Trading Currency Blog

Franco asked:


The obvious answer that occurs to me is, the othrer punters pay.
But in that case it is all a matter of luck, with a zero sum, since no one knows what the currency market will do.

BASCOMBE

Necip C asked:


I went to an introduction to FOREX (foreign exchange) class recently and they were telling us how with a good education in FOREX you can consistently make money, and good money too, since you are trading 50 or 100 times what you have in your trading account. The complete course is $2000 and they were pushy for us to take the class so I didn’t feel so confident about it, but i read up on the subject a bit and did a trial trade for about 30 days, I was up a lot at one point (about $8000) but in the end of the month i pretty muich broke even. WIth more knowledge and a proper education on the subject can it be a long term way of makin money?
DEAR ALL, thanks for your responses, overall you seem to think currency trading is high risk and not really a viable way of making money from home. I should have mentioned in my question that if i were to do it, i would want to rely more on technical analysis and all the ratios and different theorems etc. I would also be making trades that are from about 30 minutes to at most one day. Does this change anyones opinion on the subject?

LOCKMILLER

Yousef K asked:


I’ve been hearing bits and fragments about this topic, that started when Iran replaced the dollar with the Euro as it’s foreign trade currency. Some people point out that if that were ever to happen on a wider scale, the U.S economy would collapse due in part to the 7 trillion debt (33% of which is to foreign nations/enterprises) that would have to be paid by a currency the U.S would have to buy instead of just paying in U.S dollars.

I’m not an economist, but I hope that someone with a background on banking/economics would clear it up, away from propaganda, ideology ..etc.

HARTSELL

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Cisco Man asked:


With the stock markets in the dumps it seems there are several opportunities to get into trading foreign currencies. Has anyone on here truly had success trading these and where did you learn how to do it. It seems quite risky and since it is leveraged the downside is high. Thanks.

CUNHA

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Mark Mc Donnell asked:


This article is Part 4 of a series of 9 articles dedicated to help anyone to trade the foreign exchange.

Multiple time frame analysis (MTFA) is the inspection of trend indicators, starting with the largest trends and timeframes, and working backwards down through successively smaller timeframes to see how the smaller timeframes and trends feed the larger ones. When the smaller timeframes are in agreement with the larger trends you can enter a spot forex trade. If no trend exists the smaller timeframes and trends will, at some point, build a larger trends.

MTFA has been around for nearly 25 years. The MTFA method is applicable to stock and commodities trading, equity options and currency options. The method is applicable to any currency pair. We are respectful of the strong technical work of Kathy Lien and Brian Shannon outlining MTFA and their technical papers are available on the Forexearlywarning website.

MTFA works, it is that simple. Pips can be made and the method is effective, especially when larger timeframes and trends are traded for larger pip totals. Money management ratios also improve when you are entering a larger trend.

By applying MTFA to multiple forex pairs your odds increase again, this is because you can choose to trade the best and largest trend available in the spot forex and ride the trends longer.

In order to conduct and accomplish a multiple timeframe analysis on the spot forex you need the proper platform and a set of trend analysis tools and indicators to facilitate the process. Some tools are very expensive some are free. You must be able to analyze 10 to 20 timeframes per pair prior to conduct a complete MTFA on a currency pair. You also must analyze the top 15-20 traded currency pairs to seek out the best opportunity.

The first step when conducting a MTFA on a currency pair is to inspect the largest 3 or 4 trends. See what pairs have established larger trends, whether the trending pairs are at the beginning, middle or deep into the trend, which pairs are not trending (oscillating) and which pairs could be developing a brand new trend. If there is a pair that interests you check the next support and resistance area and set a price alarm. When the price alarm hits check the smaller timeframes to see if they are in agreement with the larger trends, and if so enter the trade.

You can use off the shelf trend indicators to conduct multiple timeframe analysis. Simple indicators like exponential moving averages are fine. Just apply them across multiple timeframes.

Is it possible to make multiple time frame analysis better?? I believe the answer is yes. Incorporating parallel and inverse analysis into the analysis as well as support and resistance to set price alarms for notification of momentum or possible entry point can all help.

Scalpers may find the method to be to their liking because you will never trade against the larger trends and potentially hang onto trades much longer. One of the biggest reasons people scalp is that they have no idea which direction the trend is on the pair they want to trade. Or they only look at one timeframe. Traders scalp the foreign exchange but statistics show that people who hang on longer and ride longer trends make the most pips.

Why do traders not use multiple timeframe analysis? Mostly because analyzing alot of pairs and timeframes takes time and people basically are lazy. Most scalpers only look at one timeframe and could possibly be trading against a larger trend, or a scalper may be at the beginning of a very large move and exit way too early. If you are near the end of a trend you may also enter a trade after a long move and be entering near the end of the trend. This is bad money management under any scenario. Scalpers need MTFA but people who would like to stay in their trades longer would, by nature require knowledge of MTFA.

MTFA analysis of the spot forex is here to stay. Traders worldwide are accepting and learning to understand the method. MTFA is a rigorous method or analyzing the forex. But it is not difficult to learn. When combined with parallel and inverse analysis is quite powerful. It can be applies to any pair using free tools available on the internet from many spot forex brokers.



SHARRAR

Amar Mahallati asked:


Oftentimes, if you trade currency on the foreign exchange, you’ll have quite a few advantages over trading stocks. You’ll have:

24-hour market

The foreign exchange is open for business 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This is a big advantage for small investors who are just starting out and trading in their spare time. You don’t have to juggle your schedule to make time for trading opportunities. Rather, you can trade whenever it’s convenient for you, including at one o’clock in the morning if you choose.

Low transaction costs

Rather than being paid traditional commission-based fees, forex brokers don’t charge hidden fees as a rule. Instead, the broker’s fee is included in the trade within the bid/ask spread. (The spread is the difference between what you buy a currency for and what you sell it for, with the spread expressed in “pips.”)

Leverage and margin

Because forex traders can trade on margin, they can have significant leverage in their trading. They can make extraordinary profits with reasonably small investments. For example, if your broker allows you a margin of 100:1, you can purchase $100,000 in currency with just a $1000 deposit. Of course, you have to use leverage carefully because it can hurt as well as help you, and you can incur large losses as well as large profits.

High liquidity and fast trade execution

When you trade in currencies, you trade in cash. Because no investment is more liquid than cash, trades are executed almost instantaneously. You don’t sit around and wait for your trade to execute.

Not easily influenced

Because the foreign exchange market is so large, no individual, fund or bank, or government entity, for that matter, will influence it for very long. This is in opposition to the stock market, where one negative appraisal by an analyst could significantly hurt investors.

Relatively small sample to keep track of

With forex trading, you only have seven major currencies to follow, rather than thousands of stocks and companies as with traditional stock market trading. Therefore, you can focus a lot on just those currencies you trade in. Many successful traders don\’t even trade in all seven but focus on three or four. In this way, you can narrow their focus even further. If done right, this can increase your success markedly.

No bear or bull markets

Because you can trade short or long in forex trading, you can make money regardless of whether prices go up or down, as long as you guess correctly. Because of this, you have more control than you do in the stock market, where the market has a \”mind of its own\” in a lot of cases.



MAYO

Sacha Tarkovsky asked:


Anyone can become a successful forex trader from home, if they learn the right knowledge and learn how to apply it.

Here we will look at a proven way to make big profits quickly with low risk in global forex markets - even if you never traded before.

Step 1 – Work Smart Not Hard

In many professions you get paid for how many hours you put in, but this does not apply to the world of currency trading:

You get paid for being right.

There are many clever people who spent huge amounts of time building currency trading systems that are extremely complicated and clever, but don’t make money.

The good news is that everything about forex trading can be specifically learned.

It’s also a fact that the best methods are not complicated they are extremely simple. A simple system is more robust in the face of ever changing currency fluctuations.

A Simple system is also easy to understand and apply and this gives a user confidence, which translates into discipline, which is essential for online trading success.

Step 2 – A Method for huge gains

Let’s now look at a methodology that can make huge gains in currency trading.

The a great methodology for any trader to use is one based upon breakouts of valid resistance.

Breakouts are simple to understand and easy to spot, yet most traders don’t use this methodology, as it makes them feel uncomfortable.

Let’s look first at why it is so successful and a fact that most traders don’t realize which is, most big moves in currency trading start from new market highs, NOT market lows.

If you buy breaks of resistance to new market highs you can catch these moves.

Most traders can’t do this because they want to “buy low and sell high” and they wait for the pullback to buy at a better price, however the really big moves don’t pull back and most traders miss them.

If you buy these breakouts, you can make big profits and keep in mind “buy high sell higher” is a great way to make money. Yes, you have missed the start of the move, but the odds are on your side if you enter on a breakout that the move will continue.

To make money in forex trading, buy breaks of significant resistance and use trend lines and just a few confirming indicators and you have a simple, but powerful way of trading.

Step 3 Taking Risks

If you don’t like risk then you shouldn’t trade currency markets.

Most traders spend so much time trying to restrict risk, they actually create it and ensure they lose. They place stops to close or trailing them to quickly and are stopped out by normal market volatility.

If you want to win at forex trading, you need to take meaningful risks.

If you are trading a small account risk as much as 10% per trade and don’t move your stop too quickly. This will ensure you won’t be bumped out of the trade by normal market volatility and can stay with the longer term trends.

Step 4 Patience

You need to be patient and only trade the best forex trading signals that occur at breakouts of valid resistance.

You don’t make money for how often you trade, but for being right.

Many traders like to be in the market all the time in case they miss a move, but this simply ensures they lose.

When you are in a currency trade, you then need to be patient with market volatility eating into your open equity. This is not easy!

When you have to sit and watch dips in your open equity of thousands of dollars however, being patient and riding out this volatility will be very rewarding if you accept it and focus on the longer term trends.

Successful Forex trading

Is within reach of all traders and involves working smart not hard, having confidence in what you do and having a method that works, that you can apply with discipline to take calculated risks at the right time.

The above tips will help you win at forex trading, if you incorporate them into your forex trading strategy.



JARRETT

facility333 asked:


I wired $10,000 US to a currency trader and some weeks later I received a computer print-out that stated that all the funds were lost in trading (except $300.00 US).

I believe that I have been duped.

KILDAY