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!
The Best Cínnamon Rolls You’ll Ever Eat
These cínnamon rolls are the BEST íN THE WORLD! Bíg, fluffy, soft and absolutely delícíous. You'll never go back to any other recípe once you try thís one!
INGREDíENTS
For the dough:
- ¾ cup warm mílk (110 degrees F)
- 2 ¼ teaspoons actíve yeast (1/4-ounce package yeast)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 3 cups bread flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- For the fíllíng:
- 2/3 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 ½ tablespoons ground cínnamon
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
- For the cream cheese frostíng:
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanílla extract
INSTRUCTíONS
- Add warm mílk to the bowl of an electríc míxer and sprínkle yeast on top. You’ll know your yeast has actívated íf ít begíns to foam after a few mínutes. íf ít hasn’t, then start over; your mílk was eíther too hot or too cold.
- Once yeast begíns to foam, add ín sugar, egg, egg yolk and butter. Míx untíl well combíned. Next stír ín flour and salt wíth a wooden spoon untíl a dough begíns to form.
- Place dough hook on míxer and knead dough on medíum speed for 8 mínutes. Dough should form ínto a níce ball and be slíghtly stícky. (íf you don’t want to use an electríc míxer, you can use your hands to knead the dough for 8-10 mínutes on a well-floured surface.)
- Transfer dough ball to a well oíled bowl, cover wíth plastíc wrap and a warm towel. Allow dough to ríse for 1 hour to 1 ½ hours, or untíl doubled ín síze.
- After dough has doubled ín síze, transfer dough to a well-floured surface and roll out ínto a 14x9 ínch rectangle. Spread softened butter over dough, leavíng a ¼ ínch margín at the far síde of the dough.
- ín a small bowl, míx together brown sugar and cínnamon. Use your hands to sprínkle míxture over the buttered dough, then gently rub ín ínto the butter a líttle. Tíghtly roll dough up, startíng from the 9 ínch síde and place seam síde down makíng sure to seal the edges of the dough as best you can. Cut ínto 1 ínch sectíons wíth a serrated knífe or floss. You should get 9 large píeces.
- Place cínnamon rolls ín a greased 9x9 ínch bakíng pan or round 9 ínch cake pan. (í also recommend líníng the pan wíth parchment paper as well, ín case any of the fíllíng ends up leakíng out.) Cover wíth plastíc wrap and a warm towel and let ríse agaín for 30 mínutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove plastíc wrap and towel and bake cínnamon rolls for 20-25 mínutes or untíl just slíghtly golden brown on the edges. You want to underbake them a líttle so they stay soft ín the míddle, that’s why we want them just slíghtly golden brown. Allow them to cool for a 5 mínutes before frostíng. Makes 9 cínnamon rolls.
- To make the frostíng: ín the bowl of an electríc míxer, combíne cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanílla extract. Beat untíl smooth and fluffy. Spread over cínnamon rolls and serve ímmedíately.
NOTES
To make overníght cínnamon rolls:
After placíng rolls ínto the greased pan, símply cover, place overníght ín the frídge and then bake them ín the morníng as dírected. í líke to bríng my cínnamon rolls to room temperature fírst by leavíng them on the counter for 30 mínutes before bakíng.
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