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Posted on 28 February 2008 by X Trader
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How to Invest in Asia
Hardship breeds success. That’s true for individuals, companies even entire nations. And it’s also true for me, Tony Sagami, Asia Specialist at Money and Markets. It’s why the United States sprang forward after the Great Depression. It’s why China, Japan and even formerly dirt-poor India are leaping ahead today. And it’s a fundamental principle that can unlock great investment opportunities for you in the months ahead. In a moment, I’ll show you exactly how and where. But first, let me tell
Thinking Inside the Box: Input-Output
Anyone who has an interest on the real side of Turkish economy might have encountered the famous sketch of industrial production and exports rising together from 2002 and onwards. The common interpretation of this relationship is that the manufacturing sector is becoming more outward-looking and exports are the main driver behind industrial growth. Most of the time, no comment is made about imports and are omitted from the analysis, as if everyone has come to an agreement on the fact that an
Focus on the Bulls Eye
Every day that we trade, we need to ensure that we have a specific goal in mind. Without any goals, we will never know if we had a successful trading session or not. Profit is not the only indicator for success. The best traders continue to fine tune their goals and the target gets smaller and smaller. If you aim for the bulls eye, even if you miss, you still end up with a good result, because when you aim small even if you make an error, those errors are also small. Listen to the author’s
The Power of Fear
Fear can be a very powerful emotion, yet for some it can cause disaster and for others it drives them towards new levels of success. As a trader we need to analyze and understand what causes us to be fearful when we trade and how it affects us. Then we need to use that emotion of fear to move us to become a better trader. Listen to the author’s thoughts
Decide To Believe That You Can
Emotions can be a roller coaster for some and a gentle road for others. Successful traders make a conscious decision that no matter what happens during their trading session they will stay calm and in control. If you truly believe that you can do something, it is amazing how successful you can become. Trading takes belief abd when you finally decide that you CAN do this, you have taken the first step towards growth and higher levels of success. Listen to the author’s thoughts
Fibonacci Profit Objectives
This article is taken from the Trader’s Journal magazine (May 2008 issue) The author, Joe DiNapoli, is a veteran trader with over 40 years of solid market trading experience. He is also a dogged and thorough researcher, an internationally recognized lecturer, and a widely acclaimed author. Joe, a registered C.T.A. for over 15 years, has taught his techniques in the major financial capitals of Europe, Asia, Russia, the Middle East and South Africa as well as in the United States. His articles
Top ten tips for trading FX
How to make money from money 1 .Practice before you start trading with real money. Could you imagine an athlete going to the Olympic Games without preparation and training? Make sure you have practised your trading on a demo platform and get comfortable with it and your trading style before committing real money. 2 .Know what moves currency markets. Like any asset class, there are a number of factors that drive currency performance. A country?s macroeconomic situation can have a major
Prediction Markets as Forecasting Tools: From Google to the U.S. Elections
Do you have a hunch about who will be the next U.S, president? Do you want to bet on it? It is very easy, go to the Wall Street Journal Political Market website and play. The WSJ Political Market is an exchange marketplace where traded ?stocks? are political or economic outcomes and the currency is imaginary. There you can trade on political issues such as the next President or on economic ones, such as the U.S. going into recession or the Fed Funds rate being lower than 1% at the end of 2008.
In the Quest for the Nexus of Financial Markets
It is known that various asset returns possess significant interrelations, and that financial returns and volatilities move together over time across assets and markets, since they are all part of a greater portfolio. In this manner, it is expected that there may be a correlation between the exchange rates, interest rates and the stock market in Turkey. Moreover, price movements in one market are also expected to spread to another. Therefore, the dynamic relationship between these three
A trader’s Guide to Stress and Coping
This article is taken from the Forex Journal (June 2008 issue). The author, Brett N. Steenbarger, Ph.D. is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY and author of The Psychology of Trading (Wiley, 2003). As Director of Trader Development for Kingstree Trading, LLC in Chicago, he has mentored numerous professional traders and coordinated a training program for traders. Brett N. Steenbarger helps us understand the
Regional Perspectives
Southern Europe Although adoption is somewhat slower than other countries, Southern Europe is gradually starting to embrace eFX. Some of the reasons behind this include cultural, regulatory and economic challenges across the different countries in this area. Alberto Muņoz, chief analyst at FXstreet.com portal, comments: ?e-FX trading has just started in southern Europe and we think it’s going to grow exponentially in the next two to three years, as there are more traders with better trading
Using Stops effectively
This article is taken from the Forex Journal (May 2008 issue). The author, Sunil Mangwani is a Physics graduate with a Diploma in Financial Management. He has been trading the Forex market for the last 6 years and devises simple trading strategies based on his vast knowledge and in-depth study in the field of technical analysis. Sunil Mangwani will be key speaker at the FXstreet.com International Traders Conference in 2008 October 29-31 - Barcelona (Spain) Sunil Mangwani leads a discussion on
Different uses of RSI in forex
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is one of the most widely used technical indicators by traders. The RSI is an oscillator because it is an index whose value tends to swing between an upper limit value and a lower limit value. It is used primarily to help identify overbought or oversold conditions in a particular currency, as it is formulated to fluctuate between 0 and 100, enabling fixed overbought and oversold levels. It does this by confirming changes in momentum which signals an imminent
Your P.R.I.M.E.R for Successful Trading
All successful traders know what they need to do and then they just do it. Their monetary results are not the focus for them. It is the process and the ability to follow it consistently that keeps them at the top of the trading world. Each of us must learn how to prepare and proceed with direction and conviction. When we do this, we will see continued growth and confidence in our trading sessions Listen to the author’s thoughts
Just Be Yourself
Success in all aspects of life seem to follow those who do not try to act like someone else, but rather have a foundation of knowing who they are and act in that manner. Many traders seem to want to act like other traders who have recently had a string of successes instead of being committed to their own strategy and trading style. To be the best we can and have consistent success in trading takes a devotion and passion to learning our strengths and weaknesses and applying our skills to match
Fix Your Eyes Forward and Not In The Past
Some of the greatest successes have been accomplished not long after a person had reached the end of their rope. They had been beat down so much they had their backs to the wall and were ready to quit. but they did not. Trading can easily cause us to get to this point unless we decide that when we hit the most difficult times in our trading is the exact time when we can emerge with more power and passion than every before. Give yourself a push and decide what you truly want to accomplish and
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