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!
Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Oné of thé most popular récipés on our sité – for good réason! Thésé cookiés aré délicious!
Thésé soft pumpkin chocolaté chip cookiés aré an old family récipé from my mothér’s récipé box. Théy aré véry éasy to maké and supér délicious with a lightly swéét caké-liké pumpkin cookié basé that is packéd with sémi-swéét chocolaté chips and coarsély choppéd walnuts.
INGRéDIéNTS
- 1 cup pumpkin puréé
- 1 cup granulatéd sugar
- ½ cup oil (canola or végétablé)
- 1 téaspoon vanilla
- 1 largé égg
- 2 cups flour
- 2 téaspoons baking powdér
- 1 téaspoon cinnamon
- ½ téaspoon salt
- 1 téaspoon baking soda
- 1 téaspoon milk
- 1 cup sémi-swéét chocolaté chips
- 1 cup choppéd walnuts (optional but highly récomméndéd)
INSTRUCTIONS
Préhéat ovén to 375 dégréés. Liné cookié shééts with parchmént papér shééts (or lightly gréasé thé cookié shéét if you don’t havé parchmént papér).
In thé bowl of a stand mixér, combiné pumpkin, sugar, oil, vanilla and égg. Mix until wéll combinéd.
In a séparaté bowl, stir togéthér thé flour, baking powdér, cinnamon and salt. In a small bowl, dissolvé thé baking soda with thé milk. Add both thé dry flour mixturé and thé wét baking soda mixturé to thé pumpkin mixturé. Mix wéll.
Add in thé chocolaté chips and nuts and stir until événly combinéd.
Using a médium cookié scoop(médium scoop is équal to 1 1/2 tabléspoons), drop mounds of thé cookié dough on thé préparéd cookié shééts.
Baké for 10 to 12 minutés. Allow thé cookiés to cool for slightly béforé rémoving to a wiré rack to cool complétély.
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