Well i have been learning about stock trading for 6 years and have developed a good system. Forex is a little different. I started last january. i blew up within weeks because i was uing 400:1 leverage. i also wasent cutting my losses. Anyway through some experience i think i have it a ltitle figured out. What i have to do is wait patiently for a trend to form and act on it. I have about 500 in my account right now trading 50:1.. i cut my loses at 20 pips and let my profits run. until there is a reversal. ii incorperate the fibonacci retracement signals amounst a few ocilattors/indicators. I also keep an eye out on the news that would affect a currency pair. I have also read a few forex traders turning a couple grand into 10s of thousands their first year. I honestly believe this can be me.. can any experienced forex trader advise me?
uhh its actually a minus sum gamethe winner does not make all the money with slippage and commissions look up alexander elder.

Trading indicators are best used along with money management and good risk control, using trading indicators alone will not enable you to be a successful trader, even if you learn everything about forex trading indicators the market is just too random and unless risk is controlled, over time your account will slowly get wiped out, regardless how good a “trader” you think you are.

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I am considering becoming a day-trader using spread betting as my vehicle.

I want to know what out of fundamental or technical analysis is of most benefit for day-trading the financial markets if you want to consistently make money as I know from my practice experience that trend trading the minutes, hours and the days range, whatever the direction is good to follow to take in lots of little profits.

Which out of technical or fundamental analysis is best to use for the purpose of day-trading – which is most efficient in consistently making money?

Trading indicators are best used along with money management and good risk control, using trading indicators alone will not enable you to be a successful trader, even if you learn everything about day trading the market is just too random and unless risk is controlled, over time your account will slowly get wiped out, regardless how good a “trader” you think you are.

This question was about day trading and there have been some pretty good answers that should help in your trading, and especially in relation to day trading, the answer has been posted in the categories listed below:

Im studying Forex, and i have the practice program 5 days now, im reading and daily i make virtually almost 4000$ and im loosing more than i make.
So, my humble logic says, learn more, and learn to make only the good trades and not the bad ones.
So, I read books, online stuff etc etc, in 4 days i learn about candlesticks, MACD, Histogram, trading pairs,other technical indicators, pips, leverage, spreads, and so many other things, and I also learn that i have to practice at least a month or two! before i even think to make a trade with real money!
and i see clearly that i need to practice because i really don;t earn money, not even with fake money!
my losses are bigger from my profits!
so, the next logical step is to practice until i will make more profits than losses with the virtual money!

so, how come, that simple thing people don;t follow it and go and loose their money?
at least if vitrually after a month i still loose money, i will not trade my real money and i will have forex as a nice game!
i will be a happy person!
but if i see that i make money , i continue and see how im doing.
I believe that a medium trader should make more than 65% of winnings and a 35 of losses.
My personal goal is to 70 up to 80% success!

Trading indicators are best used along with money management and good risk control, using trading indicators alone will not enable you to be a successful trader, even if you learn everything about Technical Trading Indicators the market is just too random and unless risk is controlled, over time your account will slowly get wiped out, regardless how good a “trader” you think you are.

This question was about Technical Trading Indicators and there have been some pretty good answers that should help in your trading, and especially in relation to Technical Trading Indicators, the answer has been posted in the categories listed below:

I have created an intermediate term trading system that is consistently bringing in profits. It is very simple and only relies on a few trading indicators. It’s a slam dunk.

Trading indicators are best used along with money management and good risk control, using trading indicators alone will not enable you to be a successful trader, the market is just too random and unless risk is controlled over time your account will slowly get wiped out, regardless how good a “trader” you think you are.

I know that with stock trading, it’s 28% and 15%, but I’m not sure what the rate is for currency trading profits. I heard that it’s a bit confusing.

Trading indicators are best used along with money management and good risk control, using tesnical indicators alone will not enable you to ne a successful trader, the market is just too random