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Avoiding Failure in the Forex Market
Forex trading can be an incredibly profitable way to make a living. The combination of margin leverage and a low minimum amount required for trading make forex trading ideal for small investors.
However, despite the opportunities for profit, the majority of forex traders lose all of their money within a year.
Why? Well I have found six root causes that can explain why so many new forex traders fail:
1. Unrealistic Expectations. Too many novice traders read about how easy it is to make money trading forex and they just jump in and lose everything before they even know what hit them.
Forex trading is not a get rich quick scheme. It requires hard work and research to be successful. And even then, you cannot expect every trade to be a winner. Even the best traders lose on trades. The key is knowing when to cut your losses and focus on the winners.
2. Not doing enough research. Forex trading is easy to learn, but difficult to master. Experienced traders make it seem so easy, but predicting currency prices is a complex endeavor. And as a small investor you are at a disadvantage. Large financial institutions have resources that you don't. They may have an entire staff analyzing the most recent economic indicators while you just have yourself. You must be prepared to spend some solid time learning before you can expect to win big.
3. Gambling instead of investing. If you think you can beat the market without doing research and just picking currency trades based on a hunch, good luck. I've seen people do this and they usually pick a few winners and make some short-term profits, but in the end they just get slaughtered.
4. Lack of focus. Depending on which broker you use, there are likely dozens of currencies you can trade. But when you are just starting out, think small. Pick a few of the most popular currencies, such as the US Dollar, the Japanese Yen, and the Euro, and focus exclusively on them. The more currencies you trade, the more data you will have to analyze in order to spot trends. Better to know a few currencies really well than to know just a little about each.
5. Not having a trading system. There are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of different trading systems available. Some you will have to pay for, but many are free. Choose a system that is right for you based on your capital, your goals, and your personality. Without a system, you might as well be throwing darts.
6. Not sticking to your system. Having a trading system is not enough, you have to follow it through good times and bad. This is easier said than done. Its easy to get greedy and go for the big score or get nervous and get out too soon. You must follow your system to determine both entry and exit points. If you ignore them you risk missing out on a big upswing or being stuck in a trade as it goes sour.
The best forex traders know that knowing when to get out of a trade is even more important than knowing when to get in.
Recent Forex News
Technical Analysis
FX Technical Analysis
EURUSD Comment: Very slow work as the Euro tries to form an interim base against 50% Fibonacci retracement support. Momentum is neutral and very good futures volume on Tuesday's fall underlines the fact that consensus opinion is for a weaker Euro.
Forex Technical Analytics
The estimated test of key resistance range levels for implementation of short positions has not been confirmed, however, preserved low activity, suggests further rate range movement with no clear signs regarding planning priorities for today. Hence, we can assume probability of another test of close 1,0140/60 resistance levels, where it
Technical Analysis for Crosses
The pair soared yesterday affected by facing 88.6% of XA leg as we discussed earlier but it declined sharply again during the Asian session, where it is presently is very close to 88.6% once more. We are not sure if it intends to breach it to complete the suggested bullish
Daily Technical Analysis
The EURUSD slipped below my trend line support yesterday, but further bearish pressure was rejected and whipsawed to the upside, topped at 1.2762 and closed at 1.2720. The bias is neutral in nearest term but this fact force me to assume that the bullish correction remains intact. Immediate resistance at
Daily Technical Outlook
Former support around 1.2770 was tested and held, as I was expecting in my article yesterday, and downside pressure remains high. Euro's come back after the 1.2770 attempt was probably caused by ECB chief economist Juergen Stark who said that German banks need more capital. Support trend line coming from
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Fundamental Analysis
Morning Forex Overview
Renewed threats by Japan's Minister of Finance Yoshihiko Noda to take "decisive steps" to stop the rise in the yen failed to deter the market Thursday, but they at least stopped traders from pushing the currency to yet another 15-year high against the dollar.
Asian Market Update
Asian equity markets are trading mixed despite some modest gains in the US and EU bourses, even as the most heavily beaten down Nikkei225 is seeing some reprieve. Tokyo equities opened up by over 1.1% before paring some of those gains despite further escalation in intervention rhetoric by Japanese officials.
The Australian Economy Still Looks To Be Firing On All Cylinders
The CAD was in the spotlight overnight as the BOC hiked rates by 25bp to 1.0%, as expected, but held a slightly more hawkish tone in the accompanying statement than the market had been expecting. However, whilst saying that Canadian consumption and investment was expected to stay strong and that
Risk Aversion Subsides Briefly, Markets Consolidate!
The Dollar Traded weaker yesterday as risk aversion was in put on hold after concerns about the Euro zone faded on solid auction from some European Countries. US stocks also rallied as new stimulus proposals from Obama ahead of the US Mid-term elections were announced. In US the DJIA traded
BoE To Keep Both Interest Rate And APF Steady In September
BoE will release interest rate for the month of September where expectations are in favor of keeping both borrowing cost and APF quantity unchanged. The BoE has been keeping both interest rate at 0.50% and APF at 200 billion pounds recently despite the improvement witnessed recently. In the second quarter,
Newsfeed display by CaRP
Technical Analysis
FX Technical Analysis
EURUSD Comment: Very slow work as the Euro tries to form an interim base against 50% Fibonacci retracement support. Momentum is neutral and very good futures volume on Tuesday's fall underlines the fact that consensus opinion is for a weaker Euro.
Forex Technical Analytics
The estimated test of key resistance range levels for implementation of short positions has not been confirmed, however, preserved low activity, suggests further rate range movement with no clear signs regarding planning priorities for today. Hence, we can assume probability of another test of close 1,0140/60 resistance levels, where it
Technical Analysis for Crosses
The pair soared yesterday affected by facing 88.6% of XA leg as we discussed earlier but it declined sharply again during the Asian session, where it is presently is very close to 88.6% once more. We are not sure if it intends to breach it to complete the suggested bullish
Daily Technical Analysis
The EURUSD slipped below my trend line support yesterday, but further bearish pressure was rejected and whipsawed to the upside, topped at 1.2762 and closed at 1.2720. The bias is neutral in nearest term but this fact force me to assume that the bullish correction remains intact. Immediate resistance at
Daily Technical Outlook
Former support around 1.2770 was tested and held, as I was expecting in my article yesterday, and downside pressure remains high. Euro's come back after the 1.2770 attempt was probably caused by ECB chief economist Juergen Stark who said that German banks need more capital. Support trend line coming from
Newsfeed display by CaRP
Fundamental Analysis
Morning Forex Overview
Renewed threats by Japan's Minister of Finance Yoshihiko Noda to take "decisive steps" to stop the rise in the yen failed to deter the market Thursday, but they at least stopped traders from pushing the currency to yet another 15-year high against the dollar.
Asian Market Update
Asian equity markets are trading mixed despite some modest gains in the US and EU bourses, even as the most heavily beaten down Nikkei225 is seeing some reprieve. Tokyo equities opened up by over 1.1% before paring some of those gains despite further escalation in intervention rhetoric by Japanese officials.
The Australian Economy Still Looks To Be Firing On All Cylinders
The CAD was in the spotlight overnight as the BOC hiked rates by 25bp to 1.0%, as expected, but held a slightly more hawkish tone in the accompanying statement than the market had been expecting. However, whilst saying that Canadian consumption and investment was expected to stay strong and that
Risk Aversion Subsides Briefly, Markets Consolidate!
The Dollar Traded weaker yesterday as risk aversion was in put on hold after concerns about the Euro zone faded on solid auction from some European Countries. US stocks also rallied as new stimulus proposals from Obama ahead of the US Mid-term elections were announced. In US the DJIA traded
BoE To Keep Both Interest Rate And APF Steady In September
BoE will release interest rate for the month of September where expectations are in favor of keeping both borrowing cost and APF quantity unchanged. The BoE has been keeping both interest rate at 0.50% and APF at 200 billion pounds recently despite the improvement witnessed recently. In the second quarter,
Newsfeed display by CaRP