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Monday 23 January 2012

Currency Trading Isn't A Sort Of Gambling.

By Dmitry Vasenyov


I should say that Forex isn't that financial market that you can easily jump in and out of if you wish. Perhaps you think that you only need to switch on your home computer and log into your trading platform to start trading. To say the truth it really looks like that. But the entire process is far more complicated than you think.

Forex traders always make use of trading strategies. They can use ready made strategies or work out their own ones. As usual a trading strategy includes various Forex indicators. They warn traders of probable market movements. If you hope to earn a lot using one or two technical indicators then most probably you'll lose. You need to use more indicators to be on the safe side.

Some traders are used to catching pips in the foreign exchange market. These guys are pure gamblers. They really don't know what they're doing. You should use a set of indicators to predict a possible market movement. By the way this combination of technical indicators is also known as a "set up". If you still haven't got your own set up then it's high time to create it.

An ideal trading strategy makes anybody believe in its existence. In fact some Forex trading strategies are pretty good and many traders manage to achieve positive results when using them. But to my great regret even the most effective trading strategy can go wrong when you don't expect it. As follows from this we can't trust any strategy. Sure, you need to have your own trading strategy. But at the same time it should be reinforced with a detailed risk management plan.

The major principle of risk management states that you need to have enough funds in your trading account. This will help you to withstand margin calls and other unexpected hazards. Forex has no mercy. So if you don't want your trades to be driven into a catastrophic loss then you should have a sound risk management plan. I hope your losses will be ridiculously small.




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1 comment:

  1. This such type of article am looking for...Wonderful written. Keep posting more on this!!


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