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Pitfalls of Forex Trading

January 30th, 2009

by Bart Icles

When a trader first starts trading they have big dreams of grandeur, fortune and uncontrolled wealth.  They dream of a new life, with a new and bigger budget.  The places they will travel, the TV they will own, the things they will buy and the care they will drive.  What happens to those dreams?

Too many people looking into trading forex get so excited because of all the hype that can surround it. They get so excited that they dont take any time to learn or to study they just jump into the market and start clicking hoping luck will stay with them. They fail to learn how to manage a trade both winning and losing, management money and read indicators. If someone entering the trade doesnt have a strategy that they know well and trust then the market will eat them alive, either immediately or done the road when even more is on the line.

The best thing to do is to get a good foundation of the basics.  A good place to start is to learn the trading platform, know how to get around it easily and quickly. From there use your strategy on a demo account. Trade in the safety of a demo account so that you can be sure you understand will stick to the rules. And after a lot of studying and practicing enter in a live account with a small amount of money. Trading live is completely different then trading on a demo. It could be compared to racing a car on a video game and racing a car in real life. The emotions are different and the thrill is different. Be sure you can handle whatever is thrown at you.

Take it one step at a time. Small wins is a good thing especially if you have them over and over, the other greatest skill is to have small losses. You may win and win and win but if you cant control a loss then those wins will mean nothing to you. It is better to have small wins then a large heart breaker. Once that fear and frustration is there you become cautious and emotional, it may even kill your trading career.

The market is not a respecter of persons so dont think you can train it. Learn to respect and play by its rules and you will find success comes more easily. You arent defining what is going to happen you are simply deciding how what is happening is going to affect you.


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January 30th, 2009 10:22:47

Forex Trading System- Proven Success- Free

January 28th, 2009

So would you like the complete forex trading system to help make you a fortune, will continue to work and has made savvy traders countless millions in profit. Yes I know it sounds to good to be true. So here it is.

We have all heard about the magical Forex Trading System , but lets be honest they have had a bad reputation due to the so called Forex Advisors and junk robots sold with made up track records but the good news is – however this one does work and it, has made money and will continue to work and the best part is that is free.

So here is the system, make up your own mind, paper trade, do what you like with it.

We are looking to buy currency on a 4 week breakout, and then hold. Wait until it hits a 4 week low and take out the long position and go short. Always keep a position in the market, by buying and selling new 4 week highs and lows as they occur. I can’t take any credit for this, I just found it and thought I would pass it on. This particular strategy comes from legendary trader Richard Donchian. It has worked for years and more likely will continue to work for many more years.

So you are thinking this is too easy, it must be more complicated sorry to disappoint you it is this simple. Don’t change it, don’t question it, watch it see it work and make money. The simple strategies are normally the best. Most people want difficult strategies but they often just confuse people and don’t make money.

Forex markets trend long term and most new trends start and continue from new market highs, so as long as markets trend, this simple one rule system, will make gains, get you into and help you make big profits from every major trend. Now this system is simple but it takes systems, don’t try and get in too early just follow the system. Yes it is not that exciting but it will make you money, people have been using this for years and have made millions of dollars profits from this. Now this system only takes about half an hour per day to use. Richard Donchian was a legendary trader and his work on channel analysis and the enclosed system (called The 4 Week Rule) have been left by him for all traders to use. Its not often you get something in life for free, that can help you make profits but this system can.

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January 28th, 2009 10:18:07

The Key to Make Money in Currency Trading

January 27th, 2009

What is the key to make money in currency trading? Some people believe it is the ability to predict the market. They work day and night with Fibonacci methods, Elliott Wave methods, trends, charts, fundamental analysis, technical analysis, intuition, dreams, you name it. They work very hard to predict the exact moment to get in and the exact moment to get out.

Do they make money? Hardly.

The key to make money in foreign exchange trading is not predicting the markets, but having a sound strategy to manage the cash flow and control the risks of losing money.

You can have the most specific fundamental and technical analysis, the best software in the world, the most detailed charts, the best tools ever, but if you do not have a money and risk management strategy in place, all your tools are not worth much. You will most likely to lose money in your trades.

And here is the difference between a successful trader and an unsuccessful one: the ability and the discipline to set and to follow solid strategies to manage your money and control your risks.

Discipline means knowing when to enter the market and why, when to exit it and why, and where to place stops and why.

Every successful trader does not care if the indicators look good or not, but watches his/her cash flow and the level of risk on each trade. A successful trader is in control of his/her money and risks, not of the market and its behavior.

If you are new to currency trading, it might be difficult to follow a money management discipline. But it is precisely how you manage your cash flow what will give you the confidence and the wisdom to trade the markets correctly, minimizing your risks of losing money.

You cannot predict the foreign exchange market. Nobody can. But what you can do is trade the market correctly applying solid strategies and getting rid of emotions like anxiety, fear or greed. Those emotions only make you react and make decisions by impulse, with no reasoning, and just hope your reaction was the correct one. Most likely it was not.

My best advice to you is, detach yourself emotionally, set up a solid money management and risk strategy, be in control and start making money today!

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January 27th, 2009 13:44:44