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Recently at a convention on FOREX Hedging there were people in the audience who had spent as much as 80,000 or more on trading courses. None of them had any success with trying to predict trends as directional traders. Most lost a lot of money in the process.

Apparently there are about 250,000 FOREX traders. I would guess that 98% of them are directional traders. Yes, 250,000 traders in a 3.2 Trillion/day market while there are 144 Million stock traders in a much smaller market place. The New York stock exchange is about 30 million a day and comes nowhere near the liquidity of the decentralized FOREX market.

So, why so few are hedging the FOREX market? I believe this is mostly because of a lack of a system that consistently works.

Most directional traders with any experience have thought of hedging the market but most come to the conclusion the hedge just cancels itself out over time. So, most just give up on it not knowing how to make it work. But, what if, instead of zeroing out all profits you could actually double your profits with the hedge?

Let’s take the EURUSD and the CHFUSD pairs.

These pairs are historically negatively 93-98% of the time. That is when one pair goes up the other goes down, and vice versa, up to 98% of the time. Now, over time these would pretty much just cancel each other out and you would not be left with much of a profit and maybe would even see a slight loss if the hedge was not in your favor.

Now what if you could ALWAYS buy low when one pair went down and sell high when the other correlated pair went up? And when the market corrected do the same in the opposite direction over and over and over again?

This is how I ‘trade’ the market. Really it is more like ‘investing’ since I do not look at charts, do no analysis of markets, care very little about fundamentals as long as the hedge is sticking. I also only spend about 5-15 minutes a week resetting my buy and sell limits. The rest is done automatically.

Now, that is the ONE of the ways that I build my equity. The other is daily interest paid at special negotiated rates from some of the biggest brokers in the US and Switzerland. Not all brokers are alike in the rates that they pay even though they are based on the rates set by the respective central banks.

Because the system I use is so consistent and works so well the brokers are not only willing to bend over backwards to give us the best interest rates available they are also willing to give us 400:1 leveraging. Some brokers extend this 400:1 leveraging up to one million dollars. Note that no other system to my knowledge gets this kind of leverage on that kind of money. It is a first in FOREX retail history and there is a good reason why.

Now, at first blush you may think that 400:1 leveraging is increasing our risk. In directional trading it certainly would be putting you in grave danger of losing your capital all that much quicker.

But, in fact, when you hedge the market as we do 400:1 leverage actually DECREASES your risk. Hence, the brokers are quite happy to provide this kind of leverage for this style of trading because it actually reduces the risk of a margin call and it makes the brokers that much more money.

Now, why is 400:1 so important to hedging the market in the way we do it? Well, because of the daily interest!

Let’s take an example and say you have $5000 in your trading account and a 10% margin set.

That means you have $500 allocated to the market. If the net interest we receive is 1.11% annually then this would not be a lot of money. We could do better at the bank! …well maybe…

But, what happens when this $500 is leveraged at 400:1? All of a sudden this 1.11% interest becomes 44% per annum! Now, I am sure you would agree that this is a return worth looking at and that most money managers would sell their mothers for this kind of return!

But, this return does not include the buy low/sell high profits. Add these all together and you have a system that on fairly conservative margin can produce very handsome and consistent profits without risking your shirt and without needing to sit in front of a computer all day and night watching charts until you go cross-eyed.

There is one more way that equity can increase or decrease. That is via the market fluctuations in the hedge. Sometimes the hedge will work in your favor and sometimes it will go against you. When it is in your favor you can see windfall profits beyond the daily interest and buy and selling process. If it goes against you it will cause a pullback in your equity for a period of time.

Compounding is also possible. When your balance and equity increase significantly over time your margin is going down. That means it is getting more conservative and safer if you just let it grow. But, if you want to keep your margin at say 10% then you can reallocate your portfolio and buy more lots which bring more interest and more buy low/sell profits.

Now, if you think that daily interest at 400:1 and 100% winning transactions makes sense what would you think if we could smooth out the fluctuations that give us the big profits and big pullbacks, i.e. volatility?

Well, we could up our margin could we not? We could increase our margin without incurring much more risk and in fact may even be able to reduce it when we hedge the hedge. The net result means more interest, more profit, and less risk while freeing up our time to spend the money we are making instead of ignoring our family stuck to a chart on a screen.

Presently such an enhancement is in testing and may soon to be released to the public if tests are successful. If you want to keep updated on this new development be sure to subscribe to my update list.

By learning how to HEDGE the FOREX you not only increase your profit and reduce your risk. You can also get a life! That to me is the most attractive part of this whole system.

The great thing is it is not difficult to learn either. I personally coach people in the system I use and it usually takes a couple of hours and about 10 minutes a week to monitor before my students are on their own.

Wayne Nash is a semi-retired investment professional, FOREX trader, and online entrepreneur with over 15 Years of online marketing, coaching, and investing experience and serves a large international investors network from almost every country in the world. Wayne speaks fluent Japanese and has lived in Japan since 1985 and spends part of the year in his native BC in Canada.

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The methodology for predicting and trading these trends is simple and straightforward: monitor the economic calendar and trade the news.

Complicated Forex Trading Formulas and Technical Indicators

Tired of complicated, proprietary Forex trading formulas and the endless barrage of technical indicators no one seems to understand? You are certainly not alone. The Foreign Exchange Market, in its most basic form, is really quite simple. It doesn’t consist of magic wands, potions, or secret handshakes. You do not have to be an economist, political analyst, or mathematician to grasp it. There is no Holy Grail of Forex trading. There is, however, a better way. Thankfully, it is also the most basic, elemental form of trading on the Foreign Exchange. If a country’s economy is in a growth trend, the obvious conclusion is that its currency will grow in strength versus a country whose economy is holding steady or in decline. The methodology for predicting and trading these trends is simple and straightforward: monitor the economic calendar and trade the news.

Is Trading the News Risky Business?

While some will consider this too risky, the facts just do not support their fears. Certain news releases consistently produce 30 to 50 pip moves in a predictable direction. Knowing and following a solid strategy is essential to successful news trading in the Forex Market.

News Releases consistently move the market upon their release.

We are talking about news releases that come directly from government agencies and other research departments devoted to studying and monitoring economic trends. It is critical to know the various news releases and how they typically move the market. Not all releases are created equally. Some are very consistent and predictable. These A-list news releases provide rewarding trade opportunities, provided,

1. you know the expected number;

2. you know how much deviation is required to move the market enough to gain a profit;

3. you know how the market will react if a number comes out higher or lower than expected.

As simple as one, two, three… Knowing the three key factors listed above is not as difficult or mysterious as it may seem. Number one is taken care of in the related news releases. Number two can be ascertained, either through personal trial and error, or by learning from a verified market expert like Dustin Pass, whose extensive research and work in trading the news has made him a recognized authority. Number three is much less difficult a hurdle than it appears. When the numbers do not meet expectation, when they are higher or lower, they will affect each release in a particular way. In Part Two, we will share the A List and B List news releases, talk about their required deviations, and explain how variances in the numbers affect each.

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Many people have been erroneously taught that the Bible says that money is the root of all evil. The actual scripture says that it is the LOVE of money that is the root of many evil things. You can verify this in any translation or version of the Bible in 1 Timothy 6:10. Here is another interesting teaching about money. The conventional belief is that the richest man who ever lived on Earth, King Solomon, said about money in Ecclesiastes 10:19NIV, A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.

You no doubt have heard about the Golden Rule. Most people have but don’t know where it came from. It is widely accepted that it means, those who have the gold make the rules. There is evidence everywhere supporting that definition. Actually, the Golden Rule was given to a Bible scripture spoken by Jesus where He basically said that one should do and treat other people as her or she would like to be treaded. There is a huge difference in the end results when these two definitions are regularly, individually, and independently applied.

There is a popular affirmation for achieving success that has been for years attributed to any number of sales gurus. It goes something like this, if you help enough people get what they want in life, in so doing, you will get what you want. Another saying that is anonymously quoted goes like this, Whatever goes around, comes around. You guessed it. These principles are also straight out of the Bible. You you can quickly verify it in any Bible at Ephesians 6:8, the author of which is believed to be the Apostle Paul.

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When a company announces their earnings, it usually affects the price of the company’s stock, but not always as one would expect. Earnings season takes place during the weeks after the end of the quarter when companies announce their most recent earnings performance. Earnings announcements can have dramatic impact on the price of the company’s stock. Typically, if a company’s earnings exceed expectations the stock has an excellent chance to go up. However, if it meets or worse, misses expectations then the price of the company’s stock will drop precipitously. Also, what if a company tries to lower expectations and then beats those lower expectations? And do companies manipulate their earnings? What should an investor do during this turbulent time? Before we answer these questions, let’s look at an example. I am using Intel, a large and well run company that has a good reputation in the market and among investors for being open and complete in their communications with investors and analysts.

Intel’s Earnings Punished Their Shareholders Intel’s shareholders were punished on January 18, 2006 when the company announced its Fourth Quarter Earnings Report and the stock plunged 2.90 points or 11.4%. If you have access to a stock charting service you might want to look at the chart to gain a better understanding of the dramatic drop in share value. Needless to say, many investors were caught off guard. Since that date, those that are still holding Intel stock have continued to experience further losses. Not a pleasant experience.

The reason I choose Intel for this example is it is widely held, a quality company with excellent management and they have a very nice way to demonstrate the problem that can take place during earnings season. Please do not misconstrue my comments on Intel to mean that their management was trying to hide information from investors and analysts. They were not.

Intel releases their Revenue Announcements and Earnings Releases after the market closes on the day indicated. The market reacts to these announcements the next day it is open (some after market trading takes place, however, most of the volume is experienced the next day).

Let’s look at the events before and after this earnings announcement. On December 8, 2005 Intel provided the following release regarding their revenue expectations for the 4th quarter:

Intel Fourth-Quarter Business Consistent With Expectations SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 8, 2005 - Intel Corporation expects revenue for the fourth quarter to be between $10.4 billion and $10.6 billion, as compared to the previous range of $10.2 billion to $10.8 billion.

The fourth-quarter gross margin percentage expectation has been narrowed to 63 percent, plus or minus a point, and is expected to be slightly above the midpoint of the new range. The previous expectation was 63 percent, plus or minus a couple of points. Capital spending is expected to be below the midpoint of the previous expectation of $5.9 billion, plus or minus $200 million. All other expectations are unchanged.

Now let’s look at the part of the earnings release after the market closed on January 17, 2006, keeping in mind the revenue announcement above:

Intel Fourth-Quarter Revenue $10.2 Billion; EPS 40 Cents

• Record quarterly and annual revenue and operating income
• Record quarterly unit shipments of mobile, desktop and server microprocessors

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 17, 2006 - Intel Corporation today announced fourth-quarter revenue of $10.2 billion, operating income of $3.3 billion, net income of $2.5 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of 40 cents. Revenue was below the company’s updated expectation of $10.4 billion to $10.6 billion primarily due to lower than expected desktop processor unit shipments and prices. . . .

Financial Review

Fourth-quarter gross margin was 61.8 percent, slightly below the company’s updated expectation of 63 percent, plus or minus a point, primarily due to lower than expected revenue, a slight shift in the overall product mix to non-microprocessor products, and some inventory valuation adjustments to reflect lower unit costs.

First, note that the revenue Intel reported for the fourth quarter was below the ranges they had indicated in their Dec 8, 2005 announcement ($10.2 billion vs. a range of $10.4 to $10.6 billion). Also, their gross margin was below what they indicated in their Dec 8, 2005 announcement (61.2% vs. 63%, plus or minus a point).

As shown by the chart the market reacted positively to the revenue announcement on Dec 8, 2005. The price of the stock rose for several days, and then pulled back before rising again. Each rise stopped short of the previous high. If you believe in technical analysis, this indicates weakness, at least short term.

On Jan 18, 2006 the price of Intel’s stock dropped 2.9 points of 11.4%. The price continued to fall for several days. Obviously, investors were not satisfied with Intel’s actual revenues and gross margin. They were also concerned that the market for Intel’s products was weak and experiencing significant competition. Advanced Micro Devices, a competitor of Intel’s has been able to capture some market share from Intel as well.

Next let’s look at their revenue announcement for first quarter 2006 on March 3, 2006:

Intel First-Quarter Revenue Below Expectations SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 3, 2006 - Intel Corporation today announced that first-quarter revenue is expected to be between $8.7 billion and $9.1 billion, as compared to the previous expectation of between $9.1 billion and $9.7 billion, primarily due to weaker than expected demand and a slight market segment share loss.

The company expects the first-quarter gross margin percentage to be adversely impacted by the change in revenue. Expenses (R&D plus MG&A) are expected to be lower than previously forecast due to lower revenue- and profit-related spending.

And now Intel’s first quarter earnings release:Intel First-Quarter Revenue $8.9 Billion

• Operating income $1.7 billion ($2.1 billion excluding share-based compensation)
• EPS 23 cents (27 cents excluding share-based compensation)
• $585 million in cash dividends

• $2.9 billion used to repurchase 138.5 million shares SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 19, 2006 - Intel Corporation today announced first-quarter revenue of $8.9 billion, operating income of $1.7 billion, net income of $1.3 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of 23 cents. Excluding the effects of share-based compensation, the company posted operating income of $2.1 billion, net income of $1.6 billion and EPS of 27 cents.

This time actual revenue was within the pre-announced range. And notice that price of Intel’s stock did not react in any dramatic way. It did move lower in May due to the overall market and the NASDAQ falling.

So what are we to make of this sample of earnings releases?

Trading Online Markets’ Approach As a trader who holds a stock days or weeks, I have a rule that I will not hold a stock into its earnings announcement. To often the price of stock falls immediately after earnings are announced. This discipline has protected me from incurring losses when a company announced its earnings. It saved me substantial money a number of times. If I am trading short term, I still follow this rule. I document the next earnings date on my Watch List, just to remind me to be aware of when earnings will be announced.

At Trading Online Market’s I am willing to hold through earnings if the company’s fundamentals remain strong and the stock chart does not indicate any potential problems. First, I recommend everyone read the article by Herb Greenberg, Don’t Get Blindsided, available at http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Story.aspx?guid=%7bE99E0285-7FBB-41D3-AD7D-C4077119D7BE%7d&siteid= which addresses some of the problems that need to be explored. Herb always takes a critical look at companies and presents a good perspective. In this article he comments on what are some of the issues investors should watch for before earnings are announced. Definitely worth the read.

The companies on my watch list and in the portfolios are those that I believe the market has undervalued and are fundamentally strong. These stocks present buying opportunities at deflated prices. Usually they have pulled back due to overall market conditions, or the sector is out of favor. They may have even experienced some bad news that is temporary. As such I generally hold these stocks through their earnings announcements. In fact, often these companies will experience good earnings and beat expectations.

You should monitor quarterly earnings announcements to be sure the fundamentals are still intact. Should the price pull back to a support level, then it might be a good opportunity to make a strategic buy. If part of the announcement changes your view of the fundamentals of the company, then it is time to sell. If the news is worse than you expected, then it is best to get of the stock, since bad news seems to follow bad news. Every stock is updated shortly before earnings are announced and then again after they are released with my opinion of what to do regarding the stock.

Now if you are a longer term investor, earnings announcements may not present the same risk to the price of a company’s stock. As long as the fundamentals of the company remain strong and the price has not reached or approached the target exit price, you may be willing to hold through earnings announcement. It is important to review the fundamentals of a company before they announce earnings, looking for signs of potential problems.

Earnings Manipulation So do companies manipulate their earnings? Well, I found this study interesting. A University of Illinois economist who analyzed thousands of forecasts of publicly owned companies between 1989 and 1998 found that there was a significantly higher probability for a company to beat the consensus forecast if the forecast was lowered two weeks prior to the announcement. “We document empirically that many firms apparently have ways of lowering the forecasts as the earnings announcement date approaches,” said Dan Bernhardt, the UI economist who conducted the study with Murillo Campello, an economist at Michigan State University.

Bernhardt theorized that less experienced analysts were more likely to make late forecasts and were more likely to revise their forecasts than analysts who had covered a company for a longer period. Also there is sometimes a legitimate reason for management to lower expectations, or create “slack.” Especially in fast-growing companies, earnings may change dramatically in the weeks or even days before a quarter ends.

Early in my career I worked in the Finance department of a large bank preparing the performance reports for senior management and the Board of Directors. As you may know it is quite easy for banks to manipulate their earnings in addition to estimating taxes owed. Each quarter a bank estimates their loan losses that they will write off as an expense. Estimating this expense is part estimating what real losses and part what the CEO wants the earnings to be. Usually the CEO sought to even out earnings growth by increasing or decreasing the total amount of loan losses written. This allowed the bank to meet and usually beat expectations.

Is this earnings manipulation? Possibly. Like so many things in life some definitely do manipulate their earnings and some are quite honest. Unfortunately accounting allows a fair amount of leeway in the interpretation of rules. Also, management tries to present the company in its best light. So, as investors we need to read the earnings release with a critical eye, looking for issues that may indicate problems.

All this tells me that companies do adjust their earnings to try to exceed expectations. Most also try to stay within the accounting rules. However, I believe that the market is usually aware these efforts. As a result when they finally announce earnings that either meet or slightly exceed expectations, the stock is punished. A company must dramatically beat expectations before the price will jump up.

Conclusion In conclusion, earnings season presents each investor with new challenges. Do the earnings of the company match up to expectations. Is the chart of the company indicating any potential problems? Do I hold through earnings announcements? Do I take advantage of any announcements and buy? The best way answer these questions is do your homework and to follow your discipline. It will keep you aligned with the best opportunities.

Hans E. Wagner
Hans runs a very successful investing site at http://www.tradingonlinemarkets.com that offers a number of articles to help people learn to grow and manage their wealth. The site also includes several sample portfolios that substantially beat all the market averages.

Are you driven by money? Really? Or are you like the majority of people who have mixed emotions when it comes to the subject of money. If you ask most people they will tell you money means fun, freedom, and a fantastic lifestyle. But if you probe a little deeper you also get answers like, “money is the root of all evil”, or the source of envy or something to be ashamed of. If you are in this majority of people who have mixed emotions towards money then the chances are you don’t have much more than you absolutely need, or your fortunes go up and down.

So do you think you would have more money if you could change these mixed emotions that money is both a source of good and of evil? You bet! Because emotion is the source of all motivation in people. So if you want more money you have to start with yourself and get to see money as a driving force for good in the world.

So how do you do this? And therefore change your feelings towards money and hence make it easier to amass more?

From my own experience, this is a tough call because it’s a fact that whilst people are driven by positive emotions towards things, they are also even more driven by negative emotions. In other words, it seems to be that people will generally do more to avoid the pain of negative associations than to enjoy the pleasures of their positive emotions.

So “Tell me!”, I hear you say, “How can I change easily so that making money becomes a total blessing rather than tinged with guilt?”

Let’s start with the simple question: “What is money?”

• Well, let’s go back to imagine how it all started. Thousands of years ago, people were hunter/gatherers. That is, they hunted for food or foraged for the fruits of the earth. They didn’t have need of money to live.
• Now at some time I imagine that the hunter may have had excess meat and wanted to swap some meat for, say, some fruit of a neighbor of his (of course, I am using “he” instead of “she” for convenience only). This is a simple barter and again has no recourse to the use of money.
• Then again, since the world is full of variation, there was an instance when the hunter with his excess meat wanted to exchange it for something that was not currently available, for example, for some fruit on the tree of a neighbor that had not yet ripened. So in exchange for the meat, the hunter accepted a promise of some fruit from his neighbor for delivery in the future. It is this promise of value that is the basis of modern day money.

Look again at what is described above as being the meaning of money. It is based on a promise from his neighbor. It requires trust. It requires a relationship. It requires communication with the neighbor for the relationship to exist. In fact, it is the very use of money that creates this relationship with the neighbor.

The key then is to realize that “money can create relationships” or “money is a relationship builder”. This is a very important description of money, because it can completely change the way we view money and develop our emotions towards money. For example, when you go to a market and simply look around you are unlikely to really relate to many of the market stall holders. But suppose you purchase something, then you will create a relationship with that stall holder, and you may well encourage the nearby stall holders to talk to you too so they can sell their wares too.

Seeing money as a creator of certain types of relationships then can have a profound impact on how you view money. It means that the more money you spend the more relationships you can create. That is why people who have a lot of money and who spend a lot of money have such fantastic and free lifestyles. They are contributing to the prosperity of those around them and creating a dynamic and enjoyable environment.

There are many references in the bible to the holding and the use of money. The one that immediately springs to mind is the story of the 10 talents. In this a rich merchant is going away for a long time and he entrusts differing amounts of money (talents) to each of 3 servants. On his return, he questions each of the servants to find out what use they made of the money. The outcome is that the man entrusted with the most money (10 talents) is praised for using it and turning it even more money, whilst the man with the least money (1 talent) is castigated simply because he just looked after the money to keep it safe and didn’t grow it instead into more.

This is a very powerful message. It says that not only is money a good thing to have and to own, but also it needs to be kept in use and in circulation and not simply hoarded.

In conclusion then, it is my experience and opinion that if you can change your mind-set to accept that having and using money is a positive experience then you will attract money to you. There are many examples and books that describe this but very few of them show you how money can be a positive motivator. To me, money is a relationship creator and a relationship builder rather than having any negative connotations. Money is a force for good in the world and drives the prosperity of the world.

So I repeat, What is money to you? Does your opinion of money support your goals or hinder them? Attaching these positive emotions to money will provide the basis for a more prosperous future.

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For the absolute beginner, Forex training can take some years. During this time many novice traders stay with a free demo account from an online broker determined to make consistent profits in the demo account before going ‘live’ with hard earned cash.

That approach is certainly cautious and wise. At some point however, it can be advantageous to switch to a mini account, to speed up the learning curve.

Why Switch From Demo To Mini

The reason is this:

No matter how disciplined you are and no matter how seriously you treat a demo account constantly trying to imagine you are trading with real money, a demo account is still a demo account! That has a huge psychological overhead whether you care to admit it or not.

Once you start trading with real money you will realize how different the real world is! But how can you minimize the cost of Forex training and be reasonable in how much you spend on your education?

Enter the mini account! With a pip valued at a dollar or less, and with a minimum opening balance of around 250 to 300 dollars, you can continue your Forex training with low risk.

Notice that expression “continue your Forex training.” Yes, a mini account is still a practice account. That is a good way to view it. What if you open one for 250 dollars and a couple of months later it’s exceeded the margin call (blown in other words)? Then your Forex education has just cost you a little less than 250 dollars (taking into account the small remaining balance).

Obviously you wouldn’t want to do this many times. It could be after blowing a mini account you decide to go back again for a couple of weeks to the demo and fine tune your strategy. Then when you feel confident again, fund your mini with another one or two hundred dollars.

Some may object and think this is a waste. Putting it in perspective, the cost is very small. After all, it’s the cost of your Forex training education. Some persons spend thousands of dollars for a couple of days in a seminar and think nothing of it. One new trader I heard talking to another was asked how much he put in his first account. His reply? “$15,000″. It was gone in a couple of months.

A cautious, one step at a time, $100 at a time approach will be far less stressful on both the nerves and the pocket unless you’ve got money to throw at the wall.

How To Maximize The Mini Account

Now once you have traded successfully in a mini account, bringing the balance up, perhaps doubling or tripling your initial starting balance, you can now really start to maximize the benefits of a mini account.

How?

While strict risk management is crucial, and somewhere between 1 to 2% of your equity should be the maximum risk on any one trade, some Forex training educators suggest making that more like 5 to 10 % when you only have a few hundred in your mini account. This will allow you to start trading in multiple lots.

For example, suppose you build your mini account to $600 and then start to trade with 2 lots. You then set a conservative profit target for the first lot, and a more ambitious profit target for the second lot. As you take your first profit you move your stop up to protect the second lot so you are at least in a ‘can’t lose’ trade from there on.

If the balance drops below $600 then go back to trading one lot until you pass the threshold again.

Once you start trading multiple lots in a mini account using this safety net strategy, your account will begin to grow slowly and steadily.

At some future time, perhaps once you have reached a couple of thousand dollars in your account, you may wish to then implement more stringent risk management principles and go to 1 to 2% of your equity on any one trade.

In Conclusion

This approach may not be appreciated by everyone. It depends on your nature and character. For me, it has helped greatly.

To really start moving forward in your Forex training it is necessary to move from a demo to a mini account at the right time. At the same time it is necessary to get over the fear of trading live.

View the mini account as a Forex training account, fund it very conservatively, switch back to a demo when you feel the need, and aim for raising your balance so you have enough equity to start trading multiple lots.

In this way you can maximize a mini account so it really drives your Forex training to completion.

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Currency Trading

Making a profit Trading the breakout ranges:

Often the following currency methods are used by professionals as one of their guide lines to make their move. First, the breakout of the last 24 hours , Second the past week, and finally,the past month.

In my opinion the most powerful breakout is the one over a month,second the previous weeks trading and thirdly the previous day trading. The professionals have enough patience to wait for opportunities before they make their move.

To summarize:
The previous day:
One of the clues for an opportunity in currency trading is used by professionals after a major report comes out and the price of the currency breaks through the top or bottom limit of the day. As an example: the last 24 hours there was a trading limit of 70 cents, now a report comes out, the market breaks through these limits on the high side of the 70 cent, the experienced currency investor see this as an opportunity to go long and will buy here. On the other hand the currency investor will also see an opportunity to go short if it breaks through the bottom side of the 70 cent limit.

The previous week;
Many experienced currency investors, will apply the same rule to a weekly range, and wait for an opportunity to go long when the market breaks through the weekly trading limits, again, they buy on a breakout through the upside, and go short through the bottom limit.

Breakout of the monthly currency trading range;
An other powerful top and bottom, is the monthly one, the longer it takes the more powerful the breakout will be, for many currency traders it is very important to know when a monthly breakout takes place. For increased opportunities many traders will go long through an upside limit, and many currency traders will go short through a downside limit.

In conclusion:Following these guide lines have been very profitable for many currency trading investors, and can be for you.

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