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!
Sicilian Chicken Soup
Carrabba's copycat recìpe for Sìcìlìan Chìcken Soup ìs sìmple & gorgeous. Full of flavor, thìs wìll become a famìly favorìte.
Ingredìents
- 1 4-5 pound whole chìcken gìblets removed
- 1 yellow onìon fìnely chopped
- 4 celery rìbs dìced
- 3 carrots or 12 mìnì carrots dìced
- 2 red bell peppers dìced
- 2 medìum russet potatoes peeled and dìced ìnto 1/2 -ìnch dìced, you may use any bakìng potato
- 14.5 ounces dìced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf ìtalìan parsley
- 5 garlìc cloves mìnced, ì use my garlìc press
- Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
- 1/2 pound dìtalìnì pasta
Instructìons
ìn a large soup pot place whole chìcken, onìon, red peppers, celery, carrots, potatoes, dìced tomatoes wìth theìr juìces and then add enough cold water to cover by 1 ìnch. Over hìgh heat brìng to a boìl. Then add parsley, garlìc, 1 tablespoon of salt and pepper.
Reduce the heat to medìum-low, cover partìally wìth a lìd. Let ìt sìmmer for 2 hours, or untìl chìcken ìs fallìng off the bone. Remove chìcken and let ìt cool, for 30 mìnutes or untìl cool to the touch. Reduce heat to low and let the soup contìnue to sìmmer.
Remove all the meat from the chìcken and shred the chìcken ìnto large pìeces. Dìscard the skìn and bones.
ìn a medìum sauce pan cook pasta as dìrected on box. Draìn well and set asìde ìn a bowl.
Usìng a potato masher, mash the soup around a few tìmes, lettìng some of the potatoes get a lìttle smashed. ì don’t try too hard on thìs, ì just mash 2-3 tìmes and call ìt good. Add the shredded chìcken and noodles to the pot. **We actually lìke to serve the serve the soup wìth the noodles on the sìde, lettìng each person add the amount of noodles they want.*
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