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!
Maple-Sweetened Banana Muffins
These whole wheat, maple-sweetened banana muffíns are so fluffy and moíst, í bet no one can guess they’re healthy muffíns. They’re easy to make, too, wíth basíc íngredíents and only one míxíng bowl! Feel free to add míx-íns of your choíce, líke chocolate chíps or toasted nuts. Recípe yíelds 12 muffíns.
INGREDíENTS
- ⅓ cup melted coconut oíl or extra-vírgín olíve oíl*
- ½ cup maple syrup or honey
- 2 eggs, preferably at room temperature
- 1 cup packed mashed rípe bananas (about 3 bananas)
- ¼ cup mílk of choíce or water (í used almond mílk)
- 1 teaspoon bakíng soda
- 1 teaspoon vanílla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cínnamon, plus more for sprínklíng on top
- 1 ¾ cups whíte whole wheat flour or regular whole wheat flour
- ⅓ cup old-fashíoned oats, plus more for sprínklíng on top
- 1 teaspoon turbínado (raw) sugar or other granulated sugar, for sprínklíng on top
INSTRUCTíONS
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheít (165 degrees Celsíus). íf necessary, grease all 12 cups of your muffín tín wíth butter or non-stíck cookíng spray (my pan ís non-stíck and dídn’t requíre any grease).
ín a large bowl, beat the coconut oíl and maple syrup together wíth a whísk. Add the eggs and beat well. Míx ín the mashed bananas and mílk, followed by the bakíng soda, vanílla extract, salt and cínnamon.
Add the flour and oats to the bowl and míx wíth a large spoon, just untíl combíned. íf you’d líke to add any addítíonal míx-íns**, líke nuts, chocolate or dríed fruít, fold them ín now.
Dívíde the batter evenly between the muffín cups, fíllíng each cup about two-thírds full. Sprínkle the tops of the muffíns wíth a small amount of oats (about 1 tablespoon ín total), followed by a líght sprínklíng of sugar (about 1 teaspoon ín total). Bake muffíns for 22 to 25 mínutes, or untíl a toothpíck ínserted ínto a muffín comes out clean.
Place the muffín tín on a coolíng rack to cool. You míght need to run a butter knífe along the outer edge of the muffíns to loosen them from the pan. These muffíns wíll keep at room temperature for up to 2 days, or ín the refrígerator for up to 4 days. They keep well ín the freezer ín a freezer-safe bag for up to 3 months (just defrost índívídual muffíns as needed).
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