How To Trade Forex?
Learning forex trading should not be difficult. With decent understanding of money management rules and a good trading strategy, you should be ready for conquering the forex markets.
Always try to understand the big picture. You should start each trading session by looking at the daily charts and than zooming into 4hr, 1hr, 30min, 15 min etc charts. Forex trading is all about interpreting the past as well as about interpreting the future.
You need to know whether the market is ranging or trending before each trade. You should try to know any long term patterns that have developed by looking at the charts. By taking a general look at the different charts you will develop a feel of how the forex markets are behaving in the short as well as the long term.
You should try to figure out the general direction of the currency markets. You can use candlestick analysis and moving averages to identify long term patterns and reversals.
Bollinger bands applied to 4hr charts can be used to identify the daily trading range. Most of the price action is expected to be within the Bollinger bands. Any moves outside the bands can be viewed as short term abnormalities and ignored.
You need to do some scenario planning for each day, once you have a general overview of the market for that day. You should know what fundamental news is scheduled to be released for that day and how the markets are expected to react.
Understanding the big picture does not mean that you should know the whole picture. Try to focus on your favorite pairs. It takes a lifetime to understand a currencys behavior, how it reacts to things like oil prices, interest rates etc. So concentrate only on a few pairs and stick with them.
You should always try to take notes and keep a daily trading journal. Start each entry in the trading journal by analyzing the general direction of the markets for that day. What you think how the markets are going to react to different news that is expected to be released that day? What should be your entry and exit for the trade. How many pips you are expecting to make?
After each trade try to analyze what went wrong and how to avoid it in the future! In case of a winning trade, analyze how many more pips you could have made and how to tweak your strategy for better results in the future trades.
Keep these general tips in mind while you learn forex trading. Never ever trade without putting stop losses! Practice on the demo account for at least three months before starting live trading with your real money. - 23217
Always try to understand the big picture. You should start each trading session by looking at the daily charts and than zooming into 4hr, 1hr, 30min, 15 min etc charts. Forex trading is all about interpreting the past as well as about interpreting the future.
You need to know whether the market is ranging or trending before each trade. You should try to know any long term patterns that have developed by looking at the charts. By taking a general look at the different charts you will develop a feel of how the forex markets are behaving in the short as well as the long term.
You should try to figure out the general direction of the currency markets. You can use candlestick analysis and moving averages to identify long term patterns and reversals.
Bollinger bands applied to 4hr charts can be used to identify the daily trading range. Most of the price action is expected to be within the Bollinger bands. Any moves outside the bands can be viewed as short term abnormalities and ignored.
You need to do some scenario planning for each day, once you have a general overview of the market for that day. You should know what fundamental news is scheduled to be released for that day and how the markets are expected to react.
Understanding the big picture does not mean that you should know the whole picture. Try to focus on your favorite pairs. It takes a lifetime to understand a currencys behavior, how it reacts to things like oil prices, interest rates etc. So concentrate only on a few pairs and stick with them.
You should always try to take notes and keep a daily trading journal. Start each entry in the trading journal by analyzing the general direction of the markets for that day. What you think how the markets are going to react to different news that is expected to be released that day? What should be your entry and exit for the trade. How many pips you are expecting to make?
After each trade try to analyze what went wrong and how to avoid it in the future! In case of a winning trade, analyze how many more pips you could have made and how to tweak your strategy for better results in the future trades.
Keep these general tips in mind while you learn forex trading. Never ever trade without putting stop losses! Practice on the demo account for at least three months before starting live trading with your real money. - 23217
About the Author:
Mr. Ahmad Hassam is a Harvard University Graduate. He is interested in day trading and swing trading stocks and currencies. Learn Forex Nitty Gritty. Read about Trend Forex System. Try Netpicks Forex Signal Service.
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