You should learn to day trade forex. But before you embark on your journey of forex trading, I want to make a few facts very clear. These facts should be the foundation of any forex trading system that you develop and use daily for trading.
The first most important fact that you need to understand is that forex is not a get rich quick scheme. Skilled traders can and in fact do make money in forex trading however like any other occupation or career, success just doesnt happen overnight. Use this great formula for success: Practice+Patience+Persistence=Profits.
You should know that there is no substitute for hard work and diligence. Practice trading on a demo account. Pretend that virtual money is your own real money when you trade on the demo account. Do not open a live trading account until you become profitable on your demo account. Double you account first demo trading. You can only be successful if you stick to a system and a plan.
When you start trading forex, just choose two major currency pairs that you will trade in the start. It will become very difficult to keep tab on the all major currency pairs in the beginning. You should start with a major currency pair. The spread on the major pairs is the best and they are the most liquid. EURUSD pair is the most commonly traded pair in the currency markets and usually has the best spread because of its liquidity.
The USD/CHF is the most volatile and moves the most during the trading week. The USD/JPY moves a lot on the news out of Japan. GBP/USD is the most stable of the above three pair.
You should follow and understand the daily forex news and analysis of the professional currency analyst on a daily basis. It is important for you to get a birds eye view of the currency markets. You should also know and understand what the key technical support and resistance levels are in the currency pair that you want to trade. You should know the news that affects the prices of the major pair that you want to trade.
Support is the price level when there are more buyers than sellers. It is at this point the currency pair price action moves up on the charts. You should buy at the support level. Resistance is the price level when sellers jump into the market and overcome the buying pressure. It is where the currency pair price action moves down on the charts. You should sell on the resistance level.
Fortunately for you, all the best forex news and analysis is available freely online. Most of the brokers provide this information on daily basis. You can also go to forexnews.com and get 24 hrs news and analysis on the spot forex market. When you read the technical news and analysis, write down on a piece of paper the direction the analyst are saying about the currency pair you are trading and the key support and resistance level for that pair.
Learn how to use technical indicators and always trade with stop losses. It is worth your time to be patient and learn how to use technical indicators on the charts that you will be reading shortly.
Learn to be disciplined when you are trading. Avoid emotions in trading! Stick to a good system and a plan. Depending on your risk appetite and strategy, set your stop losses accordingly when you trade. Try not to trade your gut feeling.
