Monday 29 October 2007

The Trading System




Foundations:
Before we begin looking at the specifics of the FPS (Forex Profit System) and how it works, let’s look at 4 building blocks that I believe to be foundations to it.

Foundation #1:

Currency Trading is not a Get-Rich-Quick Scheme.

Currency trading is a SKILL that takes TIME to learn. Skilled Traders
can and do make money in this field, however like any other occupation or
career, success doesn’t just happen overnight. Here is a great ‘formula’
for success:


Practice + Patience + Persistence = Profits


As they say, there is no substitute for hard work and diligence. Practice
trading on a demo account and pretend the virtual money is your own real
money. Do not open a live trading account until you are profitable
trading on a demo account. Stick to the plan and you will be successful.

Foundation #2:

It is highly recommended that you follow 1 or 2 major currency pairs only.
It gets far too complicated to keep tabs on all currency pairs or the majors. I also recommend that traders choose one of the majors because the spread is the best and they
are the most liquid.

The Euro/USD is the most commonly traded pair and
usually has the best ‘spread’ because of its liquidity.

The USD/Swiss Franc is usually the most volatile and moves the most during the trading week. The USD/Yen moves a lot on the news out of Japan and normally the Pound
Sterling/USD is more stable in it’s moves than the other three.

Foundation #3:

Follow and understand the daily Forex News and Analysis of the professional currency analysts.
Even though this system is based solely on technical analysis of charts, it is
important to get a view of the currency markets and the news that affects the prices. It is also important that you know and understand what the key technical ‘support’ and ‘resistance’ levels are in the currency pair that you want to trade. Support is a predicted level to buy (where currency pair should move up on the charts), resistance is a predicted level to sell (where the currency pair should move down on the charts).
Fortunately, all the best Forex news and analysis is offered free on the
Internet. Here is what you should do first:

*While you are reading the daily news and technical analysis, write
down on a piece of paper what direction the analysts are saying
about the major currency pair you are following and the key support
and resistance levels for the day.

A. Go to http://www.forexnews.com/ and you will find 24hr news and analysis on
the spot FX markets. The site will give you the big picture of how the
economic calendar and central banks affect the currency markets. A
great resource.

B. Then go to www.fxstreet.com and click on the ‘Top Forex Reports’. Here
there is a wonderful listing of all the major daily currency analysis and forecasts with support and resistance and direction forecasts.

Foundation #4:

Learn how to use the technical indicators in this course and always trade with stop losses!.
It is worth your time to be patient and learn how to use the technical indicators on the charts that you will be reading about shortly. It is important when you are trading Forex, to be disciplined and to stick to a plan. Don’t just trade your feeling. Use the technical indicators outlined and always enter in stop losses on every trade. Remember that everyone who trades has a different tolerance for losses. Depending on your risk capital, and strategy, set your stop losses accordingly.

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