Learn to day trade forex. But I want to make a few facts very clear before you embark on your journey of forex trading. These facts should be the foundation of any forex system that you develop.
The first most important thing that you should understand and make very clear is that forex is not a get rich quick scheme. Skilled currency traders can and in fact do make good money in forex trading. However like any other business or career, success just doesnt happen overnight or in a few weeks. You should use this great formula for success: Patience+Practice+Persistence=Profits.
There is no substitute for hard work and diligence. You should make it very clear. First practice trading on a demo account. Do not open a live trading account until you become profitable on your demo account. Pretend that virtual money is your own real money when you trade on the demo account. You can only be successful if you stick to a system and a plan. Double you demo account first three times in a row.
When you start forex trading, in the beginning just choose two major currency pairs that you will trade. It becomes very difficult to keep tab on the all major currency pairs. You should start with a major currency pair because the spread on the major pairs is the best and they are the most liquid. EURUSD pair is the most commonly traded pair. It usually has the best spread because of its liquidity.
The USD/CHF is the most volatile and moves the most during the trading week. The USD/JPY moves a lot on the news out of Japan. GBP/USD is the most stable of the above three pair.
You should follow and understand the daily forex news and analysis of the professional currency analyst on a daily basis. It is important for you to get a birds eye view of the currency markets. You should also know and understand what the key technical support and resistance levels are in the currency pair that you want to trade. You should know the news that affects the prices of the major pair that you want to trade.
Support is the price level when there are more buyers than sellers. It is at this point the currency pair price action moves up on the charts. You should buy at the support level. Resistance is the price level when sellers jump into the market and overcome the buying pressure. It is where the currency pair price action moves down on the charts. You should sell on the resistance level.
Fortunately all the best forex news and analysis is available freely online. While you are reading the technical news and analysis, write down on a piece of paper what direction the analyst are saying about the currency pair that you are trading and the key support and resistance level.
You should learn technical analysis and how to use technical indicators. Never ever trade without stop losses! Learn how to use technical indicators on the charts. Learn to be patient.
It is important when you are trading to be disciplined. Stick to a plan. Dont just trade your gut feeling. Depending on your risk capital and strategy, set your stop losses accordingly.
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