When you turn on your computer each morning and you look at your favorite forex pairs, can you tell me exactly what levels you are most interested in taking action on? Can you give me a good argument as to why you would be looking for longs or shorts at these particular prices? If you can’t answer these two questions … Read More
One’s Over Reaction is Another’s Opportunity
Volatility has ticked up in recent weeks. It’s about time. The major U.S. equity indices and currency markets have presented some sizable intraday movements. Uncertainty is beginning to re enter the markets. This is the time when traders shine the most. This is when the average traders improve and the good traders become great. Investors and uninformed watch their accounts … Read More
Forex: Trader of the Future
Ever wonder what the professional retail trader will look like in the future? I often wonder since I know how important it is to constantly evolve with the game. If you think what works today is going to always work, then you will be left behind. Human behavior does not change, but regulations, volatility and access to information does and … Read More
Forex: Are You Really In Tune With Order Flow?
Newer traders usually are faced with similar information early in their learning curve. Much of it revolves around traditional sources of information: charts, fundamentals and news reports. People are conditioned to believe that these sources of information are accurate, reliable and actionable. They base their trading decisions on such information and often wonder why they cannot find consistency in their … Read More
Forex: Are Futures better than Spot?
These days traders have so many choices in terms of what instrument they want to use to express their opinion in the markets. There are mini futures, cfds,spot, ETFs, and regular futures contracts not to mention traditional stocks and bonds. So spread capital amongst all these products and combine that with a general lack of trust from the general public … Read More
Forex: Where’s the “Easy” Button?
Many new traders are looking for a trustworthy resource that will hand them a strategy with a high percentage win rate, a stellar track record and a very short learning curve. This is reminiscent of the many attractive young women in New York City today who according to their online dating ads all seek the same guy: tall, handsome, full … Read More
Forex Beginner Enemy #1: Random Trades
As short term forex traders, we are exposed to a great deal of price noise since we usually watch time frames that are 15 minutes or less. We are constantly developing our ability to measure when the probability of achieving our potential return is greater than the risk that it presents. What helps us refine this skill and simplify the … Read More
Forex and Pizzerias?
You have all heard the business analogy used a billion times in the trading world. And in case you haven’t, it goes something like this, “If you want to do well at trading, you must treat it like a business.”. Then they go on to cite some business examples and you pretty much get the rest of the idea. So … Read More