Thursday, November 8, 2012

Forex Social Trading Network: A Forex Social Trading Network (1 of 3 posts)


I have written some articles about Forex Social Trading Networks. In this post the first of three is my website where I have two videos about a Forex Social Trading Network. The first is about a Forex Social Trading network (a short video); the second is a 30 minute recorded webinar about how to copy other traders in the network.

Link to my Forex website : Website about Social Trading  

Forex Social Trading Network: Benefit From a Forex Social Trading Network: Learn to Trade Forex (2 of 3 posts)


I have written some articles about Forex Social Trading Networks. In this post the second of three is an article “Benefit From a Forex Social Trading Network: Learn to Trade Forex” it illustrates how to share information, follow other traders trade and how to copy other traders in a Forex Social Trading Network.

The article illustrates also how you can learn to trade through a Forex Social Trading Network.

Forex Social Trading Network : Advantages of Forex Social Trading Networks and What to Consider: Copying a Trader in a Network (3 of 3 posts)


I have written some articles about Forex Social Trading Networks. In this post the third of three is an article “Advantages of Forex Social Trading Networks and What to Consider: Copying aTrader in a Network” is illustrated what to consider copying a trader in a Forex Social Trading Network.

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Trade Forex online with a user-friendly trading platform


In an earlier post I have written an example of how to trade step by step at the trading platform PLUS500 and how a trailing stop works. 

The trading platform at PLUS500 is simple and user-friendly and is perfect for both newbies and  traders with advanced skills.

In my posts I have used some of the indicators PLUS500 offers. Some of the indicators are the Bollinger Bands, the stochastic, MACD and the alligator indicator and are as mentioned all indicators that are available on the trading platform.

In case someone should be interested in trading at PLUS500 and want to try the platform with the free bonus they offer for online trading click the link PLUS500.

How to to take advantage of psychology trading in the Forex market


Psychology trading is methods to bring traders in control with themselves and learn them to trade in their “own best interest”. 
  
The purpose is to change a bad habit or a thought process. Examples could be

A technique to change a bad habit or a thought process is through visualization. Visualization is to see the trade through a theater play in your mind.

An example could be how to improve skills to enter a trade. In this case the trader could in his mind go through the trade from the entry point to the exit point and see how the trading rules are reliable.  The visualization convinces the trader that the rules are steadfast as he has influenced his thinking that the rules are trusty.


If psychology trading isn’t in your interest but still want to improve your trading skills watch this video about a Forex social trading network where trader share trading info, follow and copying expert traders trade in the network.

Forex trading strategy - "keep it simple sir"


I was on the Forex forum babypips.com and read the post 45 pips daily-No Charts, No Indicators,Very Simple.

In the post was presented a Forex strategy that had 8 wins out of 10 trades within the past 2 weeks.

The strategy was to buy EUR/USD 15 pips away from where the price is and sell GBP/USD 15 pips away from where the price is. His stop loss was 10 pips from the entry point. His “take profit” point was 45 pips from entry

The strategy is a K.I.S.S Strategy, an acronym for Keep it simple, Stupid or "keep it simple sir". Please leave a comment if you have a K.I.S.S strategy you will like to share.

If you like to share trading info take a look at this video. It is about a Forex social trading network where traders share information, follow and copying expert traders trade.

The best Forex trading hours in the London market?


The London market is in London time zone open between 8 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. The US market opens at 1 in the afternoon. The overlap between 1 and 5 is the best time to trade as it is the time the most traders and biggest banks are in the market.

Forex social trading networks


In an earlier post I have written what a Forex social trading network is. Just in case you are interested in a Forex social trading network watch this video on my Forex website.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Trading EURUSD, EURGPB and GPBUSD - Is it possible to earn some pips in the morning using the Bollinger Bands as my primary indicator?


I was on the trading platform this morning – the 29 of august 2012. I used the Bollinger Bands as my primary indicator and the stochastic, MACD and alligator indicator as my secondary indicators.

My entry and exit signals were as described at the end of the article Trading Forex Online - How to UseBollinger Bands and Stochastic Oscillator As a Trading Strategy.

The EURUSD had an entry started about 9:30 and it is still in an upward direction at 10:15 but have reached its expected high.  






The EURGBP had an entry started about 9:45 and it is still in an upward direction at 10:30 but have reached its expected high.  



The GBPUSD had an entry started about 9:15 and it is still in an upward direction at 10:00 - 10:30 but have reached its expected high. 


The answer to the question is it possible to earn some pips in the morning using the Bollinger Bands as my primary indicator? Yes, it was possible to earn some pips as the curves in this post illustrated with the Bollinger Bands as a primary indicator.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Forex Social Trading Networks


The purpose of a Forex social trading network is to share information, follow and copy trades. I have written an article about the subject.

Read the article at my article base on EzineArticles. The title of the article is Trading Forex Online? ForexSocial Trading Networks.

Monday, July 23, 2012

How to gain a profit on the EURUSD

The EURUSD is bearish. The currency rate has decreased about 55 pips from the of 1. July 2012. 




But is it still possible to gain a profit on the EURUSD at the moment? Yes, it is still possible. I went though the 5 minutes chart on the EURUSD the 19. of July 2012 from 10:30 in the morning until 14:45 in the afternoon. My trading tools were the Bolling bands as a primary trading tool and the stochastic as a secondary trading tool.

The first trading signal was at 10:45 until 12:00. The currency rate rose 47 pips from 1.2266  to 1.2313.  On the chart is 2 sell signals as the upper band crosses the price bar. But as the bars first turned red at 12:00 the trade lasted until 12:00.


The second trading signals was at 13:30. The trade lasted until 13:45. The currency rate rose 18 pips from  1.2284  to 1.2302.  



Thursday, July 12, 2012

Is it possible to gain a profit on the EURUSD?


The EURUSD is under pressure. It has reached its lowest since June 2010. I was searching on the internet and saw the article EUR/USD Outlook July 9-13 written July the 11 (2012). At the end of the article is a technical analysis concluding that the market is bearish.

But is it possible to gain a profit on the EURUSD where the market is falling?

The answer is that traders have possibilities to find profit in the market on the EURUSD as Forex trading is to find fluctuations in the market. Just study the EURUSD charts and you will realize that the market is in a downtrend but the currency rate is also rising.

On my blog and in one of my articles I have written about the trading strategy BollingBands and the stochastic indicators as a trading strategy. On my blog is also a link to the Alligator trading strategy.  
I was at the PLUS500 trading platform July the 12 (2012). I went through the 5 minute chart using the Bolling Bands and the stochastic indicators as trading indicators. The two indicators showed that there was a trade between 9:25 to 10:25. The rate rose 12 pips from 1.2213 – 1.2225. There was another trade again from 10:55 to 11:30. The rate rose 7 pips from 1.2216 – 1.2223.

Watching the Alligator indicator shows that the first trade doesn’t meet the Alligator indicator but the second trade does meet the Alligator indicators rules.


Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Bullish and Bearish market illustrated in a video


Trends in the market can be Uptrend, downtrend and sideways movement.

In this video I found on Youtube.com is an Uptrend, downtrend and sideways movement illustrated. An Uptrend is also called a Bullish market and a downtrend is called a Bearish market.





Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Trading strategy in a trendy and fading market


I have written an article about which strategy to use in a trendy and fading market. Link to the article Strategy to use in a trendy and fading market click here

In the article are the following trading strategies described 

·  The simple moving averages 
· The Bolling bands trading strategy

The two strategies are illustrated in this post in a graph and described in the article.

The simple moving averages. Illustrated in a graph the price line is the blue line and the other line is the simple moving averages line. The traders buy and sell when the lines are crossing each other.  

The Bolling Bands trading strategy. The blue line is the price line. The Bolling Bands lines are the mowing average, the upper standard deviation and lower standard deviation. The traders buy and sell when the lines are crossing the upper standard deviation and lower standard deviation.

Trend Lines in the FX market and Fibonacci Trading


In my earlierpost I have linked to my articles about Forex online trading. In this post I have linked to my article about Trend lines. Just click on the title and you will be redirected to the article.

In 30 percent of the trading times the prices are moving in a trending direction. Traders in the FX market are looking for the trends and what to spot them as early as possible. This article describe is about trend lines and Fibonacci Trading.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Forex online – More tips and advice on Forex online trading


In one of my earlier post I placed some links to some of my articles about Forex online. In this post I have links to my new articles about trading Forex online. Just mouse click on the title and be redirected to the article you want to read.

In this article is the exit point (a stop/loss) in a trade defined. The topic in the article is also to give examples of how to set an exit point.

The article is about candlestick chart and the terms traders use in connection to them.

The article describes what day trading is and describe some of the advantages and disadvantages being a day trader.

The article describes the risk-reward ratio in a trade. The goal is to describe the risk-reward ratio also when the trader trades more than one trade.

Risk is a part of trading Forex. This article describes what Risk management is and what Risk-Reward ratio is. Both Risk management and Risk-Reward ratio are important in controlling the trading risk.

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Forex webinar about Risk management and bullish and bearish candlesticks


On Youtube.com was a recorded webinar about Forex trading.

If you don’t want to watch the webinar from the beginning to the end I would recommend watching the following parts. 5:33 – 7:20  (Risk management),  7:20 – 7:35 (Examples - bullish and bearish candlesticks), 7:35 – 13:55 (Bullish candlesticks), 13:55 – 22:20 (Bearish candlesticks).

The webinar contains trading information on how to enter a trade.



Monday, June 4, 2012

Forex Online trading? Question newbies in the FX market have to consider How to Calculate a Pip? What Is a Pip?


Newbies in the FX market also know as the foreign exchange market has to consider what a pip is worth in a trade. The pip value has an impact on the profit the traders gain in a trade.

I've written an article describing what a pip is and how the trader calculate the pip value.

Link to the article "How to Calculate a Pip? What Is a Pip?" Click here!

Forex online – tips and advice on Forex online trading

I have written some articles about trading Forex online. Just click on the title and be redirected to the article you want to read.

In this article I write about how to trade currencies online and about a network called "Social Trading".

In this article is illustrated when a trader should buy and sell in the Forex market. Focus in the article is also to illustrate how to study likely trend changes in the pricing. The article is also about Social trading.

In this article I write about what a new trader in the Forex market will experience when the trader starts to trade currencies and how to get success in the Forex market.

In this article I write about when the chances to gain a profit during the trading day is big. I write also about when the trends in the market are most reliable. In the article is also content about social trading.


Sunday, January 22, 2012

When to trade currencies in the Forex market during the day

The Forex market is open 24 hours a day 5 day a week. The market consists of four markets New York, London, Tokyo and Sydney.

In London time the market in London opens at 8 in the morning and close at 5 in the afternoon. New York opens at 1 in the afternoon and close at 10 in the evening. Sydney opens at 10 in the evening and close at 7 in the morning. Tokyo opens at 12 at night and close at 9 in the morning.

The London and New York markets are open at the same time from 1 in the afternoon to 5 in the afternoon. The London market and Tokyo market are open at the same time from 8 in the morning to 9 in the morning.

The markets in Tokyo and Sydney are open at the same time from 12 at night to 7 in the morning.

When the markets are open at the same time there is more volume and trades and it give a better chance to win a profit.

At this link http://www.forexmarkethours.com/ at the end of the page is a free Forex Market Hours Monitor you can download. The monitor shows when the market is open in your time zone.

Interested in how to trade read my posts

How easy it is to trade - Step by step - And how to minimize risk in a trade
Trading Forex at PLUS500 using the trading strategy 123 trading signals

Or / and visit my Forex website. My Forex website contains the trading strategies

• The Fibonacci trading strategy
• And free Fibonacci calculators
• The alligator trading strategy

Visit my Forex website click on this link  Forex website

At my blog I use the online trading platform PLUS500. Further information about PLUS500 sign-up at PLUS500 and receive a sign-up bonus €25 / £20 (no deposit is required) and you are ready to trade at the PLUS500 trading platform.....Click on this link.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

How easy it is to trade - Step by step - And how to minimize risk in a trade

I want to illustrate how easy and safe it is trading at PLUS500 using the rules I use. In this post I will go through a trade step by step. The object is to illustrate how easy it is to trade at the online trading platform PLUS500 and how to minimize risk in a trade.

The steps are:

Step 1
Login to PLUS500 trading online platform.

Step 2

Use the trading rules - Fibonacci and Alligator trading - from Forex website.


Link........My Forex website

Step 3
Calculate

  • Entry rate
  • Auto call profit


Use one of the free Fibionacci calculators from my Forex website


Link........My Forex website

Step 4
Enter trailing profit stop

Step 5
Enter the investment and click on the buy button

Step 6
Waiting for the profit

Step 7
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The trade following the 7 steps

Step 1
Login in to PLUS500.

Step 2
Pick the trade.

I picked the stock British Sky by following the rules from my Forex website – the FIBONACCI rules.

The graphs illustrates that there is change in the trend.

Step 3
Calculate entry rate and auto call profit.

I calculated the levels though my spreadsheet - my FIBAONACCI CALCULATOR. The levels are

  • Entry level : 728,908
  • Auto calls profit level : 731,61

The levels are the 38,2 % and 50 % levels from FIBAONACCI THEORY because I wanted to minimize my risk on this trade.

Want to learn the FIBAONACCI theory – click on this link – My Forex website


Step 4
Enter trailing profit stop.

I wanted to minimize my risk not just by choosing the levels in STEP 3 but also by entering a trailing profit stop.

At PLUS500 is a Trailing profit stop function.

A trailing profit stop is a stop that calls the profit if the rate fall the pips that have been entered as a trailing profit stop. The trailing stop is illustrated below

In the illustration I bought at rate 10. The trailing stop is set to 5 pips. My auto call could have been 21 but the rate started to fall at 20. The trailing stop is 5 and will stop the “loss” at 15. The expected profit was 11 but the rate started to fall before the auto call profit level - but there is still a profit. In this example (10 – 15) = 5.

If the rate rise to 12 and then started to fall the trade would have stopped at 7. In this case the loss would have been (10-7) = 3 but the loss could have been bigger without the trailing stop.

Step 5
Enter the investment and click on the buy button.

I entered the calculated levels and the invested amount in the British Sky stock.

In the Buy box at the trading platform PLUS500 is the entered figures.


I entered £ 1.601 and geared the trade 10 times. The investment after gearing is £ 16.008.

In step 3 I calculated that my auto call profit is at rate 731,61 and I wanted to buy if the rate was 728,908.

My trailing stop is 200 pips.

I rechecked my figures and clicked on the buy button and started to wait.

Step 6
Wait for the profit.

The statement below is the statement after the trade is close.


The statement tells us that the trailing stop call stopped the trade at rate 729,27 and that I made a profit – 57,21 DKK (in euro 57,21/7,45 = 7,68).

If the trend have been 100 % I would have earned 531, 86 DKK (in euro 531,86/7,45 = 71,4) – the 531,86 is in the buy box under “ Close if profit is” - watch step 5.

Time spent on the British Sky trade was approximately 10 – 20 minutes and the risk was low.

Step 7
Further information about Sign-up at PLUS500 and receive a sign-up bonus (no deposit is required) and you are ready to trade at the PLUS500 trading platform.....click on this link.

Please notice that your capital may be at risk trading CFD.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Trading Forex using the trading strategy 123 trading signals

I was at the web trader at PLUS500. I brought some GBP/DKK. I made a print screen of the PLUS500 trading platform where the trade GBP/DKK is. The graph is on a 2 hours basis.

Where are the buy and sell signals in the graph? I have placed the 123 trading signals where there is an indication to buy and sell.


There is a buy signal the 12/19 and two sells signals - one the 12/20 and a signal the 12/21.

The signals are found using the 123 trading signals method. The 123 trading signal is described at my Forex website. Download the Pdf file and read more about the. Link to my Forex website click here!

First I used the 123 trading signals analyzing the graph. Just to be sure that there is a trend – I used the ADX/DMI and MACD/OsMA.

The two indicators tells if the trend is weak or strong (ADX/DMI) and likely (MACD/OsMA).

At the ADX/DMI graph I analyzed the +DI (green line) and the –DI (red line). +DI indicates if the trend is positive and –DI expresses if the trend is negative. The black line is the average directional movement index (ADX).

MACD/OsMA indicates if there is a likely change in the trend. If the lines cross each other there is a likely change in the trend. MACD is the green line, the signal line is the blue line and the red line is a histogram.

At the buy signal – the 12/19 – there is an indication that +DI (green line) is above the –DI (red line). The trend is stronger for an upward curve. At the MACD/OsMA graph is a similar trend since the lines cross each other.

At the sell signal – the 12/20 - there is an indication that +DI (green line) is above the –DI (red line). The trend is stronger for an upward curve. At the MACD/OsMA graph is a trend that the curve is upward.

At the sell signal – the 12/21 - there is an indication that +DI (green line) is above the –DI (red line). The trend is stronger for an upward curve. At the MACD/OsMA graph is a similar trend since the lines cross each other.

Further information about PLUS500 and how to sign-up for an free account and get £20 or €25 for signing up and up to 30% on first deposit………click here! I am looking forward to your sign-up.

Please notice that your capital may be at risk trading CFD.