Learn To Day Trade Forex


by Ahmad Hassam

Learn to day trade forex. But I want to make a few facts very clear before you embark on your journey of forex trading. These facts should be the foundation of any forex system that you develop.

The most important thing that you should make very clear and understand is that forex is not a get rich quick scheme. Skilled forex traders can and in fact do make good profits in forex trading. However like any other business whether small or big, success just doesnt happen overnight, in a few weeks or in a few months. You should use this great formula for success: Profits=Patience+Practice+Persistence.

As they say there is no substitute for hard work and diligence. Practice trading on a demo account and pretend that virtual money is your own real money. Do not open a live trading account until you become profitable on your demo account. Stick to the plan and you can be successful.

In the beginning, just choose two major currency pairs that you will trade. It becomes very difficult to keep tab on the all four. You need to start with a major currency pair because the spread is the best and they are the most liquid. The EUR/USD pair is the most commonly traded pair and usually has the best spread because of its liquidity.

The USD/CHF is the most volatile and moves the most during the trading week. The USD/JPY moves a lot on the news out of Japan. GBP/USD is the most stable of the above three pair.

You should follow and understand the daily forex news and analysis of the professional currency analyst. It is important for you to get a birds eye view of the currency markets and the news that affects the prices of the major pair that you want to trade. You should also know and understand what the key technical support and resistance levels are in the currency pair that you want to trade.

Support is the predicted level when buying pressure overcomes the selling pressure. It is at this point the currency pair moves up on the charts. Buy at the support level. Resistance is the predicted level when selling pressure overcomes the buying pressure. It is where the currency pair moves down on the charts. Sell on the resistance level.

All the best forex news and analysis is available freely online. Most of the forex brokers provide this information on daily basis if you open an account with them. You should subscribe to an independent service as well. You can also go to forexnews.com and get 24 hrs news and analysis on the spot forex market free daily. Read the technical news and analysis. Write down on a piece of paper the direction the analyst is saying about the currency pair you are trading. Also note the key support and resistance level for that pair.

Learn how to use technical indicators and always trade with stop losses. It is worth your time to be patient and learn how to use technical indicators on the charts that you will be reading shortly.

Learn to be disciplined when you are trading. Avoid emotions in trading! Stick to a good system and a plan. Depending on your risk appetite and strategy, set your stop losses accordingly when you trade. Try not to trade your gut feeling.

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