Saturday, June 27, 2009

Get Rich, Maintain Sanity - The Forex Market

By John Eather

The foreign exchange market can cause extreme stress. You may be able to make money fast, but you can lose it just as fast. If you are a nervous person, this probably is not the place for you. The forex can make a person with the strongest nerves a nervous wreck. Even so, following a few basic rules can assist you in making the money you want while helping you maintain your sanity.

To become a trader in the foreign exchange market, your first goal is to determine what you are willing to risk and what type of return you want on your investments. How much money do you want to make and how much time are you willing to wait for it? Is the risk worth the outcome? After you find the balance you are comfortable with, stay there and do not budge.

Being a good forex trader means staying calm. Do not let your emotions take over your good business sense. This is something that you must do to maintain your sanity. Use logic, analysis and statistical information to help you succeed. Be like a poker player by using your poker face and not showing your emotions and knowing the risk you are taking.

Do not be too discouraged if things don't always turn out the way you had hoped. There is not one forex trader who has never made a mistake. There will be events where you make mistakes and that is just the way it is. Use the guidelines in the next paragraph and you can save yourself a few gray hairs.

Decide from the outset how you are going to play the game. As they say, Failing to plan is planning to fail. Go in with a plan. It does not matter if this is not the right plan or that you will need to modify it as time goes on, but you must start with a plan of some sort

What kind of things should be in this plan? Start with where your information will be found. What type of information will you be using in your plan? What tools will you implement to help in your decision making process? Who can you get accurate information from? This is an extremely important part of the plan, make sure these safeguards are in place before you begin.

There are two different directions you can attempt to go. There are a lot of differing opinions as to which way is the right way. Some people use an internal gauge (a gut feeling), however, those always remember to base these feelings on what is actually happening in the market, using analysis, trends and mathematical approaches to help in their decision making. The other way leans on using statistics. You need to figure out which approach will work best for you.

In conclusion, decide what your goals are, make a plan, figure out which approach is for you and start trading! Following the above oulined rules can help you maintain your sanity while you are making some money. Do not forget, this should also be fun!

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