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		<title>Several Facts It’s Necessary To Know About Hedging In Forex Market</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you are trading in Forex market you should know about the core processes that are happening in the course of trading. In the following post we are going to talk about the notion of Forex hedging. As a matter of fact, Forex hedging is hedging in the Forex market. Have you ever heard [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In case you are trading in Forex market you should know about the core processes that are happening in the course of trading. In the following post we are going to talk about the notion of Forex hedging. As a matter of fact, Forex hedging is hedging in the Forex market. Have you ever heard what the hedging means? If not, this article may be rather interesting for you.</p>
<p>First of all, I want to admit that hedging involves a trader plummeting his/her risk in trading. Although, this thing won’t prevent a trader from the risk or the injuries caused by an unforeseen occasion in the market, it’s beneficial since it can decrease the unenthusiastic result on those investments. This is not the single advantage of hedging in Forex trading. If you want to know more, read further.</p>
<p>Let’s find out what the hedging in Forex is all about and how you can benefit from it. If you are new to Forex, probably you know nothing about hedging in Forex. Indeed, Forex hedging is a defensive strategy. A kind of a security net that you can put approximately on your investments in order to reduce the risks. The next benefit of hedging is that using it you may more secure and be involved in less risky situations. In addition, Forex hedging can be describe like a kind of indemnity diagram against investments, that gives you an opportunity insure your investments.</p>
<p>Anyhow, there are also some drawbacks of using the hedging in Forex market. To start with, it does not provide you full reporting. Also, despite the fact that hedging will defend your investments to a convinced degree, it won’t prevent you from all losses. Additionally, it should be noted that hedging is not effective for a big multi-billion dollar corporations and big investments. </p>
<p>To make a conclusion, I want to tell you that Forex trading in itself will not build you money. You have to keep in mind that it can only assist defend your finances from unfavorable and unforeseen proceedings, in other words, from losses. Definitely, fro those who are experienced enough in Forex trading, hedging can be an effectual instrument. Moreover a good hedging can get rid of much of the danger and monetary losses that Forex traders may encounter when something unpredicted or unpleasant cause the currency hedging principles to vary in habits. Although these changes are not predictable. It’s positive that, if you use hedging wisely, you can add to your probability of being winning in online trading.</p>
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		<title>David Henderson Millionaire Trader Behind PRO Trade Copy Cat Discusses The Common Question Forex Traders Face</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Try the Pro Trade CopyCat RISK FREE for 71 days. Learn this powerful Fibonacci Retracement method FREE that pulls 500+ pips per trade. Download these Forex Scalping Cheatsheets FREE. Today we&#8217;ve got another special contribution from David Henderson (millionaire trader behind PROTradeCopyCat). David discusses the common question traders face &#8211; how often should you trade? Thanks to David for his excellent advice. I strongly suggest you visit his site as he is a man who knows what he is talking about:</p>
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How frequently do you need to trade in order to have success in Forex?</p>
<p>A so called “intraday” trading system is highly sought after by Forex beginners. Even if there is a motionless market, the intraday prices constantly oscillate – ten pips up and twenty pips down and so on. It is often possible to have a good day using scalping, even when the obvious trend is absent. This is something beginners will generally attempt in order to try and make a quick buck.</p>
<p>However you won’t need to wait very long before the inevitable disappointment arrives. When you open the position once again to make more profit, and the price seems to be moving in the right direction passing ten pips, the chart is raring suddenly in the opposite direction, passing not ten pips, but anywhere up to one hundred pips and the income disappears before you know it!</p>
<p>I advise you to take caution against this common mistake. It should not be documented that trading success is directly proportional to the frequency of trades. It is possible to fulfill one trade in a year and be a more successful trader than those who deal five trades every hour. What are we talking about? You are right; we are going to discuss the advantages of long-term positions in Forex! At first we will use the obvious example.</p>
<p>In December 2009, EUR rate against USD rate (EUR/USD) was 1.51. Later in June 2010 it had dropped to 1.19. What does it mean? It means that a person would have gained 3,200 USD having opened a sale position of EUR with 0.1 lots in December 2009 investing only 151 dollars with standard credit leveraging 1:100. Money invested would have matured to an incredible 20-fold return! Suppose you had made a 1,500 USD investment? 32,000 USD is a great income, isn’t it?</p>
<p>This income was achieved from only one trade during a half-year period. Of course, a follower of intraday trading would most likely tell us that he would earn more for the same period. ‘Perhaps’, we would answer, and then add, ‘Perhaps he would have lost everything instead because during this half-year period the price wasn’t moving linearly on a down slope. At times the price changed its direction and for a week or two weeks it was actually moving in a bullish direction (upward). In these correction conditions against the main trend, the intraday trader faces a considerable risk, and many adherents of frequent scalping are losing their deposits when the trend rapidly resists the main movement!</p>
<p>Every time you open the position, you have some losses, as a broker will always take an entry fee in the form of a spread. This spread is generally two-five pips, which is not significant for a longtime position, but for those who orient on income through ten pips, five pips it a considerable figure. Having focused on intraday trading and enduring constant losses on spreads, one may miss a great earning opportunity that is provided by long-term tendency. </p>
<p>We advise traders, beginners in particular, to focus on long-term trading. It is much safer, and that is exactly what a beginner needs. Furthermore it is not difficult to determine a long-term trend – it is enough to build a simple 65-day moving average, which will show you a dominant long-term tendency.</p>
<p>“But trends are mostly absent in the market! The market is flat for 80% of time. How can it be possible to earn under these conditions?” Look for a market with a trend – that’s it. By the way, concerning the EUR-USD pair in the example above, this pair is rarely moving in a sideways trend. Usually a long-term trend takes place. Have a look at the charts and assure yourself!</p>
<p>Keep in mind, if you do open a short-term position, you should do it with the help of a small lotsize and a stoploss order minimizing risk, as it is difficult enough to predict the short-term movements. Watch your step and may good luck be your constant follower!</p>
<p>Good trading,<br />
David Henderson<br />
Millionaire Forex Trader</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 23:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Learn this powerful Fibonacci Retracement method FREE that pulls 500+ pips per trade plus download the Fibonacci Trading Video Course just now that can make you can expert at trading with fibonacci.</p>
<p>Get this highly profitable Magic Breakout Forex Strategy by Tim Trush and Julie Lavrin FREE. Watch this shocking 24 minutes FREE Presentation on the Forex Profit Multiplier Method that takes only 60 seconds to find high probability trades on the 6 major pairs and can be repeated multiple times a day whenever you got a few minutes. It made 384+ pips in 12 hrs.</p>
<p>Fibonacci trading confuses many traders. No matter what market you trade whether it is forex, stocks, futures, options, commodities or ETFs, Fibonacci levels work very well. If you are serious in making money as a trader than you must master the art of Fibonacci trading.</p>
<p>There is a lot of mumbo jumbo about the Fibonacci Trading spread by the trading gurus in the market. Most of them have intentionally made this stuff too complicated. When a new trader tries to learn these concepts, he or she simply gets confused. This course will remove the confusion from your mind if you have been searching for a good material on Fibonacci Trading.</p>
<p>Why do these levels work? Simple, everyone from the pro traders to the hedge funds and institutional investors are using these fib levels to enter and exit the market. But there is more to it than this simple explanation. When you will watch these 21 video lessons on Fibonacci Trading by Neal Hughes, you will understand why these fib levels work so well to predict the turning points in the market.</p>
<p>Neal Hughes is a pro trader who has been trading for 20 years and using Fibonacci Analysis as his main trading tool. In these videos, he will start from the very basics and first introduce you to this very important trading tool. Then he will take you step by step to the next higher level. In the end, he will show you the advanced Fibonacci Trading Techniques that the pro traders use. Now in these videos,you can get the answer to most of the common questions that traders ask when they try to use Fib Levels like:</p>
<p>1. How to calculate the turning points in the market?</p>
<p>2. How to calculate retracements?</p>
<p>3. How to calculate the extensions and projections?</p>
<p>4. Where should you enter and exit the market?</p>
<p>5. Where to place the stop loss?</p>
<p>6. How to determine strong support and resistance?</p>
<p>7. How to find the high probability trade setups?</p>
<p>8. How to stack the odds in your favor?</p>
<p>Plus much more. Neal Hughes gives you 60 days no question asked money back guarantee. You can try his Fibonacci Trading Course RISK FREE for 60 days and if these Fibonacci Trading Videos are not the easiest to learn or if it does not improve your trading and help you start making winning trades, you can simply go for a refund.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Got a little extra time on your hands?  Want to make a little extra money?  Why not try Forex currency trading?</p>
<p>I know, not a lot of people know anything about Forex, or currency trading.  But it is a system that makes people rich.  And you can do it too, with InstaForex.</p>
<p>Having an account with InstaForex lets you trade currency with a click of the mouse.  You download their Metatrader platform.  It is from this platform that you will see charts for all the currency pairs, such as the US dollar vs the Canadian dollar, the US dollar vs the British pound.  The charts go up, the charts go down.  All very interesting if you know anything about it.  Not alot of people do, but they still make profitable trades, on a daily basis.  But they don&#8217;t do them manually.  No.  They do it through the InstaForex PAMM system.  Or they do it with the Free expert advisor and free script you get upon sign-up.  </p>
<p>Let&#8217;s discuss the PAMM system first.  PAMM stands for Percentage Allocation Management Module.  You decide if you want to be a PAMM Invester or PAMM Manager Trader.  Investors invest in traders.  You are given a list of all the traders accounts to choose from.  You can see if they are making winning trades, you can see how much their are gaining.  And you can see if they require a minimum deposit and how much of a percentage fee they will keep from your winnings.  This is a good bet if you have never made any trades before, if you know nothing about Forex trading.  Basically, you see which account looks like it has a winning system going on, and you invest in them.  Some will not require any minimum investment, so you can go as little as $2.00.  That&#8217;s another great thing about InstaForex, their leverage.  They can go as 1:1000 with their leverage, meaning you can trade 0.01 lots&#8230; basically a penny.</p>
<p>One of the best PAMM Manager Trader Forex Fund accounts out there makes 500% gains a month!  This is definitely something worth checking out. And its only found on InstaForex!</p>
<p>And for anyone else out there that does have a winning strategy in place, why not become a PAMM Manager Trader.  Investors will invest money into your strategy, into your account and you get to keep a percentage fee on the winnings.  </p>
<p>All this is governed by InstaForex as well.  So there will no mismanagement of money.  Traders cannot take out the Investors money.  And Investors can take out their winnings at any time.</p>
<p>The second option for people new to Forex, or to anyone really, is the Free Expert Advisor and the Free Script.  These are given to you upon sign up with TradeBankerStyle.com.  You just have to email them at tradebankerstyle@usa.com after sign-up.  The Expert Advisor attaches itself to your chart, making trades and pre-determined times.  The Script also is something you attach to your chart, but runs off your computer clock, not the Metatrader platform clock.  So there is no room for errors.  Both are highly profitable.  Info on how to attach the EA and Script can be found on the website, or by contacting TradeBankerStyle.</p>
<p>It was recently quoted by CNBC Business Magazine that InstaForex is the most Dynamically Developing Broker.  That is probably because they have so many things going on to help people become profitable.  For starters, you can trade over 100 currency pairs, stock shares like Harley Davidson, Gold and Futures, you can take part in contests that give away cash and cars!  They also have Miss Insta Asia.  Make your vote count!  Insta-TV is another benefit.  It will keep you up to date on what is going on in the currency market.  Plus, they have their tutorial videos that will answer alot of  questions you may have and will help you with even the basic things, such as setting up the Metatrader.</p>
<p>For other videos and information, you can check out YouTube and enter TradeBankerStyle in the search.</p>
<p>So, if you are looking for a way to make money, give InstaForex a try.  </p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, a forex demo account contains the many features of a live forex account, apart from the funds in the account is just virtual. So it is also called as a virtual forex account. If any broking service supports the &#8220;Meta Trader 4&#8243; system its possible to open their particular forex demo accounts over the MT4 terminal itself. However everything is almost identical to a live account of the same broker, its important to realise that a foreign currency trading system which performs miracles in forex demo accounts won&#8217;t perform precisely as anticipated on live forex accounts or even just a whole lot worse.</p>
<p>Outcome of Demo Trading</p>
<p>The primary and essential benefit for to-be-traders could be the exact feel of trading with best forex brokers. In contrast to other businesses knowledge is necassary to trade foreign exchange. Though attaining a basic theoretical expertise on forex trading is of utmost importance, its almost similar to studying a book titled &#8220;learn how to swim&#8221;. Your only way to learn swimming is by getting into the water, similarly the best approach to learn forex trading is by employing theoretical fx trading knowledge on a trading account. Although, first up a demo account is the best spot to have a sense for the marketplace as well as trading.</p>
<p>Demo Trading &#8211; facts</p>
<p>A forex demo account is intended only for demo trading forex, full stop. Nothing extra, nothing less. So a fx trading technique successfully evaluated on a demo trading account will not ensure similar achievements on live accounts. Furthermore an orthodox approach to trade forex might very well operate on demo trading accounts yet drastically fail on live accounts.</p>
<p>Demo Trading &#8211; alarm!</p>
<p>Mindset, outlook, psychology, self-control as well as character of a forex trader will make or break hiscareer as a trader. Not one of these aspects of a trader may be examined on demo trading accounts yet only on live forex accounts. Hence trading well on a demo trading account won&#8217;t qualify one as a potentially triumphant forex trader. Instead it means that he&#8217;s ready to learn:</p>
<p>how to possess the proper mindset<br />
the right approach<br />
the psychology at the back of trading decisions<br />
how to become a disciplined trader<br />
acknowledge his personality</p>
<p>In one phrase, forex demo accounts can be identical to live forex accounts, apart from the fact that the funds are virtual and the trading outputs are extremely distinct on forex demo accounts.</p>
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Right now the logical question is if trading a forex demo account serves any objective apart from learning basic fundamentals. The straightforward answer is NO. Currency exchange brokers use demo accounts as entrapment. Should you be fresh in forex trading and you open a demo account at a random broker, youre highly likely to use the exact same random broker on your live account. Since, by the moment you wanna proceed live, you d then be familiar with that particular random broker which you hold the demo account for.</p>
<p>For your forex demo account, decide on your fx broker very prudently and be sure its the forex broker you are able to commit with long term live forex accounts too.</p>
<p>People who are surfing for  info about the sphere of managed forex accounts,  please make sure to visit the web site that is quoted right in this line.</p>
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		<title>Auto Forex Trading Software   &#8211; Is There Such A Thing As Forex Trading System  With Automated Buy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 19:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a trading newcomer ? If so, the Forex Robot Trading featuring automated buy is a great choice for you. Before you begin, however, it is important to learn trading fundamentals. Forex mechanical system trading with automated buy is crucial because of its sizable scope. The system aids in overseeing your trading and helps [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you a trading newcomer ? If so, the  Forex Robot Trading  featuring automated buy is a great choice for you. Before you begin, however, it is important to learn trading fundamentals. Forex mechanical system trading with automated buy is crucial because of its sizable scope. The system aids in overseeing your trading and helps generate greater profits.</p>
<p>In order to gain an understanding of the market&#8217;s size and scope, there are terms you need to keep in mind.</p>
<p>a. Banks are important players in the trading world, as they handle large amounts of funds each day on behalf of individual clients and via their own desks. Large, well-known banks deal in billions of dollars worth of foreign currency daily. The most power is wielded by central banks, as they control the supply of various currencies and can impact inflation levels and interest rates. By making use of currency reserves, they help provide stability to the Forex market.</p>
<p>b. Commercial firms, not unlike industrial companies, exchange smaller amounts of foreign money, thus making short-term impacts on rates. This is a key function, as they tend to influence long-term trading patterns as well.</p>
<p>c. Investment advising and management enterprises oversee pension funds and endowments on behalf of their clientele. Such entities utilize the Forex market to conduct transactions in foreign securities products.</p>
<p>d. Retail brokers in Forex trading also impact a segment of the market. An individual retail broker handles roughly 25-50 billion dollars daily, comprising 2 percent of the entire market.</p>
<p>e. Speculators make currency transactions and generate profits based on market and price changes.</p>
<p>The forex market sees a daily tally of $1.8 trillion in transactions, split primarily among 6 large actors. Given the large number of Forex variables and actors, it is critical that you employ an forex mechanical system trading rather than attempting to trade manually if you are to generate real profits. An automated system&#8217;s real-time analysis capability is critical in determining which trades are likely to be the most profitable.</p>
<p>A Pair of Forex mechanical trading system options</p>
<p>A number of forex mechanical system trading are available. Certain of these are free packages provided by brokers, but which are comprised only of rudimentary features. By spending a bit more money, you can obtain a more detailed system.</p>
<p>Desktop-based systems and internet-based systems represent the two main kinds of  Forex Robot Trading . The former retains data on your desktop computer. Such a system lacks security, as data can be lost in the event of a computer failure or virus infection. Internet-based systems retain all relevant data on the web. Security is assured by the service providers who maintain the computer servers.</p>
<p>Your trading will certainly be optimized by a forex mechanical system trading with automated buy. As the  Auto Forex Trading Software  with automated buy handles your transaction, you will have additional time to learn more about Forex trading and hone your own techniques.</p>
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		<title>3 Fatal Mistakes That Novices Do When Choosing Trading Signals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2010 04:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, thus you&#8217;re looking for accurate forex signals, but do you actually be versed how to observe accurate signals? You can find a few important signal providers at the internet currently, but almost all of them got recusant reviews being the users are just a bunch of newbies who still live in the dreamland. What [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Okay, thus you&#8217;re looking for accurate forex signals, but do you actually be versed how to observe accurate signals? You can find a few important signal providers at the internet currently, but almost all of them got recusant reviews being the users are just a bunch of newbies who still live in the dreamland.</p>
<p>What I lip by &#8220;live dominion the dreamland&#8221;? Here are some errors that they made:</p>
<p>1. They believe that the signals are completely accurate</p>
<p>Whenever these novices acquire their pre-eminent notification, they will any more execute the trade, then assume profits to issue out. When the trade ends maturing as a losing trade, they accomplish impinge and stop the services instantly.</p>
<p>You can practically guess the next house they do: sign in into several forums, dramaturgy like a victim, and post negative reviews applicable about ubiquitous. That&#8217;s why you are going to come across some extremely misleading reviews in the forums.</p>
<p>Here is the gospel that I must say I think that everyone in currency trading macrocosm must have realized already: nobody constraint forecast where the tout will move next. You incubus only predict to a particular degree of accuracy based upon analysis, experience, and (perhaps) hunch. Nevertheless, it will NEVER 100% accurate.</p>
<p>Think about factual; if a signal aid can give you 15 profitable trades apparent of 20 trades, would you consider it as a beneficial signal service? Certainly you would! Nonetheless, is it attainable that the unconditional same signal gives you 3 consecutive repose trades at the fabricate? Sure, existing is practicable too; particularly if you start trading string a peerless time.</p>
<p>When you conclude three or four loss trades tailor-made after you in duration using the signals, don&#8217;t panic and start acting like you&#8217;ve been scammed. Keep a cool skipper and watch if the approaching signal restraint set up up for the loss. It&#8217;s not impossible thing to conclude as long in that the trading formation behind the signals is applying good risk reward ratio. But exactly how to check this out without lose your money? leer at next factor.</p>
<p>2. They will not straight onus to test the gesticulate efficiency</p>
<p>You think you got the endorsement from a intensely credible and patrician trader. You expound every speech on the provider&#8217;s webpage twice or three times to make incontrovertible that you didn&#8217;t overlook anything. You ask your trader friends again read reviews pull various forex websites. All of that don&#8217;t clarify the recklessness of putting your money on the line right away.</p>
<p>Opening a demo account is never difficult and you can open literally as multiplied in that you want to. Give yourself a favor. found a practice account and test the correctness of the signals by utilizing their guarantee time period. You need to spend some time and effort into this, but it can save you from greater troubles in the future.</p>
<p>3. They do not have any obvious principles in trading forex</p>
<p>The trading signals are merely tools. Using the current technology, stable is possible to make them auto-execute. Nevertheless, you decide to use a signal backing given that it allows you to ordain what to do with the notification right?</p>
<p>If you have some knowledge in trading forex, at headmost you&#8217;re able to do the following:</p>
<p>- Identifying inimitable market constitution and decide not to enter any bag for that period</p>
<p>- When the market is trending, there is certainly more desirable godsend momentum that you can get done. If you can identify it, you incumbency modify the take profit edict for more profits.</p>
<p>Needless to say, your decision commit not always right, but if you possess solid basics pressure trading forex, at least you are able to:</p>
<p>- Save yourself from contrasted loss trades.</p>
<p>- be credulous got more generous avowal from the signals, hence you can create and evaluate the circumstance calmly whenever things do not pipeline apparent as you planned.</p>
<p>Identifying accurate forex signals doesn&#8217;t have to be a tough outfit to do. right make sure to spare some occasion to open a demo account further invent the basics of forex trading. Doing these two leave give you more benefits in the desire airing. </p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 07:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every trader distinguish that using any trading system  include keeping a diary. It is essential to record whole-hog a further trading positions. Basing on the notes in the trading diary, a trader rap conclusions and if necessary adjustments regarding his trading plot. Forex market constraint as a separate world with its let on rules, direction traders are only temporary guests further adapt to the changing conditions. The Forex system is very severe to those who don’t adapt to its changes. Alas, the law of natural selection is valid in Forex as well – if you don’t change your trading strategy to the heavier conditions, sooner or later you will follow the fate of brood. Forex trading outline must be changed along the Forex market and respond to any convenient changes. There is no any use of an obsolete trading cut. </p>
<p>Mark order to succeed in Forex trading, every trader must create his own trading strategy. Is plenary trading systems efficient? In emergency there are many common features between different trading strategies further we will discuss them in this article. Each trading trick must have a facet that gives for three main actions: a signal to open a trading position, a motion to close a trading position at a take profit and a signal to close a trading position at a loss. Without these signals in your Forex trading strategy, you are just doomed to permanent losses. In addition, the trading strategy must clear validate the currency pairs in relation to which the signals are used. What work for EUR/USD mate may not work through the pair of USD/JPY. The signals of a trading strategy extremity be based on the fundamental news, technical indicators or their combinations. Also the Forex trading system must indicate the trading sessions during which the signals are applied. Seeing currency pairs rates have different behavior and volatility during inconsistent trading sessions. </p>
<p>The traders of many generations are in rush after creating an ideal trading trading strategy that will always bring high profits. Does a Forex Grail exists or it is only the dainty dreams of traders? The answer on this examine may be fresh philosophical than practical. Not long ago, people tried to invent a perpetual mobile. further the attempts to invent it were impressed trimmed after the discovery of Newton’s laws, proving the impossibility of creating equaling a can-opener. What engagement we say about Forex position the majority of traders are motivated by the excitement of immense money? efficient is not law that would evidence or disapprove the rampancy to create a perfect Forex trading system. besides it means that the attempts of creating it will be periodic from generation to reproduction of traders. Who knows, may be one day a end Forex trading form will be invented. But even if this were happen, this is unlikely to equal known, because the creator of approximative a cut leave naturally prefer to aliment it leverage a secret besides betterment for himself diacritic. </p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Greed and fear are present in the bulk of traders and these emotions will push prices to far up or down and away from value, when this occurs you trade opposite to the herd and make big money. You can see emotions at work on Forex charts in the form of short sharp accelerations in price and you will also notice they soon reverse. The key to winning of course is timing your trading signal.</p>
<p>In the example below, we will look at a bull market but the same logic will occur in a bear market.</p>
<p>If you trade into greed, when the majority believe the move will continue and these traders are bullish, chances are you will make huge gains because the majority is always wrong. This simple trading system can be used for short term or longer term trading and while its simple, works and makes huge gains.</p>
<p>- To time your trading signal look at momentum. If prices are rising strongly momentum will normally be going up as well and you can see this on momentum indicators such as the stochastic, the RSI and the MACD. Look for these indicators to be overbought and even better, to be near an extreme on a daily chart and wait for momentum to fall, as prices continue to rise. This is known as bearish divergence and means it&#8217;s time to sell.</p>
<p>Humans are not logical and those people who tell you, they can predict Forex price movement in advance are wrong. So if you can&#8217;t predict what people will do how do you win? Simple &#8211; you trade high odds set ups and you keep losses small and run your winning trades and if you do this you can make huge gains. The simple Forex trading system, we are going to look at here does just that &#8211; so lets look at the logic behind it and some simple tips for success.</p>
<p>Here we will look at a simple Forex trading system which works and will always work &#8211; why? Because its based on human nature and that will never change. When your using the system, you will be taking advantage of the losing 95% of traders to pocket yourself a triple digit income in just 30 minutes a day &#8211; let&#8217;s take a look at the system.</p>
<p>- Within existing trends, you will always get brief spikes up which go to far ahead of the trend and you can trade these and when you do its known as swing trading and trades will last a day to around a week. When a trend ends, the same reversal pattern is there but if you catch a trend reversal and a new trend develops, you will be getting into a trend which can last for many weeks or many months.</p>
<p>Keep an eye on your charts and look for a price spike which suddenly explodes prices to the upside and you will normally find when these happen the news is telling you move will continue and then get ready to sell.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The OmniForex Signals is not only going to provide you with Forex signals, but also signals on Gold, Silver, Oil, Commodities, further indices such as the S&#38;P, NASDAQ, DAX, CAC &#38; FTSE. You&#8217;ll receive signals 24/7 and they are dedicated to providing a great reinforcement for you. The creators are technical chartists addicted to analyzing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The OmniForex Signals is not only going to provide you with Forex signals, but also signals on Gold, Silver, Oil, Commodities, further indices such as the S&amp;P, NASDAQ, DAX, CAC &amp; FTSE.</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll receive signals 24/7 and they are dedicated to providing a great reinforcement for you. The creators are technical chartists addicted to analyzing besides predicting market moves and they precisely long their members to succeed.</p>
<p>I really want my members to have a chance to check outmost The OmniForex Signals. The investigation is still building..</p>
<p>Many of my followers have become members of this elite signals service and have emailed me, excited about the pips they have untrue and even about pips they posit mythical during the past week!</p>
<p>As well, I want to teach you how to metier on your own so that you can stop confident that the planned robot that comes out is works to get going your Forex trading dreams come true.</p>
<p>The OmniForex Signals offers a variance of different membership levels that go helping hand in hand with the butcher of trading that you are at regardless of whether you are a lesser trader or a chief dealer.</p>
<p>As thoroughly whereas a members’ area, the service delivers vital information to members via email and sms which means you can get the latest signals virtually anywhere you go… All while interacting with other members and learning from a community of traders that share the straight goals.</p>
<p>If you haven’t had a chance to checkout unimpaired of the benefits of The Forex Signals and how it is all specific from fraction at variance signals service, click on the link below – I am sure you will put on pleasantly surprised of the level of reputation.</p>
<p>The creators have in that 35 second childhood phase combined of Forex trading and are both hugely notable traders. Their main goal is to give divergent Forex traders a personal signals service quite than a mechanical service. Here, members know exactly who is actually behind it, and obligatoriness conjecture their signal provider.</p>
<p>The OmniForex Signals offers energetic information over email, sms, the members area, and live chat rooms. This circumstance you will act as able to have the latest signals and ammo virtually anywhere you go… All era interacting with other members besides learning from one another.</p>
<p>No incitement what level of trading you are at, The OmniForex Signals offers a trading nuke that choicest fits your needs at great monthly rates with statuesque support further training, again you will serve as able to come across how to function as an expert from highly useful trader that genuinely care about your success.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a fx news spike trader we retain a gigantic advantage when it comes to learning to trade fx. The majority if not each and every forex brokers offer the use of a practice trading account before trading with a live account. Demo trading accounts allow trading without putting real cash on the line. In spite of this many view this as purely a tool for new forex traders only, on the contrary a demo trading account can be used for inexperienced and veteran forex traders alike. To start we will chat about why learning to trade with a practice account as a inexperienced fx trader is so essential.</p>
<p>As you begin learning to trade forex you will need a few months or longer of trading on a practice trading account ahead of going to a real money trading account. Every new forex trader will need to cultivate patience, discipline, money management, along with a dependable forex trading system. All this requires practice over the course of time. It would be very unwise to learn by way of real money when you are able to practice with practice trading account. A practice account is above all else very advantageous to inexperienced traders, on the other hand it also serves a purpose for veteran traders also.</p>
<p>Each and every fx trader no matter how successful they are should continually learn and test new fx trading systems to improve their performance. Why would anyone use real funds to practice a new strategy that is unproven? Once you learn a forex trading system and have a confirmed track record of its profitability, then and only then should anyone start to use it on your real money fx trading account. As a result of doing this you&#8217;ll save yourself a enormous amount of cash and stress. Additionally a fx practice account is able to be used when trying a new trading software.</p>
<p>For example we will cover the Secret News Weapon forex trading software. This forex news trading software takes time to learn. Not only will you need to find out how the actual forex news trading software works, but you must study the individual forex news announcements themselves. Each individual live forex news release moves the market in different ways in addition to each forex market news release effects different currency pairs in different ways. All of this requires time to learn and thus everyone should always trade with a practice account when initially using a new fx trading software of any category.</p>
<p>Beyond all else the ideas laid out within this fx trading article should make you want to protect your money. This is the complete target of using a practice trading account to learn how to trade forex. Furthermore all veteran traders testing new fx trading strategies or systems must as well trial everything on a fx demo trading account. By doing so it will allow you to test new things efficiently without the stress of losing cash. It is imperative to consider that the fx market is always going to be here as long as there is worldwide business, and so there is no need to hurry into trading a real money account prior to knowing if your lucrative or not. If you can&#8217;t make money on a a demo trading account, then you can not trade profitably using a real money trading account!</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forex Trading Online has become extremely popular over recent years for a few good reasons, but primarily because of the ease of use, ready access to support services and share volume of information available for the new trader. The rise of online forex has also meant greater competition between forex trading platforms, and that is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Forex Trading Online has become extremely popular over recent years for a few good reasons, but primarily because  of the ease of use, ready access to support services and share volume of information available for the new trader.  The rise of online forex has also meant greater competition between forex trading platforms, and that is good news for traders.  More services and lower costs is the result as trading platforms compete with each other to attractthe attention of new traders entering the market.</p>
<p>One final advantage to Forex trading &#8211; you can never be laid of or unemployed!  YOU control your trading destiny and  no-one else!  While there is massive earnign potential in the Forex game, there is of course an element of risk associated with it as well, in fact an uneducated trader is just asking for a bad forex trading experience and if you don&#8217;t make the effort now to learn before you earn, the result is more likely than not to be a confusing and ultimately expensive exercise!</p>
<p>.  Do some research.  There are many free eBooks you can downlaod, Easy-Forex has a good one that&#8217;s completely free and readily available from their site. ng platforms around.  It&#8217;s a great basic guide that will get.</p>
<p>2. Open Forex Demo Account.  There are a number of good places you can get a Forex Demo Account, but eToro is one of the most popular.  A demo account allows you to gain the experience of actual trading in a live environment without risking any actual money.  Any new trader should consider a demo account a MANDATORY step in their Forex trading education.  More information on Demo Accoutns is provided separately on this site, so check it out.</p>
<p>3. Take the plunge and open a Micro account.  Once you&#8217;re comfortable with your demo account and you&#8217;re ready to move on to the real thing, go ahead and open a live trading account and make your initial deposit.  Many trading platforms, eToro and easy-forex included, offer sign up bonuses or other incentives on your first cash investment.  In some cases this can mean as much as $1000.00 gets credited to your trading account as a &#8220;welcome aboard&#8221; bonus!  Mini and Micro accounts are just names given to small initial deposit accounts.  Despite the lure of large welcome bonuses start off with a small account &#8211; a demo account is one thing but there&#8217;s no substitute for a live trade!</p>
<p>Forex trading is red hot for a very good reason, new traders can get into the industry with little difficulty, and with a little planning you can make great returns &#8211; so take a deep breath, learn forex trading and dive into the world of online forex trading to take control of your financial future. </p>
<p>If you are want to get  info about the sphere of forex investment,    visit the web page which is quoted  in this line.</p>
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		<title>Quantum FX Pro: Kishore M. A Forex Hedge Fund Manager And His Story Of Forex Trading</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Master these highly profitable Candlestick Patterns with this 82 page FREE Candlestick Guide. Download this Magic Breakout Forex Strategy eBook by Tim Trush and Julie Lavrine FREE. Watch these QuantumFX Pro videos by Kishore that show how to know in advance when the trend is going to reverse so that you don&#8217;t get wiped out when you click BUY. </p>
<p>Oh My God! It has caught too much attention &amp; I was almost freaked out.  2 days ago, since Kishore M has shared 2 videos he personally recorded. The word just spread out like wild fire.  Unexpectedly, it just caught TOO MUCH ATTENTION in the whole forex community. As my subscribers, I want you to benefit from the videos also. I heard from Kishore that his website bandwidth is jammed because people are flocking into his video page. Many of his subscribers are complaining that they could not see the video. Hope his tech guy has already solved this. Here, I hope you can still watch the video now: (Meanwhile, please keep this to yourself first if possible)</p>
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Your Question Answered Here<br />
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Many have requested me to share more about Mr. Kishore M. Here it goes: I asked, &#8220;Kishore, I do know that you have a mission to help people to become *rich* &amp; to live the lifestyle people deserve. But WHY?&#8221; Kishore answered, &#8220;Um&#8230; let me start telling you my humble story. I know how it is &#8211; most people work hard to make a living, yet it feels like a never-ending treadmill. After paying the bills, there doesn&#8217;t seem to be enough left over to enjoy what life has to offer. I know EXACTLY how it feels, because I was there once.<br />
Like many people, I started out in life by getting an education. I have a degree in Finance &amp; a degree in IT. I started my career in 1995. In year 1995 to 1997, I did extremely well in my career. BUT, guess what happened?</p>
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Crashed by Asian Financial Crisis<br />
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In 1997, It was Asian Financial Crisis. The company I worked for &#8211; it &#8220;closed shop&#8221;. I lost my job for the first time. I realized even I am not responsible for the financial crisis, I could lose my job. Thanks god, I have another degree in IT.  I went to United States &amp; started my promising IT job in silicon valley California.  Guess what happened again? (in fact, for visual person, instead of reading bunch of text here, you can jump directly to my video&#8230;because in my 2nd video, I did talk about my story &amp; background. Of course, if you do enjoy reading this, just carry on <img src='http://forex555.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />  </p>
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Crashed again by Dotcom Bubble Burst<br />
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In year 2000, Dotcom Bubble burst &amp; I lost my job for 2nd time&#8230;And this time, I do not have a 3rd degree <img src='http://forex555.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' />    To have it happen twice was a real wake up call. I had to overcome obstacles that I never expected. I found myself living in a Ghetto with $50,000 in Debts and Unpaid Credit Card Bills. I was Desperate and Depressed without any direction in Life. I was Frustrated, single and feeling alone. And I was 10 pounds overweight, constantly felt tired and Flat. I realized then that no job is secure. You will agree with me that failure in your finances can affect other areas in your life such as health, self confidence, relationships etc. </p>
<p>The Key to financial freedom then was that I had to learn how to make money for myself, without relying on my qualifications. I did my research and discovered how many of the world&#8217;s richest people had made their fortunes. I modeled my efforts on their example, and invested time, money and energy to learn all I could about Trading, even going on to seek further education at the University of Berkeley in the US and INSEAD.<br />
And Then One Day, Feeling TORN Apart, I finally STUMBLED UPON the “Missing Trading Ingredient” that Totally Transformed My Life and helped me achieve my dreams. </p>
<p>Since then, I Went From Living in a Ghetto to a Successful Multi-Millionaire in Less Than 2 years. I lost 10 Pounds and Kept The Weight off to this Day. I enjoy a fantastic lifestyle, am able to travel when I want and best of all, can spend time with my family. Nowadays, my money works for me. Being rich has allowed me to achieve many of my dreams.</p>
<p>I was once there &#8211; desperate &amp; depressed. I know how it feels. Since then, with all my achievements I have today, I unexpectedly felt more-than-ever strong feeling to make sure people around me to become RICH &amp; live the lifestyle I have now.&#8221;  (end of Kishore bedtime story telling <img src='http://forex555.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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Sincere Message from Kishore M<br />
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Kishore has spent his time to record this video &#8211; which he can instead spend it with family if he chooses to &#8211; he want it to be the Biggest &#8220;Ah-Ha&#8221; moment for our life: the 2nd video he recorded, he also included a part in which he shared Why he want you to be *RICH* Does this happen to YOU every time you enter the trade, it goes down the moment you click &#8220;BUY&#8221;? If yes, see how Kishore M can help you to stop this &amp; start making consistent profits in the 2 videos he personally recorded. It just spread like wild fire since he uploaded the 2 videos. Hope he will work closely with his tech guy to protect it from bandwidth overload. See it while it is still LIVE now:</p>
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		<title>Best Advices To Succeed Trading Currencies Online.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this post we would like to share our currency trading experience with every Singapore trader who has no or little Forex trading skills. 1. If you are interested to start real trading in Forex, invest the available money only. Never use your last money for online trading that you cannot afford to loose. If [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this post we would like to share our currency trading experience with every Singapore trader who has no or little Forex trading skills. </p>
<p>1.	If you are interested to start real trading in Forex, invest the available money only. Never use your last money for online trading that you cannot afford to loose. If you don’t have available funds, it is better not to start real trading at that moment in order to avoid the psychological pressure from yourself and your family. You must feel free during trading in Forex market. </p>
<p>2.	Don’t expect always win and make profit while trading Forex. Even the professional traders have losses. The trick is to know to carry your losses and increase the number of profitable positions. </p>
<p>3.	Don’t go against your own trading strategy. Experience shows that you must not change your trading position every time when the prices jump or make a rapid change. Not following your trading tactic may lead to the unsuccessful trading.</p>
<p>4.	Don’t follow the majority of traders. Professional traders are often feel uncomfortable when they see that their positions are the same as that of the most of traders. Experience shows that the majority is often mistaken and the opinion of the crowd will be in most cases mistaken. There are a lot of advisers, signals and analytics around. It is apparent that in many cases these tools give wrong recommendations so sometimes it is better to act controversially.</p>
<p>5.	Take control of your emotions. Keep yourself unemotional when you trade. If during long practice you gained enough skills and developed good trading method, uncontrolled emotions can desroy everything and make you much looses. </p>
<p>6.	Don’t follow advices of other people. Trading in Singapore is an individual work and no one knows for sure where the market is going to head. Practice as much as possible to find your best trading method that will help you have more profitable trades than losses and follow it. </p>
<p>7.	When trading, concentrate on few currency pairs and check their price changes. Always analyze the movements of the group of chosen currencies to carry out successful trading. For example if one of the currencies becomes stronger it makes the other one weaker and makes the price changes. The professional traders always try to buy the stronger and sell the weaker currencies. Many Singapore brokers provide their customers with the complex charts where you can see the graphs of few currency pairs simultaneously.</p>
<p>8.	Always analyze your strategy and look for the way to improve your trading strategy. There is no existing strategy that guarantee 100% profit. But if you succeed to develop a strategy that gives for sure at least 55% profit, it is already a great success!</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discover a revolutionary Forex Robot that made 2,300% NET PROFIT in 2009 and download the Forex Auto Detector Software FREE that can increase the performance of any forex robot by 53% and more. Get these Swing Trading Informants plus the Forex Profit Accelerator End of Day Trading Kit FREE. Read these Correlation Trading Cheatsheets FREE. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Discover a revolutionary Forex Robot that made 2,300% NET PROFIT in 2009 and download the Forex Auto Detector Software FREE that can increase the performance of any forex robot by 53% and more. Get these Swing Trading Informants plus the Forex Profit Accelerator End of Day Trading Kit FREE. Read these Correlation Trading Cheatsheets FREE. People often get excited about their trading strategy, charting package or automated system but they rarely pay attention to spreads and volume rebates. It&#8217;s not your fault. The design of the platform does not really show you how much you are paying in transaction costs, you are simply buying on the ask and selling on the bid.</p>
<p>Over a large enough sample size of trades, transaction costs make a huge difference. So if you want to be successful in trading make sure that your account is not slowly being eaten away by transaction costs. Let&#8217;s look at the hard numbers. Just ask yourself this question&#8230;</p>
<p>How many lots do I trade in a month? Say the average answer is 50. This means that on an average spread of 3 pips you are paying $1500/month or $18,000 per year in transaction costs. On a $50,000 account this means that you have to gain 36% just to break even. </p>
<p>Calculate this number out in percent terms and you will see that regardless of your account size or the volume, a large percentage of your account is being spent on transaction costs. Even if you are a small trader, volume rebates add up. Let&#8217;s say that you trade 10 lots a month on a $1000 account. With just a $5 per lot rebate you are making an extra $50 per month. This improves your trading performance by 5% a month or 60% per year. Any trader in his right mind will jump at the chance to enhance his results by this much.</p>
<p>Now, you cannot avoid transaction costs. The key is to minimize them without sacrificing the quality of your Forex broker. One thing you can do is get a volume rebate from your introducing broker. This way you will receive a cash bonus for every trade you make.</p>
<p>The way this works is that the Forex dealing firm will pay the broker for referring you to them. In return the introducing broker will give you a cash bonus. This bonus can minimize your transaction costs and thus enhance your success. So let&#8217;s say you could get rebated even one half of a pip back from your IB. On 50 monthly lots that&#8217;s $250/month which is $3,000 per year.</p>
<p>With $3,000 you can do a lot of things&#8230; Go on a few vacations this year, buy a nice flat screen TV, or a nice watch. The bottom line is its complimentary money. Hopefully you guys understand how important transaction costs are. Keep in mind of course you do not want to just look for the cheapest place. What good is a 1 pip spread when you cannot withdraw your money when you are done trading? So here is a specific example of how a volume rebate can enhance your success&#8230;</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s say you have a strategy in place that pays 10 pips when you win and stops you out with a 4 pip loss when you lose and is accurate 50 % of the time. Sounds like a good strategy so far right? Well it is until you add in the spread. Let&#8217;s say that you have a 3 pip spread. </p>
<p>If you make 100 trades with the strategy&#8230;<br />
On your 50 winning trades you make (50 trades * 10pips) $5,000<br />
On your 50 loosing trades you loose (50 trades * 4 pips) $2,000</p>
<p>So you should be up $3,000…Well now let&#8217;s look at the transaction costs&#8230;100 trades times 3 pips is $3,000…So now your system which should have made money is flat. This is a shame, you have a great system and the transaction costs are eating your profits up. </p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For almost all of 2007, many students in the FX Power Courses were buying pullbacks in the EUR/USD and selling rallies in the USD/CAD and doing quite well since they were trading with the trend.<span>  </span>But trading has become more difficult lately as there has been little follow through on any move up in the EUR/USD or move down in the USD/CAD.<span>  </span>The difference is that they are still trading last year’s strongest trends and not taking another look at all of the pairs to judge the current trends.<span>  </span>We have talked about the first step in finding a trade is to identify the strongest trends and to only trade in that same direction.<span>  </span>But the strongest trends one month may not be the strongest trends in the next month.<span>  </span>Just because you made some money selling rallies in the USD/CAD all last spring, summer and fall, does not mean that this is the pair to trade in the winter.<span>  </span>The first step is still to find the strongest trend to trade and that means be very picky each time you check the daily charts.<span>  </span>Check out the current daily chart of the EUR/USD and compare that to the daily chart of the EUR/GBP.<span>  </span>Which trend is stronger?<span>  </span>That is the pair that you should be trading as the strongest trends offer the best trading opportunities.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While we recommend traders always use a protective stop when in a trade, identifying that stop level can be a daunting task for new traders.<span>  </span>One thing we do not recommend is using a fixed amount to risk on each of your trades.<span>  </span>An example would be risking 25 pips on every trade, no matter what pair you are trading.<span>  </span>The reason we don’t recommend this is that the daily range of two currency pairs can be very different.<span>  </span>The daily range of the EUR/GBP over the last month has been about 50 pips.<span>  </span>That means the high and low of the day are about 50 pips apart.<span>  </span>However, the daily range of the GBP/JPY over the last month has been about 300 pips.<span>  </span>So using the same arbitrary number of pips to risk in both pairs may mean a profitable trade in one pair and a losing trade in another.<span>  </span>We recommend the use of support and resistance to determine your initial protective stop placement.<span>  </span>If you buy on a bounce off of support, place your stop below that support level.<span>  </span><span> </span>If you sell on a bounce off of resistance, place your stop above that resistance level.<span>  </span>This way your risk level is automatically adjusted to the volatility of the market you are trading.<span>  </span>If you are using a 1:2 risk:reward ratio where you look for twice your risk in potential profit.<span>  </span>Your risk and reward are now both adjusted to the pair you are trading.<span>   </span>This will keep you in more trades which increases your chance of success.</p>
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		<title>Be careful what you ask for….you just might get it.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we start one of our FX Power Courses, we ask new students to introduce themselves and let us know a little bit about their trading interests.  If you take their explanations at face value, you would be surprised at what you hear.  Some are there for the excitement of trading, while others are there [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When we start one of our FX Power Courses, we ask new students to introduce themselves and let us know a little bit about their trading interests.<span>  </span>If you take their explanations at face value, you would be surprised at what you hear.<span>  </span>Some are there for the excitement of trading, while others are there because they didn’t like the stock market or other similar reasons.<span>   </span>There are times when I want to remind them to be careful what they ask for as many times they are not focusing on developing a consistent, profitable approach to trading.<span>  </span>Many experienced traders believe that everyone gets what they want out of trading, they just don’t realize it.<span>  </span>Trading can be very exciting, win or lose.<span>  </span>As soon as you leave the stock market, you are out.<span>  </span>But neither really set the goal of improving profitability.<span>  </span>That may be fine, but if you are there to be a profitable trader, do what profitable traders do.<span>  </span>You may find it to be quite boring….but professionals find excitement in other places, not necessarily in the financial markets.<span>   </span>Be specific about your goals and you may find that you can achieve incredible things.</p>
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		<title>Clients Give Positive Feedback on FXCM’s DailyFX+</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I truly enjoy the tools that DailyFX+ gives me as a trader, and the advantage it provides in making decisions on my next move. &#8211; Robert, Louisiana The best Forex trading site around. &#8211; Brett, Australia I like the order board feature from IFR markets. It is very useful in picking entry and exit points [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal">I truly enjoy the tools that DailyFX+ gives me as a trader, and the advantage it provides in making decisions on my next move. &#8211; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><strong>Robert</strong></st1:city><strong>, <st1:state w:st="on">Louisiana</st1:state></strong></st1:place><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>The best Forex trading site around. &#8211; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><strong>Brett</strong></st1:city><strong>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></strong></st1:place><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><o:p></o:p></strong>I like the order board feature from IFR markets. It is very useful in picking entry and exit points as well as setting stops. <span> </span>- <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><strong>Anthony</strong></st1:city><strong>, <st1:state w:st="on">North Carolina</st1:state></strong></st1:place><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><o:p></o:p></strong>Lots of good information for the trader. &#8211; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><strong>Lems</strong></st1:city><strong>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></strong></st1:place><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><o:p></o:p></strong>That is the great feature that is incomparable. &#8211; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><strong>Olalekan</strong></st1:city><strong>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Nigeria</st1:country-region></strong></st1:place><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><o:p></o:p></strong>DailyFX+ provides a multitude of timely information that enhances the trading experience. &#8211; <strong>John, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Pittsburgh</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><o:p></o:p></strong>DailyFX is a very detailed and practical.<span>  </span>I haven’t had anything close to this with other brokers. &#8211; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><strong>Brent</strong></st1:city><strong>, <st1:state w:st="on">Colorado</st1:state></strong></st1:place><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><o:p></o:p></strong>One of the best information services I’ve found on Internet.<span>   </span>Precise Strategies and Ideas about how and what to buy or sell, detailed Technical Analysis, and MacroEconomy reports explaining what can move the markets, and how will impact the currencies. &#8211; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><strong>Fabio</strong></st1:city><strong>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Brazil</st1:country-region></strong></st1:place><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>The availability of the different perspectives has been a great aid to my trading decisions. &#8211; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><strong>Tricia</strong></st1:city><strong>, <st1:state w:st="on">Texas</st1:state></strong></st1:place></p>
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		<title>Interest rates are an FX trader’s best friend.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jack petersen</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Once a new trader comes into one of our FX Power Courses they want to know the tricks of the trade.<span>  </span>Many will ask if there is one thing that has a mystical power over the currency pairs and if they learn that, it will make them a better trader.<span>  </span>Most are kidding, but imagine their surprise when I tell them that there is one…..interest rates.<span>  </span>It is no secret that higher interest rates usually lead to a stronger currency while lower interest rates usually lead to a weaker currency.<span>  </span>Need proof?<span>  </span>Take a look at any currency pair that includes the USD and you will most likely see that the USD is the weaker of the two.<span>  </span>This is the result of falling interest rates in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region> and has been the major factor in the strong trends we have seen this year.<span>  </span>The US FOMC has been the only major central bank that has been lowering interest rates….until now.<span>  </span>This last week we saw the Bank of Canada lower rates and there is talk of the Bank of England thinking of doing the same this week.<span>  </span>This is one of the reasons for the recent USD strength.<span>  </span>The question now is if this is enough to cause a major trend change.<span>  </span>We won’t know the answer to that until after the fact, but in the meantime, stay tuned to dailyfx.com for their insight into this story.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Too many times I hear about new traders opening a trade using the 5-minute chart (not my favorite approach) and when the market moves against them, they move to the 15-minute chart to justify staying in a little longer, hoping that the market will turn around.  Then if the market continues to move against them, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Too many times I hear about new traders opening a trade using the 5-minute chart (not my favorite approach) and when the market moves against them, they move to the 15-minute chart to justify staying in a little longer, hoping that the market will turn around.<span>  </span>Then if the market continues to move against them, they move out to the hourly chart to look for a reason to stay in the trade.<span>  </span>As the market continues to move against them, they shift to the daily chart to hope to find a reason to stay in the trade.<span>  </span>The next step is to get a margin call because they have no funds left to maintain their position.<span>  </span>Of course, the main issue here is that they were looking for a way to stay in a losing trade rather than closing it out at a small loss.<span>  </span>Taking a loss does not mean that you do not know what you are doing.<span>  </span>Too many new traders think that losing a trade means that they are losers or that they aren’t smart enough to trade.<span>  </span>Nothing could be further from the truth though.<span>  </span>Professional traders understand that if they trade, they will have losing trades.<span>  </span>That is really the only guarantee in the field of speculation.<span>  </span>How you handle those losing trades has as much to do with your success as a trader as any other factor.<span>  </span>You don’t have to like losing, but you must accept the fact that all trades cannot be winning trades.<span>  </span>You have to keep those losing trades small enough to be able to make up for them with your winning trades.<span>  </span>Switching time frames to justify staying in a trade is not how you keep your losses small.<span>  </span>Identify your exit point before you get into the trade and stick to it.<span>  </span>Judge yourself from month to month rather than on every pip move in the market.<span>  </span>Be consistent in your approach and stay in one time frame from the beginning of the trade to the end of the trade.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get questions like this all the time from new traders who are taking one of the FX Power Courses.  They may have bought on a crossover of the MACD, but now the MACD is moving down and they want to know if they should get out of the trade.  Of course, I will ask [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I get questions like this all the time from new traders who are taking one of the FX Power Courses.<span>  </span>They may have bought on a crossover of the MACD, but now the MACD is moving down and they want to know if they should get out of the trade.<span>  </span>Of course, I will ask them if they had first identified their risk and placed their protective stop in the market.<span>  </span>If they have, then I try to remind them that they are trading the price of the market and not the MACD.<span>  </span>Using technical indicators to time your entry is fine, but getting out of the trade early because of the MACD may not be the best way to use these tools.<span>  </span>They are lagging in nature, which means they will tell you what has already happened and do not have the ability to predict the future.<span>  </span>So if you entered into the trade using a technical indicator, entered your protective stop and target to take profits, then let the trade go.<span>  </span>Our profit or loss will depend on where the market is when we exit the trade, not where the MACD is sitting.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When the volatility slows in the FX markets like it has this week, I will usually get emails from FXCM clients who have taken one of our FX Power Courses asking me what they should do.<span>  </span>They opened a trade and watched the market move sideways for a few days and to them, this is like watching paint dry.<span>  </span>Sure it can be boring as everyone likes to have their trade move in their direction immediately without a reversal of any kind.<span>  </span>But we don’t always get what we want and when we don’t, we find out what kind of traders we really are.<span>  </span>Most of these students were either long the EUR/USD or short the USD/CHF because we teach them to trade with the trend.<span>  </span>Many of them also exited the market near their entry point because they lost patience in the trade as the market was not really moving up or down.<span>  </span>Those who exited also watched as the market broke out of the range last night enough to give most of them the profit they were originally looking for in their trade.<span>  </span>But since they lost their patience, they did not profit.<span>  </span>This brings us to one of the rules of trading we talk about in our FX Power Courses:<span>  </span><strong>Never get out of the market just because you have lost patience or get into the market just because you are anxious.</strong><span>  </span>Easy …right?<span>  </span>Actually it may be one of the most difficult aspects of trading.<span>  </span>Having the patience and discipline to let the market determine when to enter or exit takes practice and confidence.<span>  </span>Those who have it profited last night, while those who didn’t ended up just watching the market movement.<span>  </span>In order to move up to the next level of trading, you have to have the patience to let the trade play out.<span>  </span>Your profitability depends on it.</p>
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		<title>Expand your time horizon to increase your chance of success.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most new traders in any market fancy themselves as day traders, getting in and out of the market multiple times a day.<span>  </span>They are under the impression that this style of trading is less risky because there is no overnight exposure.<span>  </span>They also think that because their<span>  </span><span> </span>protective stops are close to their entries, they won’t lose as much money.<span>  </span>But they also have something else in common; most of them lose money anyway.<span>  </span>Would you like to increase your chance of success without really trying?<span>  </span>Instead of trading off of the 1-minute or 5-minute chart, move up to the hourly chart to find your trades.<span>  </span>In the FX Power Courses, we recommend traders start with the daily chart to identify the trend and then to move down to the hourly chart to find their entry and exit.<span>  </span>Why?<span>  </span>Technical analysis just works better on the longer-term charts.<span>  </span>Each candle on a 1-minute chart represents the opinion of those few traders who happen to buy or sell in that 60 second time span.<span>  </span>Each candle on a daily chart represents the opinion of traders from around the world who traded within a 24 hour period.<span>  </span>It should come as no surprise that with a bigger sampling on the daily chart, it offers a more accurate feel for the mood of the market.<span>  </span>As you move down to shorter time frames less than the hourly chart (i.e. 15-minute, 5-minute), the signals provided by technical indicators are much less reliable, which can increase the number of losing trades.<span>  </span>So if you are comfortable with your approach or just developing one, try to trade off of the hourly chart.<span>  </span>This one move can make a big difference in your trading results.</p>
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		<title>Sometimes the best trade is no trade at all.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many differences between new traders and professionals.  But many of them have little to do with their expertise of the markets and more to do with their own actions.  As an FX Power Course instructor, I get many emails from students who have had a bad trade and want to know what they [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are many differences between new traders and professionals.<span>  </span>But many of them have little to do with their expertise of the markets and more to do with their own actions.<span>  </span>As an FX Power Course instructor, I get many emails from students who have had a bad trade and want to know what they did wrong.<span>  </span>As they describe their trade and what they were thinking at the time, I start to hear some hedging in their explanation.<span>  </span>This trade was “almost the setup I look for” or that “the trade was only taken because there was nothing else setting up”.<span>  </span>The problem is that new traders feel they have to be in a trade all the time to be successful.<span>  </span>But in reality it is the other way around.<span>  </span>Professional traders do not mind waiting for the quality setups.<span>  </span>As a matter of fact, this is one of their edges.<span>  </span>They do not trade for the fun or for the excitement, but rather they trade to win.<span>  </span>Having the patience to just sit and watch and not trade is an easy thing to describe, but very hard to do.<span>  </span>It can be very frustrating watching the market move without being in a trade.<span>  </span>This frustration can lead to questionable setups being taken in an attempt to be in on every move.<span>  </span>But entering into or exiting from a trade because of impatience is never the right reason for your action.<span>  </span>Having the patience and discipline to wait for the quality setup is the mark of a confident trader.<span>  </span>They realize that sometimes the best trade is no trade at all.</p>
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		<title>How many technical indicators do you use….or need?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being one of the Power Course instructors allows me to see the charts that new traders use for their trading decisions as they will send them to us for our opinions.  I must say that many of them are so cluttered with indicators, lines and how knows what else that I have a hard time [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Being one of the Power Course instructors allows me to see the charts that new traders use for their trading decisions as they will send them to us for our opinions.<span>  </span>I must say that many of them are so cluttered with indicators, lines and how knows what else that I have a hard time seeing the currency pair or time frame of the chart.<span>  </span>I cannot even see the current price of the market on some of them.<span>  </span>When I see this I usually recommend to the trader to become more price aware in their trading.<span>  </span>After all, how many technical indicators do you need to see that the market is overbought or oversold?<span>  </span>Besides, I have a secret for you.<span>  </span>Almost all technical indicators are just fancy moving averages.<span>  </span>So if you use four or five indicators, you are basically using the same information over and over again.<span>  </span>You should not confirm signals generated from indicators with other indicators.<span>  </span>Since they are based on moving averages, the only real difference will be the timing of the signal.<span>  </span>Typically Stochastics will become more extreme than RSI and both will signal an entry before MACD…..just about every time.<span>  </span>So if you have five indicators showing a sell, this does not mean that the trade is better than one where only four indicators show a sell.<span>  </span>What you should be using to confirm these signals is other forms of analysis.<span>  </span>I think that the best is simple support and resistance with previous highs and lows or trendlines being the best examples.<span>  </span>My favorite setups are when the market is in an uptrend and pulls back to support at the same time the indicator is giving a buy signal.<span>  </span>The opposite is also true in that I like to sell in a downtrend when the market has rallied up to a resistance point as the indicator is showing a sell signal.<span>  </span>Many successful traders do not even use indicators as trend analysis and use of support and resistance is enough for them.<span>  </span>They do not need an indicator to tell them when the market is oversold or overbought.<span>  </span>They use the movement of the market itself and consider that the best indicator of them all.<span>  </span>If you prefer to use indicators, pick the one or two that you are most comfortable with and use those.<span>  </span>But you should also incorporate more of the market movement in your analysis for a better point of view.<span><br />
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		<title>Which currency pairs are your favorites?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most traders have some currency pairs that they like to trade.  Perhaps it is because a certain pair gave them their first winning trade or because of where they once vacationed.  But to answer this question, you should be checking out the report available on your FX Trading Station II platform.  This is where you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most traders have some currency pairs that they like to trade.<span>  </span>Perhaps it is because a certain pair gave them their first winning trade or because of where they once vacationed.<span>  </span>But to answer this question, you should be checking out the report available on your FX Trading Station II platform.<span>  </span>This is where you can find all of the trades you have made since you opened your account.<span>  </span>I realize that for some this will cause some pain, but you should analyze yourself as a trader as often as you analyze the markets.<span>  </span>After you open up your report and see all of your trades, start checking out how your trades in the majors performed.<span>  </span>This is the pairs that include the USD.<span>  </span>Next check your trades that included the JPY as one of the currencies.<span>  </span>Then check the other exotics, which are the other pairs that do not include the USD.<span>  </span>Check your winning percentage and how much you made versus how much you lost.<span>  </span>Do the majors offer you acceptable results?<span>  </span>How about the JPY pairs?<span>  </span>When you trade against the carry, how were your results?<span>  </span>How about the other exotics?<span>  </span>I have found that my best trades are in the majors and in the direction of the carry in the JPY pairs.<span>  </span>So guess what?<span>  </span>I do not trade the other exotics or against the carry…no matter what is happening.<span>  </span>Some time in the future, the interest rate environment may change which will cause a change in preferred pairs for me.<span>  </span>However, for now these are the only trades I will take as they have proven to be profitable for me.<span>  </span>They are indeed my favorites for that reason alone.</p>
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		<title>When it comes to trading news events, faster is not necessarily better.</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trading the various news events is popular in the FX markets.<span>  </span>It is very tempting to want to jump into a trade right after an economic report is released and make 100 pips in a minute.<span>  </span>Who wouldn’t want to do that?<span>  </span>However it isn’t that easy.<span>  </span>By the time we see that release and can react, the market has already started to move. <span> </span>Usually by the time you are filled, the price has moved quite a bit from where it was before the release and a big portion of that 100 pip move may already be over. <span> </span>That calls for a change of strategy.<span>  </span>Unfortunately, many new traders think that means trying to find out what the release is before anybody else so they can place their trade first. <span> </span>But that is more wishful thinking than a change in strategy. <span> </span>FXCM does conduct a webinar on how to trade the news events that does include three specific strategies that increase your chance of success. <span> </span>The schedule can be seen at fxcm.com/webinars-page.jsp. <span> </span>But one thing you will not hear in the webinar is what news service can get you the number first. <span> </span>Instead you will hear about how to react to the opinions of other traders and how to take advantage of those who think that being faster is better.</p>
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		<title>Check the economic calendar before you open a trade rather than after you were stopped out.</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It happens almost every time the market reacts to a scheduled news release.<span>  </span>New traders get caught off guard as they are unaware of what is coming.<span>  </span>Since I work with new traders as an instructor of the FX Power Courses offered by FXCM, I always get emails from a few new traders asking why the market moved so much in such a short period of time.<span>   </span>I usually refer them to the economic calendar at DailyFX (http://www.dailyfx.com/calendar/) and to the commentary offered by the analysts at that website.<span>  </span>Did you know that the US Federal Open Market Committee was meeting Wednesday, October 31<sup>st</sup> and will release a statement on US interest rates at 2:15PM Eastern?<span>  </span>Did you realize that another major release was taking place this Friday, November 2<sup>nd</sup> at 830AM Eastern?<span>  </span>This is when the US Department of Labor will release the Nonfarm Payrolls.<span>  </span>These two events may be the biggest two movers of the world’s financial markets and will have a big impact on any open trades.<span>   </span>You can find much more at DailyFX, including some recommendations on how to trade these events.<span>  </span>This is much better than not realizing what is happening and watching in horror as your profitable trade turns into a big loser in a matter of a couple of minutes.<span>  </span>If you are trading, you should make it a habit to check the economic calendar at the beginning of every week to make sure you are aware of what is about to be released.<span>  </span>Being prepared for volatility is always better than being surprised by it.<span>  </span>You may not be able to profit by the big moves, but you sure can protect yourself from big losses, and that may be more important to your success as a trader.<span><br />
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		<title>If you lose, don’t blame “them”.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jack petersen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you take the time to read any trading forums or listen to many new traders who are losing, you will hear one concept over and over again.  These traders all lost because of “them”.  You know….the ones who make sure you are going to lose your next trade.  Sometimes another group is responsible for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you take the time to read any trading forums or listen to many new traders who are losing, you will hear one concept over and over again.<span>  </span>These traders all lost because of “them”.<span>  </span>You know….the ones who make sure you are going to lose your next trade.<span>  </span>Sometimes another group is responsible for their losses…those who go by the name of “they”.<span>  </span>“They” knew where my stop was and moved the market down to hit it….I lost because “they” told me to buy just before the market went down….“They” don’t want me to win because when I win, “they” lose.<span>  </span>However, ask a professional trader why their last trade was a losing trade and you might hear something different….”I” didn’t anticipate the trend changing when it did….”I” underestimated the influence of that news event…”I” moved my stop up to quickly to the breakeven level.<span>  </span>Notice the difference?<span>  </span>Professionals accept responsibility for everything that happens in their trading account, while many losing traders prefer to blame somebody else.<span>  </span>From experience, I know that in order to move up to the next level of trading, you have to quit blaming others.<span>  </span>You are the one who hit the buy or sell button and placed your stop where you did.<span>  </span>“They” had nothing to do with it.<span>  </span>If you find yourself continually blaming “them” for your losing trades, then you will never be motivated to improve your trading approach.<span>  </span>After all, if you are not responsible for your losses, then there is nothing you can do to change that around.<span>  </span>But if you are honest with yourself and accept responsibility for your own actions, you will have the strength to change your approach and start to become a real trader.<span>  </span>Don’t let your ego get in the way of becoming a successful trader.<span>  </span>If you lose, don’t blame “them”.<span><br />
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We often talk about the money management aspect of a trade.<span>  </span>Naturally, we recommend using a 1:2 risk:reward ratio, which means to look for two pips of profit for every pip risked on a trade.<span>  </span>But often the question of how big of a position to open and how many different trades one should have open at once will come up.<span>  </span>It is an important part of trading and money management.<span>  </span>I always recommend risking no more than 5% of your account balance at any one time.<span>  </span>That includes all open positions.<span>  </span>If you have 10 different trades open at once, each risking 5% of your account balance, then you are really risking 50% of your money at one time.<span>  </span>That is too much and opens you up to a possible large loss if the market turns.<span>  </span>Buying the GBP/USD and then buying the EUR/USD is really not that different.<span>  </span>The GBP and the EUR will react to different events and one can be stronger than the other, but you are basically still selling the USD.<span>  </span>So to keep your risk manageable, I recommend opening one trade at a time.<span>  </span>If you have a $10,000 account balance, you can risk 5% or $500 on your next trade.<span>  </span>If you want to buy the EUR/USD and are risking 100 pips, that is a risk of $100 per mini lot.<span>  </span>So you can open five mini lots for a total risk of $500.<span>  </span>If you are risking 100 pips, you should look for at least 200 pips in profit to maintain your 1:2 risk:reward ratio.<span>  </span>What I like to do is to move my protective stop up to the breakeven level once the market moves halfway to my target.<span>  </span>So if you buy the EUR/USD at 1.4000 and place your stop at 1.3900 and your limit to take profits at 1.4200, I recommend moving your stop up to your entry level of 1.4000 as the market trades up to the 1.4100 level.<span>  </span>At this point, you theoretically have no risk in the trade as one of two things can happen….you can win the 200 pips or break even.<span>  </span>That means you can now use that 5% risk and open a second trade.<span>  </span>If the trends are strong and you continue to move your stop to breakeven as the market moves halfway to your limit price, you can have multiple positions open at once. <span> </span>But no more than one trade can be a losing trade as the others should have their protective stops at the breakeven level.<span>  </span>This way we trade more when we are winning and less when we are losing, which is key to long-term success.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many times I get asked by new traders how to handle a certain situation they find themselves in when trading.<span>  </span>These traders may have opened five or six mini lots in a trade and have seen the market move in their direction.<span>  </span>But now the market starts to move sideways or even move against them and they ask for help in what to do.<span>  </span>My first question to them is what their plan was before entering the trade.<span>  </span>You know….before you had money on the line and could think clearly.<span>  </span>First of all, if you are asking somebody else what you should do, this usually means that you have lost your way.<span>  </span>When you have lost your way, the decisions you make are based on emotions rather than solid analysis.<span>  </span>This is what can get you into trouble almost every time.<span>  </span>When in this situation, there are two options….get smaller or get out.<span>  </span>If you don’t know whether you are still bullish or bearish on your current trade, you should no longer be in that trade so you should get out.<span>  </span>If you still want to be in the trade, but feel uncomfortable with the risk, you should get smaller.<span>  </span>This means closing part of, but not all of your position.<span>  </span>Naturally, if you only opened one lot, this is not an option.<span>  </span>But if you have multiple lots open, there is no rule that states that you have to close them all out at the same time.<span>  </span>Closing part of the position locks in some of the profit.<span>  </span>If you move your protective stop on the remaining position up to the breakeven level, which means moving it up to your entry, you are in the enviable position of having guaranteed a profit on the trade while still being able to further profit on a continuation of the move.<span>  </span>That is good trading.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week we are seeing some small reversals in some of the currency pairs, particularly the USD and JPY pairs.  The main reason for this is the upcoming G7 meeting this weekend in Washington DC.  This meeting is for the financial representatives of the largest economies in the world, the same countries whose currencies we [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This week we are seeing some small reversals in some of the currency pairs, particularly the USD and JPY pairs.<span>  </span>The main reason for this is the upcoming G7 meeting this weekend in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Washington</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">DC</st1:state></st1:place>.<span>  </span>This meeting is for the financial representatives of the largest economies in the world, the same countries whose currencies we trade.<span>  </span>Typically at these meetings, currency values are discussed.<span>  </span>Most of the time it is the Japanese Yen weakness, but this time it may include the US Dollar weakness too.<span>  </span>This increases the risk of holding short positions in either currency, which to professional traders means unknown risk and a reason to get out of their trade.<span>  </span>So the recent JPY and USD strength is more because of traders exiting positions rather than putting on new positions.<span>  </span>If all goes well, they may come back into the market after the meeting and sell the JPY and the USD, but time will tell on that one.<span>  </span>However, I am seeing new traders trying to find a technical reason for the reversal.<span>  </span>There may be a couple of indicators that showed the possibility of the reversal, but this move has nothing to do with technical analysis.<span>  </span>It is a pure fundamental move.<span>  </span>Technical analysis does not tell us how traders will react to the fundamentals of the market.<span>  </span>They never have and they never will.<span>  </span>Tops and bottoms in the financial markets are determined by the fundamentals while technical analysis shows us how we get between those two points.<span>  </span>Let my repeat that….tops and bottoms are determined by the fundamentals of the market and not the technicals.<span>  </span>Instead of looking at a number of technical indicators to determine the end of a trend, you would be better off checking the economic calendar available at www.dailyfx.com.<span>  </span>Big events that result in a change in the interest rate environment or monetary policy are what will change trends, not the fact that the RSI is overbought or oversold.<span>  </span>This explains why traders who use both styles of analysis usually have better trading results than those who concentrate on just one aspect.<span>  </span>You don’t have to understand why the market is moving the way it is, but knowing that traders are concerned about an  upcoming economic release or another event like the G7 meeting can explain current market movement.<span>  </span>But we won’t know the extent of the reversal until we know more about the results of G7 meeting and how traders interpret those results.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Occasionally (hopefully not more than once) we find that we entered into the wrong side of a trade.<span>  </span>We meant to sell, but instead we bought.<span>  </span>After the few seconds of panic, we are left with a decision.<span>  </span>What do we do now?<span>  </span>Most professionals will tell you that whenever they find themselves in this position, they immediately close the trade and correct their error.<span>  </span>Too many times a new trader will convince themselves that the trade may work out anyway if they stay in long enough.<span>  </span>However, more often than not the loss just gets bigger and the trader just gets more frustrated.<span>  </span>Now you find yourself losing when you should have been winning.<span>  </span>If you immediately exit and reenter in the direction you originally meant to, you could quickly absorb that loss and start to profit.<span>  </span>So do not hesitate in fixing these types of errors.<span>  </span>If it costs you a little money, chalk it up to experience.<span>  </span>But don’t let a mistake like this get out of hand and of course, try not to do it again.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal">Trading the financial markets is one of the most competitive fields in existence today.<span>  </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I recently received an email from an FX Power Course graduate who was doing all the things necessary to become a profitable trader.<span>  </span>He was showing the right amount of patience in waiting for the solid setups.<span>  </span>The risk:reward ratio used was acceptable for his style of trading and all of the trades were in the direction of the daily trend.<span>  </span>He was keeping a log of his thoughts as he entered and exited a trade and also just trading one mini lot at a time.<span>  </span>So after six months of trading, he emailed to say that he was frustrated in that he was only a breakeven trader.<span>  </span>In response, I emailed back congratulating him on his excellent results.<span>  </span>After six months of live trading, this trader had not made any money and I was congratulating him.<span>  </span>What was I thinking?<span>  </span>I think that in any field it takes time to become a professional.<span>  </span>Nobody would think that you could become a professional golfer or a doctor after six months of preparation and trading is no different.<span>  </span>It is difficult to become a consistently profitable trader and most new traders will quit before they reach that status.<span>  </span>Whether they quit because of a lack of interest, running out of money to play with or just didn’t realize how much work it was to become a trader, you have to pay proper respect to what it is you are trying to do.<span>  </span>You are competing against traders who have been profitable for years and work all day to maintain their edge.<span>  </span>Becoming profitable is achievable, but we have to earn that right.<span>  </span>We want to start out easy by getting a feel for trading and that means practicing in a demo account first.<span>  </span>However, the real lessons start when you open a live account and begin to trade you own money.<span>  </span>When there is real money on the line, a 10 pip move against you feels different than it would in a demo account.<span>  </span>This is why we should start out small, trading one mini lot at a time until we feel comfortable about what we are doing.<span>  </span>With time, you will find that trading with real money becomes easier, but you should learn to walk before you start trying to run with the professionals.<span>  </span>Then after six months of live trading, if you find yourself at breakeven, pat yourself on the back as you are on your way to being a profitable trader.</p>
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		<title>Trading is not about how much you win, but rather how much you lose.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We often mention in the FX Power Courses that one of the key differences between a new trader and a professional trader is that new traders think about how much they can win while professional traders think about how much they can lose.  It’s no coincidence that professional traders make money while many new traders [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We often mention in the FX Power Courses that one of the key differences between a new trader and a professional trader is that new traders think about how much they can win while professional traders think about how much they can lose.<span>  </span>It’s no coincidence that professional traders make money while many new traders do not.<span>  </span>Often you will see a professional spend as much time determining the placement of their initial protective stop as they do in finding their entry.<span>  </span>As the market moves in their direction, they will not hesitate to move the stop in order to protect any gains.<span>  </span>Successful trading is all about identifying and limiting your losses.<span>  </span>In the world of trading there is only one guarantee and that is if you trade, you will have losing trades.<span>  </span>How you manage those losses will have as much of an influence on your long term success as any other factor.<span>  </span>The idea is to risk no more than you are willing to lose.<span>  </span>If you don’t want to lose half of your account balance on one trade, then don’t risk that much.<span>  </span>You have most of the control over this by where you place your protective stop.<span>  </span>Keep your risk down to less than 5% of your account balance and you will be able to absorb many losers and still remain in the game.<span>  </span>Winning will take care of itself, but you have to have the funds to take the trade in order to profit.<span>  </span>You can do that by limiting your risk to an acceptable level any time you are in a trade.</p>
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		<title>Look before you leap into a trade.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After closing out a losing trade, it is human nature to want to get right back into another trade to get that money back. However, this is when many new traders can get themselves into trouble. One of the keys to long-term success is to show the patience and discipline necessary to wait for the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After closing out a losing trade, it is human nature to want to get right back into another trade to get that money back.<span> </span>However, this is when many new traders can get themselves into trouble.<span> </span>One of the keys to long-term success is to show the patience and discipline necessary to wait for the solid trading opportunities.<span> </span>Too often, new traders who have just lost a trade will want to prove to the market that they know what they are doing and get into another trade as soon as possible.<span> </span>Instead of dwelling on the past, these traders want to get back on the winning track right away.<span> </span>However, quite often that trade is not a quality setup that leads to consistent returns.<span> </span>More than likely, it is just our own need to build our confidence back up that takes over our decision making process.<span> </span>Professional traders do not like to lose either, but they will not let a loss dictate their next move.<span> </span>They will apply the same standards in identifying a trading opportunity in spite of what has happened up to that point.<span> </span><span></span>In order to be consistently profitable, you have to be detached from the outcome of any particular trade.<span> </span>You don’t have to like losing, but you also don’t want that loss to be the reason for quickly jumping into another losing trade.<span> </span>Be picky about identifying trading opportunities.<span> </span>Wait for the quality setup to form and then aggressively jump into the trade.<span> </span>Look before you leap, especially after a losing trade.</p>
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		<title>A consistent approach leads to consistent returns.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Too many new traders spend time developing an approach to trading based on historical data and then when they use it live for the first time and lose, they throw it away thinking that it doesn’t work.  The fact may be that the approach is solid, but it is our expectations that are not realistic.  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Too many new traders spend time developing an approach to trading based on historical data and then when they use it live for the first time and lose, they throw it away thinking that it doesn’t work. <span> </span>The fact may be that the approach is solid, but it is our expectations that are not realistic.<span>  </span>We shouldn’t expect to win every trade.<span>  </span>Some of the best traders in the world win on less than half of their trades.<span>  </span>But they also know that after a series of trades, because of sound money management they can expect to be profitable.<span>  </span>This is because they are consistent in their approach, so they expect some consistency in their results.<span>  </span>When developing a new strategy, you have to judge it’s effectiveness through different market conditions.<span>  </span>This means that you have to see how it works when the market is trending up, trending down, in a range bound situation and also when the market seems confused and directionless.<span>  </span>This may mean running through 100 practice trades to get a good feel for the strengths and weaknesses of the approach.<span>  </span>Just because that approach loses three trades in a row, it does not mean it doesn’t work.<span>  </span>If you and I were flipping a coin where I won on heads and you won on tails, we know that we would each win on about half of the flips.<span>  </span>But if tails came up three times in a row, that does not mean that there is something wrong with the coin, it is just chance.<span>  </span>We would still know that after a series of 100 flips, we would each still have won and lost about half of the flips.<span>  </span>Think of this as you are working on ways to trade the market.<span>  </span>Don’t be too quick to judge that approach on a small number of trades.<span>  </span>Think long-term when evaluating and then if the results are acceptable, be consistent in taking the trades and your trading results will also start to show some consistency.<span><br />
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		<title>Finding a trade is a two-step process.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:48:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve seen some new traders have some incredible winning results in a short period of time. However, quite often they will lose those gains as just quickly. They don’t do anything different and will come to us for some sort of insight. The reason is usually the same in that they forget to first identify [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I’ve seen some new traders have some incredible winning results in a short period of time.<span>  </span>However, quite often they will lose those gains as just quickly.<span>  </span>They don’t do anything different and will come to us for some sort of insight.<span>  </span>The reason is usually the same in that they forget to first identify the mood of the market before finding their trade.<span>  </span>What I mean by that is to first identify the direction of the trend on the daily chart and then to find your trade.<span>  </span>If the daily trend is up, then only look for buys and if the daily trend is down, then only look for sells.<span>  </span>If the daily chart shows a range bound market, then look to buy above support and sell below resistance.<span>  </span>If you are not sure of the trend, then the play is to move onto another currency pair where the trend seems obvious.<span>  </span><span> </span>I see many traders buying the pullbacks on a currency pair that is in a strong uptrend and enjoy tremendous success.<span>  </span>Then when the trend stalls out or changes, they continue to buy and may lose all of the gains.<span>  </span>Being on the right side of a trending move can result in some great trades while trading against the trend can lead to many quick losses.<span>  </span>A good way to see if this may be one of your problems is to run a report on your FX Trading Station to see all of the trades you have made.<span>  </span>Then take a look at the daily chart and note where you entered into the trade.<span>  </span>Now ask yourself how your results would have been if you had only traded in the markets where you could confidently identify the trend.<span>  </span>You may find that adding this simple first step of identifying and trading with the daily trend increases your chance of success.</p>
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		<title>Never trade without a protective stop.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After having identified your entry on a new trade, the next step should always be to identify the price level for your protective stop.<span>  </span>The difference between the entry and the protective stop is your risk and represents what you are willing to lose on the trade.<span>  </span>There is really only one guarantee in trading and that is if you trade, you will have losing trades.<span>  </span>How you manage those losses will have as much to do with your success or failure as a trader as any other factor.<span>  </span>Too many new traders use what they call a “mental stop”.<span>  </span>They have a price level in mind where they would consider getting out if the market moves against them, but do not enter it into the trading platform.<span>  </span>Typically, when the market does move down to that price, instead of exiting, they “wait and see how the market will react”.<span>  </span>If the loss becomes larger, they then decide that they will exit when the market moves back to their original mental stop level.<span>  </span>As the market continues to move against them, intentions about getting out turn to hope about the market coming back before they get a margin call.<span>  </span>Many times, it is that margin call that determines their exit, not their own analysis.<span>  </span>Sound familiar?<span>  </span>I hope not, but this happens more than it needs to in the world of currency trading.<span>  </span>You can avoid this by simply placing a protective stop in the market with your entry, which means you have identified and limited your loss to an amount that you have determined to be acceptable.<span>  </span>A losing trade does not mean the trader does not know how to trade and is not something we can avoid by not using protective stops.<span>  </span>We should instead limit those losses with the use of a protective stop.<span>  </span>This way we can make sure we have protected our account balance with enough funds to take advantage of the next trading opportunity.<span>  </span>We should judge our success by the results of a series of trades, not just one trade.<span>  </span>Without identifying our risk and using a protective stop, we risk not having the funds to be around long enough to take advantage of a series of trading opportunities.<span>  </span>By using a protective stop in every trade, we can help to keep this from happening.</p>
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		<title>There is no such thing as too high or too low.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I often hear new traders state that they are buying a currency pair because the price is too low or selling a currency pair because the price is too high. The USD/CAD lows from July 2007 were a good example. Many bought because they determined that since the market was at a 30-year low, that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I often hear new traders state that they are buying a currency pair because the price is too low or selling a currency pair because the price is too high.<span> </span>The USD/CAD lows from July 2007 were a good example.<span> </span>Many bought because they determined that since the market was at a 30-year low, that it had to move up.<span> </span>If you look at a daily chart of this pair you can see where there was a nice bounce up off of those lows.<span> </span>However, the fundamental picture had not changed.<span> </span>The only change was the number of traders who were convinced that the market had sold off enough and was due to rally.<span> </span>It did rally, but right up to a nice place to sell before the market moved back down through those July lows, to even lower lows.<span> </span>This brings us right back to the title of this piece.<span> </span>There is no such thing as too high or too low when it comes to prices in the financial markets, unless of course the price is zero.<span> </span>There is a good reason that a market trades at 30-year lows and until that reason changes, traders should assume that lower lows are in store.<span> </span>This may be the trend of the year, so we want to take advantage of these moves by trading with the trend instead of assuming that we can predict the end of the move.<span> </span>So the next time you hear about a market reaching a multi-year high or low, don’t start looking for the end of the move, but rather look for a place to jump on board in the direction of the move and ride it out for as long as possible.<span> </span>There is no telling just how long that move will last.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently received an email from a new trader who found himself in a losing trade and didn’t know what to do. He had a mini account with a balance of $1500 and sold 15 mini lots of a currency pair where the value of each pip was $1. The market had moved against him [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recently received an email from a new trader who found himself in a losing trade and didn’t know what to do.<span> </span>He had a mini account with a balance of $1500 and sold 15 mini lots of a currency pair where the value of each pip was $1.<span> </span>The market had moved against him by about 40 pips and he wanted to know if I thought the market was going to come back.<span> </span>Before I had a chance to answer the email, the trader received a margin call and was automatically closed out of the position. <span></span>He was a little upset about losing $750 on just one trade and thought that maybe he wasn’t cut out for trading.<span> </span>He asked if he sent me the details of the trade, would I offer comments on what went wrong.<span> </span>But I didn’t need any more details because I already identified his biggest mistake.<span> </span>He was using too much leverage, which may be the biggest mistake new traders make.<span> </span>There is only one guarantee in the business of trading and that is if you trade, you will have losing trades.<span> </span>How you manage those losing trades will have more to do with your success or failure as a trader than perhaps any other factor.<span> </span>We recommend risking no more than 5% of your account balance at any one time.<span> </span>So if trading with a 50 pip stop, this new trader should have only opened one mini lot instead of 15.<span> </span>Then his loss would have been $50 instead of $750 and he would still in a frame of mind to find another trade instead of wondering if trying to trade was a mistake.<span> </span>His mistake was in thinking about how much he could make when he should have been thinking about how much he could lose.<span> </span>This is the main difference between a new trader and a professional trader.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest problems new traders make is to take quick profits on a trade because they fear that the market will move against them and they will end up with a losing trade. A common statement I hear is, “Ringing the cash register is not a bad thing”. This means getting out of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the biggest problems new traders make is to take quick profits on a trade because they fear that the market will move against them and they will end up with a losing trade.<span> </span>A common statement I hear is, “Ringing the cash register is not a bad thing”.<span> </span>This means getting out of a trade when it is showing a profit is a winning strategy.<span> </span>If that is the case, then how come we see many new traders winning most of their trades and still losing money?<span> </span>It is more common than you might think.<span> </span>The problem of course is money management.<span> </span>This is what makes professional traders consistently profitable.<span> </span>They call it working a trade and it means having the patience and discipline not to take quick profits on a trade as soon as the market starts moving against your position.<span> </span>We would all love to enter into a trade, have about 60 seconds of anxiety and then just pure joy as the market keeps moving in our direction into big profits without a worry.<span> </span>Unfortunately, that is not real trading.<span> </span>Real trading involves planning your trade before you enter and then trading your plan.<span> </span>We need to think about using at least a 1:2 risk:reward ratio every time we are in a trade.<span> </span>If we risk 50 pips, we need to look for at least 100 pips in profit.<span> </span>That way if we win half of our trades, we are profitable.<span> </span>Sound easy?<span> </span>It is probably the most difficult key to successful trading and takes practice and confidence.<span> </span>But this is what trading is all about.</p>
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		<title>Adding More Currencies For Forex Trading</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FXCM has recently added, or is in the process of adding 4 more currency pairs for trading on certain account types. We will shortly be making a press release detailing which ones. However, the process of deciding which currency pairs to add is a tough one. The question that we face when adding more currency [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font face="Tahoma" size="2">FXCM has recently added, or is in the process of adding 4 more currency pairs for trading on certain account types. We will shortly be making a press release detailing which ones.</font></p>
<p><font face="Tahoma" size="2">However, the process of deciding which currency pairs to add is a tough one. The question that we face when adding more currency pairs is “Can we deliver the same quality of execution and streaming pricing on the new pairs that our clients expect?”</font></p>
<p><font face="Tahoma" size="2">FXCM gets their prices from banks. While there are hundreds of banks which make a market in the EUR/USD, that is not the case with currencies such as the Thai Baht. If there are only a few banks willing to make a market that means wide spreads in the currency pair, limited liquidity, and usually dealable prices are not available on a streaming basis. As a result, we don’t want to offer these currency pairs to our clients because we cannot offer the same high quality of forex execution that we offer on our existing pairs.</font></p>
<p><font face="Tahoma" size="2">We could offer 100 currency pairs for forex trading but, we choose to offer four new ones and focus on quality execution.</font></p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s a common mistake among people to believe that the more information they have, the better and more informed will their course of action be. This is not true. At some point, more information will simply confuse instead of inform and your need for information is already saturated. This can be said among traders too. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It’s a common mistake among people to believe that the more information they have, the better and more informed will their course of action be. This is not true. At some point, more information will simply confuse instead of inform and your need for information is already saturated. This can be said among traders too. Too often I see traders staring at charts for hours with more and more indicators until everything is just a blur and they don’t feel wiser than they did an hour ago. This is why you should limit your analysis to just a few indicators at a time. Start by looking for patterns such as support and resistance lines. If we are close to such a line you can apply one or two other indicators to see if they confirm the line or not. If they do then you place a trade with a stop on the other side of the line and if they don’t then you leave it be. Placing another 5 indicators will not help you, it will only confuse you.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the leverage offered in the FX market it’s easy to think that making unusually large returns is easy. It is not. I spoke to a trader who funded his account with $10,000 and said that he would trade conservatively and aim for “just” 100 dollars a week. Now if we just look on paper [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With the leverage offered in the FX market it’s easy to think that making unusually large returns is easy. It is not. I spoke to a trader who funded his account with $10,000 and said that he would trade conservatively and aim for “just” 100 dollars a week. Now if we just look on paper this looks like an easy feat, just 10 pips a week if we trade a standard account. However if we look at the whole year this would mean 5,000 dollars a year and that’s an outstanding return and few investors or traders can do that. Some of the best hedge funds out there come back at the end e year with 20-25% returns and this is a very good return.</p>
<p>So when you come in and start trading, make sure you have realistic expectations. If it was easy to make excess returns in FX then everybody in the world would trade it.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting article written by the Federal Reserve: “With the U.S. trade deficit at high levels, many look to a dollar depreciation to curb the U.S. appetite for foreign goods by pushing up the cost of imports. Yet three factors—the use of the dollar in invoicing U.S. trade, the market share concerns of exporters, and sizable [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting article written by the Federal Reserve:</p>
<p>“With the U.S. trade deficit at high levels, many look to a dollar depreciation to curb the U.S. appetite for foreign goods by pushing up the cost of imports. Yet three factors—the use of the dollar in invoicing U.S. trade, the market share concerns of exporters, and sizable U.S. distribution costs—could keep U.S. import prices from rising enough to reduce demand significantly. Evidence suggests that a weaker dollar will boost foreign demand for U.S. exports, but this adjustment by itself is unlikely to close the deficit.”</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s very easy to get stuck in a trade. Perhaps you worked on the analysis for a long time and everything seemed to be lining up so perfectly that it just had to be correct. Once that trade goes against you it can be hard to accept that and stay in the trade as it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It’s very easy to get stuck in a trade. Perhaps you worked on the analysis for a long time and everything seemed to be lining up so perfectly that it just <strong>had </strong>to be correct. Once that trade goes against you it can be hard to accept that and stay in the trade as it goes even more against you. At one point you will be so invested in that trade that you can’t close it out as the loss would be too large.</p>
<p>This is why it’s so important to swallow your pride in these situations and just realize that you were wrong and take a small hit.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[The dictionary says that confirmation bias is a tendency to search for or interpret new information in a way that confirms one’s preconceptions and avoid information and interpretations which contradict prior beliefs. Unfortunately this is something I see almost every day when traders send their charts and ideas to me. What it means is that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The dictionary says that <strong>confirmation bias</strong> is a tendency to search for or interpret new information in a way that confirms one’s preconceptions and avoid information and interpretations which contradict prior beliefs.</p>
<p>Unfortunately this is something I see almost every day when traders send their charts and ideas to me. What it means is that when looking for information, the person looking will only read and see the information that says what he already believes to be true. This is true in other fields too. Someone who votes for democrats will tend to only read articles that put democrats in good light and ignore the rest. The same goes for republicans too of course.</p>
<p>When it comes to trading this manifests itself when  the trader looks at the chart or reads news but will only see what is reinforcing his opinion about the market. For instance someone may believe that the EUR/USD will go up and starts to look at charts and news articles to see if they agree. Unfortunately he will likely only take into account the things that agree with him that the EUR/USD will go up. Any chart indicators or news articles that say the opposite will be either ignored or just glanced over.</p>
<p>It is very difficult to get rid of this bias and many studies show that. This is why you should at least be aware of this phenomenon and really try to be objective when you look at the charts and read the news and make sure you read both agreeing and disagreeing sources. Otherwise the gathering of information is futile and you will go ahead and place the trade you already decided to do beforehand.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s very easy to put too much emphasis on “round numbers” as we have learned since we were kids that numbers with zeros are more important than others. Time is divided into 10 and 100 years, we count to 100 when playing hide and seek, and it’s a big thing when temperatures go above 100 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It’s very easy to put too much emphasis on “round numbers” as we have learned since we were kids that numbers with zeros are more important than others. Time is divided into 10 and 100 years, we count to 100 when playing hide and seek, and it’s a big thing when temperatures go above 100 even though few people could feel the difference between 99 and 101.</p>
<p>No wonder then that we tend to place the same kind of emphasis when a currency pair is reaching towards a round number. Right now it’s 1.40 for the EUR/USD or 1.00 for the USD/CAD. Unfortunately this also leads many traders to rash decisions. All of a sudden we see all these short orders trigger at 1.40 because it just HAS to turn around now. Well unfortunately the market (as an organic dynamic entity) doesn’t see it that way. There is nothing special around big numbers and if you look back on any chart you will see that. Yes you will find times when the market turns exactly around a big number but you will see it turn as often anywhere in between that number. The fact that you will pay more attention when it does turn at a round number is just confirmation bias (about which I will write another time). Look at 2.00 for the GBP/USD. Not even once did it pause there but instead showed resistance at 1.9825 three times and the next stop was 2.0080. As you can see, nothing happened at 2.00.</p>
<p>1.40 and 1.00 are just numbers and will not convince the market to turn or do anything else there. Don’t buy the hype, do not pick tops and bottoms regardless how many zeros you see on your screen when you hit that trade button.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jack petersen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AUD/USD has rallied for 10 straight days in a row &#8211; a continuous stretch of strength that is rarely seen in any major currency pair. With the exchange rate now at an 18 year high, we have to turn to our 30 year charts to get any point of reference. The AUD/USD will not [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The AUD/USD has rallied for 10 straight days in a row &#8211; a continuous stretch of strength that is rarely seen in any major currency pair.</p>
<p>With the exchange rate now at an 18 year high, we have to turn to our 30 year charts to get any point of reference.</p>
<p>The AUD/USD will not be taking out its 19 year high until it reaches 8960. There is no major resistance from now until then, which means that there will be nothing stopping the pair’s move for another 150 pips. At 8960, 90 cents is almost too close to ignore. Only a break back below 8680 will mark an end to the uptrend. In the meantime, there is nothing standing in the way of further gains in the Aussie</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FX market is fantastic in that it offers such leverage that it does. But be careful when you leverage your account as leverage is a double edged sword. Sure when times are good you magnify your profit, which brings fantastic returns to your account. Remember though that if the trade goes against you the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The FX market is fantastic in that it offers such leverage that it does. But be careful when you leverage your account as leverage is a double edged sword. Sure when times are good you magnify your profit, which brings fantastic returns to your account. Remember though that if the trade goes against you the losses can be great too. But as long as your gains are at least as large as your losses then you should about break even anyway right? Wrong.</p>
<p>The reason that’s a wrong assumption is because of the theory of “gambler’s ruin” . Gambler’s ruin means that the market can take any size of losses (your gains) but your losses are limited by the size of your account. Let’s take an example.</p>
<p>You place 100 mini trades (10k) one at a time in the EUR/USD randomly with a 10 pip stop and a 10 pip limit (let’s pretend the spread is zero and that you don’t need to put up any margin). Your account has $100 in it. Because it’s random you should win 50% of the time and lose 50% of the time. That means that you <em>should </em>end up with $100 in your account (the same amount as you started with) after the 100 trades. However, unfortunately there is a good chance that you’ll end up with an empty account before the 100 trades are even up and here is why. During the random 100 trades there is a good chance that you will sometimes have strings of gains and strings of losses, meaning sometimes you’ll see 10 good or 10 bad trades in a row. If you have a string of gains then the market will still let you continue to trade. The market will not go bankrupt because you just made 100 bucks. This means that the market gives you a chance to gain even more but it also gives you a chance to lose it back to the market. However if you have a string of 10 losses your account will be empty and you will not be given the chance of winning it back again. The market therefore always has the upper hand when you trade with its infinite resources.</p>
<p>So how do we overcome this? Simply put you need to keep enough money in your account untouched so that you can weather a string of losses without receiving a margin call. I try to keep my usable margin above 80% or even 90% if I’m trading a volatile pair. Be smart and keep that amount open in your account too and you’ll have a far better chance not to fall to your ruin.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From a technical and fundamental perspective, we could be nearing a bottom in USD/CAD. Our technical analyst Jamie Saettele did a Special Picking Tops and Bottom report on the currency pair.Â  He argues that we should all be looking for break of 1.0510: For the Full Report, click here Fundamentally, we have wholesale sales due [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From a technical and fundamental perspective, we could be nearing a bottom in USD/CAD.</p>
<p>Our technical analyst Jamie Saettele did a Special Picking Tops and Bottom report on the currency pair.Â  He argues that we should all be looking for break of 1.0510:</p>
<p><img src="http://www.dailyfx.com/export/sites/dailyfx/story-images/2007/07/other/topbottom/Top_Bottom_07-18-2007_1.gif" height="110" width="500" /></p>
<p>For the Full Report, click here</p>
<p>Fundamentally, we have wholesale sales due for release tomorrow.Â  Weak manufacturing shipments and a fall in exports suggests that we could have a CAD bearish number, which would dovetail well into Jamie’s technical call.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know it’s a little strange to write under a headline called Buying Low &#8211; Selling High when my section is “Don’t Trade Like This” but hear me out. Currencies trend and we should always take advantage of this. Therefore instead of trying to buy low and sell high you should aim to buy high [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know it’s a little strange to write under a headline called Buying Low &#8211; Selling High when my section is “Don’t Trade Like This” but hear me out.</p>
<p>Currencies trend and we should always take advantage of this. Therefore instead of trying to buy low and sell high you should aim to buy high and sell higher. In the other direction you should sell low and buy back lower. That the price is high simply means that there are a lot of buyers right now and you want to be on the same side as they are, not on the opposite. Take the last few months of price action in the CAD/JPY as an example. This pair has rallied more than 1500 pips in the last 4 months and it has given you plenty of time to buy but still so many are hesitant to buy something that has already gone up for a while. After 1000 pips it just seems so expensive and you are lured to sell high and buy back low when you instead could have bought like everybody else was doing and be up another 600 pips by now. The same goes for the EUR/JPY that has rallied over 3000 pips in the last few months. It broke the big figures as if they didn’t even exist; 140, 150, 160… and now we’re close to 170.</p>
<p>So I can only urge you to not see current prices as the max we’ll see in any of the pairs that have been trending lately (which are most USD and JPY pairs). If prices are pushed up it means that everybody is buying and that’s what you want to do too.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my job I often see examples of charts from regular traders where they point out patterns complete with support and resistance lines where they would buy or sell. They are also often able to point out how indicators such as the RSI, MACD or moving averages support their claims. This is all well but [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In my job I often see examples of charts from regular traders where they point out patterns complete with support and resistance lines where they would buy or sell. They are also often able to point out how indicators such as the RSI, MACD or moving averages support their claims. This is all well but unfortunately this often takes place on very short term charts. I see it all the way down to 5min charts sometimes and although these patterns seem to be clear as day they are often just random movements where patterns are fitted in.</p>
<p>If you look at a daily chart for a few months back it becomes clear that the 5min chart is an absolutely insignificant part of the overall price history. It is but a fraction of one candle and once you see that you’ll also understand the futility in trying to predict it. Short term currency moves are random in nature and cannot be predicted. A pair can be moved 20-30 pips in one direction by just coincidences; for instance a number of large traders happened to buy at the same time or it could be driven by a sudden move in one of the crosses.</p>
<p>Another reason you don’t want to trade short term is because you can only aim for so much on each trade. Let’s say you’re trading a pair with a 5 pip spread and you’re at the bottom of a 20 pip range. The cost of that trade is 25%, which is very expensive. If you instead aim for 200 pips that 5 pip spread is less than a 3% cost. It is much better to place one trade and make 200 pips than 10 trades of 20 pips each. Remember that you have to pay the spread each time you open a trade.</p>
<p>When you trade FX and look at charts, stick with daily charts. They’ll give you much better levels and will give you a much truer sentiment of the market. It doesn’t hurt to be in a trade and if you’re long the carry you’ll also make some money by just staying in.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Far too often we see our students trading against the trend, regardless how strong it is. Part of it could be our fault I suppose, since we do teach how to read the different indicators and the oscillators tend to give sell signals in up-trends and buy signals when things are looking bearish. Examples are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Far too often we see our students trading against the trend, regardless how strong it is. Part of it could be our fault I suppose, since we do teach how to read the different indicators and the oscillators tend to give sell signals in up-trends and buy signals when things are looking bearish. Examples are the RSI printing above 70 and slow stochastic crossing above 80. In these cases it is very important that you look at the trend first and only react to buy signals if we’re heading up and simply ignore the signals that go against the trend.</p>
<p>The reason why you should always trade with the trend and not against it is that trends tend to go on for a long time and it is very difficult to pick that exact day that the trend changes. For example let’s say that a pair traded in one direction for 100 days and then changed. Now looking back at that chart you’ll see that you would have made money for 100 days in a row if you had traded with the trend and lost on the last day when it turned. If you would have tried to pick that top you would have lost money 100 days and made on the last day.</p>
<p>Of course this is overly simplified as no trend has only blue or only red candles but you see the point. I’m making here. So again, trade only with the overall trend and ignore all opinions and indicators telling you to do otherwise.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there’s anything that we keep repeating in the course it is to cut your losses short and let your gains run. Unfortunately it seems like regardless how often we say this and regardless the urgency we use, we see our students do the exact opposite. Positions going against them are held on to as [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If there’s anything that we keep repeating in the course it is to cut your losses short and let your gains run. Unfortunately it seems like regardless how often we say this and regardless the urgency we use, we see our students do the exact opposite. Positions going against them are held on to as if they were a life support machine and positions going in their favor is cut as soon as the trade is up 50 pips.</p>
<p>I cannot stress enough that you have to do the opposite no matter how hard it is. I know for sure how difficult it can be to accept a loss and close a losing trade. I also know how easy it is to add on to the position to get a better average price. Studies have shown that humans are prone to take a gamble on prices coming back instead of cutting your loss and walking away and this certainly seems evident in the FX market. Averaging in is never and will never be a good idea.</p>
<p>Instead be religious about setting your stops at the same time as you open your trade and never ever move it (unless you’re trailing it as your trade goes in your favor) and never add to a losing position. Also stay away from cutting your gains short. It doesn’t hurt to have an open position and unless your opportunity cost for used margin outweighs the potential of the trade you’re in, you should not touch that trade. Currencies move in long trends and you will beat yourself up for cutting your gains short only to open another trade, pay another spread and you don’t even know if this new trade will even begin moving in your direction. And in the meantime the winning trade you just closed, just keeps trending…</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common trading expressions â€œthe trend is your friendâ€ cannot be overstated enough. Trends in the FX-market develop as a result of capital continuously flowing out of one currency and into another. Due to the fact that these fundamental factors may not change for several quarters or even years, it is that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font face="Times New Roman">One of the most common trading expressions â€œ<em>the trend is your friendâ€ </em>cannot be overstated enough. Trends in the FX-market develop as a result of capital continuously flowing out of one currency and into another. Due to the fact that these fundamental factors may not change for several quarters or even years, it is that important that we focus our attention to these trends, when they develop. For example we can see on the following (daily) chart, the CADJPY has continued to trend to the upside, and has failed to break below its 20-SMA; Simple Moving Average over the past few months. This moving average simply reflects the relationship between the buyers and sellers over a given period of time. Higher rates as well as the rising price of crude oil continue to drawn capital out of the JPY and into the CAD, which has established the trend we see before us. Traders who believe this trend will continue to persist in the near future may choose to â€˜go longâ€™ just above this moving average, while placing protective stops below this moving average as well as below recent (low) prices.</font></p>
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