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If you are new trading forex, there is a good possibility that you are a discretionary trader. But, what is that? Is it bad? Or good? Let’s say that it is the natural beginning of the successful trader.

A discretionary trader trusts his/her feelings, intuition, the latest news, the hottest tips, and so on. This trader makes buy and sell decisions on the fly, influenced only by what happens at the moment, without a system or a strategy to follow.

This type of trader loves the action and loves even more being part of it. He/she truly believes that his/her buy and sell decisions are intelligent and, if losses happen, well, just thinks that “they are part of the game”. This perspective will persist until the losses start making him/her feel uncomfortable, sometimes very uncomfortable

It is very difficult to make money consistently following the news and making trading decisions by impulse. This trader can make money, yes, sporadically, but not consistently. His/her losses will surpass the gains sooner than expected, and this is because this type of trader does not have a system, a strategy, the necessary discipline to follow it, and the emotional detachment to make successful trading decisions.

I mentioned above that discretionary trading is the natural beginning of a successful trader, and it is. The excitement of being part of the markets, feeling an advantage over the others thanks to the knowledge of the latest world event or an “insider’s secret”, playing with the pros with the possibility of making big profits, is only natural to the new trader and indeed necessary to the new trader. Why necessary? Because it is the only way to really learn that, even if all that excitement and way of making trading decisions is very alluring and full of “common sense”, it does not have a solid ground to make money. The trader must realize it on his/her own; otherwise he/she will continue being seduced by it until it finally hits him/her.

You may have this question: Can a discretionary trader become a truly successful trader? Absolutely! Once this stage is over, the real profits start coming in. How long does it take to pass this stage? It depends on the amount of losses and how the trader feels about them.

No trader becomes successful overnight. It is a process that he/she must follow in order to learn how to trade the markets. A smart trader knows that this process is worth it because the rewards are big. Very big.

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Some traders, especially the ones just starting trading currencies, try to apply their strategies until they succeed and be in control of the market. Actually, they might succeed, but at a high cost of time, money, and emotional distress.

The most profitable and easiest way to trade forex is going with the flow, letting the market tell you what to do, not fighting it.

The only things you can control (and must control) are your money and your risks (with a money and risk management strategy in place). The forex market has a life of its own and cannot be tamed. It moves freely and not even the best software in the world can tell you how it will exactly behave.

Currency trading tools are only that: tools, not magical devices. If you leave your pride on the side and make friends with the market, it will tell you what to do and when to do it. It will help you decide which direction to take to make a profit. This is the right attitude to make you a successful trader. Your mind is detached, your emotions are detached, and this makes it easier to take action to what the market is doing. This attitude helps you to make the right decisions easily and make a profit at the same time you minimize your losses.

You should keep in mind one important thing: you cannot predict how much money you will make, but you can determine how much you want to lose. If you do not have a solid risk management strategy in place, your losses can multiply in a snap.

And as important as having good strategies in place, your emotions must be in place too. Emotional detachment gives you the perfect state of mind to let the market tell you what your profits will be and receive them as the result of a successful currency trading.

But if you, on the other hand, prefer to fight the market and do your will until you get your way, you might eventually get where you want to be. The price of this approach? Effort, time, money, frustration, stress, and all the physical manifestations or diseases caused by that stress.

The question is: Is it worth it?

My best advice to you is: do not try to tame the beast, so to speak. Be friends with it and it will give you its best. And that IS worth it.

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Since I started trading, I have met a number of experts who teach courses and give seminars somehow giving the hint of having certain power or gift to predict the forex market. I have used most of their techniques in order to predict how the market will behave and make a profit from my decisions.

Let me tell you, I had many disappointments.

Charts, market trends, Elliott Wave methods, Fibonacci methods, technical analysis, fundamental analysis, you name it, none of them gave me an accurate and precise prediction of how the forex market was going to behave. Most of the time I was “too early” or “too late” in my moves.

Those experiences taught me a priceless lesson: there is no way to predict the market, but there are many ways to trade the market.

And to make money you have to trade the market correctly, not to predict the market correctly.

There are a number of elements that must be used when trading, but the most important one is to be serene and in control of the emotions. Forget anxiety. Forget fear. Forget greed. None of those things will help you make money. The less in control of those emotions and feelings you are, the more money you lose. And that is a fact.

Once your mind and your heart are in place, the next thing to control is your money. It is very important to have a good money management strategy in place before doing any trading. This way you decide exactly how far you want to go, in amount of money and in amount of risk.

That is the next thing you must control: your risk. Choose your battles and know exactly what you are getting into. It is your responsibility to deal with the consequences of your decisions, either big profits or big losses. Being in control of your risks gives you confidence and great possibilities of making money.

In other words, you can have the best tools on the planet to do forex trading, but without a good money management and risk strategy and control of your emotions and feelings, you are most likely to lose money.

The forex market is unpredictable, but trading it is a science and an art at the same time.

Play the market to win, controlling first your emotions and then your strategy. And then? Just go with the flow.

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Currency trading, also known as forex trading or fx, is the largest trading market available to investors regardless of their size. The volume and dollar amount is fifty times greater than the total value of goods and services traded around the globe every year.

In fx or currency trading, the exchange rate between two currencies decides what one of them is worth in relation to the other. This value depends on several factors, like political, economic, financial, and sometimes even psychological events that affect a particular country.

Individual investors as well as institutions and large corporations participate in this large market. Their goal is to use the exchange rate variations to make a profit. Forex is considered a bull market due to its volatility. Its allows constant buy opportunities and it is never affected by any bear markets. This high volatility not only allows great profits, but also great losses.

There are a lot of risks in currency trading, even more than in the stock market. It requires proper education and training to know how to interpret trends and read charts. This is vital to make informed decisions and profits.

Knowing what is happening in the world and how those events affect the value of a currency will help you make the most of your trading experience.

Currency trading or fx is not for everyone. It involves a lot of stress due to the risks involved. Proper planning, research and training will help you reduce your risks and increase your profits substantially.

Having all your bases covered along with what your experience tells you every day, you will be on your way to make great profits in the most lucrative market in the world.

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In the past, the forex market was open only to long-term investors, banks and people who had great capitals. An agent or voice broker made the trading transactions and kept the clients informed on what was happening. Later on, the computerized automated systems took over and replaced this method. This was the early form of a forex trading strategy.

A forex trading strategy has two main elements:

1) Technical Analysis.

The technical analysis is based on charts and it observes the market movements using a mathematical formula. The traders learn about announcements and news on economics that may impact the forex markets. Its fundamental side is helpful in proper identification of what should be done and what should not.

The technical analysis is helpful in determining the areas of resistance and support due to its use of chart indicators. It reveals where the price reverses, where it stops or where it has no change. A preferred method to calculate the levels of resistance and support due to its accuracy is Fibonacci, which is a sequential number form and its proportions are found in nature such as sunflower seeds, and pineapple rinds.

If the Fibonacci numbers are put next to each other, the percentage ratios can be obtained and plotted on the chart. The good news is that the charting forex software does the Fibonacci sequence for you. As you move along the charts, the key areas of resistance and support are potentially revealed to you. The Fibonacci sequence combined with proper indicators can show the strength and momentum of the latest market condition and it helps you create a strategy that can be profitable to you. And since history repeats itself, what has happened before in the forex market can still happen in the future.

2) Fundamental Analysis.

Each day, there are figures being disseminated to reveal some economic circumstances of a particular country that can have unpredictable effects on the forex market, like non-farm payrolls. The impact will depend on the previous data and the figures implications. An important advice for beginners and even for veterans is to keep away from the market when certain announcements and events take place.

Forex trading profits traditional business profits are made in a very similar way. The procedure is simple. You buy something at a lower price then sell it at a higher price. The only difference is that in forex trading this can be reversible.

The process is simple. A trade is being placed either in the sell or buy categories. Then the base currency will automatically buy or sell its opposite currency in pairs. The price will lively change every second. Take for instance, you purchased the GBP/USD pair. It literally means that you have purchased the pound currency and sold the dollar currency. You want a rise on the pounds value which will later on have a higher price when you resell it in the forex market. That would make a profit on the value difference.

If the brokers allow you to have 200:1 capital leverage, then you can possibly control a lot of money than what you really have. It is because you have bought one currency and sold the other. So, your capital can stay unmoved. The only crucial part which should be considered are the proportions which can be either gained or lost whenever changes in currency pair values occurs.

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