- In earlier post we went thru step by step procedure how to set up the trade station on your desk top.. refer to last 3 posts for details.
First thing to do before trading real money is make sure you are well rested .This is a fast moving market and require your immediate attention at all times in order for you to be profitable
Since we are trading into 3 different time zones (us, europe and asia), we recommend having 3 clocks installed in the area from where you will be doing business..Each clock to be set to its respective time zone.. These market interact with each other during the trade session and its always good to know when decisions are made in the respective time zones.
New traders need to be familiar with the term STOP LOSS.., Stop Loss is the amount of PIPs that a trader is willing to loose if the trade went negative..Stop Loss is normally set at 30 pips..This simply means if the market move against your open position you would loose 30 times your bet. Take Profit is the anount of PIPs gains in any given trade Profit is normally set at 20 pips... This simply means if the market move in your favour you would have gained 20 times your bet
The term trending is when a currency pair move from a lower level to a higher level or from a higher level to a lower level over time .. Time can be several hours to several days to several weeks
Tops And Bottoms...Currency Pairs price charts have price points over time. You can think of these price points as prices you pay for goods and services at your local supermarket. Certain time during the year prices will go up or down to a level then reverse course as a result of supply and demand.... This same phenomenon happens when trading forex currency. This phenomenon in currency trading is called TOPS and BOTTOMS .. Knowing when a currency pair is TOPPED out or BOTTOMED out and is ready to reverse course makes all the difference in the world because if known traders can bet accordingly to produce subatantial gains.. Knowing how to read these price charts and bet accordingly is what trading forex is all about.
Coment: Next we will show currency pair time chart and explain how to read price charts. After we will place our first real money trade and continue teach you more advance trading techniques