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NigelGee on December 17, 2009 |
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Forex trading market as like Stock market or commodity markets is a potential market for making money. It is an open secret now. In fact Forex trading can reap more profits in comparatively less amount of time. Earlier the Forex trading was said to be a monopoly of rich and highly rich people. But today anybody can see that middle class or working class also have a significant participation in this business. Novice Forex traders or beginners can also enter this business. The only thing which they should follow is that a good conceptual and practical knowledge of this trading. One should have a demo account and a feel of this trading before entering into this business. This shall avoid the mistakes and minimise the risks associated.
Money management is an important part in Forex trading. This can help one to make profits and minimise the losses. Some people follow this money management vaguely. But then they arrive at some mistakes. Let us have a look on these mistakes so that one can avoid them.
There is a more hype created on day trading. But one should understand that it is not easy to be successful in day trading. The basic problem in going for day trading is that it has a short time frame. In fact day trading in Forex business has many risks as the daily volatility is random over here. Thus a person is likely to lose his money. In any way the risks in Forex trading are quiet significant. One should not increase them more by going with day trading.
One should opt for a good pair of currencies. One should study the Forex trading properly for making such choices. The currency pairs chosen and money invested in trading are the two crucial things in anybody’s success. If a person wisely uses these two then he is assured of the success. One should not be lazy in making his money grow.
One should know where to stop in this Forex trading. It can be profitable. Some Forex traders limit early so that they can avoid the risk. One should try and understand the trends and study them to know the stops. One should know how to locate the opportunity and he can receive his profits. One should also watch for a big trend.
One should have a strong sense of predictability and analysis. The analytical skills play an important role in this business. A Forex trader is required to analyse the market and place his move accordingly. He should be able to predict the prices of the currencies and plan the strategies as well. It is not possible to foretell the direction and extent of the price change. But important thing is that one should try to know these things with the help of Forex charts and other Forex indicators.
Tags: Forex Trading, fx trade, Trading Forex
Posted by
NigelGee on December 17, 2009 |
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USD Dollar (USD)
The Dollar gained massively across the board on the day the Federal Reserve decided to leave rates as expected at 0.25%. The Dollar rose after the announcement and continued its gaining after Asia markets opened. Earlier, the Building Permits came out 0.58M better than expected 0.57M. CPI came out unchanged as expected at 0.4%. Wall Street finished mix after being unable to hold in the positive side. Stocks turned to the negative after the statement of the FED about monetary policy. The Dow Jones fell 0.10% and NASDAQ rose by 0.28%. Crude Oil kept gaining for the second day closing at 72.77$ a barrel after the oil inventories showed a 3.7M drop. Gold (XAU) gained also closing at 1137$ an ounce. Today, the Initial Jobless Claims expected at 470K vs. 474K previously. The Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index expected at 16 vs. 16.7 previously.
EURO (EUR)
The Euro fell against the Dollar and the Pound, breaking through the 1.4500 and 1.4400 support levels, after the CPI came out 0.5% worse than expected 0.6%. The breakdown of this level could bring the pair to fresh new lows. Manufacturing PMI came out 51.6 better than expected 51.5. Overall, EUR/USD traded with a low of 1.4379 and a high of 1.4590. Today, the Italian Unemployment Rate expected 7.7% vs. 7.4% previously.
EUR/USD – Last: 1.4410
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Resistance
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1.4500
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1.4600
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1.4675
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Support
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1.4345
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1.4300
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1.4235
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British Pound (GBP)
The Cable was the best performer among majors. GBP/USD momentarily broke above 1.6370 and rose to 1.6404, reaching a one-week high but then pulled back, breaking below the 1.6300 support level, reaching lows of 1.6230. Claimant Count Change came out -6.3K better than the expected 14K. Overall, GBP/USD traded with a low of 1.6230 and a high of 1.6409. Today, the Retail Sales expected at 0.5% vs. 0.4% previously. The CBI DTS expected at 16 vs. 13 previously.
GBP/USD – Last: 1.6275
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Resistance
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1.6425
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1.6475
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1.6525
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Support
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1.6275
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1.6210
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1.6170
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Japanese Yen (JPY)
The Yen fell against the Pound and the Dollar. The Dollar reached a one-week high against the Yen as the Federal Reserve said deterioration in the labor market is abating while it will keep its low rate for an extended period. Overall, USD/JPY traded with a low of 89.37 and a high of 89.96. Today, the interest rate decision of The Bank of Japan (BOJ) expected unchanged at 0.1%.
USD/JPY-Last: 89.65
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Resistance
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89.95
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90.40
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90.75
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Support
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89.30
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88.75
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88.35
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Canadian Dollar (CAD)
The Canadian currency gained as crude oil and stocks rose. It was little changed after policy makers in the nation and the U.S. made commitments to keep interest rates at historic lows. The Manufacturing Sales came out 2% better than expected 0.5%. Overall, USD/CAD traded with a low of 1.0570 and a high of 1.0641. Today, The Core CPI expected unchanged at 0.1%. The Foreign Securities Purchases expected at 10B vs. 13.59B previously.
USD/CAD – Last: 1.0615
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Resistance
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1.0640
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1.0670
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1.0700
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Support
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1.0570
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1.0550
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1.0515
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Tags: Daily Forex Review, forex review
Posted by
NigelGee on December 16, 2009 |
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Making a trade with the help of money is used to be a source of the dominion of big financial banks as well as of large financial institutions. But now the scenario has changed completely. In today’s genera, this process of trading is easy to be done by even the normal person through the help of foreign currency market of FOREX. People can now make a purchase and can sell out different types of currency, needing nothing more than a basic type of computer and a network connection, which can help you stay, connected with the outer world. Any person who possesses a computer with an internet connection is able to make a trade in this big FOREX market. Nothing more than this is required. This is actually believed to be a type of investment made in money rather than stocks. This has proved to be a source of solid investment because there cannot be any other improved or enhanced type of trading indicator of the economic status of a country than their money. It is really very possible to make a prediction that when the currency of a particular country is on the verge of increasing or decreasing in its value just by having a look at their overall economic surroundings.
FOREX trading which deals with foreign currency generally make a trade in the form of pairs. It actually means that currencies are always traded in the form of a specific pair. A person makes use of one specific type of currency in order to buy another one. At that time when the monetary value of that specific currency which they bought goes in the upward direction, or the currency they purchased it with goes in the downward direction, then at that specific point of time, they can then exchange these currencies back for the sake of a profit. By dealing with quite a lot of these trades in a single day, a person has the power to make quite a large amount of money from really very small changes in the worth of the currency. The best part about this is that there is no pressure on a trader in order to purchase or sell the particular pair of currency of their own nation. It all depends on a trader, that which particular he wants to buy. If the economy of their own country is really very unstable, they have a chance to invest in the economies of other nations. It means that at those unstable times, they can make a purchase of different type of currency.
The FOREX market is the only market in the world that opens for 24 hours in a day, and works for 5 days in a week; it can be operated from any part of the world at any point of time in a day.
Tags: Forex Trading, fx trade, Trading Forex
