The simple answer is money. Forex trading is the simultaneous buying of one currency and the selling of another. Currencies are traded through a broker or dealer, and are traded in pairs; for example the euro and the US dollar (EUR/USD) or the British pound and the Japanese Yen (GBP/JPY).
Because you're not buying anything physical, this kind of trading can be confusing. Think of buying a currency as buying a share in a particular country. When you buy, say, Japanese Yen, you are in effect buying a share in the Japanese economy, as the price of the currency is a direct reflection of what the market thinks about the current and future health of the Japanese economy.
In general, the exchange rate of a currency versus other currencies is a reflection of the condition of that country's economy, compared to the other countries' economies.
Unlike other financial markets like the New York Stock Exchange, the Forex spot market has neither a physical location nor a central exchange. The Forex market is considered an Over-the-Counter (OTC) or 'Interbank' market, due to the fact that the entire market is run electronically, within a network of banks, continuously over a 24-hour period.
Until the late 1990's, only the "big guys" could play this game. The initial requirement was that you could trade only if you had about ten to fifty million bucks to start with! Forex was originally intended to be used by bankers and large institutions - and not by us "little guys". However, because of the rise of the Internet, online Forex trading firms are now able to offer trading accounts to 'retail' traders like us.
All you need to get started is a computer, a high-speed Internet connection, and the information contained within this site.
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What is Traded on The Foreign Exchange Market?
Tuesday, January 13, 2009Introduction to Foreign Exchange Markets
The forex market is a non-stop cash market where currencies of nations are traded, typically via brokers. Foreign currencies are constantly and simultaneously bought and sold across local and global markets, hence investments appreciate or depreciate in value based upon currency movements. Foreign exchange market conditions can change at any time in response to real-time events.
The main enticements of currency dealing to private investors and attractions for short-term forex trading are:
• 24-hour trading, 5 days a week with access to global forex dealers
• An enormous liquid market making it easy to trade most currencies
• Volatile markets offering profit opportunities
• Standard instruments for controlling risk exposure
• The ability to profit in rising or falling markets
• Leveraged trading with low margin requirements
• Many options for zero commission trading
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* Providing several ways for our IB's to charge commission.
* ForexGen IB can also charge commission for each lot the traders execute.
* Moreover, ForexGen IB is able to increase the spread for all or certain clients and have ForexGen Investments rebate the difference.
In case the IB does not increase the spread or charge their clients a commission, ForexGen rebate the IB a minor predefined amount for every client's executed lot.
Commission is paid out every month.
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[ForexGen] offers our IB's individualized service created according to the individual needs and specified business situation for each IB.
Our Introducing Broker program provides a highly organized program for individualized services and organizations in order to introduce their clients to the online foreign currency exchange market, moreover they will enjoy the benefits of being a part of the ForexGen family.
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Forex Market
Forex market is the biggest financial market in the world. Moreover, currency trading is one of the fastest growing forms of investing.
Here’s how to find information and resources to deepen your knowledge about the fast and exciting world of foreign exchange and how to use it for trading purposes.
Internet has changed the way people view forex markets. No longer are the best currency analyst reports unavailable to the public, live real-time data too expensive for common investors, or capital requirements too high.
In fact, many companies have introduced mini forex accounts, with starting capital requirements for selected accounts in some brokerages under $1000. These smaller accounts have made currency trading available to everyone, increasing the need to be educated on forex and currency trading.
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*Ability to place orders inside the spread
*Competing rates from multiple banks
*Spreads are variable and can move sharply
*Ideal for active or professional FX traders
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AUD/JPY and NZD/JPY Rose to its Highest Level Since November 2008
Varengold Wertpapierhandelsbank AG
Good morning from beautiful and cold Hamburg. Around the world circulate a lot speculation how deep the World’s economic recession will really be and which country can protect its economy effective. It seems that this question affect the FOREX market powerful at the present. However, we wish you a prosperous trading.
Market review
AUD/JPY and NZD/JPY rose to its highest level since November 2008 based on optimism U.S. President-elect Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan which will help to recover the United States from recession. The head of currency strategy at National Australia Bank Ltd., John Kyriakopoulos, wrote according in a research “Reduced pessimism on the global economic outlook is evident”. Also the AUD/USD climbed to a three-month high at 0.7267 from Tuesdays closing at 0.7175.
The last three days the EUR/USD fell temporarily 5.30 percent to its low at 1.3313 and rebound to 1.3536 on Tuesdays closing while the Euro-Zone Consumer price index rose 1.6 % in December. On early Wednesday Tokyo trading the currency pair was under considerable strain again and fell to 1.3432. As well EUR/JPY weakened as derivatives showed that some investors are betting the ECB will lower its key interest rate next week. The EUR fell versus JPY 1.74 percent to 125.10 at its low on Wednesday.
GBP gained versus a basket of major currencies based on speculations the interest-rate cuts will revive the British economy faster than economists expected. EUR/GBP fell from 0.92741 at its opening to 0.90695 at its closing.
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* Liquidity and 24/5 availability are the characteristic factors of the Forex market compared with other financial markets.
AUD/JPY Forecast 2009
Short-Term Forex Technical Outlook: AUD/JPY 
Currency Pair: AUD/JPY
Chart: 60 Min Charts
Short-Term Bias: Bearish
As risk trends continue to dictate price action in the forex market, the technical outlook favors a bearish forecast for the AUDJPY. After falling to a low of 55.08 of 10/27, the pair jumped to a high of 70.53 on 11/4, but the lack of momentum to push higher has held the pair in a downward trend. At the beginning of the week, we saw the pair move towards 62.85 (50.0% Fib retracement level), but the failure to break above this level suggests that the pair will move lower over the remainder of the week.
Moreover, the divergence from the 120 SMA should drag the pair lower over the next few hours of trading, and may work its way towards the moving average by the end of the session.
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Yen Technical Outlook
Thursday, January 8, 2009
I returned as a USDJPY bear yesterday because “USDJPY sellers came in just before the 61.8% of 1006.60-87.09 at 95.21. This is also the center of a former congestion zone (roughly 94-97) as well as the 100% extension of the rally from 87.09 to 91.31; at 94.08.”
A bounce of recent weakness near term to former support near 92.30 is a possibility but there is no reason to alter the larger bearish outlook.
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British Pound Technical Outlook
I wrote yesterday that “Additional upside is expected. The next resistance is former support at 1.5259. 1.5420 is calculated monthly pivot R1.
Risk can be moved to 1.48. The GBPUSD came close to 1.54 but 5 waves up from the low strongly suggest that the bulk of the move, at least in the short term, is complete. Weakness is expected down to at least 1.4980 over the course of the next several days.
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Euro Technical Outlook
As mentioned yesterday, “due to the fact that the pair remains close to the center of a large correction, I can not be confident that 1.3310 will hold. In fact, given that a triangle or flat is probably underway, I see it as unlikely that 1.3310 holds up.”
There is a potential short term resistance line just shy of 1.40 for the next several days. A drop below 1.3310 would target support near 1.31 (former resistance) and ideally complete small wave b.
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3. ForexGen offers Forex trading in the major currency pairs and crosses.
4. Low capital start, with $250 as a minimum account size.
5. Liquidity and 24/5 availability are the characteristic factors of the Forex market compared with other financial markets.
6. ForexGen offers a free trial Forex [demo account] that allows you to test your skills and practice without risking real money.
We consider every client as a special case, a VIP and a partner. A client's profit is our success and a client's loss is a significant call of action for us. Customer care is the heart of our business, we know every client on personal bases as we provide 24/7 customer support.
We keep contact with our clients to ensure that we are on the right track. Leading our client relationship to success is our focus.
Let [ForexGen] prove to you that you have taken the right step by choosing our partnership.
Swiss Franc Technical Outlook
The sharp drop from 1.23 is in 5 waves and probably wave A within an A-B-C correction that will end below 1.0367. The rally from 1.0367 is the B wave of that sequence and likely tests resistance from Fibonacci 1.15, eventually.
Wave b of B is underway now and I’ll look to identify an entry point to go long in order to catch wave c of B up to 1.15.
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WHAT are the advantages of being an INTRODUCING BROKERS with ForexGen?
* Providing the most huge income sharing plan
* Providing several ways for our IB's to charge commission.
* ForexGen IB can also charge commission for each lot the traders execute.
* Moreover, ForexGen IB is able to increase the spread for all or certain clients and have ForexGen Investments rebate the difference.
In case the IB does not increase the spread or charge their clients a commission, ForexGen rebate the IB a minor predefined amount for every client's executed lot.
Commission is paid out every month.
Individualized service
[ForexGen] offers our IB's individualized service created according to the individual needs and specified business situation for each IB.
Our Introducing Broker program provides a highly organized program for individualized services and organizations in order to introduce their clients to the online foreign currency exchange market, moreover they will enjoy the benefits of being a part of the ForexGen family.
ForexGen offers 1 pip spread on 10 pairs with high trading techniques that make ForexGen
incomparable to any other rival.
Australian Dollar Technical Outlook
The AUDUSD has reached initial resistance from the confluence of the October 14th high / 38.2% of .9856-.6005 at .7247/56. The structure of the decline on very short term intraday charts (15 min) is promising from a bear’s perspective (decline looks impulsive).
Even if wave (2) is not complete, it is likely that the rally from .6005 would experience a sizeable retracement because it is in 3 waves (a flat with structure 3-3-5 could unfold).
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*Trade the news without intervention or restrictions
*Although spreads may vary in volatile market conditions, they are tried to be kept within the usually limits.
*Place scalping orders without intervention or restrictions.
*A client-friendly trading environment, No re-quotes.
*Ability to place orders inside the spread
*Competing rates from multiple banks
*Spreads are variable and can move sharply
*Ideal for active or professional FX traders
For more information about our current and future promotions, kindly visit this page often or contact one of our customers support agents at promotions@forexgen.com, or you can [chat] with our representatives, you can also[request a call back]from one of our agents by sending us your contact number and the best time we can reach you.
Smart Money Flow Index
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
The Smart Money Flow Index has long been one of the best kept secrets of Wall Street. Everybody knows the importance of a closing price and other last hour indicators like the Closing Tick, which we publish daily for free on our portal. The Smart Money Flow Index is therefore calculated by taking the action of the Dow in two time periods: the first 30 minutes and the close.
The first 30 minutes represent emotional buying, driven by greed and fear of the crowd based on good and bad news. There is also a lot of buying on market orders and short covering at the opening. Smart money waits until the end and they very often test the market before by shorting heavily just to see how the market reacts. Then they move in the big way. These heavy hitters also have the best possible information available to them and they do have the edge on all the other market participants. The Smart Money Indicator is calculated like the Advance-Decline Line. You can easily do it yourself if you don't want to pay our subscription rate of $1.50 weekly (based on a 6-month membership). Just start at any given day, subtract the price of the Dow at 10 AM from the previous day's close and add today's closing price.
The result is plotted on a chart, together with the closing price of the Dow only. Whenever the Dow makes a high which is not confirmed by the SMI there is trouble ahead . Watch the divergence around June 1998, February 2000 and September 2000. Watching this indicator is like being on a plane and see the pilots jumping off with parachutes. This indicator is suitable only for investors with a longer time horizon. Such investors should buy blue chips when the indicator gives a buy signal, and sell and sell short on a divergence.
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Benefits of being a Money Manager with [ForexGen]:
* Providing three different commission sources.
* Weekly commission plan.
* Easy & fast commission withdrawals.
* Fixed percentage of the profits.
* P = k * D “P=Profit, k=Variable Parameter, D=Deposits”
The money manager gets a fixed percentage of the profit previously agreed upon with the client for managing the client funds as a bonus feature.
The most competitive trading conditions:
* 2 pips spread on six currency pairs.
* Providing online trading services without maintenance margin, margin call and no automatic closing of positions below the initial margin on weekdays for accounts with initial equity of up to $1 million US. The margin level have to be recognized Fridays at 23:00 CET and before public holidays.
* Leverages up to 1:200 for accounts up to $1 million US.
* Liquidity and 24/5 availability are the characteristic factors of the Forex market compared with other financial markets.
Index Options Put/Call Ratio
This indicator is calculated by dividing the weekly volume of S&P 100 call options by the weekly volume of S&P 100 put options. Big call volume appears at market tops and big put volume at bottoms. But call/put ratios of the indices like OEX and SPX are distorted and clouded by arbitrage and hedging and do therefore not always reflect true investor sentiment.
This indicator is calculated by dividing the daily or weekly volume of call options by the daily or weekly volume of put options. Big call volume appears at market tops and big put volume at bottoms. Only CBOE equity options or all CBOE options should be used for this indicator. Call/put ratios of the indices like OEX and SPX are distorted and clouded by arbitrage and hedging and do therefore not always reflect true investor sentiment. The chart below shows you the weekly call/put ratio on a 4-week moving average to smooth out the swings.[ForexGen Live Account]
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ForexGen provides a unique online trading experience based on our intelligent online Forex trading package, the ForexGen Trading Station, including the best online trading system.
Trend Indicator
Why are some traders more successful than others? There are probably as many answers as there are traders out there. But you will undoubtedly agree that most of the money is being made in a trend, especially as far as options and futures are concerned. In options trading your biggest enemy by far is time. You need to have the patience and discipline to wait for a trend in the market in order to succeed on the long run.
The same rule applies to any short-term oriented trader. The Global Futures Trend Index shows you clearly when to enter the market. This index is computed by dividing the daily highs by the sum of the daily highs and lows. A 10-week moving average is applied to smooth out the swings. As long as the readings of this index stay above the 80%-level there is a solid bullish trend in progress. Any weakness should be used to go long or to buy call options, preferably of stocks which are in a clear uptrend, or stock index options.
Readings below 20 indicate a bearish trend. Strong days should be used to short stocks which are already weak, or to buy put options. As long as this indicator is in neutral territory don't do anything unless you are a savvy stockpicker, insider or a long-term value investor.
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After we receive your request we will provide you with further details and with your [demo account] login information which will be used in the trading contest.
By the end of each contest:
1. All participants that manages to open at least 20 lots will be awarded a Live Account with $50 credit
2. All participants that manages to open at least 20 lots and keep their demo account initial balance will be awarded a Live Account with $100 credit
3. The highest 5 accounts with the highest profits (including the floating P/L) will be awarded a Live Account with $250 credit.
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Short Term Trading Index (ARMS Index or TRIN)
The first result is then divided by the latter and the result is the TRIN. If the index is above one, the average volume of stocks that fell on the NYSE was greater than the average volume of stocks that rose and vice versa.
But it is most confirmative when it reaches extremes. This indicator rises sharply when the market is most depressed and selling is climaxing, and falls to very low levels during buying frenzies.
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[ForexGen] provides appropriate services satisfying the needs of all business partner's specified situation and requirements.
The first month of the contest is scheduled to start on the 1st of December 2008. So, don’t miss your chance and register your account before that time. You can read the description of this contest model on the official FXcast website. You can also read more about FXcast Forex broker.
Are You Calmed and Relaxed When You Trade?
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
There have been times when I made mistakes under pressure, but I don’t recall ever cracking under pressure. By that I mean I didn't panic, but I have come close. Being short soybeans when Chernobyl blew up was probably the closest. I've made huge errors in conduct - once I sat and lost $45,000 in a matter of minutes because I tried trading while teaching a student at the same time.
Lesson learned: Never trade and teach at the same time. Stay focused on one or the other. I once woke up to a margin call of $21,000+, but it turned out in my favor. I had erroneously left a 5-lot in the market overnight - thinking I was flat - the result of sloppy housekeeping.
Nevertheless, I have learned how to make trades in a relaxed, but focused way. I don't put unnecessary pressure on myself. I don’t let myself get stressed out - it’s simply too costly to do that.
I don't believe that I have to be successful on any one trade; I keep my focus on the big picture. I don't believe I need to be right. I don't try to impose my will on the market. And I definitely don't try to predict the future of price movement. The market is the market - it does what it wants to do.
What I do is to closely observe market conditions and movement, and make up a detailed plan of attack. I trade what I see, allowing the market to take me where it wants to go. I make a serious effort to stay calm and relaxed, and ready to act on whatever happens next.
Once I have a trading plan, I follow it. I do not doubt or second-guess my plan. I meditate on my plan and picture myself carrying it out successfully, before I ever enter a trade. I really believe in mental imaging as being an important activity.
I enter and exit trades without worrying about the consequences. Worrying has never helped me to trade well. Worrying is wasted energy. By staying focused, I am able to see trading opportunities more easily, and that allows me to take advantage of the opportunities when they arise.
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2. Scandinavian quality with Swiss precision, funds secured and local agents in 18+ countries.
3. ForexGen offers Forex trading in the major currency pairs and crosses.
4. Low capital start, with $250 as a minimum account size.
5. Liquidity and 24/5 availability are the characteristic factors of the Forex market compared with other financial markets.
6. ForexGen offers a free trial Forex [demo account] that allows you to test your skills and practice without risking real money.
We consider every client as a special case, a VIP and a partner. A client's profit is our success and a client's loss is a significant call of action for us. Customer care is the heart of our business, we know every client on personal bases as we provide 24/7 customer support.
We keep contact with our clients to ensure that we are on the right track. Leading our client relationship to success is our focus.
Let [ForexGen] prove to you that you have taken the right step by choosing our partnership.
How Does This Affect Your Forex Trading Account?
If you are long the currency bearing the higher interest rate then you should earn interest, automatically credited to your trading account. Conversely, if you are short the currency bearing the higher interest rate then you should experience a small debit to your account.
Be aware that most forex brokers require a 2% margin set for your account in order to receive interest. If not, you will have to pay for the rollover, it doesn't matter whether you are long or short the currency bearing the higher interest rate
Day Traders
For day traders, who almost never hold any overnight positions, the rollover is not applicable because there are no positions to roll, and therefore no interest is earned or paid.
Swing Traders
If you are a swing, position or long term trader, the rollover will affect your account since you'll earn or pay interest on a daily basis. Therefore, it is recommend to set your account at 2% margin and only try to long the currency bearing the higher interest rate.
A strategy for the longer term trader is the carry trade, which relies on a big interest rate differential between the two traded currencies.
For example the NZD/JPY currency cross pair.
Currently, traders earn a $13 daily rollover interest, credited to their accounts at 5PM EST while holding a long position in this pair for each standard lot(1 standard lot equals 100,000 units) traded; BUT, if you are short NDZ/JPY, your account will be debited $14/day for each standard lot traded! Interesting fact to know, isn't it?
Rollover example
If you are long 300,000 EUR/USD at rollover (5PM est) and EUR/USD at rollover is trading at 1.3200, the EUR short-term interest rate is 3.50% and the USD short-term interest rate is 5.25%
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WHAT are the advantages of being an INTRODUCING BROKERS with ForexGen?
* Providing the most huge income sharing plan
* Providing several ways for our IB's to charge commission.
* ForexGen IB can also charge commission for each lot the traders execute.
* Moreover, ForexGen IB is able to increase the spread for all or certain clients and have ForexGen Investments rebate the difference.
In case the IB does not increase the spread or charge their clients a commission, ForexGen rebate the IB a minor predefined amount for every client's executed lot.
Commission is paid out every month.
Individualized service
[ForexGen] offers our IB's individualized service created according to the individual needs and specified business situation for each IB.
Our Introducing Broker program provides a highly organized program for individualized services and organizations in order to introduce their clients to the online foreign currency exchange market, moreover they will enjoy the benefits of being a part of the ForexGen family.
ForexGen offers 1 pip spread on 10 pairs with high trading techniques that make ForexGen
incomparable to any other rival.
Limit Order and Stop Order
This is an order to buy or sell a given currency at a pre specified exchange rate or better, and can be used to enter or exit trades. It “limits” the price at which you are willing to trade at. When a Buy Limit order is placed, the trade cannot be executed at a price that is higher than the specified limit price. Therefore the buy limit is placed below the current market price. It can be used to obtain a better entry price when looking to go long, or used to close out or exit an existing short position at a profit.
When a Sell Limit order is placed, the trade cannot be executed at a price that is lower than the specified limit price. Therefore the sell limit is placed above the current market price. It can be used to obtain a better entry price when looking to go short, or used to close out or exit an existing long position at a profit. When using limit orders to exit existing trading positions, long or short, it is usually associated with pre-determined trading targets.
This is also an order to buy or sell a given currency at a pre specified exchange rate and can also be used to enter or exit trades. It is activated when the specified exchange rate, in this case the stop price, is reached. This is a very useful order, in that it is placed on the opposite side of the current market price than the limit order.
When a Buy Stop order is placed, the order cannot be placed at a specified prices that is lower than the current market price. Therefore the buy stop is placed above the current market price.
In this way it can be used to enter a new long position when the price of a given currency breaks above, “a price break-out”, a certain rate or it can be used to limit a loss in an existing short position. When a Sell Stop order is placed, the order cannot be placed at a specified price that is higher than the current market price. Therefore the sell stop is placed below the current market price.
In this way it can be used to enter a new short position when the price of a given currency breaks below, “a price break-down”, a certain rate or it can be used to limit a loss in an existing long position. As briefly mentioned above the stop order can also be used to stop a loss or protect profits, when the price of a currency moves against a trading position. This is why it is also referred to as a "Stop Loss" or “Protective Stop” order.
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What is Margin in The Forex Trading?
In forex, margin is the minimum required balance to place a trade and is a performance bond, or good faith deposit, to ensure the currency trader against trading losses or falling into a negative balance. This deposit, called margin, is typically 1% or .5% of the value of the position. The margin requirement allows traders to hold a position much larger than the account value.
For example, if you want to purchase $200,000 of EUR/USD at 200:1 leverage, the amount of money required is .5%, or $1000. The other $199,000 is collateralized with your remaining account balance. You pay no interest.
What's the relationship between margin and leverage?
Leverage and margin are direct related in the way mentioned above. The amount of leverage a forex broker gives to a trader defines the amount of margin that the client will have to commit in order to take a position in the market. For example, when leverage is 100:4, the “4” in the leverage ratio signifies the amount of capital the customer has invested of his own money, which is also known as the margin.
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The most competitive trading conditions:
* 2 pips spread on six currency pairs.
* Providing online trading services without maintenance margin, margin call and no automatic closing of positions below the initial margin on weekdays for accounts with initial equity of up to $1 million US. The margin level have to be recognized Fridays at 23:00 CET and before public holidays.
* Leverages up to 1:200 for accounts up to $1 million US.
* Liquidity and 24/5 availability are the characteristic factors of the Forex market compared with other financial markets.
Profitable Forex Trading System Revealed
The technique I will describe below is a great opportunity to jump in a trade. The set of rules that I describe can be used as a Forex system. I have heard many names for this technique with the most successful one called the "Pinball Trade".
It is the first system I learned and applied successfully during my long trip in Forex research. Experiment with it and see the results on your own. For now let's see how this system is applied.
When you recognize an uptrend or a downtrend in Forex charts try to create the channel that includes this trend. When the price hits the one channel line and returns to the other channel line try to see if this line coincides with a Fibonacci retracement level.
The price does not necessarily have to hit both the channel lines but the price swing has to be restricted from the channel lines.
This trade setup will give you a high opportunity that the price will reverse (76% of the time according to long term research). Take a good care to design correctly the channel lines and the Fibonacci retracement levels.[ForexGen Live Account]
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ForexGen.com is an online trading service provider supplying a unique and individualized service to Forex traders worldwide. We are dedicated to absolutely provide the best online trading services in the Forex market.
ForexGen provides a unique online trading experience based on our intelligent online Forex trading package, the ForexGen Trading Station, including the best online trading system.
Hints For Trading Forex with the Help of News
Monday, January 5, 2009Why is it important to keep a track of the economic developments of a country whose currency you are planning to buy?
Every currency represents a country in the Forex market. And therefore, the economic status of each country or nation is valued into its exchange. But with so many currencies in the market to trade for, it can get a little challenging to keep a track of every countries economic growth and development.
This is the reason why Economic Indicators are used by the traders to assess the strength of an economy they are interested in. A trader should always remain vigilant and informed about when these indicators are due for release in the market. It is also equally important to be updated on all the news releases which are to be released and can make an impact on the market.
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Importance of Leverage in Forex
Different from Equity trading and Futures trading, Forex trading offers its traders with far more advantages and greater profits than the other financial markets and that too, in a short term.
A range of Forex trading strategies are offered to its traders, the most significant one of them all being Leverage. Forex market offers higher leverage as compared to all the major stock exchange trading markets.
With the help of Leverage, online currency traders can make use of more funds than the actual money which they deposit. Margin can be known as the least amount required to be deposited before a trader starts trading. This can also be known as the opening amount with which the Forex trading account can be initiated.
Leverage also facilitates the Forex traders to maximize their Forex trading profits. This is because with the help of Leverage, a trader can make use of as high as 200 times the actual sum which he has deposited in his Forex account.
Such a strategy allows the trader to support his superior yielding dealings easily and hence allocating improved results to his Forex trading and deals.
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