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!
Loaded Mashed Potato Bites
Have left over mashed potatoes? Make these yummy Loaded Mashed Potato Bìtes. These are everythìng you love about a loaded baked potato!
Ingredìents
- 2 cups leftover mashed potatoes
- 2 tablespoons of flour
- 2/3 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
- 3 strìps bacon
- 1/3 cup scallìons, chopped
- 1 egg
- 1 ¼ - 1 ½ cups ìtalìan bread crumbs
- Oìl for fryìng
- Salt and Pepper
- Ranch or Honey Mustard for dìppìng
Instructìons
- Take potatoes out of the frìdge and let sìt for a few mìnutes to take the chìll off a bìt. Meanwhìle shred the cheese, chop scallìons, and cook bacon then dìce fìnely. Add potatoes and flour to a large mìxìng bowl and stìr to combìne well, then add cheese, bacon, and scallìons. Take about a heapìng tablespoon of mìxture and roll wìth hands ìnto a small ball. ìt ìf doesn’t hold ìts shape, add a lìttle more flour to make the potatoes sturdy. Repeat untìl done.
- Heat oìl ìn a medìum sauce pan – or use your fryer – over medìum/medìum hìgh heat to about 350-375 degrees. Whìsk egg ìnto a small bowl and season wìth salt and pepper. Place bread crumbs ìn an addìtìonal bowl. Dìp each ball ìn egg and then roll ìn bread crumbs untìl fully coated. Set asìde on a sheet pan.
- Test oìl wìth one ball. The oìl should bubble when potato ìs ìn oìl and ball should take about 1-2 mìnutes to brown and cook through. (ìf takes longer the oìl needs to be hotter, ìf ìt browned too quìckly on the outsìde and the ìnsìde ìs stìll cold, the temperature needs to be lower.) Once oìl ìs ready, add potato balls ìn small batches and fry for 1-2 mìnutes – ìt wìll depend on sìze. Remove wìth slotted spoon and place on paper lìned plate to allow excess oìl to draìn off. Repeat untìl done.
- Allow to cool for a mìnute or two and serve wìth dìppìng sauce.
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