pay for that kind of e-book. Better to be safe than sorry.

So, how do you figure out whether a particular Forex system is a scam? Well, short of buying it and trying it out on the free version of Forex trading software offered by many companies, there is not much that you can really do. This is why before you buy a Forex system e-book, you need to make sure that there is a no questions asked refund policy behind the purchase so that if you find it doesn't work, you can easily return it and get your money back. Most of the people that sell products of that type do include refund policies, but make sure that you know before you make the purchase that you can get a refund later on down the road.

Another good way to understand if a particular e-book might be a scam is to read up on Forex at the local library or in financial circles, thereby understanding exactly what Forex trading is and how it can make you money. If you do this and you understand what the experts are doing to make themselves money, you'll be better prepared to determine whether a particular e-book might make you money. However, you should never be hesitant to buy and try if there is a refund policy in place, because you can always get your money back if the system does not meet with your expectations.

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Courses in Currency Trading - The 4 Major Groups of Technical Analysis

2008-10-28T18:53:00.001-07:00

During your courses in currency trading, you will inevitably need a basic understanding of the four groups of technical analysis, and a couple of indicators used in each. Dozens of technical indicators exist, but as a new trader, or any trader, you do not need to study every indicator known to man. You should though, have at least one indicator for each group to obtain an overall view of market conditions.

The principal purpose of most technical indicators is to determine the trend, by watching a combination of volume, price, and other indicators. This is not an accurate science because the trend can change according to market statistics, positions of traders, or any significant change in any economic situation.

Know These 4 Groups Before Taking Courses in Currency Trading

The four indicator groups are:

momentum - trend - volatility - volume

Momentum indicators are used to indicate the speed or velocity of change in price from recordings over a certain time period in the past. They tell us if a currency or a market has risen to its overbought zone, or fallen to its oversold zone. A few of the indicators are: CCI-Commodity Channel Index, RSI-Relative Strength Index, CMO-Chande's Momentum Oscillator, and Stochastics.

Trend indicators are used to identify the direction of trends. The Moving Average is the most basic indicator because it smooths price action into a signle line. By averaging the data, a smoother line is produced, making it much easier to view the underlying trend. Depending what time period you use, minutes, days, months, in addition to the type of chart, daily, weekly, monthly, the trend line will exhibit different variations. A shorter time period used, will result in greater variations, making it more difficult to determine how and if the trend will change. Of course that goes to say that a longer time period chosen will result in less fluctuation, therefore easier to predict.

A few of the indicators are: MACD-Moving Average Convergence/Divergence, Moving Average Indicator, Forecast Oscillator and Parabolic SAR

Volatility indicators measure how active a market is as reflected by the size of price ranges without specifying a price direction. This is useful because a sudden change in volatility levels can often lead to a major price move. They are indicators used to describe the magnitude of day-to-day fluctuations in prices. When applying volatility indicators to a price chart, you can see how active a market is as from the size of price ranges without specifying a price direction. A few of the indicators are:
Bolinger Bands, Average True Range-ATR, Bollinger Bands (BB), Trading Bands, Volatility Chaikin's.

Volume indicators show the volume and weight of trades behind a particular move in price. They measure the the amount of buyers and sellers responsible behind market moves. They confirm the trend and the buying or selling pressure in that trend direction. As volume increases, prices usually also increase The absence of confirmation may warn of a reversal. A few of the indicators are:

Chaiken Money Flow, Force Index ,Demand Index, Ease of Movement, On Balance Volume (OBV), Volume Rate-of-Change (ROC).

Trade indicators work well when there is some continuity and predictability of the market direction. Like most indicators, they best used in conjunction with others. In the end, they're only an aid to assist traders to make informed decisions, but even so, they're extremely useful as a whole.

You'll also want to begin learning the basics of futures trading charts during your courses in currency trading I recommend http://www.forex-currencyexchange.com to learn much of the basics you'll need to get started on your way to becoming a profitable Forex trader.

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