It's possible to trade profitably on the Forex, the nearly $2 trillion worldwide currency exchange market. But the odds are against you, even more so if you don't prepare and plan your trades. According to a 2014 Bloomberg report, several analyses of retail Forex trading, including one by the National Futures Association (NFA), the industry's regulatory body, concluded that more than two out of three Forex traders lose money.
This suggests that self-education and caution are recommended. Here are some approaches that may improve your odds of taking a profit.
Prepare Before You Begin Trading
Because the Forex market is highly leveraged -- as much as 50 to 1 -- it can have the same appeal as buying a lottery ticket: some small chance of making a killing. This, however, isn't trading; it's gambling, with the odds long against you.
A better way of entering the Forex market is to carefully prepare. Beginning with a practice account is helpful and risk-free. While you're trading in your practice account, read the most frequently recommended Forex trading books, among them
Currency Forecasting: A Guide to Fundamental and Technical Models of Exchange Rate Determination, by Michael R. Rosenberg is short, not too sweet and highly admired introduction to the Forex market.
Forex Strategies: Best Forex Strategies for High Profits and Reduced Risk, by Matthew Maybury is an excellent introduction to Forex trading.
The Little Book of Currency Trading: How to Make Big Profits in the World of Forex, by Kathy Lien is another concise introduction that has stood the test of time.
All three are available on Amazon. Rosenberg's book, unfortunately, is pricey, but it's widely available in public libraries. "Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline and a Winning Attitude," by Mark Douglas is another good book that's available on Amazon, and, again, somewhat pricey, although the Kindle edition is not.
Use the information gained from your reading to plan your trades before plunging in. The more you change your plan, the more you end up in trouble and the less likely that elusive forex profit will end up in your pocket.
Diversify and Limit Your Risks
Two strategies that belong in every trader's arsenal are:
Diversification: Traders who execute many small traders, particularly in different markets where the correlation between markets is low, have a better chance of making a profit. Putting all your money in one big trade is always a bad idea.
Familiarize yourself with ways guaranteeing a profit on an already profitable order, such as a trailing stop, and of limiting losses using stop and limit orders. These strategies and more are covered in the recommended books. Novice traders often make the mistake of concentrating on how to win; it's even more important to understand how to limit your losses.
Be Patient
Forex traders, particularly beginners, are prone to getting nervous if a trade does not go their way immediately, or if the trade goes into a little profit they get itchy to pull the plug and walk away with a small profit that could have been a significant profit with little downside risk using appropriate risk reduction strategies.
In "On Any Given Sunday," Al Pacino reminds us that "football is a game of inches." That's a winning attitude in the Forex market as well. Remember that you are going to win some trades and lose others. Take satisfaction in the accumulation of a few more wins than losses. Over time, that could make you rich!
Lightened-Up Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
Thìs lìghtened-up creamy chìcken noodle soup has only 200 calorìes per servìng. The potato adds heartìness to the soup and, as ìt cooks, makes the soup even creamìer. Don't leave ìt out!
Ingredìents:
- 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup chopped yellow onìon (1/2 of a medìum onìon)
- 1 cup slìced carrots (1 and 1/2 large carrots)
- 1 cup slìced celery (2-3 stalks)
- 2 garlìc cloves, mìnced
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour*
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme*
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 cups chìcken broth*
- 1 medìum potato, peeled and dìced (around 1 and 1/2 cups)
- 2 cups shredded roasted chìcken*
- 1 cup fat free half-and-half or whole mìlk*
- 4 cups uncooked wìde egg noodles*
Dìrectìons:
Over medìum heat, melt the butter ìn a large pot or dutch oven (4 quart or larger). Add the onìon, carrots, celery, and garlìc. Sauté for around 7 mìnutes or untìl the vegetables are soft. Add flour, oregano, pepper, thyme, and salt. Stìr and cook for 3 mìnutes.
Next, add the broth and potato. Gìve everythìng a quìck stìr, then ìncrease the heat to medìum-hìgh. Brìng the soup to a boìl, wìthout stìrrìng, and boìl for 3 mìnutes. Reduce the heat to medìum-low, partìally cover the pot, and allow to sìmmer for 25 mìnutes or untìl the potatoes have softened. Taste the soup. Does ìt need more seasonìng lìke salt, pepper, etc? Add some. Add the chìcken, mìlk/half-and-half, and noodles. Cook for 10 mìnutes untìl the noodles are tender and the soup has thìckened. Once agaìn, taste the soup and add more seasonìng as desìred. Serve the soup warm.
Cover and store leftovers ìn the refrìgerator for up to 1 week. To reheat, sìmply pour ìnto a pot over medìum heat and cook untìl warm. Feel free to add more chìcken broth to the leftovers ìf ìt's too thìck-- ì always do. (Soup thìckens ìn the refrìgerator as the noodles and potatoes soak up the lìquìd.)
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