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		<title>Trading Psychology &#8211; Why Courage Is A Huge Red Flag</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TraderBrian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For anyone to even consider being a trader, it takes guts, that&#8217;s for sure.  However, there are quite a few traders that think trading with courage is kind of cool, that it makes them a rogue investor of sorts.  The problem is, being courageous as a trader is really a red flag, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For anyone to even consider being a trader, it takes guts, that&#8217;s for sure.  However, there are quite a few traders that think trading with courage is kind of cool, that it makes them a rogue investor of sorts.  The problem is, being courageous as a trader is really a red flag, and should be seen as a warning, not as a trait to be admired and here is the reason why.</p>
<p>The reason is that courage is by definition taking action in the face of fear, in spite of it as a matter of fact, and trading from a position of fear is not a desirable way to trade at all.  If you have genuine fears, not just a little excitement from the anticipation of getting on with your trading day, then that is a sign that a real problem exists, and it is a problem that will wind up costing you.</p>
<p>What kind of fears are we talking about?</p>
<p>-	The fear of losing money (or capital)<br />
-	The fear of failure<br />
-	The fear of making mistakes<br />
&#8230;just to name a few.</p>
<p>Fortunately, there is a simple and direct way to become free of your fear.  That is correct.  Instead of feeling fearful and anxious about your trading, you really can feel very at peace and secure.  It&#8217;s all about replacing your fear with real and well-founded confidence.  </p>
<p>Okay, so I can tell what you are thinking right now, &#8220;Oh yeah, that is a whole lot easier said than done.&#8221;  But the reality of the matter, the exact opposite is true.  Trading while having fear and anxiety hammer on you is by far the harder way to trade than calm, cool and collected.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s why the adage &#8220;Treat your trading as a business&#8221; is so critical to being able to trade with true confidence.  The business-like approach gives you the full confidence that you are trading in a calculated and knowing manner, rather than going on hope and courage.  Now, there are certain elements and processes involved in treating your trading as a real business, and a proper business plan is at the heart of it all.  The word &#8220;proper&#8221; is the operative term in that statement.  Most traders make the mistake of having &#8220;make lots of money&#8221; as their business plan, and that&#8217;s all.  That&#8217;s not a business plan by any means.</p>
<p>To have real confidence in your trading operation, discover the trader training program specifically designed to walk you through the steps of properly organizing your trading business, including the creation of your own personal Trading Business Plan,</p>
<p>When you don&#8217;t treat your trading as a business, you&#8217;re running on hope and faith, which leave you open to all sorts of fears and other emotions.  This also sets you up for inconsistent and sporadic trading, which is not the desired result.  When you are properly organized and prepared, you have true confidence in what you&#8217;re doing &#8211; and you no longer have need for courage because your fears have been addressed.</p>
<p>In short, fear is the absence of confidence.  Where one exists, the other cannot.  If you are feeling fear, whatever it may be, it is there for a reason and it is telling you that you are not as ready to face the challenge as you should be.  If you were properly prepared, you would not be fearful at all.  Trading with true confidence from proper preparation and operating in a business-like manner is truly the best way to trade!</p>
<p>To trade with true confidence and in a business-like fashion, watch this free trader training video, Trading As Your Business here, <a href="http://insideouttrading.com/tayb/tayb.html">http://insideouttrading.com/tayb/tayb.html<br /></a> <br /> You will also find the answers to many of your <a href="http://insideouttrading.com/tayb/tayb.html">trading psychology</a> questions as you watch it!</p>
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		<title>Renminbi Appreciation May Not Be Able To Curb Inflation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>amandaxia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since July 2005 launched renminbi exchange rate reform, renminbi appreciation has exceeded more than 20%. Experts believe that, although exchange rate movements on the price of a country with conduction effect, but in recent years, the reform on the actual price impact on China policy is more limited, appreciation does not mean that imported prices [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since July 2005 launched renminbi exchange rate reform, renminbi appreciation has exceeded more than 20%. Experts believe that, although exchange rate movements on the price of a country with conduction effect, but in recent years, the reform on the actual price impact on China policy is more limited, appreciation does not mean that imported prices will ease the pressure. </p>
<p>Appreciation may not curb inflation. </p>
<p>Exchange rate policy is an effective tool to adjust the domestic price level. China&#8217;s industrial sector accounted large proportion in the country&#8217;s economic structure, as the industrial goods basically is tradable goods, currency rate appreciation or depreciation will directly affect the prices of industrial goods, exchange reform policy will affect the prices of most commodities. In addition, in recent years price fluctuation more reflected in food prices, while food prices are generally demand stable but supply instability. In the short term, food prices are more affected by raw material costs, while the later decided by commodity prices and basic commodity prices, but two prices are subject to exchange rate fluctuations. </p>
<p>However, the last round of price increases experience shows that China&#8217;s price level was more concerned with the domestic aggregate demand, while imported inflation on inflation was less affected. China&#8217;s CPI movements ahead of the last round of PPI, showed that transmission of external price inflation is not the major factor, depend on renminbi one-off revaluation solve imported inflation pressures is unreasonable. </p>
<p>Analysts pointed out that the appreciation in the theory can reduce imported inflation, but this is not renminbi appreciation power and reason, only as a result. In practice, the extent to which the currency appreciation to curb inflation is not conclusive. For example, yen in the last century long time appreciation history, 1985-1995, although yen appreciation rapidly but Japanese inflation had not a declining trend, but rose gradually. This is related with the rapid growth in Japan economic and domestic demand. This shows that whether the appreciation can ease country inflationary pressures not only depend on appreciation of the magnitude and time factors, the more important is mainly depends on the international and domestic macro economy, liquidity situation and so on.</p>
<p>Another expert pointed out that in the traditional economic development process, interest rate changes on the demand has greatest impact. With the Chinese economy export-oriented continuous improvement, which requires more consider on the exchange rate in the regulation of domestic demand and the rate of inflation. Exchange rate has limited impact on the second half price.</p>
<p>China&#8217;s exchange rate appreciations will not big, it should be about 2% -3% or so. As the central bank&#8217;s &#8220;internal balance, external balance, financial market stability,&#8221; the three goals are still very evident, coupled with the second half of our economy is in a downward trend. Under exchange rate in a very little fluctuation situation, the exchange rate on the second half of the price of China is also very limited. </p>
<p>China&#8217;s CPI in June rose 2.9%, lower 0.2% than the last month. Expert said at present China&#8217;s inflationary pressure has eased, but there has little relationship with the renminbi appreciation, but more is subject to the domestic credit policy, real estate regulation and other factors.</p>
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		<title>Moving Forward with Currency Options</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eelynnlee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two terms to understand up front before discussing currency options. 
- Spot transactions are those where traders establish a currency exchange rate and then make a trade using that rate
- Forward transactions refer to those where currencies will be bought or sold in the future
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are two terms to understand up front before discussing currency options. </p>
<p>- Spot transactions are those where traders establish a currency exchange rate and then make a trade using that rate</p>
<p>- Forward transactions refer to those where currencies will be bought or sold in the future</p>
<p>The FOREX exchange is where currency options are traded. This is the only financial market that operates 24 hours a day on a global scale. FOREX stands for Foreign Exchange and options were added to this market to add some variety to trading opportunities. But unlike a stock option trade or a commodity option trade, the FOREX options must necessarily always involve two financial assets which are two currencies. </p>
<p>When you buy a FOREX option, you are buying the right to buy one currency and sell another. That is how the currency exchange system works. You exchange one currency for another with the intent of making money based on the currency values. </p>
<p>The FOREX currency options are forward transactions because the option holder buys the right to buy or sell a set of specified currencies up to a specified date for a specified price. The strike price in this trading is the specified price as defined in the option contract. If the option is exercised, the currencies are exchanged at the strike price. Just like with all other options, the option holder can let the option expire.</p>
<p>FOREX is an over the counter market so the option terms are not specified in advance. You can indicate the option terms you are looking for and then ask for a price. The price is the premium you pay to buy the option. In this case, the option can be American style or European style which is not surprising considering it&#8217;s a globally traded market.</p>
<p>Usually it is the large commercial and institutional investors who take advantage of the customized currency options. There is also another type of option that is used by smaller or individual investors. The second type of option is named SPOT. SPOT is an acronym for single-payment options trading.</p>
<p>The SPOT currency options trading, as defined earlier, is an agreement where two traders establish &#8220;bets&#8221; on whether two currencies will reach a particular exchange rate. If the exchange rate is reached, a trade will occur if the option is exercised.</p>
<p>- Price may hit a specific spot (one-touch SPOT)<br />
- Price is never reached (No-touch SPOT)<br />
- Price goes above or below a spot price (Digital SPOT)<br />
- Price hits one of two prices that were specified (Double one-touch SPOT)<br />
- Price does not hits one of two prices that were specified (Double no-touch SPOT)</p>
<p>These are merely strategies for hedging bets against the many unknowns that can affect currency rates. For example, war and drought and political unrest can affect currency values. Other risks include interest rate changes, market risk, regulation changes,  inflation and many others.</p>
<p>Currency options trading is high risk in general because so many factors can cause currency values to change. The trading uses the same two types of options though: calls and puts. A call option is an option where the buyer has agreed to buy currency at the specified future price. The put option is an option where the option owner has an option to sell currency for a specified price in the future.</p>
<p>Learn all the tips and tricks about <a href="http://www.theoptions.net">currency option</a> &#8211; http://www.theoptions.net </p>
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		<title>The Secrets Of Profitable Forex Money Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cmaq23</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the main reasons why over 90% of new Forex Traders lose their entire accounts within a few months is that they fail to understand that their new profession entails high levels of risk. 
To counter this problem, they need to grasp the concepts of good Money Management as quickly as possible. Although mastering [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the main reasons why over 90% of new Forex Traders lose their entire accounts within a few months is that they fail to understand that their new profession entails high levels of risk. </p>
<p>To counter this problem, they need to grasp the concepts of good Money Management as quickly as possible. Although mastering money management does not always in itself bring profits, it does contribute to protecting existing profits, or prevent fatal losses. It is essential in ensuring the longest length of survival as possible. The best Forex traders become first extremely adapt at surviving before achieving profits.</p>
<p>Money Management involves techniques that essentially show you how to lower risk in trading and by doing so will greatly assist in preserving your account balance. These strategies will show you how to become a profitable and successful trader. For example, one of the major differences between Forex experts and novices is that experts have obtained an astute understanding of the facets of this subject. </p>
<p>The Fixed Risk Ratio is one of the most straight-forward Money Management strategies and is based on the concept that you must never risk more than a pre-determined percentage of your account. The most popular risk ratio at present is 2%. </p>
<p>Risk exposure is restricted to this recommended value by controlling and adjusting the position size and stop loss of each trade accordingly. Position size represents the total amount invested per trade whilst a Stop Loss determines the amount placed at risk per trade. </p>
<p>Many inexperienced traders just enter positions by only considering their profit potentials and without controlling losses by correctly calculated stop-losses. As such, their results tend to be disastrous.</p>
<p>Why is Money Management so important? To answer this question, let us consider the following simple example. Assume that you created or obtained a Forex trading strategy that has a win to loss ratio of 90% i.e. 90 of 100 trades will be success. However, you still don&#8217;t know when the 10% of losses would occur. Let us take the worse case and assume they are the first 10 results that you obtain before achieving any winners. </p>
<p>Now, if you were unfortunate to experience this sequence and risked 10% of your account per trade, you would be left with just 34% of your entire balance at the end. In contrast, should you have just risked 2% per trade then you would still have 82% of your balance intact. Obviously, the second scenario offers you much better protection and survival prospects. </p>
<p>You need as much time as you can obtain in order to select or create a winning Forex strategy. Volatility, in particular, impacts many viable strategies these days by reducing their profit potentials dramatically. This is because too many human emotions are invoked in rapid succession weakening traders&#8217; concentration and mental fortitude to a minimum. </p>
<p>To combat these problems, you need to utilize the concepts of Money Management in order to provide yourself with the ultimate time period in order to find a winning strategy. In addition, you need to segment your total account balance into the maximum risk amount that you are willing to take before need arises to re-assess your trading strategy. </p>
<p>To find a free guide to successful forex trading and free indicator tool go to <a href="http://www.freeforexindicator.net">free forex indicator</a> or to allow a professsional forex trader to make trades for you, go to <a href="http://www.forexsignalsafe.com">forex signal service</a>.</p>
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		<title>What Is E Currency and How Does It Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nataliakobseva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You keep on listening about this profit pulling business that requires no marketing or selling, merely an hour a day (at the most) and no special skill.
At least that&#8217;s the 1st perspective it gives any person that has been in the internet for some time. But Let&#8217;s get more into detail about E Currency Exchange. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You keep on listening about this profit pulling business that requires no marketing or selling, merely an hour a day (at the most) and no special skill.</p>
<p>At least that&#8217;s the 1st perspective it gives any person that has been in the internet for some time. But Let&#8217;s get more into detail about E Currency Exchange. </p>
<p>How about being able to provide the flow of capital for &#8220;Internet Money&#8221; thus it may be applied as a backup or &#8220;real cash&#8221;? You can generate as much as 1.5% to 4% in daily interests for you investment for suppling E-Currency Exchange. My interest peaked. Anybody can yield coumponded interest for a starting investment starting from 50 dollars. </p>
<p>Based on your personal story, it could be a little hard to believe that You and I can start with $50 and turn them into $400 in as little as 45 days. I&#8217;m 21 years old and it isn&#8217;t something I&#8217;m used to hearing. You&#8217;re really setting up your cashflow to function. I can now say it happens. And it requires no special skill. After all, your cash is the one doing all the hard work.</p>
<p>There is a tough part, of course. It&#8217;s a somewhat complex business to know at first. In fact it can become overwhelming in case you don&#8217;t perfectly know what in God&#8217;s name you&#8217;re doing. Start an account here, a second one there, find some stuff here purchase some stuff there. You could go kookie tackling how to learn it by yourself. </p>
<p>I was lucky enough to get it the easygoing way. If anyone guides you bit by bit, with a visual simulacrum of how he manipulates the system Every-Step-Of-the-Way, &#8220;do this, Start this account, and then Open up this other account, put your money here, move it here, and watch how it boosts&#8221;</p>
<p>After anyone guides you by the hand like that and prepares you, it just becomes very simple. What is required is that you view the first video, then follow the instructions. Watch the next one, then do what you just saw.</p>
<p>An amazing detail about E-Currencies is that every person on the planet doing this system does the same thing to generate an income. We all do the same thing, so it&#8217;s something reproducible. If you&#8217;re headed at this direction, if you&#8217;re interested in learning just about everything on E Currency, I have to advice you invest in the shortest path and learn the proven formula instead of tackling to figuring out without any help. </p>
<p>Educate yourself, read as much as you can about it, if you can afford it, buy a course, if not, read in investment forums and learn this system from the people that are already making money from it.</p>
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		<title>Understanding Martingale and Basket Strategies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cmaq23</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Martingale strategy recommends that the value of every new trade should be continually increased after a loss. This trading technique was first conceived in the 18th century France and was based on the theorem that you cannot lose all the time. 
When this gambling system was originally used in casinos, proponents repeatedly doubled their [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Martingale strategy recommends that the value of every new trade should be continually increased after a loss. This trading technique was first conceived in the 18th century France and was based on the theorem that you cannot lose all the time. </p>
<p>When this gambling system was originally used in casinos, proponents repeatedly doubled their bets each time they lost, on the premise that they would eventually win.</p>
<p>The concept of the Martingale has also been used in a similar way with Forex Trading. To do this, traders select to either go short or long and then always stick with that direction. Should they lose, they then keep doubling their stake on the assumption that they will eventually achieve a winner. </p>
<p>However and on rare occasions, the price of a currency pair can just keep moving in the losing direction, without any reversals, till eventually the trader&#8217;s account is totally depleted. </p>
<p>If you are a Forex novice, the exponential factor of the Martingale should be of serious concern. For example, consider that your account balance is $10,000 and you are trading single mini-lots. If you kept doubling your bet every time you lost, your entire account balance would be desecrated if you were unfortunate to experience several consequent negative trades. </p>
<p>All martingale systems normally tend to fail because, in reality, traders do not possess infinite funds. In addition, Martingale systems can only be profitable if the chance to win is at least 0.5. In Forex trading, the broker&#8217;s spread tends to mitigate this possibility. Many traders have adapted the Martingale into various formats that have achieved dubious degrees of success. </p>
<p>Still, Martingale trading systems are very popular in Forex automated trading because they can be made to look very interesting and profitable, especially to Forex newbies. This isn&#8217;t to say that there are no profitable martingale systems out there; however you have to be aware of the risks involved.</p>
<p>Forex Basket trading involves placing orders with each one comprising a set of currency pairs. Typically, a basket is constructed in order to achieve a set objective and this technique is commonly used by automated traders, hedge funds and large institutional investors who have significant amounts of money to invest. Small investors also use basket trading as a method for mitigating risk. Another key benefit is that basket trading allows investors and traders to be more efficient in managing their trades. </p>
<p>Many traders create baskets using hedged or correlated currencies in order to minimize risk. Hedging is when a currency pair is traded long and short at the same time. However, as many countries, including the USA, have banned hedging. Forex correlation can be used to overcome this problem.<br />
Correlation defines the movement relationship between two currencies over a period of time. A positive value implies that the two currencies move in similar directions whilst a negative one implies that their movements diverge.  </p>
<p>One simple basket strategy is the &#8216;jumping slots&#8217; technique whose rudiments are as follows. A basket is created consisting of two sets (five pairs each for example) of correlated currency pairs so the two sets are fully hedged. Using a demo account, set 1 is traded long whilst set 2 is shorted. The basket is then viewed so that the most profitable currencies pairs are at the top. After a few days, all the long trades should occupy the top five slots whilst the short ones the bottom five or vice versus.</p>
<p>The objective is to wait until one of the bottom five jumps into a slot within the top half. This pair is then traded in its original direction using a live account. The normal practice is to close the trade once the demo version has reverted back to the lower half of the profit/loss table. If you intend to create a trading system based on such a technique, then you need to invest time determining specifics as well as calculating the win:loss ratio and expectancy of your strategy very carefully.</p>
<p>To find a reliable review website for forex robots go to <a href="http://www.forexrobotsfactory.com">forex robot reviews</a> or <a href="http://www.forexrobotsfactory.com">forex robots</a>.</p>
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		<title>All About The Forex Swap</title>
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		<dc:creator>cmaq23</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many forex traders, especially novices, can be very confused about swaps which are more commonly known as &#8216;rollover rates&#8217;. To begin understanding this subject properly, you should realize that all forex trades must be settled in two business days from their activation date. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many forex traders, especially novices, can be very confused about swaps which are more commonly known as &#8216;rollover rates&#8217;. To begin understanding this subject properly, you should realize that all forex trades must be settled in two business days from their activation date. </p>
<p>The meaning of this, is that if you opened a currency trade, you must close it within two days. However, you might have seen currency trades that run for days or weeks, not just two days.</p>
<p>If traders wish to extend the trade beyond the two-day limit, then they must close their position before 5.00pm EST on the settlement day and re-open it the next trading day. This action has the effect of extending the settlement by two more trading days. Today it&#8217;s being done automatically by all Forex brokers, so you don&#8217;t have to actually worry about it. However, there is certainly a reason why you should be aware of this process.</p>
<p>This strategy is called rollover and is implemented using a swap agreement. However, this process also incurs a financial loss or gain depending on the interest rate differential between the two currencies of the pair that you are trading. This process could be repeated daily until the position is closed. As such, the rollover process involves closing a position and then re-opening it although at a slightly different price level. This difference is the amount of debit or credit paid or earned that reflects the interest differential between the two currencies comprising the applicable currency pair being traded.</p>
<p>From an interest rate perspective, you will benefit from trading long the currency with the higher yield. These Rollover interest adjustments are calculated using the following formula:</p>
<p>I = P x D / (360 x E), where</p>
<p>I = Daily interest to be credited or debited<br />
P = Value of your position in the second currency:<br />
E = Exchange Rate of the two currencies<br />
D = Overnight interest differential of the two currencies of interest</p>
<p>For example, assume you hold $10,000 USDCAD, the exchange rate for the pair is 0.9000 and the interest rate is 5% for the CAD and 2% for the USD. </p>
<p>Rollover interest = $[(10,000*(5%-2%))/ (360*0.9000)] = $92.59</p>
<p>As you hold the higher yielding CAD, this amount would be added to your account. If, on the other hand you had held the USD, then the rollover fee would have been deducted from your account balance. In the second case, you could have saved yourself this fee by considering closing the trade instead of rolling it over.</p>
<p>Remember this automated rollover is done every day that your trade is open. If you&#8217;d like to know how much you are credited or debited every day for a currency pair, you should ask your broker what&#8217;s the rollover rate for that pair. Also note that on Wednesday evening, most brokers credit or debit x3 (three times) as much rollover rate compared to other days, to cover the rollover for the weekend. </p>
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		<title>How To Identify Market Range And Trend: Trade Forex Successfully</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A trend is defined as the general direction of price movements. An uptrend exists when prices continuously achieve higher highs, or as they&#8217;re alternatively referred to as &#8220;Higher Tops&#8221; and higher lows (bottoms). A downtrend is present when prices slope downwards as a result of a series of lower highs and lower lows. The main [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A trend is defined as the general direction of price movements. An uptrend exists when prices continuously achieve higher highs, or as they&#8217;re alternatively referred to as &#8220;Higher Tops&#8221; and higher lows (bottoms). A downtrend is present when prices slope downwards as a result of a series of lower highs and lower lows. The main objective of trend trading is to enter as close as possible to the formation of a new trend and stay with it until it breaks down.</p>
<p>A range is created when price continuously bounces for a period of time between an upper level and a lower level. Range trading takes place when price is trading in a sideways or horizontal channel that is capped by a ceiling or resistance and a floor or support.</p>
<p>Currency pairs tend to oscillate regularly between being range-bound or trending. With the former, traders usually adopt a simple &#8220;buy low, sell high&#8221; approach, whereas with the latter they attempt to trade with the trend. Detecting whether the market is range-bound or trending is not so easy and can be costly if determined incorrectly. One of the most popular methods of determining the state of the market is to use the Fibonacci Retracement levels. </p>
<p>If price is in either an buying (ascending) or selling (descending) channel and then it begins to pull-back by a portion of its original move, then this is known as a Fibonacci Retracement. Quite often as it reverses direction, price eventually finds support (buying channel) or resistance (selling channel) at key Fibonacci levels before it continues in the original direction. These levels can be identified by drawing a line between lowest and highest points of the original movement and then dividing the vertical distance by the key Fibonacci ratios of 38.2%, 50%, 61.8%.</p>
<p>For example, consider a significant rally to the upside that then starts to reverse. If price then passes through all 3 commonly used Fibonacci levels i.e. 38.2%, 50%, &#038; 61.8%, this is a very strong indication that a trend is not forming because support was not found as any of these levels. </p>
<p>This type of action is normally indicative that the buyers are not in control of the marketplace. This relatively equal distribution of power between the buying and selling forces produces increased chances that price will remain in a range-bound market environment until conditions alter. </p>
<p>In contrast, trends exist when there is an uneven distribution of buyers and sellers that forces the market to either new highs or lows. For instance, the market again rallies to the upside but this time finds a new resistance at the 50% Fibonacci level. This action indicates that the sellers have gained control of the marketplace and, as such, an ensuing downtrend is very probable.<br />
As trend trading generates far more losing trades than winning ones, typically around 60% of the trades end at a loss, it requires rigorous risk control. </p>
<p>Most Money Management strategies recommend that traders should not risk more than 2.5% of their total capital account on any given trade. If traders do use high leverage, then they leave their accounts vulnerable. However, traders must mentally steel themselves to the fact that employing very tight stops can often result in 10 or even 20 consecutive stop-outs before they succeed in achieving a winning trade with strong momentum and directionality.</p>
<p>True range traders do not care about direction. The fundamental assumption about this type of trading is that price will always return to its original starting value no matter how far it travels. This is sometimes referred to as &#8220;mean reversion theory&#8221;, which means price tend to revert to the mean, even after they had travelled a substantial distance up or down the chart.</p>
<p>For example, imagine that EURUSD is trading at 1.4000. Classic range traders may then opt to short the pair and then every 50 pips higher should the market move in the opposite direction to their preferred one. These traders will then plan to close their trades at a profit every time price moves 25 pips below the levels of activation. However, to perform this strategy successfully requires traders to have very deep pockets. One method around this problem is to use less leverage by utilizing mini or micro Forex accounts.</p>
<p>To find a reliable forex robot review website go to <a href="http://www.forexrobotsfactory.com">forex robots</a> or to download a free indicator and e-book go to <a href="http://www.freeforexindicator.net">free forex indicator</a> .</p>
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		<title>Trend Following: Should I Trade With Or Against The Trend?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A trend is basically defined as the general direction of price movements. An uptrend is present when prices proceed to make consecutive higher highs (tops) and higher lows (bottoms). A downtrend is in progress when prices make a sequence of lower highs and lower lows. When prices move without any discernible direction, they are said [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A trend is basically defined as the general direction of price movements. An uptrend is present when prices proceed to make consecutive higher highs (tops) and higher lows (bottoms). A downtrend is in progress when prices make a sequence of lower highs and lower lows. When prices move without any discernible direction, they are said to be trading sideways or in a range.</p>
<p>The main aim of any forex trader is to minimize their losses and maximize their profits. Trend following is an excellent strategy to do this as they can exist for long periods of time even months or longer. If perform correctly, this type of trading has excellent profit to loss ratios and is the equivalent of you swimming with the tide.</p>
<p>However, long-term Trend Following is quite difficult for forex beginners to master although it can be extremely lucrative if achieved. A study of historical charts of any currency pair shows evidence of many long-term trends that existed for months if not years. In hindsight, trading such patterns looks relatively easy and very profitable. However, reality is a different story.</p>
<p>In real-time and as a trend forms and develops, you need to be patient when timing entry to the market, and you also need to be able to psychologically handle short-term severe dips in open equity.</p>
<p>Since the trade is supposed to capture a large trend, often spanning 1000&#8217;s of pips, it needs to stay open for weeks or sometimes even months. That&#8217;s why these trades are usually entered with very low leverage. This is a great trick to avoid losing substantial funds because of short-term price fluctuations.</p>
<p>You need to keep your eyes focused on the end prize and not any short term swings that may occur against your trade. These skills are not easy to master but are very lucrative if you can. If you want to be a long-term trend follower then you will need the courage of your convictions as well as tremendous mental discipline to ignore counter-trend swings and keep your eyes on the bigger picture.</p>
<p>In an attempt to overcome the strict mental discipline required for long-term trend following, many traders opt for the apparently easier choice of day trading. With this strategy, the intra-day charts (for example 5-minute, 15 minutes charts) of currency pairs are used to detect trends so that profits can be taken at a much quicker rate.</p>
<p>However, this strategy has many problems, mainly emulating from the fact that the data displayed on short-term charts is less reliable. In addition, support and resistance levels can have less prominence in many cases because Forex volatility can be so great that it can sometimes render patterns on 1-minute or 5-minute charts meaningless. If you do intend to use such a trading strategy then ensure that, before using it live, you test it thoroughly.</p>
<p>Another very popular forex strategy is trend retracements which has one major advantage, among others, that when doing so you are trading with the trend. Retracements are temporary price reversals that occur within a larger price trend or channel. But, how can you determine whether price is performing a retracement or undergoing a more major reversal? There are several key differences between the two such as the following:</p>
<p>Retracements are usually caused by small traders taking profits whereas full reversals are normally driven by large institutional selling and done with substantial trading volumes. Retracements are born normally after large price movements have occurred whilst reversals can occur at any time.</p>
<p>Retracements produce few serious chart patterns while reversals are capable of producing major chart formations such as double tops or head and shoulders etc. In addition, the lifespan of retracements are usually very short compared to reversals that are more permanent events. </p>
<p>If you intend to trade trend retracements, then you will also need to devise a technique to enable you to determine their scope. The most popular tools for undertaking this task are Fibonacci retracements, Trendline support and resistance levels and Support, resistance and pivot point levels.</p>
<p>To find reliable reviews and tests of forex robots go to <a href="http://www.forexrobotsfactory.com">forex robots</a> or <a href="http://www.forexrobotsfactory.com">forex robot reviews</a>.</p>
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		<title>Some Tips to Successfully Trade Forex Part-Time</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trading on the forex market can be somewhat of a gamble. You may not always make a profit from the work you do, and there is no income guaranteed. In the current economy, this type of career should not be taken lightly. If you are planning to take on forex as a full-time career, you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trading on the forex market can be somewhat of a gamble. You may not always make a profit from the work you do, and there is no income guaranteed. In the current economy, this type of career should not be taken lightly. If you are planning to take on forex as a full-time career, you should know all the ins and outs of the business in order to make a profit that you can survive on. A better idea would be to participate in Forex trading on a part-time basis. </p>
<p>If you trade forex part-time, you&#8217;ll have to have a good system set up to ensure that you&#8217;ll make enough money for the trading to be worth it. You&#8217;ll need to know all of the tips and tricks that the experts have to offer about trading. One way to accomplish this is to read articles written by experts or to watch live trade feeds of experts trading Forex in real time. Make sure you don&#8217;t put all your eggs in one basket; you&#8217;ll need to consult with a number of different experts to learn all of the tips you can. Getting your information from different sources can also help you develop your own trading personality. </p>
<p>Part-time traders usually need a good Forex robot system to continue trading for them when they aren&#8217;t able to trade during the day. There are also robot systems that can check the trades you make and make sure you&#8217;re not making any that will lose you a lot of money. They will ensure that the risks you&#8217;re taking are calculated and not crazy. If you choose to use any of these kinds of robots, you&#8217;ll need to do some research as to which ones perform the best and which ones provide their users with the most profit.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re not a fan of using a robot to trade throughout the day, you can also choose to trade on your own time. If you are able to choose which part of the day you trade, choose the busiest part of the Forex trading day. This will allow you to make a sufficient number of trades to be able to make a significant profit for the day. If you have a full-time job, and you&#8217;re unable to work during the day, try to pick another time in the evening where trading occurs most often. The part of the day in which you work is just as important as the actual trades you make. </p>
<p>Keep yourself educated. Things in the world and in the Forex trading market are constantly changing. If you only trade part-time, you may forget how important it is to keep up with the growing trends and the economic happenings of the countries of the world. Read up on not only the latest in world news but also what kinds of things are going on specifically for Forex trading. You might find that an expert has some great new advice. Keeping yourself up to date will ensure that you continue to trade wisely. </p>
<p>To find a resource with a free forex tool and guide to trading, all designed by a professional forex trader go to <a href="http://www.freeforexindicator.net">free forex indicator</a> or <a href="http://www.freeforexindicator.net">forex indicator</a>.</p>
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