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FOMO is Fear of Missing Out type of traders, which influences our daily trading habits and decision making capability in Forex Trading. There are following causes which leads FOMO Traders: High Expectations FOMO Traders thanks that one needs to double the account by next month and you are missing out if you do not make a lot of money as soon as possible. This leads to higher risk and large position sizes. One wrong trade and you will regret of choosing wrong position sizing and trade. Over Confidence When you come from a winning streak and feel invincible and then take random trades or too large positions because you think we can “feel” what the market is going to do. Lack of Confidence After a few losing trades, many traders will try to play catch up and then enter random trades just to get into the market and hopefully somehow generate a profit. No Rules When you do not have a system or rules, to begin with, then FOMO is your default mode, always jumping in a...

Forex Currencies and Gold shares important correlations as follows: Gold and USD During times of Economic Unrest, investors shows lack of interest in Dollar(USD). Hence, when gold goes up, USD falls. Gold and AUD/USD Australia is the third largest gold producer in the world, selling approx. $5Billion/year. So AUD/USD raises when gold goes up. Gold and NZD/USD New Zealand is also one of the biggest gold producer in the world. With gain in gold, NZD/USD also goes up. Gold and USD/CHF CHF raises when gold goes up as 25% of Switzerland's reserve are backed by gold and pair moves down. Gold and USD/CAD CAD raises when gold goes up as Canada is 5th largest producer of gold. Hence, when gold raises up, USDCAD goes down Gold and EUR/USD Both Gold and Euro are ANTI_DOLLARS. If price of gold goes up then EUR/USD may go up as well. Oil and USD/CAD CAD raises when Oil goes up as Canada is one of the top Oil Producer that exports 2 Million Barrel/Day . USDCAD goes down w...

Participants of  Forex market  are divided into two groups by their activity and influence on exchange rates: Market Makers Market Users ( same as price takers ) Who are Market Movers? The notion of  market makers  involves large banks and financial institutions, which determine the current level of the  exchange rate  due to a significant proportion of their operations in the total world market.   Market makers set the current exchange rate by conducting  transactions  with each other, as well as with smaller banks, which are also market participants. Market makers set the exchange rates for the smaller banks, organizations and individuals. Market makers constantly monitor the rates of various trading tools (ex.  Forex currency pairs ) as they enter into the transactions with them. Market makers are market participants who provide the  liquidity  of certain instruments, exposing orders to buy or sell. Market m...

You may have noticed that the value of  currencies  goes up and down every day. What most people don't realize is that there is a  foreign exchange market  - or 'Forex' for short - where you can potentially profit from the movement of these currencies. As technologies have improved,  the forex market  has become more accessible resulting in an unprecedented growth in  online trading . One of the great things about  trading currencies  now is that you no longer have to be a big money manager to trade this market; traders and investors like you can trade this market. Advantages of Trading Forex 24 Hours Trading The single biggest advantage the forex market has over other markets is its 24-hour nature. A  trader  can put on or take off positions literally any time of day or night, regardless of their base of operations. Consider, for example, the working person with a 9 to 5 type of job. Most folks like that cannot be expecte...

What is Swing Trading? Swing trading are short term strategies to take advantage of price swings, either reversing back to the median or fading a rally. Swing trading attempts to capture gains in a stock (or any financial instrument) within an overnight hold to several weeks. Why Swing Trade? Swing trading involves holding a position either long or short at least overnight and or up to several weeks. The goal is to capture a larger price move than is possible on an intra-day basis. Swing trading assumes a larger price range and price move and therefore requires careful position sizing to minimize downside risk. Swing Trading is a strategy that focuses on taking smaller gains in short term trends and cutting losses quicker. The gains might be smaller, but done consistently over time they can compound into excellent annual returns. Swing Trading positions are usually held a few days to a couple of weeks, but can be held longer. Swing Trading Strat...

People always want to find the best type of trade to invest in. This particularly holds true for short-term and long-term trading. This decision, however, varies from person to person. Ideally, the trader must decide on a trading type that best suits his/her personality. Let’s us take a closer look at short and long-term trading to gain some insight. Short-term trading  When the duration between buying and selling ranges from a few days to a few weeks, it is considered as short-term trading. Pros of short-term trading Faster means of making money: The benefits of a trade can be realized in a short period through this method. You can earn profits within a day by investing in intraday trading. Short-term risk: If you discover that a wrong decision was taken on a trade, you can free up the capital invested and reinvest it in fresh stocks. This is because capital is at risk for a shorter period. Cons of short-term trading Volatile market: There are chances that you m...

NO TRADING PLANS: A trading plan is a strict set of rules, half of which a trader draws from their trading strategy and the other one from their money management strategy. The plan may be then complemented by as many more points as the trader sees fit. WHAT IS TRADING PLAN: Specific market conditions for entering a trade; The amount of money to risk in a trade; Specific market conditions to get out if you are wrong (stop-loss); Specific market conditions to get out if you are right (take-profit); Approximate time for the market to reach your target; Note down and record everything! Write this list down as postulates and have it front of you before, after, and during your trading. RISKING TOO MUCH ON ONE TRADE: Never take too much risk in one trade. Forex brokers are allowed a lot of freedom in terms of leveraging their trading account, while beginner Traders lag behind in money management discipline. A combination of these two leads to high risk, hazard trading. Always...

Oil prices eased slightly on Tue, 08-052018, a day after hitting 3-1/2 year highs, as investors braced for President Donald Trump’s decision on whether to withdraw the United States from the Iran nuclear deal, a move that could disrupt global oil supply. US Dollar is currency of international trade, so for all practical purpose all buy and sales on international level is defined in terms of USD. Also,  US is the biggest importer of crude  oil. So say when crude price go up, it means US will be shelling out more dollars to buy it, which means more dollars are going out of the country and hence the dollar  will weaken. US is also one of the biggest oil producer – so when oil price will go up, its own oil revenue will also go up – this impact might counter the fall in dollar a little but not significantly because it is a net importer. A hidden string ties together currencies and crude oil, with price actions in one venue forcing a symp...

Forex trading – or foreign exchange trading – is all about buying and selling currencies in pairs. For the buying and selling of currencies, you need to have information about how much the currencies in the pair are worth in terms of the other. This relationship is what defines a  currency pair . A currency pair quotes two currency abbreviations followed by the value of the base currency based on the currency counter. MAJOR BEST CURRENCY PAIR The US dollar is the preferred reference in most currency exchange transactions worldwide. It is the dominant reserve currency of the world. The following are not necessarily the best Forex pairs to trade, as they are the ones that have high liquidity and occupy the most foreign exchange transactions: EUR/USD (Euro – US dollar) USD/JPY (US dollar – Japanese yen) GBP/USD (British pound – US dollar) AUD/USD (Australian dollar – US dollar) USD/CHF (US dollar – Swiss franc) USD/CAD (US dollar – Canadian dollar) The valu...

Non farm payrolls in the US increased by 164 thousand in April of 2018, following an upwardly revised 135 thousand in March and well below market expectations of 192 thousand.  The most important payroll statistic that is analyzed from the report is the  non-farm payroll  data, which represents the total number of paid U.S. workers of any business, excluding general government employees, private  household employees , employees of  nonprofit  organizations that provide assistance to individuals, and farm employees. Non Farm Payrolls Indicator The Non Farm Payrolls indicator measures the net change in the number of people employed within the U.S. economy in jobs other than those which are farming or agriculture related. When the NFP data is rising, it means businesses within the United States are hiring more staff, usually in response to improved economic conditions and increased demand for their products or services either domestically or overseas...

Everyone is aware of very famous maxim of Forex that states,"Cut Your Losses, But Let Your Profit Runs".  Sounds great, but how exactly do you maximize your profits? If you cannot develop a trading strategy to achieve this objective, then your chances of making a good Forex living are greatly diminished. Holding The Winning Positions Sometimes, it is so hard to hold on to winning trades. This is because the fears that can frequently arise at the sight of a large profit can entice you to close your positions prematurely. You could well do this action because you become scared that a sudden reversal will generate a significant loss. Correct Stop-loss and Targets. If you were unfortunate to suffer a series of consequent losses, then you could experience a severe drop in confidence. You may then develop a tendency to snatch at smaller profits before they can achieve their real earning potential. Sadly, you have probably entered good trading opportunities, but eit...

Finding out goals and making strategies are the essence of effective trading of stock market. There are various factors that require being considered additionally. Apart from thinking about completely the cost factor, it will be prudent on your part to think about the worth of the Stock or Forex Market that you are ready to spend on.  According to the Stock Signals suggested by specialists, investing your money in a broad variety of stocks for both long-term and short-term will always keep you at the endearing edge. It is after doing research, being informed with what is taking place currently in the Stock, Forex and Comex market. employing investment tools such as stock technical study, basic study, etc. that you can discover the possibility of any specific NYSE or NASDAQ stock. One of the most pursued stock tips is purchasing when everybody else is selling and selling when everybody is purchasing. Well, there are different parameters to be regarded as well. Doing appro...

Trading in Financial Market exchange has many lucrative opportunities for traders to produce optimum returns in lesser time. Indicators depicts those changes observed in financial market and helps the experts in identifying top gainers and losers for day trading as well as short and long term trading. It also helps them to understand reasons behind sudden rise and fall caused due to the fluctuation in short and long term while revealing all possibilities and statistics. While forecasting the movement of different financial instruments whether they are Stock, Commodity or Currency, most common scale which helps in determining their trend are its Technical & Fundamental aspects. Having a certain trading approach and sticking with it always may lead the trader to become a learned trader. But due to market uncertainties, traders diversify their track and are often misguided by influencer's resulting in a bad trading experience while making wrong financial decisions.  To unders...