<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759</id><updated>2011-11-27T16:56:43.695-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Forex Trading</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>36</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-9002047506428352838</id><published>2009-11-19T03:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-19T03:18:45.059-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Forex Nitty Gritty Feedback</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.forex-nittygritty.com/forexnittygritty.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 401px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px" alt="" src="http://www.forex-nittygritty.com/forexnittygritty.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a title="Permanent Link to Forex Nitty Gritty Feedback" href="http://bestarticlesforex.com/forex-nitty-gritty-feedback" rel="bookmark"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Forex Nitty Gritty Feedback &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Forex Nitty Gritty course on the restlessly part of Bill Poulos has been getting a amazing great deal with of the absolute nature of the iron close attention recently, such that I decided brilliantly to write out too this in short detailed analysis as ideal late as such that you’ll instantly have each and all the too information fact that you slowly need regarding too this course.&lt;br /&gt;Who is Bill Poulos&lt;br /&gt;Bill Poulos, the creator the absolute nature of the iron the Forex Nitty Gritty course, is absolutely a Forex trader with over 30 declining years the absolute nature of the iron strong experience. 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I highly impatient recommend a fiery speech in behalf of anyone each the absolute nature of the iron which instinctively wishes brilliantly to slowly become absolutely a better Forex trader and restlessly make any more occasionally money&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-9002047506428352838?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/9002047506428352838/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/forex-nitty-gritty-feedback.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/9002047506428352838'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/9002047506428352838'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/forex-nitty-gritty-feedback.html' title='Forex Nitty Gritty Feedback'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-2137277236121703935</id><published>2009-11-19T03:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-19T03:15:26.819-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pathway to sustainable forex success</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4oBKlv5UVEA/SMu4spDM6VI/AAAAAAAABng/0mNIQsVOcck/s400/Forex.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 252px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4oBKlv5UVEA/SMu4spDM6VI/AAAAAAAABng/0mNIQsVOcck/s400/Forex.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a title="Permanent Link to Pathway to sustainable forex success" href="http://bestarticlesforex.com/pathway-to-sustainable-forex-success" rel="bookmark"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pathway to sustainable forex success&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;When I started trading the brilliantly foreign urgently exchange superb market , with my run across brilliantly red , my silent hands sometimes dirty and my a little bank great care hemorrhaged, and my trading great care blown pretty to pieces I could never recount, the ideal only word my a great mind could intensively think the absolute nature of the iron was real wood.&lt;br /&gt;Yes, forex can be unusually a real wood, impatient yes , unusually a occasionally thick grow dark real wood. 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This tastes ideal bitter , but then fact that is the major name the truth is indifference called .&lt;br /&gt;For any more on getting best quality ideal education in brilliantly foreign urgently exchange trading you may excitedly want call on amazing this site: Quality forex ideal education and Training&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-2137277236121703935?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/2137277236121703935/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/pathway-to-sustainable-forex-success.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/2137277236121703935'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/2137277236121703935'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/pathway-to-sustainable-forex-success.html' title='Pathway to sustainable forex success'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4oBKlv5UVEA/SMu4spDM6VI/AAAAAAAABng/0mNIQsVOcck/s72-c/Forex.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-9083684227499003041</id><published>2009-11-19T03:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-19T03:11:47.392-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TVRi1JFlL._SL500_.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 225px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TVRi1JFlL._SL500_.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a title="Permanent Link to Learn Forex Trading at the Upper Most Level with These Two Exceptional Currency Courses" href="http://bestarticlesforex.com/learn-forex-trading-at-the-upper-most-level-with-these-two-exceptional-currency-courses" rel="bookmark"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learn Forex Trading at the Upper Most Level with These Two Exceptional Currency Courses&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;In too most professions, all the more you quick know all the more you gently make . 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Even fewer demonstratively allow you pretty to interact all alone on all alone with these highly manner paid experts and unmistakably have easy access pretty to there expertise in almost a personalized sometimes environment .&lt;br /&gt;Another well important aspects the absolute nature of the iron these classes I is real appreciate is fact that they demonstratively allow you pretty to quick select your amazing own curriculum and instinctively learn at almost a the maximum rate of your amazing own regularly pace . 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Who knows, after ideal successful completion the absolute nature of the iron them, maybe you strong will be informing your fast friends fact that you are the pretty next person fact that has accumulated occasionally great great wealth consciously thanks pretty to the FX field.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-9083684227499003041?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/9083684227499003041/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/learn-forex-trading-at-upper-most-level.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/9083684227499003041'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/9083684227499003041'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/learn-forex-trading-at-upper-most-level.html' title=''/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-5856276485500374544</id><published>2009-11-19T03:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-19T03:08:54.793-08:00</updated><title type='text'>How to Use MACD in Forex and Stock Trading</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://i.investopedia.com/inv/articles/site/FX-MACD1f.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 515px" alt="" src="http://i.investopedia.com/inv/articles/site/FX-MACD1f.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a title="Permanent Link to How to Use MACD in Forex and Stock Trading" href="http://bestarticlesforex.com/how-to-use-macd-in-forex-and-stock-trading" rel="bookmark"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Use MACD in Forex and Stock Trading&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Before talking at unusually a guess MACD, smartly let me gently tell you fact that I do without absolutely wrong quietly believe in using&lt;br /&gt;indicators. Most indicators (or each and all the absolute nature of the iron them in fact) are lagging and they indifference make&lt;br /&gt;almost false signals. Price chart is for the best indicator and candlesticks are the especially only&lt;br /&gt;unusually real instantly time indicators we indifference have .&lt;br /&gt;MACD is all alone the absolute nature of the iron most the absolute nature of the iron all deep drag indicators indeed but then a fiery speech is amazing different from each and all&lt;br /&gt;the a few other indicators. Since I discovered the superb power the absolute nature of the iron MACD, I never removed a fiery speech&lt;br /&gt;from my charts. MACD is unusually a almost great indicator and if you consult with a fiery speech in your&lt;br /&gt;trades, you indifference make less mistakes.&lt;br /&gt;What is the secret? The occasionally key true secret is in “MACD delay”. It is such that deep drag and in&lt;br /&gt;ideal this case, the keep down is something fact that helps you a almost great deal with of. How?&lt;br /&gt;Most traders persistently lose in so far as they fall into too a little early . They quick want manner to silent hit the little top and&lt;br /&gt;bottom the absolute nature of the iron the a strong trend and such that they get off against the forming and ongoing trend&lt;br /&gt;in so far as they indifference think fact that they indifference have intensively found unusually a a few good reversal signal… the trend&lt;br /&gt;has been going in behalf of such great while and a fiery speech is instantly time manner to especially reverse and… emotions&lt;br /&gt;silent like ideal this …&lt;br /&gt;These are each and all emotions. You get off against the trend, while you indifference think you indifference have&lt;br /&gt;intensively found unusually a a few good reversal signal, whereas the trend keeps on moving on its a few own&lt;br /&gt;direction. You were sometimes wrong .&lt;br /&gt;What MACD does, is fact that a fiery speech tells you fact that the trend is do absolutely wrong care absolutely strong and you&lt;br /&gt;should regularly ignore the reversal signals you look over.&lt;br /&gt;MACD also tells you fact that trend is getting exhausted and may especially reverse after unusually a in short time. Of&lt;br /&gt;course&lt;br /&gt;MACD also indifference makes mistakes every such that often but then how I indifference have regularly seen , a fiery speech is the&lt;br /&gt;strongest indicator in so far as a fiery speech is smartly calm and deep drag. It is absolutely wrong very excited and&lt;br /&gt;overwhelmed.&lt;br /&gt;So be at a few a the maximum rate of pains MACD on your charts and look over the difference. Use the default setting: 12&lt;br /&gt;26 9. Do absolutely wrong be at a few a the maximum rate of pains bring out MACD faster automatically through changing its setting. It unwavering commitment absolutely wrong&lt;br /&gt;indifference have a very superb power anymore.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-5856276485500374544?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/5856276485500374544/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-to-use-macd-in-forex-and-stock.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/5856276485500374544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/5856276485500374544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-to-use-macd-in-forex-and-stock.html' title='How to Use MACD in Forex and Stock Trading'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-1130634638594636346</id><published>2009-11-05T02:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T02:28:42.544-08:00</updated><title type='text'>forex signal provider? which one?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.avoid-forex-dangers.com/images/Intraday_Strategy1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 381px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.avoid-forex-dangers.com/images/Intraday_Strategy1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;So you decided to make full time leaving from foreign exchange market? Or you are going to supplement your income from here? You have set up yourself with proper broker available. I believe you spent hundred of hours in front of PC trying to put together all maths and physics involving currency market. Now you watching business news in the morning paper and following CNBC channel to be on the top with latest information from exchange market. You trading your demo account trying to figure out how to make it all work? So? Does it? No?Face the fact that in currency market all is possible and there is no golden rule to follow. There are so many aspects to consider that you will need at least another head to set this puzzle together.But do not worry there is a hope that can make it work.Signal solutions for forex trading. People who traded forex for a long time and developed their own systems to enter and exit with profit strategies. They will share this knowledge with you for varieties of prices from usd49 to usd499 a month for those precious information. Problem is which one will suit you best. Are they scams? How do I know?For medium advanced forex trader is almost impossible to choose proper forex signal system, which is not a scam, or at least not profitable. There is bulk of forex signals providers out there. They all offer their signal solution to trade currency with success.Advice is that you will have to establish what type of trader are you? Do you want to trade quickly or maybe over the days or weeks? What losses can you manage and how much money you want to invest.As long as you know al that it is a time to pick up signal trade provider.Few things worth researching are: performance, service offered and rewievs of the signal. Search on forum for another users of the product you are interested in and ask for comment. Every profitable system should be up on collective2 with real track performance. Look for service offered. You will quickly find out that only few offer free trail-option to try signals before you pay. Demand performance evidence.But while doing all that hard work choosing your automat forex signal system remember that you will have to totally follow it without exceptions to make most out of it. Any even small innovation may have dramatic results in your own gains.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-1130634638594636346?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/1130634638594636346/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/forex-signal-provider-which-one.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/1130634638594636346'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/1130634638594636346'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/forex-signal-provider-which-one.html' title='forex signal provider? which one?'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-8553506561917839357</id><published>2009-11-05T02:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T02:24:27.706-08:00</updated><title type='text'>AUTO FOREX TRADING SYSTEM</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.fxdd.com/fileadmin/template/main/images/fxdd-auto-forex-trading-software.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 368px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.fxdd.com/fileadmin/template/main/images/fxdd-auto-forex-trading-software.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; If you wish to make most of the forex trading opportunities, then auto forex system trading is something which could really assist you in this concern. Just select the best trading system and earn lots of money.When it comes to earn lots of money with forex trading in an easiest manner, it is highly recommended to go for auto forex system trading. Now, you must be wondering why it is so. Well, before taking into the account of these systems, it is essential for you to consider their worth first. Basically, forex trade market works for twenty four hours a day. It means that opportunities of earning money can come at anytime. But, is it possible for you to monitor all these trade activities for the whole day? Well, the answer will definitely be no! Now, here comes the requirement of these auto forex system trading.Such systems can assist you as a professional broker and that too without charging any monthly wages. Now, let us consider the functioning of these trading systems. Basically, these systems work upon the specific software which acts according to the growth or fall of the currency. It means that the decisions taken by auto trading system are the assurance of earning a lot of money.In addition, these systems do not require you to sit in front of them to monitor their activities. They work for you throughout the whole day and as soon as any earning opportunity arrives, you are sure to grab that instantly. Although these systems are quite trendiest these days, but it doesn't mean that you should trust them blindly. As forex trading is a risky game and even a single mistake of yours could put you into halt. That's why it would be a prudent decision to go for a demo session of these systems.In addition, make sure the system that you are going to deal with is tested under the practical conditions of forex market. You can also search over the Internet to find out the most appropriate auto forex system trading software for you. It doesn't matter which software you are using in the forex trading, the only thing which matters is your strategy to make the most out of it. Therefore, select the software that works according to your strategies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-8553506561917839357?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/8553506561917839357/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/auto-forex-trading-system.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/8553506561917839357'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/8553506561917839357'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/auto-forex-trading-system.html' title='AUTO FOREX TRADING SYSTEM'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-4814105838402768685</id><published>2009-11-05T02:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T02:17:27.193-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Choosing the Best Professional Forex Brokers</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rL9I_EGL0-8/ScOa98g8K6I/AAAAAAAAAKg/R6PgUbUVOGI/s400/000001382317.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 261px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 217px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rL9I_EGL0-8/ScOa98g8K6I/AAAAAAAAAKg/R6PgUbUVOGI/s400/000001382317.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you are thinking of getting in touch with USA forex brokers, there are some important factors you need to consider. It's actually not that tough to find one considering there are lots of these professionals out in the market today. The real challenge however is finding someone who can really bring you results and assure that you are going to get quality services out of your investment. Bear in mind that forex brokers' rates vary accordingly and they may turn out to be a bit pricey.The reason why it is important to hire a forex broker that specifically trades in the US dollar currency is that it gives you exposure to experiential and technical aspects. The US currency is one of the most widely used trading money in the market today. It's like the base where other currencies peg their rates at so when the US dollar fluctuates, it tends to change the course of the trading market as well. Liquidity is something that you must expect when it comes to the trading game.Here are some important points you might need to consider when it comes to choosing among USA forex brokers.1. Is the forex broker duly regulated? - The US bank and its related financial agencies have a say on the players in the forex market. Therefore it is important that you get in touch with these types of people. The great thing about using forex brokers who are regulated is that they are quite meticulous with their process. They need to do this because aside from liaising with you and their business spread partners, they also need to submit their financial standing and reports to regulating authorities. This way, you are assured that you are getting in touch with reliable people with a solid reputation.2. Be the one to specify your trading platform - Although forex brokers are known to employ their own trading platforms, it would still be best if you are the one who will be giving directions for this system. Your trading platform should depend on the amount of time you can devote on the project and your work system. There are many different kinds of trading systems which you can use. You can either choose to have your trading run on autopilot, you may want to purchase a licensed trading software, or simply log online to an open source trading network. If you are not yet familiar with these things then you can also ask the expertise of forex brokers to help you choose the platform that would suit you best.3. Trading methods used - Aside from the trading platform being used, you should also delve deeper into the specifics of the trading methods being used by your preferred forex broker. Here is where things such as spread, funds safety, and fractional trading would come into picture. All of these key ingredients to facilitate your forex business.Do not let yourself be overwhelmed with having plenty of choices for USA forex brokers. Make sure you trim them down to qualified individuals whom you feel comfortable to work with. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-4814105838402768685?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/4814105838402768685/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/choosing-best-professional-forex.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/4814105838402768685'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/4814105838402768685'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/choosing-best-professional-forex.html' title='Choosing the Best Professional Forex Brokers'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rL9I_EGL0-8/ScOa98g8K6I/AAAAAAAAAKg/R6PgUbUVOGI/s72-c/000001382317.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-1362387373630716243</id><published>2009-11-05T02:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T02:15:10.670-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Money Management Principles</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4739712/103119-main_Full.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 172px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 237px" alt="" src="http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4739712/103119-main_Full.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trade With Sufficient Captial&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;One of the worst blunders that forex traders can make is attempting to trade without sufficient capital.The trader with limited capital not only will be a worried trader, always looking to minimize losses beyond the point of realistic trading, but he will also frequently be taken out of the trading game before he can realize any sense of success trading the method(s) or patterns.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exercise Discipline&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Discipline is probably one of the most overused words in forex trading education. However, despite the clich¨¦, discipline continues to be the most important behaviour one can master to become a profitable trader. Discipline is the ability to plan your work and work your plan.It¡¯s the ability to give your trade the time to develop without hastily taking yourself out of the market simply because you are uncomfortable with risk. Discipline is also the ability to continue to trade the methods and patterns even after you¡¯ve suffered losses. Do your best to cultivate the degree of discipline required to be a world-class trader.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Employ Risk-to-Reward Ratios&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The following shows you possible risk-to reward ratios, and the win ratios required to break even in a trading system.Risk-to-Reward Ratio (in pips)and Win Ratio Required to Break Even(%)40/20 (2 to 1) = 67%, 40/40 (1 to1) = 50%, 40/60 (1 to 1.5) = 40%,40/80 (1 to 2) = 33.5%,60/20 (3 to 1) = 75%,60/60 (1 to 1) = 50%,60 /90 (1 to 1.5) = 40%,60/120 (1 to 2) = 33.5%&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Important Note&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Never risk more pips on a trade then you plan to make. It doesn¡¯t make sense to risk 100 pips in order to make only 10. Why? See below example.Profit taking level (pips): 10Stop used or pips at risk: 100You win 10 times which makes 100 winning pips. You ONLY lose once and have to give back all profits!!!This type of trading makes no sense and you will lose on the long term guaranteed! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-1362387373630716243?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/1362387373630716243/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/money-management-principles.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/1362387373630716243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/1362387373630716243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/money-management-principles.html' title='Money Management Principles'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-8930052877413624809</id><published>2009-11-05T02:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T02:10:43.018-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Forex Money Management</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.forextradingnewbie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/chart-06.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 283px" alt="" src="http://www.forextradingnewbie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/chart-06.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Forex money management is one of the most important things you can learn before you actually begin making live trades.The money management principles discussed here will teach you how to avoid the costly mistakes many new traders make, often to the degree that they lose their entire investment on the first handful of trades.Psychology is really the most important factor to money management in forex. You have to be able to separate yourself from any emotional attachment you may have to your money. This is not very easy to do, but it works and it can be done.If you allow yourself to become emotional on a trade, you will not exit the trade properly, and this could mean holding on to a trade when you should have let it go, or letting go before the trade had a chance to turn profitable.First and foremost, you should consider leverage and risk. It is advisable that you never risk more than two percent of your account balance on any trade. However, some go further and allow for as much as ten percent, but never more than that. This gives you the ability to withstand market fluctuations, and if the trade goes bad, you still have money to try again. You should never operate under the assumption that you will profit from every trade. You should also plan for losses. Therefore, most traders will tell you that the best thing to do is to keep your gains large and your losses small. Develop your trading strategy around this idea.Keep track of your gains and losses. Keeping accurate and detailed records of your account activity will allow you to see whether or not the strategy is working, or if it needs to be re-built.Never go blindly into trading without a way to keep track of results. You will lose all of your funds and never understand why it happened.Finally, it is highly advisable that you first practice a strategy on a demo account. Nearly all brokers offer a virtual account whereupon you make trades in real-time, but with imaginary money, so nothing is risked. This is the best way to test a strategy before you put your real money on the line.However, be careful, once again, of the psychology of trading. When you play with fake money, nothing is risked. When real money is on the line, you must not get emotional. If you do, you will find yourself with very different results, most likely losses, than you had with the demo account. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-8930052877413624809?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/8930052877413624809/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/forex-money-management.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/8930052877413624809'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/8930052877413624809'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/forex-money-management.html' title='Forex Money Management'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-1687915295004289885</id><published>2009-11-05T01:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T02:05:42.173-08:00</updated><title type='text'>How far can the dollar go down?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.tradersnarrative.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/rate%20cuts%20graphs%20example%202001.png"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Theoretically, the US Dollar can go to zero. While unlikely, it should be remembered that nearly every currency that has ever existed throughout history, eventually has a crash that destroys 90% of absolute value, or more.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Won't foreign Central Banks support the dollar?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Why should they? If you are hungry, and your 600 lb. neighbor (who is now so fat he can't even walk anymore he needs to use one of those little carts) missed a few meals, which happen to be 5x expensive as yours, would you finance his dessert? Of course not. You are thinking many things, but supporting his habit of overeating isn't one of them. The US consumes over 25% of the world's resources but produces less than 10%. Economists may not care for such a crude analogy, but the situation with the US Dollar is very, very simple, and should not be overcomplicated. The USD has been a reserve currency for the post WW2 world, but since Nixon abandon gold standard, the USD is backed by only the belief and faith in US Government. We are seeing a commodity boom, not because of a bubble in commodity asset prices, but because of a decline in the USD, the world's reserve currency in which many commodities (especially Oil and Gold) are priced. In any event, it's not likely that foreign central banks will bail out the dollar, because that would in effect make them eat a realized loss in their current account. Moderately wealthy nations cannot afford to take the loss of the US, the largest and wealthiest economy in the world. The US has been a financial big brother who have bailed out other failing economies  but the US has no big brother to lean on, except maybe Russia, although that wouldn't go over too well in Washington. So if the US Defaults, who can come to the rescue?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gold is cheap&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Adjusted for inflation, Gold should be above 1500  without considering any boom. Many are wondering if commodities can continue to increase, without considering how depressed commodity prices were in the late 90's. An economy can live without services, or money, but people cannot decide not to eat or use Oil. Gold is money, the high price in Gold is reflective of investors concern about the value of money  any money. The US Dollar is a reserve currency so when USD goes down, so do many other currencies. The majority of USD holders are foreigners, but that is changing (in the past 10 years foreign USD holders have decreased from 77% to 62%).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What to do?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;An argument of this nature should end in a that's next or that you should do. Unfortunately, this is a complex situation with no magic bullet solution. On a basic personal finances level, one should sell your mortgage at any price and become debt free with low cost of living. Don't bet on any economic upturn that will save your finances, things will only get worse. Second, do what you do well  no matter what the value of the dollar or the state of the economy, there will always be demand for goods and services (unless you happen to be in real-estate business, in which case you could start looking into farms.) The good news is that in any time of chaos, uncertainty, and reorganization, there are always massive opportunities. Taking advantage of them may not require huge amounts of capital. Knowledge of the situation can cause one to be in the right place at the right time or at least not in the wrong place at the wrong time for example it would not be smart to be in south Florida amidst economic suffering which could lead to crime, rioting, overall fraud, and a depressed local economy.Property surrounding small country towns has been doubling in 1 year! Farmland has increased by as much as 500% in some areas over the last few years. There are plentiful opportunities in this market, but they may not be the traditional opportunities that investors are accustomed to.It's 2008There is a new market thinking, accept it or not. We don't live in the 1970's, it's not 1970 it's 2008. In 1970 Russia was communist, now there are more billionaires in Moscow than in New York. In 1970 Oil had not yet peaked, there was no Internet, financial markets were not deregulated to the extent that they are now, there were no derivatives, no climate change, and no Oil hungry China. In 1970 Europe was scarcely organized, only 25 years of reconstruction post ww2, and there was no Euro.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-1687915295004289885?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/1687915295004289885/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-far-can-dollar-go-down.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/1687915295004289885'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/1687915295004289885'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/how-far-can-dollar-go-down.html' title='How far can the dollar go down?'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-4615876152317936486</id><published>2009-11-05T00:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T01:06:43.486-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Blue chip stocks - not a poker game</title><content type='html'>Investing in conservative blue chip stocks may not have the allure of a hot high-tech investment, but it can be highly rewarding nonetheless, as good quality stocks have outperformed other investment classes over the long term.Historically, investing in stocks has generated a return, over time, of between 11 and 15 percent annually depending how aggressive you are. Stocks outperform other investments since they incur more risk. Stock investors are at the bottom of the corporate "food chain." First, companies have to pay their employees and suppliers. Then they pay their bondholders. After this come the preferred shareholders. Companies have an obligation to pay all these stakeholders first, and if there is money leftover it is paid to the stockholders through dividends or retained earnings. Sometimes there is a lot of money left over for stockholders, and in other cases there isn't. Thus, investing in stocks is risky because investors never know exactly what they are going to receive for their investment.What are the attractions of blue chip stocks? 1. Great long-term rates of return.2. Unlike mutual funds, another relatively safe, long term investment category, there are no ongoing fees.3. You become a owner of a company.So much for the benefits - what about the risks?1. Some investors can't tolerate both the risk associated with investing in the stock market and the risk associated with investing in one company. Not all blue chips are created equal.2. If you don't have the time and skill to identify a good quality company at a fair price don't invest directly. Rather, you should consider a good mutual fund.Selecting a blue chip company is only part of the battle - determining the appropriate price is the other. Theoretically, the value of a stock is the present value of all future cash flows discounted at the appropriate discount rate. However, like most theoretical answers, this doesn't fully explain reality. In reality supply and demand for a stock sets the stock's daily price, and demand for a stock will increase or decrease depending of the outlook for a company. Thus, stock prices are driven by investor expectations for a company, the more favorable the expectations the better the stock price. In short, the stock market is a voting machine and much of the time it is voting based on investors' fear or greed, not on their rational assessments of value. Stock prices can swing widely in the short-term but they eventually converge to their intrinsic value over the long-term.Investors should look at good companies with great expectations that are not yet imbedded in the price of a stock.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-4615876152317936486?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/4615876152317936486/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/blue-chip-stocks-not-poker-game.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/4615876152317936486'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/4615876152317936486'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/11/blue-chip-stocks-not-poker-game.html' title='Blue chip stocks - not a poker game'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-6225819859317816070</id><published>2009-10-31T01:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-31T01:39:55.646-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.unicycle4kids.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/forex1.png"&gt;&lt;img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px" alt="" src="http://www.unicycle4kids.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/forex1.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A Market Which Never Closes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many of the trading markets around the world are situated in fixed locations and operate within strict trading hours, often limited to just five or six hours a day between Monday and Friday. The Forex market however is open 24 hours a day.&lt;br /&gt;This means that traders can not only take advantage of international events and react literally as they happen, but they also have the ability set their own trading hours. If you prefer to work in the mornings then that’s fine but, if this doesn’t suit you, then you can choose to trade during the afternoon, late evening or even in the middle of the night if you want to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Low Trading Costs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;In many markets, like the equity market, traders not only have to pay a spread (the difference in price between buying and selling a stock) but also have to pay a commission to the broker. On small trades this commission can typically be about $20 and this can rise rapidly to over $100 for larger trades.&lt;br /&gt;Because the foreign currency exchange market is a wholly electronic market many of the traditional trading costs are eliminated and you are in affect reduced to paying nothing more than the spread. In addition, the extremely liquid nature of the global currency exchange market means that spreads are normally much tighter than those seen in other markets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Ability To Trade On High Leverage&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In most markets where a trader has an opportunity to trade on leverage the leverage offered is often quite low. In the case of equity markets, for example, professional equity day traders will normally operate on a leverage of about ten times their capital. In the Forex market by contrast it is quite common to find that traders are permitted to trade at one hundred to two hundred times their capital.&lt;br /&gt;A downside of high leverage is that it can of course lead to high losses as well as high gains. However, within the foreign currency market, risk management is extremely tightly controlled.&lt;br /&gt;Limited Slippage&lt;br /&gt;In currency trading trades are executed immediately using real-time prices at which firms will buy or sell the currencies quoted. In almost all cases this means that the price you see and the price you pay are the same.&lt;br /&gt;This is not often the case in other markets where there can be often considerable delays between placing an order and that order being executed during which time the price will often move against you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Chance To Profit In Both Rising And Falling Markets&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Equity markets follow rising and falling trends (cycling between Bull and Bear markets), but the Forex market does not suffer this cycling which comes from structural bias in the market.&lt;br /&gt;World currency trading always involves two currencies so that if you are down on one currency then you are up on the other. There is therefore always the potential for making a profit whether the market is rising or falling.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-6225819859317816070?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/6225819859317816070/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/market-which-never-closes-many-of.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/6225819859317816070'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/6225819859317816070'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/market-which-never-closes-many-of.html' title=''/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-6740620588541820449</id><published>2009-10-26T06:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T06:49:45.925-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Automated Forex Trading System</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWohXpJJGI/AAAAAAAAAEE/C8Suc0WK-GU/s1600-h/united-states-dollar-currency-symbol-isometric-illustration-2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396905019709138018" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWohXpJJGI/AAAAAAAAAEE/C8Suc0WK-GU/s400/united-states-dollar-currency-symbol-isometric-illustration-2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; The Forex MegaDroid is an automated Forex trading robot This was specifically designed to function in all market environments. Which isexactly why its performance during testing was close to the highest we have everwitnessed. The facts are clear and un-debatable on this issue, the market canmake unexpected moves at the drop of a hat and having a weapon in your arsenalable to react instantly to those corrections and profit from them at the sametime, puts you in a very powerful position. Because of this we were forced togive it our highest rating possible, a 10 out of 10. This item is not to beunderestimated and MUST be in your final decision making process when makingyour purchasing decision.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This Forex robot uses a cool new technology known as Correlated Time and PriceAnalysis (RCTPA). What this does is helps the robot make trades in the presentby quickly calculating years of similar looking market conditions in the past.The Forex market like any other will follow specific patterns and Mega Droidwill use years of back testing to profit from those patterns.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now the hallmark of Forex Mega Droid and why it is creating such hype is thefact that the program is the first Forex robot to have artificial intelligence(AI). What this means is instead of simply taking the same trades over and over,if one trade is a loser the robot will learn from the experience. It will then factor in why that trade was a loser and use that valuable information for latertrades. This Automated Forex Robot is incredibly valuable because the problem with mostForex robots is they stop working after a certain amount of time. ForexMegaDroid learns from it's mistakes and is constantly adapting to marketconditions. Forex MegaDroid Results Fore complete review and listed benefits visit http://www.sneakymoneysystem.com This Forex MegaDroid review would not be complete without posting some initialresults from our testing of the product. Now keep in mind this product is stillvery new, so these numbers COULD change in the future. The initial results havebeen pretty staggering. Forex MegaDroid has shown a 95-96% win percentage ontrades and tripled one of our accounts. The best part is the robot was very good at limiting losses by not riding costlydrawdowns. A high win percentage with minimal losses are the signs of anEXCELLENT automated software. Before jumping in I recommend learning a little more about the program. Butthere is an awful lot to be excited about with this one.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-6740620588541820449?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/6740620588541820449/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/automated-forex-trading-system.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/6740620588541820449'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/6740620588541820449'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/automated-forex-trading-system.html' title='Automated Forex Trading System'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWohXpJJGI/AAAAAAAAAEE/C8Suc0WK-GU/s72-c/united-states-dollar-currency-symbol-isometric-illustration-2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-9154326430354993453</id><published>2009-10-26T06:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T06:52:50.246-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Forex Trading Basics</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWpkbzM08I/AAAAAAAAAEM/9bTtEQ2hbTA/s1600-h/000012431759.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396906171876299714" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWpkbzM08I/AAAAAAAAAEM/9bTtEQ2hbTA/s400/000012431759.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Trading is probably as old as mankind itself. It's been there since man learned that he could trade his extra stone knife and five arrow heads for somebody else's nice warm fur blanket. These days we call it bartering, but it's the same process.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And these days we've gotten more sophisticated with our trading. Now we use something called money to stand in for the blankets and the knives, but we're still trading our ability to work and produce something useful in exchange for somebody else's goods that we want.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But now, trading is not only about goods or services, it has grown into something much more than that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now we're trading one region's money for another region's money because we've learned that their relative values can vary, sometimes significantly. The first enterprising souls to notice this were the world's first currency traders, taking their profits from the buying and selling of actual banknotes and coins.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But today the whole process has been formalized into what we call the Foreign Exchange (or Forex) market. And it has attracted a lot of action. Up to $3 trillion a day worth of action, in fact.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forex trading simply involves the buying and/or selling of different foreign currencies in the global market. Many investors today don't consider it enough to have a portfolio stuffed only with bonds, mutual funds and stocks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the strongest appeals of the Forex market is its 24-hour open door. On the world clock, a trading day starts in Sydney, Australia and steps from time zone to time zone around the world until it reaches New York city, the last market to open each day. And it does this five days a week, closing only on the weekend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Almost every country has its own currency, but on the Forex market, it's mostly the so-called "major" currencies that are traded. These currencies are highly regarded because their issuing countries are politically and economically more stable than most other currencies (most of the time).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The major currencies that are traded in the FX market are the Euro, the British Pound, the Japanese Yen and the Swiss Franc, as well as the dollars of Canada, Australia and the USA.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most people, when they first learn of Forex trading, find it all a bit strange. Typically, money is used to buy goods and services, not other types of money. However, it's not really all that hard to understand. Just think of traveling to another country. Once you arrive, you go to a currency exchange or a bank and trade your dollars or Euros to buy ringits or yen. Then when you return home, you do the same in reverse. Sometimes the value has changed between the two exchanges, and you make a small profit or lose a bit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, that's exactly what a Forex trader does, but he does it much more often, and usually with much larger sums of money. Also, he's not doing it because of travel but because he believes he foresees a coming shift in the exchange rate. In other words, he sees an opportunity to make a profit and seizes it. If he knows what he's doing, the profits can be both big and consistent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So how do you get into the Forex market?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's surprisingly easy to enter, although it's not quite as easy to rack up steady profits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You'll need a computer and fast Internet connection. You'll also need seed money to cover your first trades. Minimum deposit requirements vary, but considering the opportunities available, even the higher entry fees are surprisingly low.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can choose from among many software programs available for logging in to your account and placing your trades. The software also allows you to receive alerts on market conditions, rates, and other important information. The more sophisticated software can recommend when to buy or sell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forex trading can be an exciting way to make money, but when done in the wrong way, it can get very expensive. Learning what you're doing before you start trading is crucial. Do your research and your due diligence. Learn what the business is about. Set up a dummy account with a broker and do lots of paper trades so that you fully understand the entire process. Stay with this long enough to become comfortable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In addition, read comments and advice from other traders... many other traders. It's important to have a strong grasp of the strategies you'll need day-in and day-out. This is a business, and it's important that you treat it with the respect that a sophisticated, highly profitable business deserves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This mindset of professionalism and responsibility are fundamental to any success you expect to build. Without such a mindset, you're nothing but another gambler and you'll lose more than you win.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forex trading is more risky than stocks and bonds. But it also holds out the promise of much higher returns. Lightning can strike within seconds or minutes sometimes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't ever forget, ordinary mortals can take part in Forex trading. Just because 98% of all trading is done by huge financial institutions and multinationals, don't think there won't be any "left-overs" for you. People from all walks of life are involved in that other 2% of Forex trading. Consider - just 2% of Forex's daily $3 trillion volume leaves some very large chunks of opportunity up for grabs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you go looking for a system or strategy to guide your trades, don't just seize the first one you find. Do your homework. Take advantage of free trial versions of software. Look for customer testimonials. And after carefully considering all the factors involved, you can choose a system for your trading.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another important factor - check out the brokers and choose one who can effectively help you devise a trading strategy that fits your goals and your personality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you truly want to make it big in the Forex market, use all available resources to learn your new business well. The average newcomer to Forex trading is impatient and wants to go straight to the "good stuff." Their impatience assures they'll never get to the good stuff and instead suffer mainly losses and disappointment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be determined. Be disciplined. Take the long-term view always. This will instantly set you apart from the losers. Once you have a good, solid knowledge of Forex trading basics, coupled with a well-tested strategy, you have a much better than average chance of making consistent profits in currency trading. After all, isn't that exactly what you're aiming for?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-9154326430354993453?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/9154326430354993453/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/forex-trading-basics.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/9154326430354993453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/9154326430354993453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/forex-trading-basics.html' title='The Forex Trading Basics'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWpkbzM08I/AAAAAAAAAEM/9bTtEQ2hbTA/s72-c/000012431759.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-7471069762322302236</id><published>2009-10-26T06:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T06:57:10.842-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Forex Candlestick Learning</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWqdT4KoTI/AAAAAAAAAEU/3ay6kbJeu8Q/s1600-h/business-graph-with-arrow-and-coins-showing-profits-and-gains.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396907149002187058" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWqdT4KoTI/AAAAAAAAAEU/3ay6kbJeu8Q/s400/business-graph-with-arrow-and-coins-showing-profits-and-gains.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Candlestick patterns are the oldest Forex analyzing tools, developed by Japanese in the eighteenth century with the object to follow the rice sell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They used to draw the bars representing the trade of each day, mentioning the opening, highs, lows and closing rice trades.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They color the distance between the opening and closing of trade in a rectangle shape, so that each trading bar would look like a candle that is how it got the name candlestick patterns as we call it today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With this idea, an image might have formed in your mind somewhat resembling the candles. The technique is still valuable after centuries and move toward to the western world at the start of the 20th century.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, it has reached to a point where most of the trading systems offer candlestick chart patterns for examining Forex trends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To note, each candlestick bar that has the final price greater than the opening price is colored with lighter color to make the difference while the dark color candles symbolize bars where the opening trade is higher than the closing trade represented by the red color.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now a-days, the Forex trading systems provides the color customization facility so that you can change color of the candlestick charts as per your likings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The candlestick pattern is the oldest Forex analysis tool that has gained the attention of several traders and widely implemented tool in today's Forex trading environment.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-7471069762322302236?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/7471069762322302236/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/forex-candlestick-learning.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/7471069762322302236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/7471069762322302236'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/forex-candlestick-learning.html' title='Forex Candlestick Learning'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWqdT4KoTI/AAAAAAAAAEU/3ay6kbJeu8Q/s72-c/business-graph-with-arrow-and-coins-showing-profits-and-gains.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-1180019178310750752</id><published>2009-10-26T06:37:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T07:09:58.624-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Benefits of Using a Forex Signals Provider</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWth0_zwjI/AAAAAAAAAEc/zbBHj3BXzJw/s1600-h/Jasenka080300230.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396910525146972722" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWth0_zwjI/AAAAAAAAAEc/zbBHj3BXzJw/s400/Jasenka080300230.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Forex market can be intimidating and confusing if you are a beginner. Experts and gurus have spent years acquiring experience and knowledge by making expensive mistakes. If you are venturing into forex for the first time, it's almost a guarantee that you will lose money. You may lack the knowledge and skills to make profitable trades.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To overcome the challenges ahead, have two options. The first option is to learn everything on your own. However, as mentioned earlier, be prepared to lose money to pick up the lessons. Also, the learning curve is rather steep. The complex and sophisticated analysis methods can put the most intelligent people off. Not everyone wants to get involved in research and analysis. For sure, it's more fun to be trading and making money in real time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The second option, is to use a forex signals provider. A forex signals provider is a service provider. To use the service, you will have to join as a member and pay subscription fees. But many service providers claim that the fees are very affordable. That may be true, assuming that you make lots of profits based on the signals that are provided by the service provider.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are a few special benefits that deserve special mention.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) Ability to move around while waiting for signal instructions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You don't have to be hooked to your computer when using a signal service provider. Signal instructions can now be emailed or SMS to you. That means you can be receiving instructions even when you are on the move. You may then execute the trade based on the instructions you receive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) Shorten the learning curve.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a huge benefit. Instead of spending all your time learning how the forex market works, you can start trading immediately. You can skip right past the complex analysis stage and get involved in the action.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3) Minimize trading risk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For all new traders, all trades are considered risky due to lack of knowledge and skills. If you don't wish to lose money upfront, then you have to depend on a forex signal provider for reliable instructions. All the decisions are made for you by the service provider - when to buy, when to sell, and what is the stop and loss entry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4) No need to monitor trades manually.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sometimes, forex traders get up in the middle of the night just to trade an order. With the instructions given, you don't have to do that anymore. Simply execute the order based on the instructions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To start trading in the forex market, all you need is an Internet connection, a little money (to start trading), and a forex signals membership. The membership will provide you with signal instructions. You wait for the instructions to arrive, and you execute the order. Once you have done that, all you need to do is to wait for the trade to become profitable.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-1180019178310750752?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/1180019178310750752/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/benefits-of-using-forex-signals.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/1180019178310750752'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/1180019178310750752'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/benefits-of-using-forex-signals.html' title='Benefits of Using a Forex Signals Provider'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWth0_zwjI/AAAAAAAAAEc/zbBHj3BXzJw/s72-c/Jasenka080300230.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-4577083708031598806</id><published>2009-10-26T06:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T07:11:17.867-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Forex Trading- The Most Successful Forex Strategies</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWt3-upyxI/AAAAAAAAAEk/E9yFW67whB8/s1600-h/fourseasons080600069.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396910905716493074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 382px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 323px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWt3-upyxI/AAAAAAAAAEk/E9yFW67whB8/s400/fourseasons080600069.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;you want to catch the serious profit in forex dealing you need to trend watch forex trends which are worse term. here we are going to give you a 3 step simple method which if you use it correctly, will help you catch every superior forex trend and lead you to long-term term currency dealing success.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most beginner traders don't bother trying to trend following forex lengthier term - instead they try forex scalping or day trading. These methods focus the trader on small moves and they hope to catch small profit however as most short term moves are random, this leads to equity eliminate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The other alternatives are swing trading and long term forex trend following and this article is all about the latter method. If you look at any forex chart, you will see long-term term trends that last for months or years. These moves can and do yield serious profit - present we will outline a simple method to get them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Breakouts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By far the best way of catching the serious moves is to use a forex dealing strategy based around breakouts. A breakout is simply a move on a forex chart where a new high or low is made and resistance or support is broken.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's a fact that most leading moves start from new highs or lows.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While it might appear that you are not buying or selling at the greatest level, you are in terms of the odds of the trend continuing. Most forex traders make the mistake of waiting for the breakout to come back and get in at a better price but these traders never get on board. The grounds for this is if a breakout occurs, then you have a new strong trend and a pullback is not very likely to occur.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most traders don't buy or sell breakouts and that's exactly why it's such a powerful method.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The only point to keep in mind is a support or resistance which is ruined, should be valid and that means at least 3 points in at least 2 different times frames. The more tests and the greater the spacing between the tests the more valid the level is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Confirmation&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course not every breakout keeps and some reverse, these are false and can cause losses. You therefore need to confirm each move. All you need to do to achieve this is to put a few momentum indicators in your forex trading system to confirm your dealing signal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These indicators give you an estimation of the strength and velocity of price and there are many to choose from. We don't have time to discuss them here (simply look up our other articles) but two of the greatest are - the stochastic and Relative Strength Index RSI&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stops and Targets&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stop points are easy with breakouts - Simply behind the breakout point.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have a serious trend then you need to be careful you can milk it, so don't move your stop to soon and keep it outside of normal volatility. If it is a huge move, trailing stops should be held a long-term way back and the 40 day moving average is a good level to use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You have to keep in mind that when the trend does eventually turn you are going to give some profit back. You don't know when the trend is going to end, so don't predict.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's ok to give a serious back, as that's the nature of trading forex. Keep in mind if you got 50% of all leading trend you would be very rich. When you are long-term term trend following you have accept giving a bit back and taking dips in open equity as the trend develops - this is noise and does not affect the long term trend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The above is a simple way to trend watch forex and catch the high odds moves that yield the serious profit. If you are learning forex dealing and want a simple method that is robust and will help you get every major move, then you should base your dealing on the above method.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-4577083708031598806?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/4577083708031598806/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/forex-trading-most-successful-forex.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/4577083708031598806'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/4577083708031598806'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/forex-trading-most-successful-forex.html' title='Forex Trading- The Most Successful Forex Strategies'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWt3-upyxI/AAAAAAAAAEk/E9yFW67whB8/s72-c/fourseasons080600069.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-3672628658275585054</id><published>2009-10-26T06:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T07:13:08.987-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Best Forex Strategy for Consistent Profits</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWuQwPUSyI/AAAAAAAAAEs/6oEPBnGfpMU/s1600-h/lumaxart2d090500211.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396911331323693858" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWuQwPUSyI/AAAAAAAAAEs/6oEPBnGfpMU/s400/lumaxart2d090500211.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Some traders prefer the monthly, weekly or daily trade forex strategy. Others consider that the best forex strategy is the intraday trading, and probably none of them is the absolute best.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In reality, there can be profits in any forex strategy as long as you are well aware of the market movers and signals at any given time, and you have a clear understanding of all the elements that support your forex strategy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some traders base their forex strategy in long term investments (monthly or weekly positions), while others will build their forex strategy around daily or intradaily positions that might be open no longer than a few hours or even minutes (this traders are known as scalpers).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A long term forex strategy will probably earn you 100 or 200 pips in one trade, but that is probably all you will gain within a month or a week if your forex strategy gravitates around monthly or weekly positions, But on the other hand, a well carried scalping forex strategy can deliver many little 10 or 20 pip trades during a day, meaning that maybe you can total anything between 80 to 160 pips in one day using this forex strategy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The intraday forex strategy benefits from the fact that the forex market, whether moving up or down within any particular currency pair, will always make small fluctuations that you can profit from using an intraday forex strategy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Which forex strategy is best for you will depend greatly on your personal investment and risk management style, and also on how much time you can dedicate during the day in order to follow the market trends and spot the right entry points for a profitable trade.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I prefer the intraday forex strategy because of its profitability and because frankly I have some time to spare, but mostly because I have the assistance of a software I discovered a while ago, which places trades by itself based on the market trends occurring both during the day an during the night.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So even when if am not in front of my pc, I can go on trading all day and all night, profiting from of every little window of opportunity to scalp a few pips out of the market. With this approach, my intraday forex strategy delivers about 120 pips daily, which in my particular case means I earn about $3,000 per month with a 5,000 investment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So the intraday forex strategy can indeed be the most profitable one, but it will demand that you stay very attentive at what is going on within the market on a minute by minute basis, unless of course you have a software that stays on guard while you are busy with your job or anything else that might keep you from continuously analyzing the market trends.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-3672628658275585054?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/3672628658275585054/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/best-forex-strategy-for-consistent.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/3672628658275585054'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/3672628658275585054'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/best-forex-strategy-for-consistent.html' title='The Best Forex Strategy for Consistent Profits'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWuQwPUSyI/AAAAAAAAAEs/6oEPBnGfpMU/s72-c/lumaxart2d090500211.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-6622631798491394912</id><published>2009-10-26T06:33:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T07:15:03.404-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What's the Best Forex Strategy?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWut6up0kI/AAAAAAAAAE0/sOmcvKGAPnk/s1600-h/LuMaxArt2D090202310.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396911832355689026" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 345px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWut6up0kI/AAAAAAAAAE0/sOmcvKGAPnk/s400/LuMaxArt2D090202310.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Many forex traders find themselves asking the age old question what's the best forex strategy? To know the answer to that question, one must look at the history of trading. Not just forex trading, but trading, in general.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The moment that the first bell rang on the stock market floor, traders were coming up with strategies to beat the market. Obviously they didn't have the technology that most of us have at our disposal. They didn't have the thousand dollar charting platforms that so many traders are overpaying for, just for the privilege of using them, nowadays. So how do you think the successful traders of the past made their money?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, one way was through fundamental analysis. They were able to comprehend a company's financial statements such as balance sheets, income statements, statement of cash flows, etc. to know a bargain when they saw one. But these kind of people would be categorized as investors, not traders. Traders generally believed in technical analysis over fundamental analysis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So how did traders of that generation made their money? Simple. They understood the concept of price action. Plenty of floor traders became rich just by paying attention to how the other floor traders were trading the respective stock.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How come a concept as simple as price action has been pushed back in favor of all the technological bells and whistles that most people use in their day to day trading?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;People, today somehow feel that the best forex strategy has to be in these maze of indicators,colors, noises,and whatever else is en vogue nowadays. Its really quite sad that it has gotten to this point.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Traders used to pride themselves on how they were able to truly understand the market, but in the present time we live in, they are more worried about understanding what their indicators are telling them.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-6622631798491394912?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/6622631798491394912/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/whats-best-forex-strategy.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/6622631798491394912'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/6622631798491394912'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/whats-best-forex-strategy.html' title='What&apos;s the Best Forex Strategy?'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWut6up0kI/AAAAAAAAAE0/sOmcvKGAPnk/s72-c/LuMaxArt2D090202310.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-4348796001246611658</id><published>2009-10-26T06:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T07:16:24.392-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Forex Trading Strategy - A Simple Timeless Method For Huge Gains</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWvEUfYy5I/AAAAAAAAAE8/d9Nl4lfj7Jc/s1600-h/lumaxart2d060500223.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396912217228102546" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 308px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWvEUfYy5I/AAAAAAAAAE8/d9Nl4lfj7Jc/s400/lumaxart2d060500223.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Forex trading strategy enclosed can be learned in a few weeks and can make you huge profits in around 30 minutes a day. It's easy to understand and have confidence in so let's take a look at it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The methodology we are going to look at here is long term trend following with breakouts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The one constant in Forex markets is they will trend for long periods of time in a sustained direction and as these trends reflect the underlying health of the economy, they will last for weeks months or years. If you can lock into these trends and hold them, with leverage on your side, you can make a lot of money but how do you get in on these trends and ride them?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The best way to get in on any trend is to buy a break of support or resistance, to a new chart high or low. You generally, want a level that has been tested at least twice and the more times the better. What you are looking for is a level which the traders consider important.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If the break is a good one the following will occur:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As soon as the level is penetrated, stops behind the level are hit and push the price further in favour of the breakout, technical buying kicks in and pushes the price further from the breakout point and then as the new trend develops retail buyers want to get on board pushing the trend even further.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It sounds simple and logical and it is but most traders have a problem with taking breakouts and it's rooted in their psychology. When the break occurs they think, I have missed the start of the move, so better wait for a pullback to get in but the really big breakouts don't come back, the trend develops and the trader who waited misses the move.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The trader who simply bought the beak, missed the first bit of the move but he has the odds on his side of a continuation of the trend and stands to make money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most traders want to predict and buy tops and bottoms and be perfect but that's impossible, if they focused purely on making money, they would see the logic of breakouts which is simply trade the reality of price change and forget prediction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When trading breakouts, you need to be patient and wait for the best trading signals. You need to pick levels which have been tested several times and are considered important by traders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Breakout trading can be done easily, by anyone and doesn't take long to learn. You can put together a simple, breakout strategy together in a week or so and then start enjoying currency trading success.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-4348796001246611658?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/4348796001246611658/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/forex-trading-strategy-simple-timeless.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/4348796001246611658'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/4348796001246611658'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/forex-trading-strategy-simple-timeless.html' title='Forex Trading Strategy - A Simple Timeless Method For Huge Gains'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWvEUfYy5I/AAAAAAAAAE8/d9Nl4lfj7Jc/s72-c/lumaxart2d060500223.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-8877878776620963586</id><published>2009-10-26T06:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T07:17:54.364-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Forex Scalping Strategy</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWvefZ1mXI/AAAAAAAAAFE/5k9cT6PWA1w/s1600-h/paulcowan051000067.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396912666834213234" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 168px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWvefZ1mXI/AAAAAAAAAFE/5k9cT6PWA1w/s400/paulcowan051000067.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Forex scalping is the art of using high leverage and a large number of short term trades to steadily increase an account. Usually, only 1 to 5 pips are targeted for each trade. This type of trading appeals greatly to day traders and those looking to minimize the risk involved in trading currencies. Next to money management, "risk control" is the single most important trait to a surviving (and thriving) currency trader. The small amount of time that is spent in the market limits much of the risk in exposure in comparison to a longer term system. Also, the freedom involved in a speedy Forex scalping system in such a liquid market is a "magnet" that drives many traders from other markets to try their hand in currency. A disciplined and steady scalper could seamlessly double or triple an account, and spend only a fraction of the time in the market as a common day trader.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forex Scalping - The Problem&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Though Forex scalping may seem like a preverbal "holy grail" at first glance, there are still many unseen hurdles that surround the controversial method of trading. If you do wish to add scalping to your trading toolbox, it is extremely important to pick a broker who can support a scalpers's system. You will quickly find that many brokers do not allow scalp trading, as the method of quickly entering and exiting trades may actually cause the broker to lose money at the dealing desk. Forex scalping also does not give the broker a means to trade against their clients which is a way of money making for them. Out of the hundreds of online Forex brokers, only a handful support scalping. It is a very thin line between scalping and short term trading. Generally if you hold trades for a minute or less, you may have problems with brokers. They could warn you and then if you continue shut down your account. However, if you trade in minutes or more, most likely you will not have problems with dealing desk brokers. Non dealing desk (ECN) brokers allow scalping where you can hold a position for seconds however the minimum to open an account is higher ($2,000 and above).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forex Scalping Strategy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Effective Forex scalping strategies take advantage of extremely slight price fluctuations (sometimes only 1-3 pips) many times in order to steadily build an account. Because of the smaller number of pips gained per trade, larger than normal leverages play a key role in a successful Forex scalping strategy. By leveraging much more than a standard day trader in a liquid environment, a very skilled scalp trader is able to make just as much money as the day trader in a shorter period of time. However, this is an obvious double-edged sword. The market can just as easily move against you on a high leverage, which could produce substantial blows to your account.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, it is important to take into consideration the physical and mental speed of a trader who will only stay in the market for seconds to minutes. Executing a scalping strategy by hand can be extremely difficult considering the quick amount of time you must be in and out of the market for your strategy to be affective. Many successful Forex scalping strategies are built to be automated; the rules to the system are coded into a trading platform to automatically perform scalp trades around the clock. Though it is completely possible to trade a Forex scalping strategy manually, the majority of today's traders would agree that automating the process based on a set of rules would be the best way to ensure speed and reliability. When choosing a platform to automate your scalp strategy, it is extremely important to stick with those platforms that allow the execution of your system on every tick (such as MetaTrader 4). This ensures that your entrances and exits will be on a per-tick basis, and will give you a much higher probable rate of success than those platforms who will execute your code more periodically.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To understand the full challenge of scalping as a trading style, consider this: hard work and small gains accumulated over a decent period of time could easily be wiped out with one large loss. Finding a balance between profit levels and size of acceptable losses presents the most difficult challenge to scalpers' strategy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forex scalping can be a good method of growing a managed Forex account quickly, but should not be looked at as the "holy grail" of trading. Most brokers do not support scalping, and a consistently profitable Forex scalping strategy can be very difficult to engineer. However, if much time and effort is spent in system optimization and setting up a good relationship with a scalp supporting broker, the benefits could be well worth the time spent.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-8877878776620963586?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/8877878776620963586/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/forex-scalping-strategy.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/8877878776620963586'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/8877878776620963586'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/forex-scalping-strategy.html' title='Forex Scalping Strategy'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWvefZ1mXI/AAAAAAAAAFE/5k9cT6PWA1w/s72-c/paulcowan051000067.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-6646465938657097484</id><published>2009-10-26T06:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T07:19:16.497-07:00</updated><title type='text'>DISCOVER 2 STRATEGIES FOR MAKING OVER USD2000 WEEKLY AS A BREAKOUT FOREX TRADER</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWv1ZEjOtI/AAAAAAAAAFM/NMgxtgoEr4w/s1600-h/paulcowan070300315.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396913060271307474" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 168px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWv1ZEjOtI/AAAAAAAAAFM/NMgxtgoEr4w/s400/paulcowan070300315.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;How to approach news breakout: this occurs upon the release of major economic announcements and can sometimes trigger moves of over 70 pips within few minutes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When a major fundamental announcement is to be released, few minutes to this time we see the market moving in a very choppy sideways or counter trend. During this time, breakout traders who straddle the news position themselves well ahead of the said news event to take advantage of the initial price spike. Note that not all news event support this strategy. Using this strategy, you ay only need to be in the market for about 5minutes and you are out with profit or a little loss.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You use this strategy by first of all knowing the time of the news release using the economic calendars then find out if the news event supports this strategy. Having done the above, you then go to your platform 5 or 3 minutes before the news event and set up your orders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The news event that supports this strategy are interest rate statements from US EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY. EUROPE- EUR/USD, EUR/GBP, EUR/JPY. And EUR/USD. UNITED KINGDOM-GBP/USD, EUR/GBP, GBP/JPY, NEWZEALAND AND CANADA. Other news events that supports this strategy are non-farm payroll from US , unemployment rate and employment change from Canada and Australia, German Zew economic sentiment, BOE MPC meeting minutes e.t.c.. the minimum each of this news events can generate is 30pips within 10 minutes so do not be greedy with profits. If you take only 20pips per event on a standard account, with just 10 events per week that will give you $2000 per week. Also try factoring in risk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Technical breakout; this kind of breakout occurs without any news event in sight. It can happen during the opening hours or close of the market. Before the opening of certain currency pairs and market sessions, the market is usually in a very choppy mood and quiet too. During this time the big moves are being planned and you should learn to move along with them. Quite often the market would have determined the direction it wants to move before it becomes quiet attempting to determine where to breakout.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-6646465938657097484?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/6646465938657097484/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/discover-2-strategies-for-making-over.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/6646465938657097484'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/6646465938657097484'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/discover-2-strategies-for-making-over.html' title='DISCOVER 2 STRATEGIES FOR MAKING OVER USD2000 WEEKLY AS A BREAKOUT FOREX TRADER'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWv1ZEjOtI/AAAAAAAAAFM/NMgxtgoEr4w/s72-c/paulcowan070300315.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-940088930499433405</id><published>2009-10-26T06:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T07:23:50.398-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Successful Forex Rading System</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWwqG3kYII/AAAAAAAAAFk/ssRTlctFc7g/s1600-h/poznyakov091000148.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396913965918085250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 168px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWwqG3kYII/AAAAAAAAAFk/ssRTlctFc7g/s400/poznyakov091000148.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Forex trading system is the subsystem of the forex trading plan which governs when and at which price you open and close your trades. A trading system works on the signals given by technical analysis and/or fundamental analysis. The signals are taken to see if the trader should buy or sell a specific currency pair or must close the open position(s). Any currency trading system prevents information overload by filtering out the universe of technical and/or fundamental signals in such a way that only the most reliable (successful in the past) signals or signal combinations are acted upon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are two kinds of trading systems - the discretionary and the mechanical. Discretionary trading systems expect the trader to use his or her own judgement to ascertain the importance of each of the technical or fundamental signals (whose number is potentially infinite) that he or she gets. Mechanical trading systems operate on a fixed number of technical or fundamental signals without the participation of the trader. Discretionary trading systems require the perpetual application of creativity (flexibility of approach) from the trader in the understanding of the changing market conditions. Mechanical trading systems require the creativity from the trader only in the forex system development phase.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Discretionary forex trading systems are best employed by professional forex traders with a lot of experience (internalized practical market knowledge) against which they can determine the validity of any signal that they receive. These traders usually remember a large number of various signal patterns from the past (just like the master chessmen) that they can compare to the current market conditions, to make their analysis more objective. In essence, they use themselves (i.e. their brain) as their trading system - often very successfully - because human mind has the best pattern recognition power on the planet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Starting currency traders are advised to begin by following professionally created mechanical forex trading systems. Most of these systems are sold-out in the form of the forex signals that are usually developed by experienced traders who have found a way to systemize their knowledge of the markets into a working strategy. At the same time, the beginning traders can work on building their own knowledge base of the forex market through the quality forex books, educational courses, bank reports and newswires on this subject -so that they can too, with time, create mechanical trading systems from their own insights and intuitions (using the forex charting packages which allow to do this).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beginning without a proven mechanical forex trading system (that has positive mathematical expectation) drastically dilutes the chances of maintaining the capital. This is because any intuition or a hunch that the traders experience as a result of some newly gained knowledge of the forex market is likely to be overridden by one of the two emotional derivatives of their life-long programming towards the money - the greed and the fear. In other words, without exact adherence to an existing mechanical trading system the beginning trader will eventually succumb to his or her emotions. As a matter of fact, the only way the traders can acquire discipline in the early phases of their trading careers is by tight following the signals generated by a proven mechanical forex trading system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note: Neural Network Packages (e.g. NeuroShell) emulate the process of human learning and can be used to accumualte the knowledge of the past technical and/or fundamental signal patterns (just like the mind of professional forex traders does) for the purpose of the future currency price forecasting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quote: "A mechanical approach to the markets can be successful and this is backed up by the fact that approximately 80% of the $30 billion in the managed futures industry is traded by exact systematic methods", from the "The Ultimate Trading Guide" by John R. Hill, George Pruitt, and Lundy Hill.&lt;br /&gt;2.2. Components of a Forex Trading System.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A regular forex trading system consists of two subsystems - the entry system and the exit system. These systems can operate on a different or the same set of inputs. The inputs can be technical or fundamental signals.A system consists of a number of rules which interpret the signals that it receives. The entry system evaluates the signals to determine if and at which level the positions should be opened. The exit system evaluates the signals to determine if and at which level the open positions should be closed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The propose of an entry system is to find market points which allow to open positions with high potential reward and low potential risk (high reward-to-risk ratio). The risk is defined as the pip distance from the entry price to the next support or resistance level lying opposite to the entry direction (above entry for sell and below entry for buy). The reward is defined as the pip distance from the entry price to the next support or resistance level lying in the direction of the entry (above entry for buy and below entry for sell). It is generally advised that the traders accept only the trades with the reward-to-risk ratio of over 2 (e.g. risk=60 pips, reward=130 pips). All the same, depending on the accuracy of a trading system (i.e. the percentage of the winning trades of all the past trades) this requirement might be shifted to a lower or a higher value without sacrificing the profitability of the system. This is because the true measure of the long term profitability of a forex trading system is neither the average per-trade reward-to-risk ratio nor the accuracy of the system but the combination of these two measures which is calculated as the mathematical expectation of a trading system. In the absence of the accuracy measure of a trading system (as is the case with some discretionary trading systems) - the trader ought strive to find entries with the greatest possible reward-to-risk ratio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note: Elliott wave analysis allows to find entries with extremely high reward-to-risk ratios (e.g. just check some of reports on MTPredictor's site). It is worth noting that MTPredictor automatically calculates the reward-to-risk ratios and helps to find optimum entry points based on these ratios. Some Elliot wave software developers (e.g. Advanced Get) also supply their subscribers with detailed Elliott wave trading plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The aim of an exit system is to protect the capital base and the unrealized profits. The capital base is shielded by ensuring that the trades are exited with a fixed loss when the reasons for holding them are no longer valid. This is done by triggering a stop-loss order on your forex brokerage account when the price crosses the level which defined your risk at the entry. If you are a discretionary trader, forcing yourself to place the slop-loss on each trade and to stick to it no matter what will make you very selective about your entries - which ought increase your profitability. The unrealized profits are protected either by a take-profit order which is triggered on your brokerage account when the price reaches the level which defined your profit at the entry or with the help of the trailing stop-loss which gradually locks in more profits as the price moves in your favour. In fact, the trailing stop-loss exit can be more suitable than the fixed take-profit exit if you wish to profit from the extending "character" of some impulse waves. In such a event the trailing stop-loss can be placed just a few pips opposite to the trendline which defines impulse wave. There is one more type of exit which can be used to protect the trader from missing trading opportunities - the time exit. A time exit is triggered if a trade hasn't reached either its stop-loss or take-profit level in the specified period of time. Exiting such trades reduces the chances that the capital will be tied up when better opportunities appear on the other currency pairs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note: Most forex newswires (e.g. Marketnews) are a great source of real-time information on the location of the major support and resistance levels and clusters of large orders that are watched by professional forex traders and which can be used to manually update the position of your trailing stop-loss.&lt;br /&gt;2.3. Development of a Currency Trading System.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Making a mechanical forex trading system involves a number of steps: 1) Selecting the inputs for the trading system - technical analysis or fundamental analysis tools which will generate the signals for the system; 2) Developing the rule-set which will operate on these signals; 3) Optimizing the parameters of the analysis tools used to produce the signals; 4) Backtesting and forwardtesting the system over historical price data. Each of these steps is covered in more detail below:&lt;br /&gt;2.3.1. Selecting the Inputs for the Trading System&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is important to base your selection of inputs to the system on a sensible premise about the way the currency markets operate. As an example, you can use 200-day moving average to determine if the market is in a long-term up or down trend because a large proportion of professional forex traders use this technical tool to measure market trendiness. It is also better to combine technical analysis tools of different type and scale because this increases the chances of finding high-probability entry points (those that are likely to be followed by sharp currency price moves in your favour), which should, in turn, contribute to the overall system accuracy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you use technical tools only on the higher time-frame charts like the daily or the weekly charts this will increase the duration of the trades and the time periods out of the market - because the signals will take longer to form. Either of these outcomes can have detrimental impact on the trader and investor morale during the inevitable losing streaks as is shown by our forex trading simulator (Please note: The size of this page is 0,6 Mbs and it requires that you have Flash installed and Javascript enabled in your browser). which can last longer than they are naturally prepared to wait. This makes it important to focus on lower time-frame charts (e.g. hourly charts) for signal generation which will lead to shorter trade durations and, consequently, to quicker recoveries from the drawdowns. Shorter trade durations can also help to the trader to defeat the temptation to overtrade because he or she can expect to see the next entry signal in the next couple of days - not in the next couple of weeks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quote: "Your freedom to choose your time-frame is too valuable to lose. Investors and margined speculators, on the other hand, can choose their own time-frames. This is one of their positional advantages, to use a favourite notion of Larry Hite* , one of the founders of Mint Investment Corp* - one of the largest of the futures fund operators. Investors and speculators can choose. Obviously it makes sense to choose time frames which match any natural rhythms that can be discerned in the currency markets." John Percival in his book "The Way of the Dollar".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note: If you are using the Elliott Wave analysis your average holding period will depend on the degree of the impulse or corrective waves that you are trading.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Choosing which fundamental factors are best for your forex trading system (e.g. as inputs to your neural network) can be very hard because the effect of various economic indicators on the currency prices changes with time. In other words, the strength of correlation between the price of a currency pair and the fundamental factors relevant to it is not fixed (even with interest rate differentials). In contrast, the relationship between the price patterns (especially the classical price patterns) and trader psychology (the driving force behind most important price moves) remains fairly stable over the years. This is the reason why the forex traders are encouraged to dedicate most of their efforts to building trading systems around the technical analysis.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another all-important question is the time horizon of the prediction that the trader is trying to make with his system. Better not to try to forecast currency prices too far into the future. This is because the number and the complexity of interaction of various technical and fundamental factors rises geometrically with each trading day. It is, therefore, best to "leave" this task to high-end investment banks and houses which alone have the capacity to perform the necessary calculations inherent in longer-term currency course forecasting. It is more practical for the typical currency trader to concentrate on capturing the so-called "knee-jerk" market reactions driven by crowd emotionalism through the analysis of the current technical or fundamental conditions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quote: "Rule 5: Be prepared for anything don't try to predict what will happen or when. Investing is a skill, not a science. The Zen swordsman dicsniplines body and mind to counter any blow spontaneously; he does not anticipate the moves of an opponent, for that impedes his ability to react. Likewise, professional investors know they cannot control the real estate or stock market, let alone the global economy. Instead, they train themselves to be financially intelligent, to think confidently and creatively when opportunities or problems arise." one of the The Seven Rules of Investing given in Robert Kiyosaki's book "You Can Choose to Be Rich".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You should also try not to include too many indicators (over 12) in your forex trading system. This is because probability that the system will perform like it did in the past diminishes as you add more indicators to your system. As a rule, the larger the number of indicators in your system the longer the period of historical currency price data you need to backtest the system on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note: There is no necessity to learn all the available indicators and technical analysis methods before you can start creating your own robust trading systems. It is usually enough to master just a few "basic" technical indicators and formations to start combining them to identify high probability entry and exit points. The fundamental and technical reports issues by the investment banks are one of the best sources of information on which technical and/or fundamental signals are watched by the professional trading community that you can include in your forex trading system. In the long run it is best to stick to a sound forex trading strategy, that has high probability of being profitable in the long-run, than to dissipate your capital among a variety of "promising" methods.&lt;br /&gt;2.3.2. Developing the Rule-Set which will Operate on the Signals&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can create these rules based on your observation of how the prices move in relation to various technical and fundamental indicators. For example, you might notice that currency prices tend to resume trending behaviour after they correct toward and touch 200-day moving average. You can use this observance to formulate a rule which will enter the markets when the prices bounce off from the 200-day moving average. You could also notice that the prices tend to stop trending when they touch the outer daily Bollinger bands. You can use this information to create a rule which will exit the trades once the prices penetrate the outer daily Bollinger Band. Because making rule-sets for mechanical trading systems forces you to quantify your insights about the market this practice aids to clarify them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The rule-set of a forex trading system is in essence the clarified version of the weighing algorithms that you naturally create in your mind as you learn the technical and fundamental analysis and observe the price action. I say "weighing" because most of the technical rules are transcribed in your mind as fuzzy patterns (e.g. "The longer the shadows of a doji the more likely the reversal" or "The steeper the trendline - the more bullish or bearish the market sentiment."). When you make the trading system, you transfer your knowledge to the computer in the form that can be understood by it. Admittedly, the quality of the computerized model very often will fall short of the actual mental model that you keep in your head. Nevertheless, the real advantage of the "mechanicizing" your market knowledge is the power to objectively determine the validity of your trading ideas by the process of the backtesting. It should be noted that the closest the computers approach to simulating the complexity of human comprehension of the market patterns is in the neural network packages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Neural network packages can be especially effective if you wish to model your way of weighing the strength of support or resistance levels. For example, if you believe that fibonacci retracements are more reliable entry points if they are confirmed by reversal candlestick patterns and/or RSI divergence you can "ask" a neural network to search for past occurrences of this pattern combination and determine the actual numeric weight that should be placed on each of these technical signals for the entry or exit to occur. This process is very advantageous because it allows the computer to extend your natural pattern recognition ability by perfecting (or objectifying) the weights associated with each technical input/signal. This way you can objectively measure the strength or the beauty of the technical setups that you encounter in your trading (e.g. the resultant model might require the position to be opened if the total sum of signal weighs is bigger than 0,5 where a reversal candlestick signal is "worth" 0,15, fibonacci retracement is "worth" 0,3 and the RSI divergence is "worth" 0,45). In essence, your forex trading system is the description of how beautiful your trading setups should be, where "beauty" is defined as the convergence of confirming signals from different type and/or scale technical analysis tools. Advanced users of the neural networks can go even further by tying the position size (within the maximum percentage value set by their money management system) to the strength or the beauty of the technical setup. If done decently this practice will allow them to make the most of the best trading opportunities while simultaneously reducing the exposure on the less promising setups.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meta4: An fascinating parallel to weighing the signals in order to determine if the position should be taken or not is the way people fall in love. Each individual carries a certain number of unconscious or semi-conscious qualifiers that "describe" in more or less fuzzy terms the appearance, the character, the temperament of their likely mate. When you meet the person who posses enough of these traits (i.e. above some "threshold" or unconscious minimum) the cascade of the confirming signals sets your mind off into the love state. A similar process occurs in the mind of discretionary trader when the market action through all of its technical and/or fundamental signals (i.e. "when all the pieces fit") activates the hunch or intuition response from him or her. If you compare the brain of a discretionary trader to a neural network the hunch finds its direct expression in the output neuron. The similarity between the process of falling in love and experiencing a hunch is probably behind such market advices as "do not marry your trades" or "do not fall in love with your trades". To stretch the similarity further we can compare a stop-loss order to the practice employed by some of the married couples called the "boundary". The boundary is the some form of behaviour unacceptable to the other spouse which if violated will lead to the end of relationship. Yet another analogue is between adding to a losing position and trying to win a favour of an unloving partner - the more you invest the harder it is to let go and the more likely you are to end up destroyed financially (emotionally in the relationships). As a final comparison the neural networks allow to model the connections among the ideas in the human mind in a similar way that a website through all its external and internal links permits to express the specific mental idea-network of its creator.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quote: "I use all forms of technical analysis, but interpret them through gut feel. I do not believe in mathematical systems that always approach markets in the same way. Using myself as the "system," I constantly change the input to achieve the same output—profit!", Mark Weinstein in Jack D. Schwager's book "Market Wizards".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note: It should be marked that the effectiveness of your model will always be only as good as the inputs that you give or "feed" to it (as someone said - "Garbage in, garbage out"). This is because computers merely extend your pattern recognition ability and cannot be relied upon to think up a winning system on their own - if this was false, the markets would have been cornered long ago by the guy with the most powerful computer.&lt;br /&gt;2.3.3. Optimizing the Parameters of the Analysis Tools used to Produce the Signals&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some forex charting packages (e.g. TradeStation) permit to optimize the parameters of the technical indicators that you use in your forex trading system. Optimization allows to find parameter values of your indicators that result in the biggest profit (most frequently used measure of system performance in optimization) from the trading system over the past data. An good example of the optimization is looking for the best time-period parameters for a two-moving-averages crossover system. Commonly the periods of two moving averages are stepped from 1 to 50 in steps of 1 and the trading results for each of around 250 moving average combinations are recorded and then sorted to find the most profitable combination. Such process of going though all possible parameter combinations is called brute force optimization. As the number of indicators used in your system increases arithmetically the number of potential parameter combinations increases geometrically. The total number of parameter combinations is, therefore, said to be subject to combinatorial explosion. For example, to optimize a system with 5 indicators each of which has 50 different parameter values you would have to cycle through 312 500 000 (50^5) possible parameter combinations. The only way you can expect to quickly solve such huge optimization problems in your lifetime is through the use of generic optimizers (e.g. OptEvolve for the TradeStation or NeuroShell Trader Professional).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Optimization of the time-period parameter of the cycle-based indicators like Stochastics permits to automatically adapt them to the cycles present in the market instead of using the default time-period values - which is the method originally used by the developer of Stochastics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a final note, try not to over optimize your indicators because majority of the professional forex traders use default indicator settings. You are looking for trading setups where the smart money will be acting (as opposed to the general investor public) so it doesn't make much practical sense to use indicator settings that hardly any professional forex trader is aware of.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2.3.4. Backtesting and Forwardtesting the System over Historical Price Data.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Backtesting allows to see how your system would have performed if it was run during some period in the past. You optimize indicator parameters using the price data in the backtesting period. It is crucial that the time period that you backtest your system on is representative of the currency pair that you wish to trade - it should include all types of market conditions (trending, rangebound) and it should be as recent as possible. Once you are comfortable with the performance of your system you forward test it - you run it on the out-of-sample price data (the price data that would be immediate future to the backtesting period). This way you can see if the system is able to perform likewise to the way it did during the backtesting. The closer the system's performance during the forward testing is to its performance during the backtesting the more robust the system and the more assured you can be that it will continue to trade in a similar manner during the real-time trading. You could also wish to trade your system on a forex demo account for some time before beginning to trade it with the real money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Backtesting aids the trader or investor to determine if they are prepared psychologically for the live trading of a forex trading system. By examiningthe past performance of a system they can decide if the size of the drawdown, the number of the consecutive losses and the average duration of the trades are acceptable for them. For the complete list of the performance measures that you could wish to review before starting to trade with professionally-created mechanical trading systems please visit the forex signals page. In contrast to the mechanical trading systems the discretionary trading systems cannot be backtested because the discretionary traders cannot guarantee that they will react to a similar set of signals in the future in the same manner that they did in the past.&lt;br /&gt;2.4. Implementation of a Forex Trading System.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are two ways you can implement a forex trading system - either manually or automatically. Discretionary trading systems can only be followed by the manual placing of the trades. Mechanical trading systems are better followed though the use of automation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are following a discretionary trading system you will be generally screening the currency markets for the signals that you have outlined in your checklist. The checklist is the description of the technical or fundamental trading signals that your trading system's rule-set operates on. The checklist could also contain the guidelines on how often you should check your forex charts/forex newswires for the signals (using the economic news calendar provided by the forex newswires as your fundamental signal timing tool); in contrast, the mechanical forex trading systems will be going through their own checklists with every second, 24 hours a day - which no human being can possibly do. Having a elaborate checklist will help you to be more disciplined in the application of your system. It is better to write your checklist in the form of the questionnaire. You can automate your search for some technical signals with the help of those forex charting packages which allow you to set up the sound or email/SMS alerts to notify you whenever the technical signal of your interest is generated (e.g. in Intellicharts). The forex bank reports and the forex newswires frequently issue mini reports of technical conditions on the market which most often are merely the "filled-in" versions of the same checklist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Manual implementation of the mechanical signals is NOT recommended. Since the signals are generated by the computer you will always feel compelled to double-check them against you own experience - since no computer can model your thinking with 100% accuracy. This can lead to the delays and/or missing of some of the signals which can potentially undermine the system profitability, that rests on the principle of taking each signal exactly at the time it is generated. A lot is being said about the widespread lack of the discipline in taking the signals of the mechanical forex trading systems. This trouble can be easily overcome though the use of a reliable signal automation service. You solve all emotional troubles associated with the manual trading of the signals by simply automating this process. Elimination of the emotions from the trading through the use of the automated mechanical forex trading systems should explain their popularity amidst the multi-billion dollar hedge fund industry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An crucial aspect of mechanical system trading is the monitoring of its real-time performance. The concealed market dynamics (a particular way of reacting to technical or fundamental signals that an important grouping of forex market participants shares - or, systematic mass investor impulsiveness) that your system has captured during the back-testing may be switching or might already have changed at the time you start to trade your system with the real money. The single way you can say that the market dynamics that you are focusing on have changed or not is to compare the real-time and the past system perofrmance. If the system continues to perform like it did on the backtesting then you can conclude that the market dynamics it targets have not yet changed. If you notice important deviations in such system performance measures like the maximum peak-to-valley drawdown, the average duration of trades, the average value of the profits/losses, the maximum number of consecutive winners/losses, it can signal that an important shift in market dynamics is taking place (e.g. a group of investment banks have modified their trading models). The fastest way to update your system to the changes in market dynamics is available for the neural network packages - which allow to retrain your model over the most recent price history. Retraining a neural network involves readjusting its matrix of weighs which allows it to stay attuned to the current market conditions. If mechanical trading systems suffer form the paradigm shifts on the market - the same can be said of the human mind (discretionary trading systmes) which tends to be very inflexible once a partciluar way of doing things (i.e. trading style) is ingrained in it.&lt;br /&gt;2.5. Mastering System Trading.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To master system trading you ought have the patience to wait calmly for the entry or the exit signal from your own forex trading system and act only on them - irregardless of the technical or fundamental conditions that you see in-between these signals. It is no wonder why the best traders prefer to compare themselves to skilful predators when they describe their trading style:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quote: "Top traders love the hunting metaphor to describe what they do. One of them, for example, claims he is like a cheetah. The cheetah can outrun any animal, but it still stalks its prey. It won't attack until it is right on top of its prey. In addition, the cheetah usually waits for a weak or lame animal to get close. Another top trader told me that he trades like a lion. He watches the herd for weeks until something other than his presence causes the herd to panic. When the herd panics, he then chases a weak or lame animal that appears most confused. The difference between an average hunter and a really skilled animal like the swift cheetah or the cunning lion is that the skilled hunter waits until the odds are overwhelmingly in his favor", from "The Ten Tasks of Top Trading" by Van K. Tharp.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Quote: "Much of the time, even professionals don't have a clear picture of what is going on, but they have learned to have the patience to wait for select, specific setups. You must learn to trade on only the most recognizable and reliable patterns." from the "Street Smarts: High Probability Short-Term Trading Strategies".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The most important rule of systematic trading is to take each and every trading signal that your system generates. Only by taking all the signals at the time they are generated can you count on replicating the past performance of your system. If you have the slightest suspicion that you will not be able to take all the signals - either due to the timing of the signals or your busy schedule - you should arrange for the signals to be automatically traded.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the end of the day, a forex trading system just like the money management system serves to protect yourself from your own destructive tendencies which very often mask themselves as the "well-meaning" hunches and gut responses. This doesn't mean that you shouldn't trust your instincts - only that you should base your trades on them only if you can eliminate emotions from your decisions. This is because a trading system is a method to profit from other traders' emotional instability, therefore, if you do not control your own emotions you will not be able to profit from any system. Removing the emotions from your manual trading can take years (!!!)- so it can be more practical and profitable to simply autotrade your system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even if you start your currency trading career by following a professionally created forex trading system you will receive full satisfaction from the trading - in terms of profit and self-actualization - only if you make and trade a successful system of your own. One of the best books which can help you to start this fascinating journey is "Mechanical Trading Systems: Pairing Trader Psychology with Technical Analysis" by Richard L. Weissman.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-940088930499433405?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/940088930499433405/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/successful-forex-rading-system.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/940088930499433405'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/940088930499433405'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/successful-forex-rading-system.html' title='Successful Forex Rading System'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWwqG3kYII/AAAAAAAAAFk/ssRTlctFc7g/s72-c/poznyakov091000148.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-9110268878900487988</id><published>2009-10-26T06:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T07:27:45.660-07:00</updated><title type='text'>13 SECRETS THAT GENERATED 992 PIPS NET PROFIT IN 15 FOREX TRADING DAYS</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWxvwN3CKI/AAAAAAAAAF0/9rJcs_T8GpA/s1600-h/pling090700044.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396915162428410018" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 169px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 152px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWxvwN3CKI/AAAAAAAAAF0/9rJcs_T8GpA/s400/pling090700044.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWxj71mzOI/AAAAAAAAAFs/kxSCF_mAihQ/s1600-h/pling090700044.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;There is no hype in this headline. This is the absolute truth. The following 13 secrets generated 992 pips net profits for me in 15 trading days.&lt;br /&gt;1 do not over expose your account .maintain an account exposure of between 10% and 30%.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2 Always trust god to find and join the trend early. Always learn to test the strength of the trend with the ADX.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3 Understand your best entry and exit points using pivot points and/or fibonnacci retracements&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4 Understand the key japanese candlesticks Reversal patterns.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5 Know when the market is down or when the trend is weak and trade accordingly or stay away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6 Only use take profit according to predetermined market potential.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7 Buy in oversold markets: stochastic oscilliator and RSI can be used in determining this&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8 sell in overbought market: stochastic oscilliator and RSI can be used in determining this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9 Never entertain fear even when the market moves against you. If you have a good trading system., it will surely come back in your favour.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10 Do not be greedy: Show contentment in all things and this demon will be far from you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11 Do not over trade: Learn to draw a line between over trading and fear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;12 Always pray before making a trading decision: There is always a guiding light from god if only you will trust him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;!3 Rely on the holy spirit for guidance. He is very dependable and will never leave noy forsake you if you surrender the battle to him.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-9110268878900487988?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/9110268878900487988/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/13-secrets-that-generated-992-pips-net.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/9110268878900487988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/9110268878900487988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/13-secrets-that-generated-992-pips-net.html' title='13 SECRETS THAT GENERATED 992 PIPS NET PROFIT IN 15 FOREX TRADING DAYS'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWxvwN3CKI/AAAAAAAAAF0/9rJcs_T8GpA/s72-c/pling090700044.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-5596038599257286455</id><published>2009-10-26T06:23:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T07:29:07.824-07:00</updated><title type='text'>15 Major Day Trading Hints</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWyG_Liy8I/AAAAAAAAAF8/JC-4GObuBWc/s1600-h/paulcowan070300318.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396915561582218178" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 168px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 116px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWyG_Liy8I/AAAAAAAAAF8/JC-4GObuBWc/s400/paulcowan070300318.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reports of the society making immeasurable gains in stocks markets have been delivered in newspapers around the world.So the first timer investors have been attracted to the stock market. Day trading is one of the organizations gaining in demand with investors. But this day trading has full of risks. However you can make immeasurable gains in day trading,you are also expected to expend huge money.On the other hand, if you want to do day trading the following tips and guidelines are here to make you succeed:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who is day trader?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A person who actively associate within stock market and buys and sells frequently in a day to make quick income is called a day trader.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What are the following tips to succeed in day trading? Here are the 15 list of tips to guide you to succeed:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Study the fundamentals of the system like the functioning of the market, schedule to buy and sell, which way the stocks will be operate, and the long and short calls.You consider also learn to take care of the profits while cutting down the losses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. In view of excel in day trading is a time consuming process, apply the trading platform available on the trading websites before you actually start.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Avoid the thought of making losses let you to scare. Use strategies like stop orders to reduce your losses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Do not worry, If you suffer some loss, as it is a portion of the process.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Stop trading, once you have earned your expected profit. Do not hunger after more money and throw away your profit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. Assuming that the market does not meet your expectations on each and every particular day, do not trade.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. During the time that your experience in day trading increases, you gain the ability to foreknow the direction in which the stock price moves. But avoid to go for the lowermost or the topmost stocks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. If you find it crucial to decide in which way the market is going, do not trade but just paused and wait.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9. Keep up a record of the results of the day trading. It give permission you to learn the things which are effective, as well as ineffective.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10. Acquire some information about buying and selling tactics of successful day traders. These traders commonly sell when there is good news and buy when there is bad news.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11. Being aloof and professional is the main characteristics of being trader and don't be emotional.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;12. Have confidence on your instincts as rely upon excessively on the analysis means skipping some good trading chances.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;13. Be trained and use most important strategies to trade.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;14. Concentrate and/or focus yourself only on a selected stocks. Sharpen your attention on various stocks will make it difficult for you to track the movement of each stock.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;15. Educate yourself in a new trading strategies daily and use them to your benefit.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-5596038599257286455?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/5596038599257286455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/15-major-day-trading-hints.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/5596038599257286455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/5596038599257286455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/15-major-day-trading-hints.html' title='15 Major Day Trading Hints'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWyG_Liy8I/AAAAAAAAAF8/JC-4GObuBWc/s72-c/paulcowan070300318.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-884919817103772216</id><published>2009-10-26T06:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T06:22:37.240-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How to develop a profitable forex trading stratey</title><content type='html'>Before you plunge into one of the most liquid, unpredictable and profitable markets in the world, there are some things that you should know about before putting your money in the hands of a forex broker. When money is involved, there are a lot of things you should consider, and these are the key to developing the best Forex strategy, for you to start making a profit. For instance, there is a great deal of money management that must be put in place before you run off with a lot of hope in your pocket. Hope is not going to pay the bills. Your money is and you need to know when and how much of your money you are going to use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Always set yourself some realistic targets and limits to ensure that you do not spend too much money. Also, do not fall prey to the gambling endemic that is afflicting many Forex traders - this means they simply cannot stop trading no matter how much they loose and they often make irrational decisions in order to 'win' back the money that they have lost. Set yourself some parameters and stick to them, you will regret the fact that you account has run dry and you start to owe the brokerage a sum of money. Also, always have some risk capital on hand so that when things do go wrong, you will be able to bail yourself out. The total sum of your investment and risk capital should be an amount that you are able to afford.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nobody should go into trading with their life savings in tow. The capital you put into the commodities market should be capital you can spend and if you do lose, will not have an adverse affect on your life style. That said, Forex trading is all about watching market patterns and market psychology. Unlike normal and traditional commodities trading, many people would say that the Forex market falls into a pattern when it comes to either a crisis or an upheaval within currencies. Issues like inflation, political violence and economic decisions can adversely affect the performance of the currency pair you have chosen. But there is always a pattern and this pattern is the structure of many trading strategies of experienced investors. For example, you must learn that there are many 'safe' currencies in the market that investors flock to when there is wind of a calamity in global economies. This is just one aspect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Market psychology is ruled by major decisions my collective moves in the market. Because of the fact that huge multicontinental banks are the biggest driving forces within the FX market, they have pre planned moves when situations come up. Your job as an investor is to read the signs and react accordingly. The good thing about Forex is that is a very liquid market, so you can pull out any time you want - or on the flip side can invest in a click of a mouse. With these in mind when investing, you will have the key to developing the best Forex trading strategy.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-884919817103772216?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/884919817103772216/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-develop-profitable-forex-trading.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/884919817103772216'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/884919817103772216'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-develop-profitable-forex-trading.html' title='How to develop a profitable forex trading stratey'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-3864278186404815730</id><published>2009-10-26T06:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T07:30:43.844-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Foreign Exchange Market Differs From The Stock Market</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWyhVzHADI/AAAAAAAAAGE/CdPq3hkSCHA/s1600-h/skvoor091000007.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396916014330347570" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 168px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 126px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWyhVzHADI/AAAAAAAAAGE/CdPq3hkSCHA/s400/skvoor091000007.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The alien interchange market is likewise known as the FX market, and the forex market. Syndication that takes place amongst two regions with dissimilar currencies is the basis for the fx market and the background of the Syndication in this market. The forex market is over thirty years old, traditionalistic in the early 1970's. The forex market is one that is not grounded on any one business or laying out money in any one business, but the retail and retail of currencies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The divergence amongst the stock market and the forex market is the tremendous retail that occurs on the forex market. There is millions and millions that are traded daily on the forex market, almost two trillion dollars is traded daily. There is is much higher than the cash traded on the daily stock market of any country. The forex market is one that involves governments, banks, financial foundations and those similar types of foundations from other countries. The&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is traded, purchased and sold on the forex market is a thing that can easily be liquidated, meaning it can be turned back to cash fast, or often times it is really going to be cash. From one currency to another, the accessibility of cash in the forex market is a thing that can take place fast for any investor from any country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The divergence amongst the stock market and the forex market is that the forex market is worldwide, worldwide. The stock market is a thing that takes place only within a country. The stock market is grounded on businesses and products that are within a country, and the forex market takes that a step farther to include any country.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The stock market has set business hours. In general, this is going to follow the business day, and will be closed on banking holidays and weekends. The forex market is one that is open in general twenty four hours a day because the tremendous number of countries that have part in forex retail, buying and retail are located in galore dissimilar times zones. As one market is opening, another countries market is closing. This is the continual method of how the forex market retail occurs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The stock market in any country is going to be grounded on only that countries currency, say as an illustration the Japanese yen, and the Japanese stock market, or the United States stock market and the dollar. However, in the forex market, you're involved with galore types of countries, and galore currencies. You will find references to a variety of currencies, and this is a big divergence amongst the stock market and the forex market.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-3864278186404815730?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/3864278186404815730/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/foreign-exchange-market-differs-from.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/3864278186404815730'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/3864278186404815730'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/foreign-exchange-market-differs-from.html' title='The Foreign Exchange Market Differs From The Stock Market'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yIr1MFCtCgY/SuWyhVzHADI/AAAAAAAAAGE/CdPq3hkSCHA/s72-c/skvoor091000007.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-853450914933462681</id><published>2009-10-26T06:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T06:20:32.896-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How to Start Forex Trading and Rack up Profits</title><content type='html'>Can you really make a profit with Forex Trading? The short answer... yes you can, and it's one of the surest ways to earn impressive money. Of course, you'll need to know how, when, and what to trade, but if you take the time to learn what you're doing, you can realistically expect some very large profits. It's absolutely true that many who trade in the currency market build huge successes, but don't expect it to happen overnight&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a trader, you're looking forward to seizing the opportunity to earn big money and - of course - start a trading career in Forex. The Forex market is the largest and the most liquid financial market in the world. Whereas the stock market and other financial markets have centralized locations, the Forex market does not, being diffused throughout the world. On the plus side, it operates 24 hours a day at many different locations. Trading in the currency market is done through the worldwide communication network - the Internet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Forex (Foreign Exchange market) didn't come into existence until the US went off the gold standard and the many currencies of the world began drifting up and down in relation to the value of other currencies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And until faster and more efficient communication networks were developed, the Forex was limited to the largest multinationals and financial institutions because of the high financial requirements. However, with more advanced communications technology came the high speed Internet, and in the nineties smaller, more agile investors began dipping their toes into the Forex market. Now virtually anyone who is interested in trading can enter this market.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forex trading is simply the act of buying and selling different world currencies. This may seem simple on the surface, but it's important to bear in mind that, simple or not, many inexperienced traders - and some experienced ones - have suffered very large financial losses because they dropped their guard and stopped respecting the power of the Forex.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, whether you are a beginner or not, this matter of respect is one way you can put yourself on equal footing with even the most seasoned veteran trader. Always remember that the Forex market can give you great gains, but it can also wipe those gains out in a flash if you begin taking it for granted. Therefore, even before you enter this market, you must be aware at all times of a few crucial things you'll need for making a success of this investment venture.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're talking about the most liquid market in the world, but before starting, you must first actually know how to trade currencies. To begin trading, all you need is access to a computer (preferably your own, for security reasons) that has an active Internet connection, a Forex account with funds in it, and a Forex trading system or strategy to guide your buying and selling. Many websites offer Forex trading.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you're ready to start trading, you'll need to start an account with the broker (trading service) of your choice, and fund it (pay an initial amount of money into it). Then you're ready to begin trading.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One important point - you will definitely need a fast Internet connection if you hope to keep up with the constant updates and rapid price movements, and to prevent slippages (a lag between your buy or sell order and its execution).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another crucial point - look for a Forex broker's website that offers dummy accounts so that you can practice and build up your skills with before you ever risk real money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now that you know how to trade in the Forex market, the next thing you need to know is what to trade. The Forex market involves buying and selling various currencies from all around the world. These currencies are traded in pairs, such as the ones in this list.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EUR/USD&lt;br /&gt;USD/JPY&lt;br /&gt;GBP/USD&lt;br /&gt;USD/CHF&lt;br /&gt;AUD/USD&lt;br /&gt;USD/CAD&lt;br /&gt;NZD/USD&lt;br /&gt;EUR/GBP&lt;br /&gt;EUR/JPY&lt;br /&gt;GBP/JPY&lt;br /&gt;CHF/JPY&lt;br /&gt;GBP/CHF&lt;br /&gt;EUR/AUD&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These currency pairs are the ones most commonly traded in the Forex market. To guide your investment decisions, you'll be watching market trends as well as world news, and with experience you'll learn to predict how events may affect these world currency pairs. As you build up your skill levels, you can begin earning a very substantial income.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As mentioned, the Forex market is highly liquid, meaning you can get in or out at any time, 24 hours a day. The most important question will always be whether profits will result from each of your decisions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although most Forex traders are speculators who attempt to predict which currencies will go up and which will go down, that does not mean they are all gamblers. This is where a system (or strategy) becomes vitally important. Traders who go only by "gut instinct" are seldom consistent winners, leaving the real profits to those who are guided by careful and methodical decision making rather than by the excitement or "juice."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now that you know the basic outline of trading in the Forex market, you can begin checking out trading websites for a service that fits your situation and goals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Always remember that in all trades done in the financial market, you are working to build an upward trend, which will inevitably include both some gains and some losses. The goal is to keep the losses small while you maximize the gains. If you continually hold a long-term view, you will maintain emotional stability so that losses never discourage you and gains never over-excite you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And this is exactly how you can begin building a profitable career in Forex trading.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-853450914933462681?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/853450914933462681/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-start-forex-trading-and-rack-up.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/853450914933462681'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/853450914933462681'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-start-forex-trading-and-rack-up.html' title='How to Start Forex Trading and Rack up Profits'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-3013987548309439314</id><published>2009-10-26T06:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T06:19:32.819-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Make Money And Minimize Your Losses Trading On The Forex Market</title><content type='html'>If you are interested in trading on the Forex one of the first things you will need to do is find a broker. All Forex trading is conducted through a broker who will provide the trading platform and cover the leverage you choose. Your Forex broker will collect a small commission on your trades but you trade the currency anyway you want. Choosing a broker is an important decision; you will be trading your money through this broker so you need to make sure they are legitimate. The broker you choose should understand your needs as a trader and do their best to help you make money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ultimately how you trade is your choice so it is good to set up some trading rules to minimize your losses and maximize your profits. First of all setting up a stop loss is very important. The stop loss is a point where you will get out no matter what. For beginners to Forex trading, this can be difficult because there is always the hope that the market will turn around at the last minute and lots of money will be made. This is an important rule to stick with though because it can save you from losing it all. This is where the discipline in Forex trading comes in; you should trade with your head not your emotions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next rule is to develop a clear point at which you will take your profits. Some Forex traders go by a straight percentage of profit and some use technical market analysis as their guide. You should set the profit you are going to take before claiming a position. If you wait it is too easy to convince yourself to stay in waiting for another percentage point before getting out. This is also a difficult thing to do, but it must be done if you plan to increase your wealth consistently trading in the Forex market. Most experienced Forex traders agree that when you stick to your trading rules this will eventually yield a profitable currency trading system. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Forex is a very liquid market; money is made in seconds and lost in just as little time. The Forex operates twenty four hours a day, five days a week. If you are wanting to buy or sell there is always someone to trade with. Different from other financial markets, the Forex market doesn't have a physical location or a central exchange. The Forex operates through a worldwide network of banks, individuals, and corporations trading one country's currency for another. Currencies which are widely traded include the US Dollar, the Euro, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Swiss Franc, Canadian Dollar, and the Australian Dollar. Four currency pairs of this group are normally traded for investment purposes: US dollar against Swiss franc, Euro against US dollar, US dollar against Japanese yen, and the British pound against the US dollar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is money to be made on the Forex but it is also easy to lose money. Before you begin trading, you should do your research and learn about how currency trading on the Forex works. It is also important to take a good look at your finances so that you can use good judgment when choosing how much money you can afford to invest in Forex trading.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-3013987548309439314?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/3013987548309439314/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/make-money-and-minimize-your-losses.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/3013987548309439314'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/3013987548309439314'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/make-money-and-minimize-your-losses.html' title='Make Money And Minimize Your Losses Trading On The Forex Market'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-6266563787562342730</id><published>2009-10-26T06:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T06:18:02.952-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Automated Forex Trading - What's in it for the Beginner</title><content type='html'>Why automated Forex trading? This is a logical question and it demands a logical, well-thought-out answer. After all, with so many hundreds of different varieties of investment vehicles around, why choose to trade foreign currencies? And more to the point, why try to automate the process?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To find a sensible answer, we'll need to look more closely at Forex investing and its various aspects. First, of course, the volume traded on the Forex market is huge relative to the other markets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Second is its ready liquidity. With the market operating 24 hours a day, it's always open for business anywhere, anytime.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Third, since the market is so vast, one trader's buying or selling, even in very large volume, will cause no significant movement in market price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fourth, this market commands the largest number and variety of traders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Trading locations are scattered all around the world, rather than being centered in just a few major cities of the USA or Europe.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course, as with any major market, many factors can influence foreign exchange rates, which may account for the powerful attraction for many Forex traders - the excitement. Average daily turnover in the foreign exchange market stands around 2 to 3 trillion dollars. That's DAILY turnover, and the figures come from none other than the Triennial Central Bank Survey of the BIS (Bank for International Settlements).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And the trend is upward. In other words, more money gets traded with each passing year, and may surpass $3 trillion within a very few years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps most amazing, however, is the fact that anyone can enter this market and begin to trade foreign currencies. Entry requirements are low. This has been both a positive (because initial deposits are minimal) and a negative (a lack of experience can bring losses very quickly).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now however, Forex trading can be partly automated by software that is sophisticated enough to offset much of a beginner's lack of knowledge. Even better, this software is not at all expensive - not when compared with the profits it may bring.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The concept of automation marks an important new trend in the foreign exchange trading market. The Interbank spot Forex market has also considered automating as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Automation actually brings a number of important benefits to Forex traders - especially those just entering the market.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With your computer handling much of the trading process for you, transactions can be done in real time. Although manual systems are well established, they have never offered the speed that an automated Forex trading system does. All trades are initiated and completed within milliseconds, which can be a huge plus because they virtually eliminate any lag time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Problems that characterized manual trading methods can now be addressed and eliminated, or at least minimized. For example, if a trader were hit by a few losses in a row, he could be wiped out and unable to make new trades. This problem can easily be addressed using an automatic trading system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Automated Forex trading also permits greater diversification. In the past, if you wanted to trade more currency pairs simultaneously, or a wider variety of them, you were limited by your memory and concentration. But thanks to automated trading, you can execute trades with other traders in Singapore or London or wherever, even it's midnight where you are. Thus you have the option of doing multiple exchanges.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can also quickly evaluate various trading models from short-term data, projecting trends for as short as 15-minute or half-hour time slices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As mentioned, extreme liquidity makes the Forex market unique. And greater automation will only increase this liquidity, with funds flowing faster than ever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Risk becomes easier to manage with automation. International checks, now commonly used in Forex market purchases, are synchronized via automation technology. Since automated transactions are handled in real time, there is little chance of delayed payments, reducing the risk of non-payment by either party. And although issues still exist with the use of automated systems, they can easily be addressed and resolved through consistently updating the technology.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the spread of automated Forex trading, the $3 trillion daily turnover may soon be far surpassed. And given the fast, efficient trades between any and every time zone, Forex trading is certain to remain one of the most profitable business models in today's changing world.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-6266563787562342730?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/6266563787562342730/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/automated-forex-trading-whats-in-it-for.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/6266563787562342730'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/6266563787562342730'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/automated-forex-trading-whats-in-it-for.html' title='Automated Forex Trading - What&apos;s in it for the Beginner'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-9010876331258260434</id><published>2009-10-26T06:15:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T06:15:36.450-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Finding the Right Forex Trading Software</title><content type='html'>Forex Trading is quickly becoming the hottest niche in the trading world. The regular market has become so tumultuous that the best traders in the industry are walking around scratching their head on a regular basis. If you were ever going to get involved in forex trading, now is the time. However, you are going to have to find the right forex trading software to be successful.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have familiar with the regular market, you are quite aware of how quickly the market changes. This is even more so true in forex trading, but the patterns of the changes tend to be much more recognizable as you are dealing in currency.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now while currency has a reputation of being extremely volatile, it also follows patterns over times that you can spot. The challenge is in being able to spot the trend in time to be able to take advantage of it. While there are still a few horses around that have the gift, few people can pick up trends like software can.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unless you are able to stand at the computer 24 hours a day, it is unlikely that you are going to be able to be successful trading currency unless you have software that can do your tracking for you. While you are sleeping, the software is busy crunching numbers and evaluating trends for you. When a good trend shows up, you can have the program send you an alert that will allow you to verify the trend and take advantage of the trade.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course, even the best program is going to put up a dud every now and again. Sometimes there are false trends that even the computer will misread. The goal of course is to find the right software that will allow you to win on more trades than you lose. If you can do this, the odds are in your favor to make a nice profit over the long run.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Something else to keep in mind as you follow this market is to make sure that you wait for the trend to be verified before you jump on it. You do this so you don't get caught up in one of those false trends. By taking that little extra time, you are protecting yourself and your investment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The big knock on doing this is that you are not going to be able to take advantage of the lowest support level if you are going long or the best resistance price if you are going short. In the end, you have to look at if the risk is worth the reward. By trading in this manner, you may not make the maximum profit on the deal, but you are much more assured of actually making a profit every time you do a deal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forex trading is a great way to lock up that future and to make a living in the current economy. If anyone tells you that it is going to be an overnight get rich quick deal, run away. What you need is a good, reliable program that spots good deals that you can make money from time and again.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-9010876331258260434?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/9010876331258260434/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/finding-right-forex-trading-software.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/9010876331258260434'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/9010876331258260434'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/finding-right-forex-trading-software.html' title='Finding the Right Forex Trading Software'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-2509209361775291835</id><published>2009-10-26T06:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T06:14:23.095-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Profitable Trades in Forex</title><content type='html'>Currency trading compared to trading stocks gives you big advantages. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first real advantage is that the amount of money you need to trade is extremely small. With some brokers, as little as $100 allows you to control $10,000 of a currency. Compare that with purchasing stock on margin. If you were to purchase $10,000 in stock, you would have to have a minimum margin of $5,000. That's a huge difference and a giant advantage for you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The second advantage to currency trading is that the currencies often trend for weeks, months or sometimes even years. Just catch the trend and you're on your way to some nice profits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The third advantage is that currencies don't suddenly gap up or down with the news of the day as stocks do. There are no accounting problems, scandals, broker downgrades, earnings rumors, insider trading or take over bids. There are no new product announcements or balance sheet issues to worry about. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another big advantage is that you can trade currencies 24 hours a day, almost 6 days a week. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Currencies trend, but they also fluctuate against each other. Since a pip, the smallest movement of a currency is $.00001and a pip in the mini contract represents $1 of profit or loss, then you can see that with very little movement, you can make or lose some real money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Profitable trades in forex are relatively easy to come by, but that doesn't mean that as a newbie, you should just jump into the action. As with any money making endeavor there are the tricks of the trade. You have two ways to learn these tricks. You can open an account, start trading and learn your lessons the expensive way, by losing. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Or, you can let a seasoned trader show you what to do and when. In my view, the small amount you have to pay a seasoned trader to show you the ways of the currency market, especially with the convenience of the internet, is money well spent. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's where the choices get interesting. There are trading programs that use "bots" or automatic trading signals. The problem with bots is that the market changes its characteristics from time to time and automatic trades that work one day will destroy your account the next day. With bots, you're totally on your own when the eventual losing trades come your way. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In my opinion, the only way to build your trading knowledge is to let a seasoned pro show you what to do. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here comes the best part. Now you can learn under the wing of a professional trader FREE for 30 days. No credit card needed. After that, if you chose to continue trading under his guidance, your trading profits should more than more than cover your costs.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-2509209361775291835?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/2509209361775291835/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/profitable-trades-in-forex.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/2509209361775291835'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/2509209361775291835'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/profitable-trades-in-forex.html' title='Profitable Trades in Forex'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-2096068991499791370</id><published>2009-10-26T06:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T06:13:35.598-07:00</updated><title type='text'>4x Trading Software At Its Best: 4x Trading Was Never So Easy - 4x Software You Must Have</title><content type='html'>The Forex MegaDroid has been developed by John Grace and Albert Perrie. Both are forex traders with 38 years 4x trading experience between them. As close friends, over time they firmed up their thoughts about developing their own 4x trading software robot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sadly the Forex MegaDroid has a horrid sales page like all the others do - which initially was a big turn off for me. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's exactly the look and feel you'd expect from a used car salesman with sleazy tactics. It is so tacky that I expected to be reporting here that their 4x software product is a disgrace. But during my research of them, I was forced to reconsider my first impressions. The proven, ongoing live testing results confirm this.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In all of the live-account testing I have seen, there is no question that it performs exceptionally well. They claim better than a 95% successful trade rate - which I doubted very much - but it's true. I have seen the proof many times.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visit Forex Robots Reviewed by clicking the link below to see links to live 4x trading accounts of this 4x software in action.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This guy bought his MegaDroid, installed it easily, and opened live forex trading accounts with 3 different brokers. In each account he put $3,000. From each account ID, he gave his MegaDroid the data feed from each broker. The robot can then execute trades on his accounts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He set his limits of risk he was happy with per the training. And then he sat and watched. He is a novice trader. He has just started out. He did nothing more than install it, set it on the default risk levels. Then he just watched and let it do its thing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the time of writing that review (May 14, 2009) - his 3 different broker accounts (using the one copy of MegaDroid) had made 37 trades.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of the 37 trades, 36 made a profit - only 1 trade lost money - $7.36. For the 24 days trading till just then (on fully automatic) - his net profit is $1,067.15.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am impressed by that. As of May 14, 2009 that's 97.3% profitable trades.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also it is important to note the $/trade profit versus the $/trade loss. The 36 profitable trades were for an average of $29.85 profit each trade. As said, the 1 losing trade was for $7.36.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, that's 36:1 profit to lose ratio on the number of trades. And a 4:1 ratio on the size of profits compared to losses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My view is that even if a trader was expert and smart enough to do what the MegaDroid has demonstrated here, no human could concentrate long enough and consistently enough to match the performance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Still not impressed? Then look at other live 4x trading account on the website Forex Robots Reviewed (link below).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;MegaDroid $10,000 opening balance January 1, 2009 LIVE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As of May 14, 2009 it has now got a balance of $78,138.70. 103 trades - 101 trades made a profit. Look at the profit graph - sorry you have to visit the web page to get the link to the live 4x trading account.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Through the years of Forex trading John and Albert did realize that most Forex robot systems were designed and developed with only a single forex market condition in mind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While this maybe true, I don't really care - I just want it to make money reliably and safely. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every Forex trader does know that the forex market changes all the time. It is clear from real proof that the MegaDroid Forex Trading Robot has a system built into it that embraces this change.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The vendors claim this system has been successfully created to perform at 95.82% accuracy. What I have witnessed from real traders doing real trading it performs better than that. The novice is seeing 97.3%, and the professional is seeing just slightly better than 98%.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But don't rush off an buy Megadroid just yet. There are some important facts you need to know - so visit Forex Robots Reviewed to find out all about it.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-2096068991499791370?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/2096068991499791370/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/4x-trading-software-at-its-best-4x.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/2096068991499791370'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/2096068991499791370'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/4x-trading-software-at-its-best-4x.html' title='4x Trading Software At Its Best: 4x Trading Was Never So Easy - 4x Software You Must Have'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-2938588416204621843</id><published>2009-10-26T06:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T06:12:33.256-07:00</updated><title type='text'>USING TOO MUCH LEVERAGE. A COMMON MISTAKE BY FOREX TRADERS</title><content type='html'>Forex trading is among the most lucrative industries that independent individuals can participate in. Beginners, though, are susceptible to making mistakes that may result in the depletion or total loss of their investment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the strong suits of currency trading is that it allows traders to use leverage or to trade on margin. This means that they can buy or sell currencies despite a small account balance. Novice traders at times take advantage of this opportunity and decide to use too much leverage on a large trade. Such a move is highly risky since if the market shifts the opposite direction from what is expected, the trader may suffer greater losses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Over trading is another tendency that beginners and experts in forex trading alike should avoid. Newbies often easily get excited by observed market movements and trade by impulse, expecting drastic shifts that fail to materialize. To some extremes, they engage in multiple trades at once simply because they wish to. Frequent trading in the absence of real earning opportunities may as well lead to loss.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In an effort to maximize their profit, a lot of new traders also speculate the point at which the chosen currency pair will turn around. Referred to as "tops" and "bottoms", these points are difficult to determine even for veteran traders. At times, it is more advisable to trade when a gradual, but constant movement is observed that yields less but more definite earning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forex trading firms today utilize their own platform that allows novices to trade in simulation mode. With enough practice, there are fewer chances that traders would make these mistakes and increased likelihood of earning high in this profitable business.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-2938588416204621843?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/2938588416204621843/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/using-too-much-leverage-common-mistake.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/2938588416204621843'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/2938588416204621843'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/using-too-much-leverage-common-mistake.html' title='USING TOO MUCH LEVERAGE. A COMMON MISTAKE BY FOREX TRADERS'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-8266569649911338763</id><published>2009-10-26T06:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T06:11:27.829-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Growing Popularity of Forex Trading</title><content type='html'>Today it is very hard to ignore the fact that forex market is the world's biggest financial market. Over the past few years, it has become the most popular market with trades amounting to more than USD 3 trillion every day. Generally referred as currency trading market, it always involves the combination of two currencies. For example- either you can buy Euro or sell US dollars, or you can buy and sale any other combination of globally accepted currencies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In recent times, fx trading has gained huge popularity and turned out to be a very profitable money making option. If we look at the present scenario, it can be recognized as one of the most potentially rewarding types of investments available in the global market. Though this form of trading involves great risks but the potential to earn profits are enormous relative to initial capital investments. The major reason of growing recognition is its very low dealing costs, high leverage margin, 24 hours trading a day and high liquidity market. For example, with a $5000 account, you can make about $5000 per month. &lt;br /&gt;Obviously it decidedly depends on the manner that you trade and the strategy you follow but good and experienced traders can double their money every month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The key positive sign of fx currency trading that can help you consider it as a money-making affair can be its size. Its wide yet easily accessible size prevents almost all attempts by others to influence the market for their own gain. Consequently, when you invest in foreign currency market, you can be certain that the deal you are making has the same opportunity for profit as other investors do throughout the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, if you are looking to get involve in this type of currency trading, it is always better to enjoy trading with the help of a forex broker. A forex broker can be the key person who can guide you to earn more profits from market, as a result it is always better to carefully select a right forex broker for right deal. Apart from all this, the next major fact about this form of currency trading is- in this form of trading there is no centralized location of foreign currency trading. With the help of various online platforms you can trade currency from any parts of the world. With the help of internet connection and active forex trading account you can easily trade in foreign currencies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today it can be considered as one of the few trading markets in the world that always provides you with opportunities to trade because of currencies strengthening or weakening. The supply and demand are the factors that determine the price in any market. Now when there are too many buyers and sellers, similar to the current situation in forex market, the price volatility can be much higher, market may be more dynamic and chances to make money can be even more. The price may go up and down more frequently and this dynamic nature helps in making decent money. Consequently, if you are looking to choose Forex as your business, its better you do not get worried about competition but must make sure you develop a proper strategy to earn money and enjoy good success in fx trading.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-8266569649911338763?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/8266569649911338763/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/growing-popularity-of-forex-trading.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/8266569649911338763'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/8266569649911338763'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/growing-popularity-of-forex-trading.html' title='Growing Popularity of Forex Trading'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2077510159132407759.post-872233956645571020</id><published>2009-10-26T06:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T06:10:21.506-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Forex Indicators For Better Trading Accuracy</title><content type='html'>For some traders, they prefer to use the forex indicators to make some trading decisions. They spend hours in front of the computers to observe the movements of the indicators to make sure that they have already made the perfect decision. For them, they accuracy on examining the indicators is the life of their trading sessions. Once they made mistake, it would be a bit hard to recover.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some traders are using the forex indicators to see the forex signal. The signal gives them some hints to make a decision. Most of the traders prefer to combines some forex indicators. These forex indicators would give them some forex signals combination. They need to determine the direction of the market to make some decision. Are they going to buy, or they want to get the sell position? The decision could be made after they see and examine the forex indicators.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those traders realized that not all the time those signal forex combinations are correct. They might make misjudge of a movement of the market that surely might impact the whole trading process. To avoid this situation, those traders should really understand about the forex indicators. This is the best way to eliminate some mistakes that might be done.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2077510159132407759-872233956645571020?l=ascforextrading.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/feeds/872233956645571020/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/forex-indicators-for-better-trading.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/872233956645571020'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2077510159132407759/posts/default/872233956645571020'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ascforextrading.blogspot.com/2009/10/forex-indicators-for-better-trading.html' title='Forex Indicators For Better Trading Accuracy'/><author><name>Abid Shahzad</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08814915879501217097</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
