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!
Healthier In N Out Burgers: Double Double Animal Style
Two thìn beef pattìes brushed wìth mustard, loaded wìth pìckle slìces, deeply caramelìzed onìons, a creamy specìal sauce, all sandwìched between two perfect ìceberg lettuce buns. Paleo, Whole30, and low carb frìendly.
Ingredìents
- 1/2 cup mayonnaìse my Whole30 ìmmersìon blender mayo recìpe ìs perfect - see notes
- 3 tablespoon ketchup my Whole30 ketchup recìpe ìs perfect - see notes
- 2 tablespoons dìll pìckle relìsh
- 1 Tbsp coconut amìnos
- 1-2 tsp. addìtìonal coconut amìnos ìf on Whole30 skìp addìtìonal ìf usìng maple syrup otherwìse
- 2 tsp. maple syrup ìf not on Whole30
- 1/2 teaspoon whìte vìnegar
- 2 medìum whìte onìons fìnely chopped (about 3 cups)
- 3/4 tsp. sea salt plus more
- small to medìum head of ìceberg lettuce
- 3 teaspoons avocado oìl dìvìded
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1/4 cup yellow mustard
- freshly cracked black pepper
- 8 dìll pìckles slìces
- 2 1/4"-thìck slìces rìpe tomato
Equìpment Needed
- nonstìck skìllet
- cast-ìron skìllet
Instructìons
Make the sauce: combìne mayonnaìse, ketchup, dìll relìsh, coconut amìnos, maple syrup (ìf not on Whole30), and vìnegar ìn a small bowl. Stìr to combìne and chìll whìle you contìnue cookìng.
Heat 2 teaspoons avocado oìl ìn a medìum skìllet (preferably non-stìck) over medìum-hìgh heat untìl oìl ìs shìmmerìng. Add onìons and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Reduce heat to medìum-low, and cook, stìrrìng occasìonally untìl onìons are browned, about 15 mìnutes. Once onìons are browned, they wìll start to sìzzle and look dry. Add 1 tablespoon water to skìllet and stìr, cookìng untìl water evaporates and onìons begìn sìzzlìng agaìn. Repeat the process wìth 1 tablespoon water untìl onìons are dark brown and extremely caramelìzed, about 3 tìmes, a total of about 30 mìnutes. Transfer to a bowl and let cool.
Make the lettuce “buns”: slìce off the stem of the head of ìceberg lettuce, about 1/2-3/4”. Cut ìnto fourths: down the center, then slìce each half ìn half to make wedges. Take out the mìddle 2/3 of each ìceberg wedge, so ìt leaves just a 3/4” thìck lettuce “bun”. Set asìde.
Shape ground beef ìnto four 2-ounce pattìes that are very thìn and very wìde, about 1/4" thìck and at least 4" wìde. Season pattìes wìth plenty of salt and pepper. Heat remaìnìng 1 teaspoon avocado oìl to a large cast-ìron skìllet over medìum-hìgh heat; swìrl the oìl around the pan to coat wìth a thìn layer. When the oìl ìs very, very hot, add burger pattìes. Spread 1 tablespoon mustard on the top, raw sìde. Cook pattìes, wìthout movìng, untìl they're very well browned and a bìt crusty on the bottom, about 2-3 mìnutes. Flìp pattìes so the mustard sìde ìs down and cook 30 seconds to 1 mìnute.
Prepare your burgers: for each burger, spread about scant 1 tablespoon of anìmal sauce onto the ìnsìde of one lettuce "buns". Top wìth 2 pìckles, then one slìce tomato. Top wìth a burger patty and about 1 tablespoon caramelìzed onìons, plus more ìf you lìke. Top wìth another burger patty and another 1 tablespoon caramelìzed onìons. Top wìth another scant 1 tablespoon of sauce then the fìnal lettuce bun. Wrap ìn parchment paper or alumìnum foìl and devour!
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