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Strategy
Forex is short for Foreign Exchange - the world’s largest marketplace for trading currencies. It’s also one of the world’s most liquid and volatile markets. Sailors on this particular sea encounter hundred-foot profit opportunities, and leviathan losses.
The Foreign Exchange is open 24/5, it offers high leverage opportunities, and gives traders access to an enormous range of currency pairs.
Trading Forex without a well-structured trading strategy is like sailing the open sea without a map or navigation tools.
One of the most common ways that traders incur unnecessary losses is by trading without a clear plan.
Here’s how you develop a solid strategy:
Define your goals. Are you looking to make money fast, or build wealth over time?
Analyze market conditions. You need to know what’s happening in the arena you’re entering. Technical and fundamental analysis tools are there to help you understand the market.
Select indicators. Learn and use the tools of the trade. MAs, RSIs and MACDs are indicators. They are your periscope so you know exactly when to make your move.
Any intelligent person knows that no matter how good your strategy is, every fracas can’t be a victory, and every trade can’t be a success. Managing risk means building the ability to recover from your losses and fight another day into your strategy.
Set realistic expectations. Do not chase unrealistic profits. Aim for steady growth and never lose sight of the market’s inherent risks.
Key techniques
Stop-loss orders. You need a lifeboat in case the ship goes down.
Position sizing. The size of your trade has to correspond to what you can afford: how much capital you have, and what you can afford to lose (that’s called risk tolerance).
Diversification. There’s a whole world out there. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
Your strategy is only as strong as your discipline. If you are prone to breaking your own rules and making emotional decisions, you need to work on that. But many people only learn the hard way.
Follow your trading plan. Your strategy is wiser than your emotions. Don’t let market noise sway you from the plan.
Keep a journal. Document your trades and analyze what works and what doesn’t. This is proven to improve your game faster.
Be patient. Opportunities may not be immediate. Emotional stability is critical to your long-term success.
The Forex market is subject to every type of trade wind. Global economic shifts, geopolitics, technological advancements, and more factors drive its constant evolution. A Forex trader is inherently a lifelong learner.
Adapt to market changes. Revise your strategies regularly to align with changing market conditions.
Learn from others. Keep in touch with your community through forums, webinars, and mentorship programs. This is where you will get new insights and learn new techniques.
Expand your knowledge. There is always more to learn. Make it your goal to absorb everything from everywhere. Economic indicators, market trends, and advanced tools lie waiting to be discovered by you.
The trend is your friend.
This is probably the most common and straightforward Forex trading strategy. You’ll do best with it in a trending market. Traders use technical indicators like MAs, trendlines, and RSIs to figure out what direction an asset’s price is headed in, and place trades that anticipate that direction. They buy on uptrends and sell on downtrends.
Key indicators used:
Moving Averages (like the SMA or EMA) to smooth out price data and confirm trends.
Average Directional Index (ADX) to measure the trend’s strength.
This Forex trading strategy is best in a highly volatile market. A “breakout” often means the volatility is increasing and the price will continue in the breakout direction for a while. When the price of the asset you’re targeting goes above or below certain levels, either buy or sell, respectively.
Just in case the breakout turns out to be false, set a stop-loss order just outside the breakout zone.
In a market with no clear trend and low volatility, the thing to capitalize on is the price bouncing up and down within its range. This is done by buying at support levels and selling at resistance levels. Identify your positions with the RSI or the Stochastic Oscillator - these will help you find potential reversals by confirming overbought or oversold assets.
Note: There may be a breakout. Never forget to set your stop-loss order.
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