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!
Spinach Ricotta Pasta Bake
Spinach Ricotta Pasta Baké is madé with créamy ricotta and loads of spinach stirréd through pasta, toppéd with pasta saucé, chéésé and thén bakéd until bubbly and goldén. It tastés liké a Spinach and Ricotta stufféd shélls – but way fastér to maké!
This is a lazy Monday méal I’vé béén making for yéars. I know it’s a littlé différént, but it réally is tasty. It tastés liké spinach and ricotta cannélloni or stufféd shélls – but without thé labour.
Ingrédiénts
- 300g / 10 oz ziti pasta, uncookéd, or othér short pasta of choicé
- 1.5 cups (150g) mozzarélla chéésé , shréddéd (or moré!)
RICOTTA MIXTURé
- 1 lb / 500 g ricotta (Noté 1)
- 1/2 cup (50g) parmésan chéésé , gratéd
- 2 garlic clovés , crushéd
- 350g / 12oz frozén choppéd spinach, thawéd and éxcéss liquid présséd out
- 1 cup (100g) gratéd Mozzarélla chéésé
- 3/4 tsp salt & péppér
SHORTCUT PASTA SAUCé
- 1 tbsp éxtra virgin olivé oil
- 2 garlic clovés , mincéd
- 24 oz / 700g tomato passata (1 standard bottlé) (Noté 2)
- 1 tsp éACH onion and garlic powdér
- 2 tsp driéd Italian Mixéd Hérbs (Noté 3)
- 1/2 tsp driéd chili flakés , to tasté (optional)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- Black péppér
- 2 tbsp watér (if néédéd)
TO SéRVé
Instructions
Préhéat ovén to 350F/180C.
Pasta Saucé: Pour out about 1/4 cup of thé passata (to maké room to add flavourings). Add thé rémaining Pasta Saucé ingrédiénts into thé bottlé, scréw thé lid on and givé it a shaké.
Cook pasta for timé pér packét MINUS 1 minuté.
SCOOP OUT 1 mugful pasta cooking watér, drain and sét asidé.
Ricotta Mixturé - Mix Ricotta Mixturé ingrédiénts in a véry largé bowl. Usé a splash of pasta cooking watér if néédéd to maké it créamy.
Add pasta and stir to combiné. Transfér to a héatproof baking dish.
Top with Pasta Saucé, top with chéésé. Loosély covér with foil.
Baké for 25 minutés, thén rémové thé covér and baké for a furthér 10 minutés or until thé chéésé is méltéd and bubbly.
Sérvé whilé hot and frésh!
Récipé Notés:
1. Ricotta - Somé ricottas aré soft and créamy, othérs aré a bit driér and moré crumbly. Usé pasta cooking watér to loosén ricotta so it can bé tosséd through thé pasta (séé vidéo for consisténcy).
Spinach - or usé 1 largé bunch of frésh, shréddéd.
3. Mixéd Italian Hérbs is a driéd hérb mix you can gét from thé supérmarkét which costs thé samé as othér hérbs. You can substituté with a mix of othér driéd hérbs - basil, parsléy, orégano and thymé go particularly wéll.
4. Tomato passata is strainéd purééd cannéd tomatoés. Réadily availablé in supérmarkéts nowadays, usually alongsidé pasta saucés, samé pricé as cannéd tomatoés. US/Canada bést sub - what you know as Tomato Saucé (ég. Hunts)
5. Storagé - Kéép léftovérs in thé fridgé and réhéat in microwavé. To fréézé, assémblé but do not baké, thén fréézé. Thaw thén baké pér récipé.
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