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Monday, November 24, 2008

The Forex Scalper

who day traders does not look to make big profits per trade he seeks a lot of small profits over time that mount up and yield huge FX Profits overtime. Let’s look at forex scalping in more detail.

More novice traders try forex scalping than any other method and there is a huge industry on the net, which sells courses and forex day trading systems, to help them achieve their dreams.
Unfortunately, that’s all they are dreams - because Forex scalping simply has never worked and cannot work.
It simply guarantees you will get wiped out.
Why?
Its obvious and common sense. Millions of traders each day, trade trillions of dollars and to say that you can work out what this huge mass of traders will do in just a few hours, is laughable.
ALL Short term price moves are random.
Volatility can and does take prices anywhere in daily time frames and support and resistance levels are not valid - you can’t get the odds on your side and you will lose.

So Why Do So Many People Do it?
Well it’s a good story and the majority of forex scalping systems are sold with one aim in mind:
To make money the vendor is much to sensible to trade it himself – he makes his money appealing to greed and selling it to a naive buyer, who then losses.
The vendor pockets the profit and the buyer gets a hard lesson in the market he wont forget.
But I Have seen track records that make money!
Sure, you have – but check the disclaimer and you will see the words - "hypothetical" and "simulated".
Now this means that the track record was done in hindsight and simulated - KNOWING the closing prices!
How hard is that? A child, or anyone who can read and write can do that!
The problem with forex scalping comes when you have to trade it not knowing the closing prices, then the reality hits – a swift wipe-out of equity.
If you really want to prove this for yourself ask a vendor this simple question:
Can I please see YOUR track record of real time profits over 2 years or more?
Go ahead and try it and see what they say.
You won’t get one, or if you do, let me know - I have been asking this question for 25 years and never got one.
Forex day trading is a good story like little Harry Potter, the one the thing they have in common is their both made up.
So if you want to win and make money at forex trading, forget forex day trading and forex scalping and get the odds on your side.

This means, trading valid data and getting the odds on your side.
Try forex swing trading or long term trend following – both can work and you will be trading with the odds.
If you want to win at forex trading, then you need to do your homework and at least try methods that trade the odds, with forex scalping you could flip a coin and have as much chance of success.
Finally, maybe I am being a bit hard on scalpers and day traders if you find the elusive track record that makes money longer term, send it to me wonder what the odds are of that not happening?

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Here we are going to

look at Forex Scalping methods and how they aim to achieve big consistent profits from day trading regularly and looking to accumulate small profits each day to build huge profits overtime. Let’s look at forex scalping in more detail.
Forex scalping is more popular than ever and there are numerous forex trading systems and e-books, which claim it works but none of them work, (we will return to this in a minute) as the logic behind forex scalping is totally incorrect.

Why Forex Scalping Can NEVER work longer term

The reason it doesn’t work and never can is simple to understand if you think about it – you need valid data!
Consider this:
Each day trillions of dollars are traded by millions of forex traders and the total of all these opinions come together and give us the price.
The thought that you can tell what all these millions of people will do, in just a few hours is laughable.

You can’t!
Volatility can and does take prices anywhere in short time periods and support and resistance levels are meaningless. If you have no valid data, you will lose and that’s EXACTLY what happens to people who try forex scalping or day trading.

You may be saying:
I have seen the proof it works and seen track records presented by forex scalpers and yes you have – but their NOT real!
See the standard CFTC disclaimer below and you will see why these track records cannot be trusted:
“Hypothetical or simulated performance results have certain limitations. Unlike an actual performance record, simulated results do not represent actual trading. Also, since the trades have not been executed, the results may have under-or-over compensated for the impact, if any, of certain market factors, such as lack of liquidity. Simulated trading programs in general are also subject to the fact that they are designed with the benefit of hindsight. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profit or losses similar to those show”.

So you simulate a track record, knowing the closing prices – how hard is that?
Anyone can do that even a child.

The problem of course is:
We don’t have the luxury of knowing the prices when we trade (shame but that’s life!) so doing it in the real world is a lot harder and for people forex scalping it’s impossible.
That’s why you never see a real track record but a hypothetical one which is simply not worth the paper it’s written on and in most cases is simply made up by the vendors.
Where Are The Real Track Records?
Don’t be fooled advertising copy with statements such as:
“Pick tops and bottoms scientific accuracy” make “50 pips a day” or “trade with 80% accuracy” – this is just ad copy and has no back up.

If you don’t believe me ask for a forex scalping real time track record and you won’t get one - try it and see.
Forex scalping and day trading is a good story, but that’s all it is and try it and you will lose - as you can never get the odds in your favor.

Keep in Mind
Forex trading is a great way to make money but its not easy and a lot of the people who sell the courses and e-books on forex scalping try and make it appear so.
Traders who believe the above need to get in the real world.
How to Win
To win, you need to do your homework and get a forex trading system that gets the odds on your side. This means avoiding forex scalping and day trading and trading data that covers longer time frames that’s valid and allows you to get the odds in your favor.
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Forex Scalping


1-This article is all about forex scalping for beginners and a key fact you need to learn, if you are thinking of incorporating it in your forex trading strategy - If you don't understand this fact, you are 100% guaranteed to lose, so here it is...

Forex scalping is based on dumb logic and doesn't work. Before we look at why, lets dispel the myth that vendors selling scalping systems make money - they don't. You will always see this with any track record - read it carefully:

"CFTC RULE 4.41 - Hypothetical or simulated performance results have certain limitations. Unlike an actual performance record, simulated results do not represent actual trading. Also, since the trades have not been executed, the results may have under-or-over compensated for the impact, if any, of certain market factors, such as lack of liquidity. Simulated trading programs in general are also subject to the fact that they are designed with the benefit of hindsight. No representation is being made that any account will or is likely to achieve profit or losses similar to those shown".
Personally I think the above should be banned and vendors should NOT be able to present track records that are not real, as they are totally meaningless.

Let's face it who couldn't make money knowing the closing prices?

My little Niece could beat George Soros (and she's only 9) if she knows the closing prices! The problem is we can all be multi millionaires quickly with this info - but trading forex is a little harder, we have to trade not knowing the prices in advance.
Check any forex scalping track record you like and you will see the above or a similar disclaimer. I did see one that printed the vendor's bank statements as proof the system made money but that profit was probably from selling systems not trading!

Of course there were no supporting broker statements.

So why is forex scalping destined to lose?

Think about how prices are determined:

Millions of traders all with different systems, motivations etc all as a mass group decide the price and you CANNOT Predict what this group will do in a matter of hours.

All short term volatility is random in nature, you cannot use short term levels of support and resistance, so you cannot get the odds in your favor and you therefore cannot win at forex scalping and that's a fact.

Forex scalping and day trading is an area where you won't make money, so don't bother trying. If you must trade short term use forex swing trading - its still short term but you can get the odds in your favor and that's what you need to win at forex trading.
Today there are many vendors who simply lie about the profit potential of forex scalping and hope the naïve or greedy trader falls for it - make sure you don't.

Forex scalping always reminds me of the old burger king ad where they claimed to have more beef in their burgers than McDonald's and in the ad the man picked the burger up and said:

"Where's the beef?"

In forex scalping terms translated means:

Where is the real audited track record?

To be fair it's not a fair comparison.

There was of course beef in the McDonalds burger - but you won't find any profits in the track record of a scalper, just a made up track record done without trading!
So our lesson is in terms of forex scalping for beginners - forget it, try a different way of making money in forex and if you want to trade short term - try swing trading

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Monday, November 3, 2008

Forex Scalping- A Key Market Factor You Must Know


Forex scalping requires a completely different mindset to other forms of day trading. Those who engage in Forex scalping normally make a number of trades a day taking somewhere between 5 to 10 pips from the market each time in many cases. Of course, the more trades that are made, the higher probability the scalper will have losses.

Hence the need to exercise discipline and not shoot at everything that moves. Look for only high probability trades. This however is easier said than done. That is why the following piece of information is critical in understanding market behavior from a Forex scalping point of view.

A Crucial Piece Of Information

The crucial piece of information we are referring to is this:

Somewhere between 60 - 80% of the time, the market is in consolidation.

This means that most of the time, the market is not making significant moves. It tends to range in a consolidation channel for hours at times before another significant move takes price to another level.

This market behavior pattern is ideal for Forex scalping once the trader fully understands it.

Develop Recognition Skills

Whenever the trader opens a chart, key support and resistance levels need to be identified. Previous highs and lows should jump out at the trader and be quickly recognized and identified.

To this end it helps to draw horizontal lines on the charting software to mark the top of a channel and the bottom of a channel on whichever time frame the trader is using.

The Key Forex Scalping Principle

The main principle that governs Forex scalping is the same principle that applies to all forms of day trading:

Sell The Rallies - Buy The Dips

Hence, when Forex scalping, the trader will look for ranges or consolidation channels where price is obviously moving (often within a 20, 30 or 40 pip range) and set an entry order to go long when price hits the bottom of the range, or an entry order to go short when price hits the top of the range.

There is always the possibility price will breakout at that point in which case it will be a losing trade. That's why it is important to maintain tight stops, perhaps no more than around 15 pips to keep the profit/loss ratio within reason.

Be Selective

To make Forex scalping trades higher probability it is important to select trades that have a number of elements going for them.

It is often not enough to just jump in on any range you see and enter an order to go long or short at the top or bottom of the range.

You want to look for ranges where the top or bottom coincides with other indicators. For example, the 200 EMA (Exponential Moving Average) is a very powerful indicator on the 4 hour, 1 hour, and 15 minute time frames. Seeing it is one of the most popular indicators of all time used by traders in the global market place, it pays to take notice of where price is in relation to the 200 EMA.

So if you see a trading range where the top or bottom also coincides with the 200 EMA on one of the higher time frames, zero in using the 5 minute chart, draw your horizontal lines to mark the range or consolidation channel, and choose a suitable order entry point. The 200 EMA provides a strong level of support or resistance, depending on which direction you are trading.

Likewise, if the top or bottom of the range is also lining up with a pivot level, or a Fibonacci retracement or extension level, you have added reasons to believe price is going to respect that level, at least for a while. You can then enter an order at the price point with reasonable certainty that you can grab 5 to 10 pips from the market, depending on the height or depth of the trading range.

Why Forex Scalping Methods Should Be Part Of Your Overall Strategy

This characteristic of market behavior, the fact price spends most of its time in trading ranges, makes Forex scalping a very profitable method once the trader has acquired experience and developed understanding and recognition skills.

Rather than waiting for the occasional significant price move, the trader who also has a Forex scalping strategy in his toolkit can utilize those long periods in the trading day when price doesn't go anywhere.

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Monday, September 1, 2008

Advantages of ForexGen Trading


Foreign exchange
trading involves buying and selling different currencies. It works on the theory that is similar with share market. As we know that to make the profit, you have to buy at lower price and sell at higher price, or we can also sell at higher price first and buy at lower price. But it’s not as easy as it sounds. By studying certain market conditions, you can actually make profits in forex. All you have to do is to analyze the forex in a correct way and do the good trade. Why to go for Foreign exchange trading? There is an option to invest in stock market also but here are a few important advantages of currency trading of stock market



Forex trading transactions have no commissions. Forex Brokers can earn money by fixing their own speculation between what a currency could be bought at and what it could be sold at. In difference, Forex traders have to pay a commission fee or brokerage fee for every futures transaction they come in to the view. The forex market is so large that no one individual, bank, fund or government body can influence it for a long period of time. In forex trading strategy, you can trade between seven currencies but not everyone trade in all .

24-hour Trading Forex trading is done on 24-hours basis. This market is open throughout day and night as somewhere in the world, there must be this buy and sell trading is going on. Traders involved in forex trading strategy can always get that first hand information and can act accordingly. The currency rate is actually run through telecommunication all over the network of banks 24 hours a day from 00:00 GMT on Monday to 10:00 pm GMT on Friday. There are ECNs (Electronic Communication Networks) which bring together buyers and sellers. Greater Liquidity.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Key Tips To Successful Forex Currency Trading With Forexgen

Forex currency trading is now one of the hottest trading markets in the world today. So by learning about Forex currency trading online you could not only open the door to some incredible investment opportunities, but you may also be able to build a much more diversified investment portfolio for yourself.

So how you learn forex currency trading online? Well in this article I will attempt to provide you with some information that will answer this question.The traders can be diverse.

They can be traders looking for short-term gains, such as day traders or slightly longer investment periods, or they can be foreign investors who are looking to hedge their investments with long term Forex trades.

For enclosing such an enormous amount of total turnover day after day, FOREX can be considered as a liquid market perfect for foreign currency trading. In contrast to other securities, foreign currency trading does not take place on a fixed exchange rate. In fact, currencies are traded largely between central banks, commercial banks, non-banking international corporations, hedge funds, and private investors and of course, the speculators.There is one particular site where you can learn about Forex currency trading online.

It is the “Forex Online Trading Program” which as been created by the National Futures Association (NFA) at www.nfa.futures.gov. It starts by teaching you the basics of forex currency trading and as you progress through each step, it will provide you with the answers to any questions you may have about forex currency trading.

Foreign currency trading strategies employed by traders in order to trade the market can make a big difference in their results. Forex trading is an extremely competitive area. In order to be successful, individuals need to concentrate on a set of simple Forex trading strategies that they can put into practice without hesitation.

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Monday, August 18, 2008

ForexGen Solutions

It’s more important that I progress as a risk-aversed trader. For newer traders, it’s very important for you to understand that learning methods to control your risk should be a priority. Making gains monetarily is obviously important but making gains and strides elsewhere are more important. When I first started trading mostly with demo accounts, I had some unbelievably profitable trades but my strategies were random and my risk and leverage too high. A lot of this is just pure luck and not going to take you to the next level. Your account balance shouldn’t be used as a guage for success. Some questions to ask yourself to guage your success may be:

Have you managed to minimize your risk and maximize your reward?
Have you maintained consistency?
Have you been able to control your emotions?
Have you developed a complete trading system that you’ve been able to follow without deviation?
If you haven’t been profitable, have you at least been able to turn those gushing drawdowns into slow bleeders?

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

5 Reasons You Have to Start Forex Trading | ForexGen



Why should you consider foreign exchange, trade or currency? One compelling reason is that a huge business, trade nearly two trillion U.S. dollars / on a daily basis. Access to money and went from there to be informed trader. Foreign exchange market is the largest in the world. It is larger than the United States and the stock market, and daily trading volume larger than all stock markets in the world combined. The following list contains some of the reasons why Forex is a smart move.


It's easy :

If the idea was to trade the stock market is intimidating, you're not alone. There is no way that any person, including the Professional and brokers, can know a lot about each stock options. Therefore, a large number of traders or professionals to focus on certain areas of the stock market, leaving many individuals to rely on the views of professionals, who may or may not be good at the craft. Trading on the foreign exchange market, by contrast, is much simpler. Major currencies in circulation are the dollar and the Japanese yen and British pound. There are less than for tracking, even conducting research and analysis can be much easier.


You can do so from home :

If you wish to participate in trade in currencies, all you need is a computer and a bit of time. Granted, some research is wise if you want to make better choices. But what is that you have an idea of your strategy, you can conduct transactions via the Internet minimum fees and without having to pay professional to do this for you (although this is the option). There are a number of options available over the Internet to trade foreign exchange, and therefore will need to conduct some research to determine the best option for you. If you know other than trade in this way, and ask for preferences. A search for pictures of simple trade currencies would lead to many results, and review and choose carefully.


Investment is the minimum :

From engaging in currency trading, you do not need to invest a lot of money in advance. Many commercial options available to invest a small sum, some low a few hundred dollars. This allows new traders in particular to get involved, learn the process, and very little risk. Trade in the foreign exchange market, you need to determine the extent of risk your own, and not invest this amount above. Because the initial investment may be low, and can get a lot of people participate, which might not be able to invest in other options such as traditional equities. Forex trading is a good way to enter the commercial market.


You can earn money:

While the trade on the foreign exchange market takes some research, skills and a little luck, it is possible to obtain money. Enormous potential payments sometimes exaggerated, but there are traders make large sums of money in this market. The key to this is to know what you are doing and make smart choices. This may include determining how you are able and willing to risk, taking risks when necessary, and learn as much as you can on the market. Trading on the foreign exchange market also gives you more influence in other markets. You can use smaller amounts of money to your advantage, and business process simpler than in other markets.


It is flexible :

Trading on the foreign exchange market is twenty-four hour operation, which means that you do not need to wait for the opening and closing of the exchange of know where you stand. You can make trades at any time of day, which lets you control much more than if you work in the traditional stock market. This also allows traders to respond to breaking news immediately. Advantages enjoyed by real-time trade is the benefit of traders that a better understanding of their investment. On the contrary, in the traditional stock market, after hours activities, for example, can affect stock values, but does not affect immediately. If you are interested in trading on the foreign exchange market, in your search. Many businesses on the Internet provide information free of charge. More you know, the better you will be able to make decisions. Many of these same companies offer free trial periods in addition to, which you can use to get the feet wet and determine whether currency trading is for you


Forex Trading Education | ForexGen


Many Americans interested in access to participation in trade in currencies. Before we do this, you must obtain currency trading education. You should never engage in currency trading Forex without education. Forex Trading with the proper education, you can be on your way to profit-taking salary.

First you need to understand what is the trade currencies. Forex short of foreign exchange. Forex trading is one of the one country currency exchange currency of other countries. Thus, the right sometimes, you can obtain a profit. A Forex education can teach you how to do so.

The first part of the trade exchange and education to know the background of the market. Foreign exchange market is always changing. Forex Trading with education, will learn how to monitor these changes to be useful to you.

The next part of the trade exchange your education is to learn more about controlling the risks and risk management. You learn to control yourself and not to invest in the excitement of the opportunity to earn money. You can also learn how to reduce your losses (how to exit trades before losing your losses exceed your limits). I always lose money when it first started trading currencies. This part of your currency trading education is absolutely crucial to whether you will make large or ends in a pit.

Another important part of trade exchange your education is to learn how to open and manage trade currencies at the expense of your own. Forex Special Education First you should practice with a demo account. In this way, you know wires through the exercise of trade with Forex play money. There is no risk involved, but what is realistic because the real thing. Forex Your Education should also let you know that when you're ready for something real. You must then and only then, and open an account Forex live.

There are many ways to obtain the currency trade education. The best place to get trade currencies and education on the Internet. There are many sites available free accounts that let you offer free and open trade currencies for the exercise of your own. There are also avaiable free seminars that are sometimes random. The best thing to do is get some advice from someone who is the current foreign trader. It can give you some down to earth insight on the subject of trade currencies.

Now you know a bit about trade currencies and the time has come for you to go out and access to quality education trade currencies. No haste and take your time. There are a lot of money involved in trading currencies. It is better not to get by yourself