Forex Trading
Tip
TIP
1 Read
both the books by Mark Douglas which cover trading psychology
BEFORE you read or do anything else. If you don’t, I’ll
say I told you so when you hit a failure barrier and don’t
know why.
Tip 2. Gamblers
go to casino. All unproved, spontaneous actions in Forex trading
— are a part of pure gambling.
Any attempt to trade without analysis and studying the market
is equal to a game. Game is fun except when you are losing real
money...
TIP 3 Stop loss
policy - you MUST have one and practice, more practice and even
more practice at sticking to it. It will not be easy but it is
an essential discipline to profitable trading.
TIP 4 Trading plan
/ system. Again, you MUST have one! Then you must practice sticking
to it. Do not try and second guess or trade against your indicators
- wait until they give you a concise signal before acting on it.
TIP 5 TRADE WITH
THE TREND. DO NOT trade against the hourly trend of the market
unless you are VERY certain the market has turned. Check this
by watching a long term moving average (say 80 SMA on 15 minute
chart)
TIP 6 Learn to sit
on your hands and not trade! It’s better to wait for good
quality trades than take a mediocre one and loose money. A day
of no trades is better than a day with one loosing one. If you
don’t like the market, just walk away. It will always be
there later.
TIP 7 Don’t
set yourself false targets and expectations. Trading is not an
EXACT science and if you do you will only become frustrated by
your failure to meet them. Take what the market gives and be satisfied.
Greed will kill you as a trader, both mentally and monetarily.
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TIP 8 The market
is rarely your friend in a trade that goes against you. Cut your
losses quickly and accept them as an inherent part of trading.
You will not be able to trade without some loosing positions.
Manage them well!