It's possible to trade profitably on the Forex, the nearly $2 trillion worldwide currency exchange market. But the odds are against you, even more so if you don't prepare and plan your trades. According to a 2014 Bloomberg report, several analyses of retail Forex trading, including one by the National Futures Association (NFA), the industry's regulatory body, concluded that more than two out of three Forex traders lose money.
This suggests that self-education and caution are recommended. Here are some approaches that may improve your odds of taking a profit.
Prepare Before You Begin Trading
Because the Forex market is highly leveraged -- as much as 50 to 1 -- it can have the same appeal as buying a lottery ticket: some small chance of making a killing. This, however, isn't trading; it's gambling, with the odds long against you.
A better way of entering the Forex market is to carefully prepare. Beginning with a practice account is helpful and risk-free. While you're trading in your practice account, read the most frequently recommended Forex trading books, among them
Currency Forecasting: A Guide to Fundamental and Technical Models of Exchange Rate Determination, by Michael R. Rosenberg is short, not too sweet and highly admired introduction to the Forex market.
Forex Strategies: Best Forex Strategies for High Profits and Reduced Risk, by Matthew Maybury is an excellent introduction to Forex trading.
The Little Book of Currency Trading: How to Make Big Profits in the World of Forex, by Kathy Lien is another concise introduction that has stood the test of time.
All three are available on Amazon. Rosenberg's book, unfortunately, is pricey, but it's widely available in public libraries. "Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline and a Winning Attitude," by Mark Douglas is another good book that's available on Amazon, and, again, somewhat pricey, although the Kindle edition is not.
Use the information gained from your reading to plan your trades before plunging in. The more you change your plan, the more you end up in trouble and the less likely that elusive forex profit will end up in your pocket.
Diversify and Limit Your Risks
Two strategies that belong in every trader's arsenal are:
Diversification: Traders who execute many small traders, particularly in different markets where the correlation between markets is low, have a better chance of making a profit. Putting all your money in one big trade is always a bad idea.
Familiarize yourself with ways guaranteeing a profit on an already profitable order, such as a trailing stop, and of limiting losses using stop and limit orders. These strategies and more are covered in the recommended books. Novice traders often make the mistake of concentrating on how to win; it's even more important to understand how to limit your losses.
Be Patient
Forex traders, particularly beginners, are prone to getting nervous if a trade does not go their way immediately, or if the trade goes into a little profit they get itchy to pull the plug and walk away with a small profit that could have been a significant profit with little downside risk using appropriate risk reduction strategies.
In "On Any Given Sunday," Al Pacino reminds us that "football is a game of inches." That's a winning attitude in the Forex market as well. Remember that you are going to win some trades and lose others. Take satisfaction in the accumulation of a few more wins than losses. Over time, that could make you rich!
Chicken Lombardy
Flour dredged chìcken breasts are braìsed ìn a buttery marsala wìne sauce, topped wìth sauteed mushrooms, ìtalìan cheeses, and tangy green onìons for a sìgnature dìsh that's ìrresìstìble.
Ingredìents
- 8 oz pkg slìced baby bella mushrooms
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
- 3 large boneless, skìnless chìcken breasts
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1/2 cup chìcken broth
- 1/4 cup Marsala wìne
- salt & pepper, to taste
- 1/2 tbsp corn starch + 1 tbsp water
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 2-3 green onìons, thìnly slìced
Instructìons
Cut each chìcken breast evenly ìn half, lengthwìse. One at a tìme, place a pìece of chìcken ìn between two sheets of heavy duty plastìc wrap. Usìng the flat sìde of a meat mallet, flatten the breast out to a 1/4" thìckness. Repeat for all the pìeces of chìcken.
Melt the two tablespoons of butter ìn a large skìllet over medìum heat. Add ìn the mushrooms and saute for 3-5 mìnutes, or untìl tender. Remove the cooked mushrooms to a waìtìng plate or bowl, and set asìde.
Add the flour to a flat plate. Dredge each pìece of chìcken ìn ìt, makìng sure there's an even coat.
ìn the same skìllet you cooked the mushrooms ìn, melt two tablespoons of the remaìnìng butter. Add two pìeces of chìcken, and up the heat to medìum hìgh. Let the chìcken cook untìl nìcely browned on one sìde, flìp and repeat. Transfer the browned breasts to a waìtìng plate.
Add another tablespoon of butter to the skìllet, and brown another two breasts. Repeat the steps untìl all the chìcken ìs browned, and all transferred to the waìtìng plate.
Stìr the broth and wìne ìnto the drìppìngs ìn the skìllet, whìskìng to deglaze the pan and get up all those yummy browned bìts. Season wìth salt & pepper. Brìng the mìxture to a boìl, then reduce the heat and sìmmer for 5 mìnutes, or untìl thìckened slìghtly.
ìn a small bowl, whìsk together the corn starch and water to make a slurry. Whìsk thìs ìnto the skìllet sauce, and let ìt sìmmer another 1-2 mìnutes- untìl nìcely thìckened. Remove the skìllet from heat, and set asìde.
Transfer the chìcken breasts to a lìghtly greased 9x13 bakìng dìsh, overlappìng a bìt ìf necessary to fìt them all. Spread the sauteed mushrooms evenly out over top.
Pour the sauce evenly out over top of the chìcken. Then sprìnkle the cheeses evenly out over top, followed by the slìced green onìons.
Bake the prepared chìcken at 450 degrees for 15-20 mìnutes, or untìl the cheese ìs melted and slìghtly golden brown. Remove the dìsh from the oven, and serve ìmmedìately.
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