Posts Tagged ‘Forex trading’

The forex market is the largest financial market in the world. It is different from the share market, because you can open long and short positions. You can profit when the market is rising as well as falling. You can trade this market 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. So, choose your trading hours. The forex market is very liquid. So, you can always find […]

Trading cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, litecoin, etc. involves speculating the price without owning the actual asset. There are severn benefits to trading cryptocurrencies. Volatility: Those who are speculating on the prices of a cryptocurrency, high volatility means more trading opportunities. Market hours: You can trade the cryptocurrencies 24 hours in a day and 5 days in a week. So, you can choose your trading hours. Improved liquidity: Improved liquidity […]

Do you want to trade cryptocurrencies? There are quite a few which are extremely popular among traders like bitcoin, ether, ripple, etc. The good news is that you do not need to own the underlying asset, but you can participate in the cryptocurrency trading. So, you can take long and short positions. This is different from buying coins through a cryptocurrency exchange. You can […]

CFD or Contracts for difference is a derivative product, which enables you to trade on forex, commodities, indices, shares, etc. With CFD, you do not have to actually own the underlying asset. You profit from the difference in price at which the contract is opened to the price at which you wish to close the contract. Like forex, you can take long and short positions. Each contract has a buy price and a sell price. […]

MetaTrader is the trading software that is given to forex traders for free by most forex online brokers. You can not only use it for forex, but also to speculate other markets like gold, oil, etc. It offers low latency execution and hence trades are executed very fast. You can use this platform to build and backtest trading strategies and expert advisors. You can write […]

You might have come across bitcoin and other popular cryptocurrencies. This video focuses on those cryptocurrencies which are less known to investors. Strat: It is based on the stratus platform, and offers businesses with blockchain services, and initial coin offerings. Some major tech organizations now support strat. Lumen: It runs on the stellar network with billions of coins in circulation and transactions that take just five seconds […]

Automated trading systems are made of algorithms with predefined set of rules for entry and exit. Hence, it reduces human intervention, so that emotions are removed in making trading decisions. It results in faster execution of trades. Either you can build your own system based on an algorithm or use an existing system. With your own system, you have a better understanding of the strategy involved and the functioning of the system. You […]

For beginner traders, trading will sound like a challenging and a tough task. This video focuses on five tips that will help you improve with your trading skills. 1. Do your research: Learn the basics of the market. Decide whether you want to trade forex, stocks, or commodities. Find the best broker who offers a good trading platform, faster execution, good spreads, etc. Find out your trading […]

Both fundamental and technical analysis are useful in determining existing and future trends of an asset. Fundamental analysis involves analyzing the economic growth of a country, so that you can assess whether the currency will appreciate or depreciate in value. You can look at inflation, trade balance, GDP, interest rates, etc. to gauge the strength of the economy of a country. Technical analysis involves studying chart patterns like double top, triangle pattern, candlestick […]

Traders tend to use technical indicators based on previous price action for developing a trading plan. There is nothing wrong in using lagging indicators. However, you can make use of some indicators, which are predictive of the future. For example, you can make use of the RSI divergence. Now, you can look at some of the leading indicators. Pivot Points: Pivot points are calculated based on previous day's data. They […]