Sunday, November 30, 2008

Forex Trading That Works

I want to share with you some forex trading advice that will work to help you become a better trader. This business is new and exciting and as you grow as a trader you'll become more profitable.

When should I be trading?

As simple as this may sound, trade when everyone else is trading. I'm not telling you to follow the crowd, but this is a better because there are so many people trading that no one business or bank can manipulate a currency. What is often experienced in low volume times are big banks making these huge trades that end up causing a currency to act differently. This doesn't put you in any advantage, you just have to fall to the mercy of a bank. Stick with the busy times.

What should I watch on the news?

As cliche as it would seem, business networks. CNBC or BNN, whatever your country offers you. The reason is that economic news is released everyday, and it's usually scheduled in the morning. You should be watching this because currencies tend to follow economic news. When things are going good, so is the currency. When things are going bad, so is the currency. Pay particular attention to interest rate changes by the Federal Reserve. These interest rate changes are the central banks way of changing the supply of money in the economy.

This is my forex trading advice that works. Just try to incorporate this all into a daily routine. Keeping it as a routine makes much easier to apply and you'll start acting without thinking or pressuring yourself to do it.

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on November 25, 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. stocks rose on Friday on light volume in an abbreviated session, capping the best week for the S&P 500 since at least 1980, as investors hoped government and central bank moves unveiled this week would boost the economy.

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Monday, November 17, 2008

Moving Averages - Traders Using Them For Bigger Profits in Forex

Moving averages are a simple tool that any forex trader should use and here we will look at how to use them correctly in your forex trading strategy for bigger profits.

Let's first look at what they are the logic behind them and the best time periods to use.

1. Moving Averages Aims and Definitions

Moving averages come in various forms, but they all have the same aim:

To help traders identify trends smoothing out the day-to-day price fluctuations and show the average price over a set period time.

The calculation is simple:

The closing price is simply added up and divided by the period of the moving average.

2. The Logic

Prices tend to rise slowly over the long term and short term extreme price spikes ten to be a short term reaction caused by the greed and fear of the participants. These price spikes never last long and prices return to the longer term average.

3. The Best Averages to Use

Moving averages are useless in short term time frames but very useful in longer time frames after years of trading these are the moving averages we find most effective.

The 40 day moving average

Can be used for identifying longer term trends and trailing stops can then be placed behind this level.

18 - 20 day moving averages

Can be used for getting into existing trends - this area in a strong pull trend is the ideal place to look to enter new positions.

Confirmation

You do not simply use a moving average to enter a position on a dip like many traders do this is hoping or guessing and you need to remember the moving average is giving you an idea of value and the trend and should not be used in isolation.

When see prices dip to a moving average or break one and you want to take a trading signal, make sure you confirm your trading signal with momentum indicators.

We have discussed this in our other articles so look them up.

Moving averages are a simple yet effective way for forex traders to use and if used correctly and you use the right time periods you will find them an essential trading indicator you can use in your forex trading strategy for bigger profits.

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Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs  and  Co., speaks at the Wall Street Journal Deals  and  Deal Makers conference, held at the New York Stock Exchange in this June 27, 2007 file photo. Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Sunday Blankfein and six other top officials will not get bonuses for 2008. (Chip East/Reuters)Reuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc said on Sunday its Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein and six other top officials will not get bonuses for 2008.

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