Can you make big money in forex

3 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Trading Forex.

Trading Forex is not a shortcut to instant wealth. Excessive leverage can turn winning strategies into losers. Retail sentiment can act as a powerful trading filter.

Everyone comes to the Forex market for a reason, ranging between solely for entertainment to becoming a professional trader. I started out aspiring to be a full-time, self sufficient Forex trader. I had been taught the 'perfect' strategy. I spent months testing it and backtests showed how I could make $25,000-$35,000 a year off of a $10,000 account. My plan was to let my account compound until I was so well off, I wouldn't have to work again in my life. I was dedicated and I committed myself to the plan 100%.

Sparing you the details, my plan failed. It turns out that trading 300k lots on a $10,000 account is not very forgiving. I lost 20% of my account in 3 weeks. I didn't know what hit me. Something was wrong. Luckily, I stopped trading at that point and was fortunate enough to land a job at a Forex broker, FXCM. I spent the next couple of years working with traders around the world and continued to educate myself about the Forex market. It played a huge role in my development to be the trader I am today. 3 years of profitable trading later, it's been my pleasure to join the team at DailyFX and help people become successful or more successful traders.

The point of me telling this story is because I think many traders can relate to starting off in this market, not seeing the results that they expected and not understanding why. These are the 3 things I wish I knew when I started trading Forex.

#1 – Forex is Not a Get Rich Quick Opportunity.

Contrary to what you’ve read on many websites across the web, Forex trading is not going to take your $10,000 account and turn it into $1 million. The amount we can earn is determined more by the amount of money we are risking rather than how good our strategy is. The old saying “It takes money to make money” is an accurate one, Forex trading included.

But that doesn’t mean it is not a worthwhile endeavor; after all, there are many successful Forex traders out there that trade for a living. The difference is that they have slowly developed over time and increased their account to a level that can create sustainable income.

I hear about traders all the time targeting 50%, 60% or 100% profit per year, or even per month, but the risk they are taking on is going to be pretty similar to the profit they are targeting. In other words, in order to attempt to make 60% profit in a year, it's not unreasonable to see a loss of around 60% of your account in a given year.

"But Rob, I am trading with an edge, so I am not risking as much as I could potentially earn" you might say. That's a true statement if you have a strategy with a trading edge. Your expected return should be positive , but without leverage, it is going to be a relatively tiny amount. And during times of bad luck, we can still have losing streaks. When we throw leverage into the mix, that's how traders attempt to target those excessive gains. Which in turn is how traders can produce excessive losses. Leverage is beneficial up to point, but not when it can turn a winning strategy into a loser.

#2 Leverage Can Cause a Winning Strategy to Lose Money.

This is a lesson I wish I had learned earlier. Excessive leverage can ruin an otherwise profitable strategy.

Let's say I had a coin that when heads was hit, you would earn $2, but when tails was hit, you would lose $1. Would you flip that coin? My guess is absolutely you would flip that coin. You'd want to flip it over and over. When you have a 50/50 chance between making $2 or losing $1, it's a no-brainer opportunity that you'd accept.

Now let's say I have the same coin, but this time if heads is hit, you would triple your net worth; but when tails was hit, you would lose every possession you own. Would you flip that coin? My guess is you would not because one bad flip of the coin would ruin your life. Even though you have the exact same percentage advantage in this example as the example above, no one in their right mind would flip this coin.

The second example is how many Forex traders view their trading account. They go "all-in" on one or two trades and end up losing their entire account. Even if their trades had an edge like our coin flipping example, it only takes one or two unlucky trades to wipe them out completely. This is how leverage can cause a winning strategy to lose money.

So how can we fix this? A good start is by using no more than 10x effective leverage.

#3 Using Sentiment as a Guide Can Tilt the Odds in Your Favor.

The 3rd lesson I've learned should come as no surprise to those that follow my articles. .. using the Speculative Sentiment Index (SSI). I've written many articles about this topic. It's the best tool I've ever used and is still a part of almost every trading strategy I am using, present day.

SSI is a free tool that can be found here that tells us how many traders are long compared to how many traders are short each major currency pair. It's meant to be used as a contrarian index where we want to do the opposite of what everyone else is doing. Using it as a direction filter for my trades has turned my trading career completely around.

Learn From My Mistakes.

If I could tell my younger self 3 things before I began trading Forex, this would be the list I would give. I hope they help your trading as much as its helped mine.

---Written by Rob Pasche.

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5 Harsh Realities of Making Money in Forex.

Are you sick and tired of self-proclaimed trading experts (internet marketers) telling you how easy it is to make money from Forex?

You know that Forex is not easy.

The problem is that most sites wont tell you how hard Forex can be. In fact most sites say Forex is easy. Most Forex websites do not tell you the truth about Forex.

Harsh Reality 1: Forex is Never Quick and Easy.

Most new traders think Forex will be easy.

They see advertisements promising quick and automated riches with a Forex robot or something equally irresistible. They dive right in blind to the dangers and they get hurt.

In fact anybody who tells you Forex is easy is lying. Check out this ad below:

Would you buy this product?

You could be a lawyer in 30 days, you could work for a prestigious law firm earning a six figure income.

You would not buy the product because you know its a lie. Getting a law degree requires half a decade of study. There is no way you can become a master lawyer in under a month.

Forex might not be as hard as law but the same concept holds true. No product is going to make you a master trader in a few weeks. No EA (Forex robot) is going to make you consistent profits while you sleep. Forex just isn’t that easy!

If you are here for easy riches, got to a casino, you will have better chances there!

Harsh Reality 2: Most Systems are Useless.

Most traders waste time searching for the perfect trading system.

When looking for a system the first stop is usually popular Forex forums. If you see a system with great feedback and many users it must work right?

Most trading systems on popular Forex forums are created by inexperienced traders. The systems may work well for a few weeks, or even for a few months, but they fail in the long run.

This is especially true of indicator based systems. Indicators are sensitive to changes in market conditions. Some indicator based systems give amazing signals in trending markets but fail in ranging markets. The problem is that most indicator based systems are not adaptable to changing market conditions. So a system that works this week might not work next week. If a trading system has not been forward tested for over a year you cannot trust its effectiveness.

If you go down the path of hunting for Forex systems you have already failed. You will embark on a long, fruitless search and find nothing.

My advice is to start with the basics, learn how to read price action and how to place Support and Resistance areas. Once you learn those two things you will not need to find a trading system.

Harsh Reality 3: Demo Trading Won’t Prepare You For Live Trading.

Imagine a mean looking, tattooed biker approaches you. He pulls out a shotgun, points it at your chest and demands your wallet. What would you do? Chances are you would probably hand over your wallet pretty quickly.

Now imagine an scrawny little eight year old kid approaches you. He pulls out a water pistol, points it at you and asks for your wallet. What would you do? You would probably laugh.

This may sound absurd but there is a correlation. When you trade a demo account you are not using real money. So the fear and apprehension of risking real money does not impact your performance.

A demo account is like the little kid above, it is play money, you can laugh it off and move on.

A real account is like the biker above, the fear and the intimidation of trading real money impacts your actions.

Psychological factors may seem insignificant but they are very significant. Most new traders perform extremely well on demo accounts but fail abysmally on live accounts. Psychology matters and demo accounts do not prepare you for real trading.

Demo accounts do have their use. They are great for familiarizing yourself with a trading platform and learning basic trading concepts. They are also good for basic testing of a trading system.

Harsh Reality 4: You Need Time.

So many websites tell you that you can trade Forex successfully with less than one hour of work per week.

The reality is that you need to invest a lot of time into becoming a profitable trader. If you can only find a few hours each week to dedicate to Forex you should probably give up.

Learning to become a consistently profitable trader takes a lot of time. You need to be prepared to set aside several hours a week to study Forex. According to scientists it takes 10,000 hours of practice to master something. I doubt you need 10,000 hours to become a profitable trader. However, you will need more than two hours per week.

The good news is that once you are profitable it is possible to cut your trading time down to a few hours per week. Currently I trade around two hours per day four days a week.

Harsh Reality 5: Adapt or Die.

The Forex market is constantly changing. You need to be able to adapt or you will never make it.

With a constantly changing market a trader need to be able to make changes on the fly and adapt to current situations. So, a good trade knows how to adapt quickly to a changing market.

When the market throws something unexpected at you, you need to be able to analyse the best course of action and make a decision quickly.

My trading method is based on price action. Right now I concentrate almost exclusively on reversal trading. This is because since 2010 the average daily range of Forex pairs has dropped. GBP/JPY used to range 280 pips per day and know it ranges 120 pips.

When markets are not ranging breakout trading becomes hard. My trading method was adapted from trading breakouts to trading reversals in 2010. When pairs start to range again I will probably adapt to market conditions and begin to trade breakouts.

A good trader needs to be ready to adapt quickly to changing markets.

So, Should You Bother Trading Forex?

Well, that is up to you. We all know that the vast majority of new traders fail. They fail because they expect no stress, fast and easy riches.

You cannot change the harsh realities above. However, you can accept them and get on with it anyway.

Trading is tough but you need to be tougher. You need to work hard and you need to persevere.

Will it be hard? yes.

Can you make it a little easier? yes…….

The Next Step.

The reason I first started forex4noobs was to help new traders become professional traders. That is why this site is packed with stuff to help you along the road from beginner to pro. So if you want to get on the right path take a look around the site.

If you are completely new to Forex you should start with or basic Forex education section.

If you know the basics you should check out our free Forex course. In the video course I show you many important things you wont learn anywhere else. I show you how to put together a highly effective trading plan, money management plan and trading diary. I even explain how to put together a trading strategy.

For free analysis and trade ideas check in to this blog regularly.

Finally if you want a proven trading strategy along with a private members forum where we discuss trades check out the advanced Forex Price Action course. It is closed to new members right now but if you throw your in I will contact you in the next few weeks about getting access.

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40 Responses to “5 Harsh Realities of Making Money in Forex”

That is really a great info….and the misconception about Forex fool many beginner taht the learn the hard way…

Unfortunately when people learn the hard way they often decide to quit. That is the point of this post I want to make some things clear to new traders from the start so they do not go down the wrong path.

Thanks for the comment.

Hey Nick. I needed to compliment you on this. I marked up my Euro chart earlier this week with the support and resistance zones which you had layed out in your . Like a magnet, price bounced high and low on these zones all week. Your analysis was spot on! Well done!

Glenn glad you have started using Support and Resistance. Thanks for the comment!

Thanks Nick. I really appreciate what you make available each week to the forex trading world. It is wise, sensible and no nonsense advice. I have tried most of what you have mentioned in the above article and it doesn’t work. no quick road to riches. Work, educate, discipline and time are vital. I hope one day I do make it :-) Thanks again.

Hope you do to man. You are on step ahead of most if you realise and accept that hard work, discipline and time are vital.

Nick, thank you very much for the advice! Sometimes, we need that, despite of the lots of bogus ads we see on the web!

Thanks Nick, I can perceive great experience and truth in your thoughts. After the “fruitless search /nothing found” phase I’m ready for back to basics. Like your forex4noobs very much and your method too. Hope to enter the advanced price action corse soon.

Thanks Nordy. Back to basics is good, once you learn basic Price Action you will see the market in a different light.

Thanks Nick, I appreciate.

Thanks for commenting Aui.

Amazing article Nick. I agree about demo accounts they do not Help!

I think demo accounts most certainly CAN help. A demo account is a necessity for a new trading system you are trying out. You need to practice that new trading system on demo first to see if it works. After you are confident it works, then the next logical step is to trade a live account. Obviously the best thing to do at that point is to trade with a small amount of money (such as a micro acccount) and work your way up to larger amounts of money to trade.

My point is, I do not agree at all if anyone says a demo account is useless (for the very reason I’ve just mentioned).

Topgun, I am not sure if this comment is intended solely for Max or for me too. However, I did say in the post that demos are useful for testing a system.

“Demo accounts do have their uses. They are great for familiarizing yourself with a trading platform and learning basic trading concepts. They are also good for basic testing of a trading system.”

Good article the lawyer picture is funny.

Haha it was fun making it. Thanks for the comment man.

Adapt or die is perfect for any business not just Forex. The problem is that nobody teaches us how to adapt or when!

Take a look at the Free Forex Course. In one of the lessons I explain how to adapt to changing markets.

Love the lawyer kit! But I’m holding out for the neurosurgeon kit. I hear that one only takes 14 days.

Thanks for all the posts Nick. Much appreciated!

This is clear and realistic advice which gives an accurate perspective of forex trading. Anyone who is serious about becoming a trader should be prepared to put in the time to study and not expect forex to be like the proverbial goose that laid a solid gold egg!

As for “Adapt or Die” – the ability to analyse price action delivers the ability to adapt.

Hey Nick.. Post me your gmail id… I would like to contact you…

I am new to trading, I am learning from my nephew who has been trading since 2008, I found your site 2 days ago it is very enlightening and full of information that is much more interesting and easy to use i love your format for setting up your charts its plain ans simple looks very easy to use although i havent quite used it yet because of to weekend but i will be using this strategy for myself. Do you have the support and resistant areas for the eur nzd? I am so very happy to have found this site and thank you so much for your knowledge, assistant and your time for putting all this together.

I would like to check out your advanced course.

Thanks Nick, I want to join your group.

I am currently a court interpreter for the Superior Courts of California. Sadly, over the next few months I will be losing my leg to bone cancer.

I am slowly leaving the courts and doing only private matters. I need to look for a new source of income within my upcoming limitations and would like to know if you and your program could assist me in this endeavour.

I like what you said is all I now lost, until dry.

Great advice to newbs dude. Focusing on fundamentals is key in forex, (no offense technicians) as it is with any form of investing, although technical indicators are useful also, (MACD, and CBOE VIX) As you stated, you can make money in forex with time and dedication. I failed three times before my fourth turn, and I have to constantly adapt to data/news releases and market sentiment. So many factors effect price movement and new traders try to trade 3-6 currency pairings. Glad to see that others out here are trying to help people.

I have actually researched the website to know if any one has made it through forex not only was my finding discouraging but intimidating. I lost my job few months ago and I decide not to look for job again but to learn and settle down trading forex but could not make head way with demo nor understood the jagons in MT 4 platform.

My question Is this CAN I MASTER AND MAKE MONEY FROM FOREX? CAN I TRADE FULL TIME ON FOREX TO MAKE AT LEADT $200: a month? Please reply.

Hey Nick can I trade in south Africa?

I do not see why not.

I really enjoyed this article, but I have to respectfully disagree that demo accounts will not help traders with their real accounts. I agree that there is a LARGE portion of success in trading which is attributed trade psychology, but I expect that every trader learning to trade should use their demo account for practicing technique in real time, and managing “real” trades – which should in turn should help with comfort and confidence in trading real money (or at least it did with me). Back testing can only help so much, but real-time trading with “monopoly money” certainly helped me with knowing how to do things in real-time.

Thanks for the info, Nick! Keep up the awesome work!

easiest way to make money in forex with your help.

Some help with trading plan.

Hi I have been trading forex for a while some times i win most of the times i loose. I am into price action, but still something is wrong.

What is your win to loss ratio?

I have never traded before and I am interested in learning how to trade the forex mkts. with some degree of knowing what the “hell” I am doing. I do know a little bit of the basics but I am sure not quite enough. I need to also learn how to move around the trading platform in order to be able to even place a trade, when to open and close a trade, etc.

Can you folks actually teach a complete “newbie” such as I?

Feel free to respond to my e-mail with suggestions.

10 Ways To Avoid Losing Money In Forex.

The global forex market boasts over $4 trillion in average daily trading volume, making it the largest financial market in the world. Forex's popularity entices traders of all levels, from greenhorns just learning about the financial markets to well-seasoned professionals. Because it is so easy to trade forex - with round-the-clock sessions, access to significant leverage and relatively low costs - it is also very easy to lose money trading forex. This article will take a look at 10 ways that traders can avoid losing money in the competitive forex market. (There are no specifically forex focused programs, but there are still some advanced education alternatives for forex traders. Check out 5 Forex Designations .)

1. Do Your Homework – Learn Before You Burn.

2. Take the Time to Find a Reputable Broker.

Traders should also research each broker's account offerings, including leverage amounts, commissions and spreads, initial deposits, and account funding and withdrawal policies. A helpful customer service representative should have all this information and be able to answer any questions regarding the firm's services and policies. (Discover the best ways to find a broker who will help you succeed in the forex market. Refer to 5 Tips For Selecting A Forex Broker .)

Nearly all trading platforms come with a practice account, sometimes called a simulated account or demo account. These accounts allow traders to place hypothetical trades without a funded account. Perhaps the most important benefit of a practice account is that it allows a trader to become adept at order entry techniques.

Few things are as damaging to a trading account (and a trader's confidence) as pushing the wrong button when opening or exiting a position. It is not uncommon, for example, for a new trader to accidentally add to a losing position instead of closing the trade. Multiple errors in order entry can lead to large, unprotected losing trades. Aside from the devastating financial implications, this situation is incredibly stressful. Practice makes perfect: experiment with order entries before placing real money on the line.

Once a forex trader has opened an account, it may be tempting to take advantage of all the technical analysis tools offered by the trading platform. While many of these indicators are well-suited to the forex markets, it is important to remember to keep analysis techniques to a minimum in order for them to be effective. Using the same types of indicators – such as two volatility indicators or two oscillators, for example – can become redundant and can even give opposing signals. This should be avoided.

Any analysis technique that is not regularly used to enhance trading performance should be removed from the chart. In addition to the tools that are applied to the chart, the overall look of the workspace should be considered. The chosen colors, fonts and types of price bars (line, candle bar, range bar, etc) should create an easy-to-read and interpret chart, allowing the trader to more effectively respond to changing market conditions.

While there is much focus on making money in forex trading, it is important to learn how to avoid losing money. Proper money management techniques are an integral part of successful trading. Many veteran traders would agree that one can enter a position at any price and still make money – it's how one gets out of the trade that matters.

Part of this is knowing when to accept your losses and move on. Always using a protective stop loss is an effective way to make sure that losses remain reasonable. Traders can also consider using a maximum daily loss amount beyond which all positions would be closed and no new trades initiated until the next trading session. While traders should have plans to limit losses, it is equally essential to protect profits. Money management techniques, such as utilizing trailing stops, can help preserve winnings while still giving a trade room to grow.

6. Start Small When Going Live.

Once a trader has done his or her homework, spent time with a practice account and has a trading plan in place, it may be time to go live – that is, start trading with real money at stake. No amount of practice trading can exactly simulate real trading, and as such it is vital to start small when going live.

Factors like emotions and slippage cannot be fully understood and accounted for until trading live. Additionally, a trading plan that performed like champ in backtesting results or practice trading could, in reality, fail miserably when applied to a live market. By starting small, a trader can evaluate his or her trading plan and emotions, and gain more practice in executing precise order entries – without risking the entire trading account in the process.

Forex trading is unique in the amount of leverage that is afforded to its participants. One of the reasons forex is so attractive is that traders have the opportunity to make potentially large profits with a very small investment – sometimes as little as $50. Properly used, leverage does provide potential for growth; however, leverage can just as easily amplify losses. A trader can control the amount of leverage used by basing position size on the account balance. For example, if a trader has $10,000 in a forex account, a $100,000 position (one standard lot) would utilize 10:1 leverage. While the trader could open a much larger position if he or she were to maximize leverage, a smaller position will limit risk. (For additional reading, see Adding Leverage To Your Forex Trading .)

8. Keep Good Records.

9. Understand Tax Implications and Treatment.

10. Treat Trading As a Business.

It is essential to treat forex trading as a business, and to remember that individual wins and losses don't matter in the short run; it is how the trading business performs over time that is important. As such, traders should try to avoid becoming overly emotional with either wins or losses, and treat each as just another day at the office. As with any business, forex trading incurs expenses, losses, taxes, risk and uncertainty. Also, just as small businesses rarely become successful overnight, neither do most forex traders. Planning, setting realistic goals, staying organized and learning from both successes and failures will help ensure a long, successful career as a forex trader.

The worldwide forex market is attractive to many traders because of its low account requirements, round-the-clock trading and access to high amounts of leverage. When approached as a business, forex trading can be profitable and rewarding. In summary, traders can avoid losing money in forex by:

Being well-prepared Having the patience and discipline to study and research Applying sound money management techniques Approaching trading activity as a business.

Making money in forex is easy if you know how the bankers trade!

How to make money in forex?

I’m often mystified in my educational forex articles why so many traders struggle to make consistent money out of forex trading. The answer has more to do with what they don’t know than what they do know. After working in investment banks for 20 years many of which were as a Chief trader its second knowledge how to extract cash out of the market. It all comes down to understanding how the traders at the banks execute and make trading decisions.

Why? Bank traders only make up 5% of the total number of forex traders with speculators accounting for the other 95%, but more importantly that 5% of bank traders account for 92% of all forex volumes. So if you don’t know how they trade, then you’re simply guessing. First let me bust the first myth about forex traders in institutions. They don’t sit there all day banging away making proprietary trading decisions. Most of the time they are simply transacting on behalf of the banks customers. It’s commonly referred to as ‘clearing the flow”. They may perform a few thousand trades a day but none of these are for their proprietary book.

How do banks trade forex?

They actually only perform 2-3 trades a week for their own trading account. These trades are the ones they are judged on at the end of the year to see whether they deserve an additional bonus or not.

So as you can see traders at the banks don’t sit there all day trading randomly ‘scalping’ trying to make their budgets. They are extremely methodical in their approach and make trading decisions when everything lines up, technically and fundamentally. That’s what you need to know!

As far as technical analysis goes it is extremely simple. I am often dumbfounded by our client’s charts when they first come to us. They are often littered with mathematical indicators which not only have significant 3-4 hour time lags but also often contradict each other. Trading with these indicators and this approach is the quickest way to rip through your trading capital.

Bank trader’s charts look nothing like this. In fact they are completely the opposite. All they want to know is where the key critical levels. Don’t forget these indicators were developed to try and predict where the market is going. The bank traders are the market . If you understand how they trade then you don’t need any indicators. They make split second decisions based on key technical and fundamental changes. Understanding their technical analysis is the first step to becoming a successful trader. You’ll be trading with the market not against it.

What it all comes down to is simple support and resistance. No clutter, nothing to alter their trading decisions. Simple, effective and highlighting the key levels. I’m not going to go into the ins and outs of where they actually enter the market, but let me say this: it’s not where you think. The trendlines are simply there to indicate key support and resistance. Entering the market is another discussion all together.

How to make money in forex?

The key aspect to their trading decisions is derived from the economic fundamentals. The fundamental backdrop of the market consists of three major areas and that’s why it’s hard to pin point currency direction sometimes.

When you have the political situation countering the central bank announcements currency direction is somewhat disjointed. But when there are no political issues and formulated central bank policy acting in accordance with the economic data, that’s when we get pure currency direction and the big trends emerge. This is what bank traders wait for.

The fundamental aspect of the market is extremely complex and it can take years to master them. This is a major area we concentrate on during our two day workshop to ensure traders have a complete understanding of each area. If you understand them you are set up for long term success as this is where currency direction comes from.

There is a lot of money to be made from trading the economic data releases . The key to trading the releases is twofold. First, having an excellent understanding of the fundamentals and how the various releases impact the market. Secondly, knowing how to execute the trades with precision and without hesitation. If you can get a control of this aspect of trading and have the confidence to trade the events then you’re truly set up to make huge capital advances. After all it is these economic releases which really direct the currencies. These are the same economic releases that central banks formulate policy around. So by following the releases and trading them you not only know what’s going on with regards central bank policy but you’ll also be building your capital at the same time.

Now to be truly successful you need an extremely comprehensive capital management system that not only protects you during periods of uncertainty but also pushes you forward to experience capital expansion. This is your entire business plan so it’s important you get this down pat first.

Our stringent capital management system perfectly encompasses your risk to rewards ratios, capital controls as well as our trade plan – entry and exits. This way when you’re trading, all your concerned about is finding entry levels. Having such a system in place will also alleviate the stresses of trading and allow you to go about your day without spending endless hours monitoring the market.

I can tell you most traders at banks spend most of the day wandering around the dealing room chatting to other traders or going to lunches with brokers. Rarely are they in front of the computer for more than a few hours. You should be taking the same approach. If you understand the technical and fundamental aspects of the market and have a comprehensive professional capital management system then you can.

From here it just takes a simple understanding of the key strategies to apply and where to apply them and away you go. Trust me you will experience more capital growth then you ever have before if you know how the bank traders trade. Many traders have tried to replicate their methods and I’ve seen numerous books on “how to beat the bankers”. But the point is you don’t want to be beating them but joining them. That way you will be trading with the market not against it.

So to conclude let me say this: There are no miraculous secrets to trading forex. There are no special indicators or robots that can mimic the dynamic forex market. You simply need to understand how the major players (bankers) trade and analyse the market. If you get these aspects right then your well on the way to success.

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