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phildunn
Forex Trading Tips Important for Beginner wink.gif

TIP 1 Read both the books by Mark Douglas which cover trading psychology BEFORE you read or do anything else. If you don??t, I??ll say I told you so when you hit a failure barrier and don??t know why.

TIP 2 Stop loss policy - you MUST have one and practice, more practice and even more practice at sticking to it. It will not be easy but it is an essential discipline to profitable trading.

TIP 3 Trading plan / system. Again, you MUST have one! Then you must practice sticking to it. Do not try and second guess or trade against your indicators - wait until they give you a concise signal before acting on it.

TIP 4 TRADE WITH THE TREND. DO NOT trade against the hourly trend of the market unless you are VERY certain the market has turned. Check this by watching a long term moving average (say 80 SMA on 15 minute chart)

TIP 5 Learn to sit on your hands and not trade! It??s better to wait for good quality trades than take a mediocre one and loose money. A day of no trades is better than a day with one loosing one. If you don??t like the market, just walk away. It will always be there later.

TIP 6 Don??t set yourself false targets and expectations. Trading is not an EXACT science and if you do you will only become frustrated by your failure to meet them. Take what the market gives and be satisfied. Greed will kill you as a trader, both mentally and monetarily. .

TIP 7 The market is rarely your friend in a trade that goes against you. Cut your losses quickly and accept them as an inherent part of trading. You will not be able to trade without some loosing positions. Manage them well!

TIP 8 Try hard not to get out of profitable trades too early. Try operating a trailing stoploss of say 15 to 20 pips behind the trade (on 5 minute timeframe) and maximise your good trades by letting them run. Be patient!

TIP 9 Ensure you fully understand how to generate and use pivot points and camarilla points on your trading platform. These are crucial decision points for daily trading and you will struggle without them.

TIP 10 DO NOT overtrade your account. Read up on money management in trading to make sure you fully understand why this is important and develop a strategy which fits with your personal trading capital. NEVER risk wiping out your account because believe me, it can happen. I??ve done it twice myself!

TIP 11 Learn about FIBONACCI levels and how to apply them to your charts.

TIP 12 Keep your trading system simple. Do not have too much information on your trading screen. It is unnecessary and will only cause you to be confused and delay you making your trading decisions.

TIP 13 Always think in terms of probabilities. Trading is all about thinking in probabilities NOT certainties. You can make all the ??right?? decisions and the trade still goes against you. This does not make it a ??wrong?? trade, just one of the many trades you will take which, through probability, are on the ??loosing?? side of your trading plan. Don??t expect not to have negative trades - they are a necessary part of the plan and cannot be avoided.

TIP 14 Ensure that the candle is fully formed on the timeframe you are trading BEFORE you enter your trade. Trade what you see, not what you would like to see.
heumasaya
nice tips
excellent!!!!
phildunn
QUOTE(heumasaya @ Sep 25 2005, 04:52 AM)
nice tips
excellent!!!!
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Nothing happier than we can earn money together through trading happy.gif
marqo
Hey Phildunn smile.gif Are you using divergences (Stoch. and/or RSI) ? If so, are you using them as a signal or just as a confirmation?
Thanks
phildunn
QUOTE(marqo @ Sep 25 2005, 10:21 PM)
Hey Phildunn? smile.gif?  Are you using divergences (Stoch. and/or RSI) ?? If so, are you using them as a signal or just as a confirmation?
Thanks
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I seldom use divergences. Most of the time I just use moving average(3 or 4 lines),Candlesticks,Chart pattern and RSI to get buy/sell signals. wink.gif Fundamental analysis like interest rate and oil price also very important for long term trend. smile.gif
marqo
OK,thanks. I tried (and am still trying) with candlestick patterns but they're not very reliable imo... but I'll make some more testing. Which patterns do you find most reliable? I've noticed that the head formation and channels usually work but morning/evening stars and engulfings can generate many false signals...

I have just one more question for you. What do you use to filter out MA crosses (I assume when you said you're using MAs that you're looking for crosses) because it can be too late to wait for the actual cross? In a couple of trades when I was working on 1H chart I lost about 20 pips each time while waiting for them to cross and instead of gaining 50 I got "only" 30...
quangluc
Hey Phil
I saw you everywhere with the forex trading tips in ALMOST all forums.
Wow! i guess you spend real much time in forums than working on your real life job.
LOL!
phildunn
QUOTE(quangluc @ Sep 26 2005, 12:04 AM)
Hey Phil
I saw you everywhere with the forex trading tips in ALMOST all forums.
Wow! i guess you spend real much time in forums than working on your real life job.
LOL!
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I am promoting FOREX Trading tongue.gif and will become full time forex trader in future smile.gif
phildunn
QUOTE(marqo @ Sep 26 2005, 12:00 AM)
OK,thanks.?I tried (and am still trying) with candlestick patterns but they're not very reliable imo... but I'll make some more testing. Which patterns do you find most reliable? I've noticed that the head formation and channels usually work but morning/evening stars and engulfings can generate many false signals...

I have just one more question for you. What do you use to filter out MA crosses (I assume when you said you're using MAs that you're looking for crosses) because it can be too late to wait for the actual cross? In a couple of trades when I was working on 1H chart I lost about 20 pips each time while waiting for them to cross and instead of gaining 50 I got "only" 30...
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Every indicator has its weakness. I use combination of this indicators to get better forecasts. Remember to put stop-loss for every trade. FOREX Trading is not as tough as u imagine, u just need to be discipline and stick to your trading plan(though it is the hardest one for trader to overcome). Also don't trade more than 10% of your total fund. The biggest enemy in trading is 'yourself' not the market wink.gif
quangluc
How much do u expect to make a day to be a full time forex trader? Phil
LOL!
phildunn
QUOTE(quangluc @ Sep 26 2005, 12:26 AM)
How much do u expect to make a day to be a full time forex trader? Phil
LOL!
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Not everyday is a good day for trading. But hope can make profit consistently every month. happy.gif
fszheng
good job, phildunn thumbup.gif
bradatan
Thanks for sharing biggrin.gif
Aison
I think this Forex is the good thing!
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