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		<title>What is a Vertical Spread?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>10 Tips To Succeed In Trading Currency Commodity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whatever the job type, everyones ultimate goal is to succeed and gain surplus. You need to have the right knowledge in order to become successful. Being a business person, you should learn the most reliable and right way to become successful in trading market. Learning the trading commodities concept requires a trader to use different [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whatever the job type, everyones ultimate goal is to succeed and gain surplus. You need to have the right knowledge in order to become successful. Being a business person, you should learn the most reliable and right way to become successful in trading market. Learning the trading commodities concept requires a trader to use different trading tricks, and by using law of charts. This can help in profiting from trading commodities.<br />
In trading commodities, to gain bigger profits and earn large amount of money is to identify the market trends as quickly as you can before anyone else finds it. Currency trading can have many supports or resistance at the same time. If you are quick in determine the market trend then you can earn good profit. Trend is not limited to a specific time. Market trend can change at any time including intra-day, daily, weekly or even monthly.<br />
Some trading commodities tools are available to help you identify these trends. Given below are some trading style for you :<br />
1. Look out for trading up of prices. If you see a trading up in the trend it is advisable to buy at that time. In order to overcome the anticipative resistance, enter into the buy signals which are more than the current prices. On the other hand, if the trading down occurs, you should consider selling. Look for selling opportunities. To break the anticipative support, you must do exactly of that when trading up occurs i.e. to enter those sell signals which are well lower than the current prices.<br />
2. You should look for optional objectives depending on whether it is short or long. You should consider short for anticipative support and long for next level resistance.<br />
3. You should always have a protective stop on your trades till it hits.<br />
Pay attention to some of the factors given below to make sure you know about the opportunities<br />
4. The best time to look for buying opportunity is when the behavior of market changes from normal to bullish.<br />
5. When the behavior is bullish you should hold protective stops for long positions which are below support level.<br />
6. You should let go of the long positions if status changes to neutral.<br />
7. Start finding short positions if the status changes to bearish from bullish. Bearish status is a good opportunity to find selling opportunities.<br />
8. With bearish status you should hold resistance on short positions with protective stops.<br />
9. Let go of short positions when status changes to neutral.<br />
10. Find long positions if status changes from bearish to bullish.<br />
You should have the knowledge about what to expect in future related to market trends. Have knowledge about directional bearish and proprietary bullish market forecast and resistance and support. Listen to different comments about the trends. Always remember that change in market which can be either bullish or bearish is very important in deciding which position to let go and which opportunity to grab. </p>
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		<title>Forex Trading &#8211; Calm and Collected Risk Taking</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are absolutely no guarantees in forex trading. About the only thing that is guaranteed is that nobody knows for sure how the market will move. Sure there are indicators and trend lines to read, but these are really not fool proof. The successful forex trader should be able to accept at the onset of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are absolutely no guarantees in forex trading. About the only thing that is guaranteed is that nobody knows for sure how the market will move. Sure there are indicators and trend lines to read, but these are really not fool proof. The successful forex trader should be able to accept at the onset of his forex options trading and currency trading career that there are risks involved in forex trading. It is your ability to stay cool in the face of these risks that will spell your performance in the forex options trading and currency trading business. </p>
<p>When you see entry signals, you have to be quick on your feet to think whether this is a trade that you want to get into or not considering the risks vis-a-vis your forex trading strategy. Taking on the risks sans emotions and sticking to your strategy is often the best way to make forex options trading and currency trading decisions. Do not be too emotional about the way you are trading. Assume the worst but hope for the best is a good tenet to follow. If you believe in your trading strategy, give it a chance to work for you. </p>
<p>Start with low-risk trades to get a feel of the forex market if you are a novice. Sometimes, running after bigger pips can result in missed opportunities and great losses for the forex trade. By keeping your emotions under control you will be able to develop your own trading strategy of spreading out risks, enjoying small pips in the short-term, and planning for long-term pips. </p>
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		<title>One of the Easiest and Most Profitable Strategies to Trade Forex That You May not Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its not a joke that forex trading is one of the easiest ways to make HUGE profit online. 
Is the largest financial market in the world, with a turnover volume of about $2 trillion a day.A forex trader is like a cameleon; he has no permanent side but permanent interest and that is to make [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Its not a joke that forex trading is one of the easiest ways to make HUGE profit online. </p>
<p>Is the largest financial market in the world, with a turnover volume of about $2 trillion a day.A forex trader is like a cameleon; he has no permanent side but permanent interest and that is to make profits.Success has been limited to a very small percentage of traders.Ninety percent of traders lose money, largely due to lack of planning, impatience,limited training,no good strategies or too much confusing robots or overcrowed templates.This article will reveal some of our simple but powerful strategies used to have between 200-1500 pips per each trade on each currency pair.we trade specially between 1HR TF and weekly TF as day traders or intraday traders but still have other very simple methods to scalp the market. </p>
<p>1.In technical trading, we say &#8220;the trend is your friend&#8217;, so always go with the trend.how do you determine your trend very fast? use the powerful CCI settings that picks easily on the movement of trend up to 80% accuracy either as a scalper or day trading. </p>
<p>2. The use of another powerful trend determiner ,PSAR found on most platforms.Many people dont know the power of this indicator. With the combination of other powerful softwares and custom indicators,it is a winning trade. </p>
<p>3. the power of LSMA with alarm generator that tells you accurately when you should prepare to buy or sell.I know many traders that use this with price action to make huge profits in forex. Many programmers have developed many accurate linear LSMA ,without repainting.this is a very boost to generate accurate signal and trend and also makes your platform to look simple. </p>
<p>4.what of AC/AO. This is another powerful indicators that many ignores,this protects your trading from loss and help to pick signal and trend very fast if you know how to use this very well with other indicators mentioned above.  </p>
<p>5.additional indicators that ,with experience, will recommend is turbo cci that works well with cci and PSAR.They make you trade as a guru and sophisticated trader, because they reduce your loss if you know how to implement them. </p>
<p>6.Personally, i dont trade with the robot.robot performance depend on the progrmmers experience in forex trading.so if you dont trust the source, stay off or else you can blow your account away easily. </p>
<p>7.Millions of pips are generated up and down on the platform every week.wait for your time and stick to the rule of the game.do not gamble.even when you are loosing,stay aback and see where you miss it. forex is just like a game that needs constant practice.to achieve very tangible results.  </p>
<p>7.watch your leverage. </p>
<p>8.The trick is that when you have up to three powerful trend determiner,with the assistance of other indicators,then know that you are moving on the winning side.If you can get all this into action, i promise you that you can sky rocket your account within 3 months. </p>
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		<title>Forex Trading Software Information</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are looking to get started trading the Forex, you will find that there are numerous software programs available (both web based and desktop based) for you to use in your trading. In fact, most brokers offer clients a software package for free or as part of their trading account. Usually the software that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are looking to get started trading the Forex, you will find that there are numerous software programs available (both web based and desktop based) for you to use in your trading. In fact, most brokers offer clients a software package for free or as part of their trading account. Usually the software that comes with your trading account is a very basic &#8220;bare bones&#8221; model. Sometimes, more features are available for a price. The software packages your broker provides can be an important consideration in choosing a broker. You may want to download and try some different packages using a demo account. This will give you a better idea of which software package you find most suitable to your unique style of trading. </p>
<p>Forex trading software comes in two basic flavors &#8211; desktop software, and web based software. Which one you choose to work with depends on your preference and other more technical factors. Obviously, the Forex market is very dynamic and you need to have the most reliable up to date connection to the data as possible. Your internet connection speed is a factor here, and if you can afford it, you really should be connecting via broadband. </p>
<p>Your internet connection speed is just one of the factors you should consider when selecting forex trading software. The biggest consideration should be one of security.  </p>
<p>Generally speaking, web based forex software is more secure than a desktop based software package. Why is that? Well, with a desktop software, your information and data is stored on your hard drive thus making it vulnerable to numerous security issues. If your computer became infected by a virus, your personal data and the integrity of your trading system can become compromised. Likewise, in the event of hard drive failure, your important data can be lost. Then there is the threat of prying eyes accessing your trading systems. </p>
<p>Luckily, if you choose to go with a desktop based software for your forex trading, you can do some things to limit the risks. For starters, a dedicated computer just for trading the forex would be a wise investment. Due to the popularity of forex trading, there are computers made specifically with a forex traders needs in mind. Even if you cant afford a dedicated machine, you should still apply the following tips to your trading computer: </p>
<p>* Password protect your trading software and personal data<br />
* Make regular backups of your trading data<br />
* Use a anti virus program and keep it up to date<br />
* Update your trading software regularly </p>
<p>If you choose to go with a web based trading software, allot of the security and maintenance issues are handled by the provider. Online based forex systems are hosted on secure servers, the same type of servers credit card processing is handled on. This gives you a great deal of protection, as your data is encrypted. Also, backups and mirrors of your account data are made by your software provider to protect you from data loss. </p>
<p>Aside from the security considerations, you may find that an online based trading software is simply more convenient. There is no software to download as the software runs in your regular web browser. This means that you always will have access to the latest versions and features. Also, if you travel you will certainly appreciate the ability to log in and trade from any computer with an internet connection. </p>
<p>As you can see, there are many options in forex trading software. You ultimately should choose to work with the software that you personally find easiest and most intuitive to use. </p>
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		<title>Forex Money Management &#8211; a Simple Strategy for Bigger Gains and Less Risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forex money management is crucial to your trading success and you need to at all time protect your core equity. This is a simple effective strategy I have used for many years to improve profitability and it works. If you want to make money in forex, you have a choice of long term trend following [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Forex money management is crucial to your trading success and you need to at all time protect your core equity. This is a simple effective strategy I have used for many years to improve profitability and it works. If you want to make money in forex, you have a choice of long term trend following and trading the big trends, or trading the over bought &#8211; oversold areas via swing trading. Before we move on forget day trading or scalping it doesn&#8217;t work so you have the choice of the above trading methods and this strategy combines them. I am going to start with an example of my own trading. I am dollar bullish on the euro and got my short in at 1.60 and we have seen a big decline of 500 odd pips. A nice return and I think the euro is going far lower &#8211; but we could get a good rally as we are oversold at present. So what am I going to do? Simple&#8230; Put 50% of the trade in the bank and leave 50% in the market. Ok it could run lower but I am still in the market with 50% and will put another 50% in on the next euro rally when it becomes over bought. The advantage of this simple money management tool is: You are following the long term trend and banking along the way using swing trading indicators, taking profits on surges and putting dollar longs back in when the euro becomes overbought. You are active but still following the long term trend. Sure 500 pips is nice &#8211; but I think the euro is going to trade into the 1.40s, so I want to hold the trend but if things go against me, this strategy allow me to come out with a profit. This method allows you to take a bit more risk to the stop and remember &#8211; most traders can pick direction of trends, what they can&#8217;t do is get their stop levels right and get stopped out to soon. Most traders cannot simply sit on a long term trend and this method allows them to do so and you are always in the market. If you look at any forex chart you will see trends that last for many months and make tens of thousands of dollar and this method will let you tap into them. 50% is the core position 50% is liquidated on surges in your favour and then put back in for full exposure on short term rallies against you. In the next article I will show you the indicators to use and how to decide when to take profit and when to enter new positions, with this simple but powerful money management technique.  </p>
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		<title>Currency Trading Tips &#8211; How to Develop a Profitable Forex Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Developing a successful forex strategy is no easy task. It will take a lot of effort and you are going to have to avoid the easy systems that are too good to be true. Here are some forex tips on how do you go about developing a profitable forex strategy. There are people that will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Developing a successful forex strategy is no easy task. It will take a lot of effort and you are going to have to avoid the easy systems that are too good to be true. Here are some forex tips on how do you go about developing a profitable forex strategy. There are people that will try and take advantage of any popular market and the forex market is subject to that just like anything else. Unfortunately, they get rich quick artists are selling bad forex trading systems and giving the market a bad name. To be honest, a profitable forex strategy will actually not be a part of system, rather a compilation of analysis that will spot trends and produce profits consistently over the long haul. Trying to predict the forex market is financial suicide. Unless you have an infallible crystal ball, stick to taking advantage of trends as they happen and rely on that to produce your profits. The whole point of playing the forex market is to minimize your losses and maximize profits. Following trends will do exactly that. Even when you make mistakes, the negative trend should be apparent and you can get out without getting hurt too much. How you go about this, is educating yourself and understanding exactly how the market works. You can also use a forex trend system. You need to be a sponge and soak up every bit of information that you can get your hands on. When you have educated yourself and are ready to get into the market, you need to establish a stop order. This is a major protection against taking too heavy of a loss in the case of bad read on the market. This will happen to everyone, there is no shame in it, you just need to get out and analyze what went wrong and make sure it doesn&#8217;t happen again. As you spend more time in the market, you will quickly understand that no person or forex trading system is above error. You are also going to realize that losses happen, you just need to be able to limit the damage that they can cause. Again, this is where spotting trends comes into play.  You can use simple forex indicators such as the Directional Movement System i.e. +DI, -DI and ADX. Buy on a rising market and sell on a declining one. If it seems simple, it actually is, you just have to avoid the traps. The main trap we are speaking of is in trying to predict the market. It cannot be stressed enough that nobody can predict how the market will go. If they could, they would basically be printing their own money. Trying to predict the market will have you developing bad habits and have you out of the market instead of developing a nice nest egg to retire on. </p>
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		<title>Forex Options Trading &#8211; Essential of Forex Trading Knowledge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a strange sight in the past to witness customers exchanging stacks of money with their agents at public places such as the international bus terminus, prominent official buildings or even at the airports. These agents were prepared to sell you the foreign currency that you want with a little profit given to them. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It was a strange sight in the past to witness customers exchanging stacks of money with their agents at public places such as the international bus terminus, prominent official buildings or even at the airports. These agents were prepared to sell you the foreign currency that you want with a little profit given to them. However, all these have changed over generations. Forex trading is now handled by licensed companies and unsolicited individuals are not allowed to operate illegally. With the invention of new technologies and the coming of professionals, Forex trading is now made easier and more systematic. It is also much safer to do business with these professionals to prevent scams. </p>
<p>At the beginning stage, most of the large companies would carry out their Forex trading via the different banks or even through the major institutes that deal with finances. These institutes had to be the ones that operate internationally. Forex trading has attracted a lot of popularity today because of the presence of modern technology. Via the use of the internet and the increasing telecom market, it is easier to spread messages and to bring across information on issues such as the economic polices worldwide. With the creation of the Forex Software that you can find on the internet, you will easily get the latest news about the Forex trading online. This has actually become a platform that facilitates the exchanges of trading since it makes it easy for you to seize opportunities on the spot and to implement your decisions immediately. </p>
<p>Apart from some problems at the beginning stage, Forex trading on the internet has become more standardized and the people who take part in Forex trading can now get a close to 100% secured access via the different companies that deal with Forex trading. The advantage of using these companies is that they are free from restrictions and give the customers more freedom of choice. As people now become more aware of the usefulness of Forex trading on the internet, it has helped to boost the popularity of advanced technology. Since it has been so successful to trade online, more people are entering this Forex trading platform and as a result, it has become commercially possible to use the Forex Software as a mean for trading exchanges to take place. </p>
<p>Surveys have shown that more and more people are getting involved in Forex trading. People joined for different reasons and in fact, some are even starting it as a hobby. In the conventional Foreign Exchange Market, this was usually dominated by big companies such as banks or Multi National Companies and you don&#8217;t get commoners involved apart from brokers. However, now there are many guide books on the trading methodologies, as well as trend analysis, so it will make it easy and safe for any newbies who might want to learn Forex trading online. </p>
<p>If you understand the margin trading concept that you apply in Forex, you can actually save a lot of money on deposits. It refers to the margin that is traded on and this margin differs depending on the banks&#8217; policies but it will always in percentile terms based on the initial amount. How much you are allowed to play in Forex trading depends on what is the original amount given by the bank. The actual potential can be illustrated by the example below. Let&#8217;s say a bank has imposed a 2% as the margin deposit. This means you will only have to put in $20000 USD as a deposit in order to trade for two million dollars. As such, you will be able to increase by 200% for your profit. On the other hand, should you be unlucky and loses money in the Forex trading, the margin deposit of 2% will mean a loss of 200% too. Whether you are playing Forex trading online or offline, the rules are the same. </p>
<p>So long as you participate in investments, there will be the impending dangers of profits or losses. As it is, the Forex trader&#8217;s luck online can be anywhere between 2 to 25% on an average each day. As a newbie in Forex trading, it is essential that you know that your deposit&#8217;s interest rates will change depending on the currencies. As such, most traders play in a few different currencies in the world of Forex, which is what is known as the variable currency and the Base currency. This is applicable both in the conventional mode as well as the Forex online mode. In order to be a successful Forex trader, you will need to have an ability to analyze, a high level of knowledge on the subject and your intuition to act appropriately when the opportunities come. You must also be able to make full use of your Return on Investment (ROI) so as to gain the most profits from this lucrative financial market. </p>
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		<title>Forex Trading Strategy How to Build Your Own for Triple Digit Gains</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a trend I recent years for more and more traders thinking they can buy success from a vendor, or a forex robot &#8211; but this method ends in tears and the market teaches them a lesson. If you want to win, you need your own forex strategy that contains the enclosed&#8230; First [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There has been a trend I recent years for more and more traders thinking they can buy success from a vendor, or a forex robot &#8211; but this method ends in tears and the market teaches them a lesson. If you want to win, you need your own forex strategy that contains the enclosed&#8230; First let&#8217;s quash the myth you can buy success, most of the systems sold by vendors, come with simulated, back tested track records and that&#8217;s no help going forward! Now to encourage you that you can win, here is a simple fact which most traders never really think about. 95% of traders lost 50 years ago and 95% lose today. It&#8217;s the same ratio despite all the advances in forecasting software and powerful PC&#8217;s we have seen in the intervening period. What is so significant about the above fact? Simple forex trading systems work best and to win, you don&#8217;t need to do anything complicated. Your forex trading strategy should contain the following: The Logic The logic should be based on long term trend following and trading breakouts &#8211; to new highs and lows on charts. This is where most major moves start from, so if know how to trade breakouts you can get in on these trends. The IndicatorsMost traders think the more indicators they combine the better &#8211; but this is doomed to failure. Use too many and your system will have too many elements to break and will not be robust. In my opinion you should start with trend lines and an understanding of support and resistance.You then need to use a few momentum indicators to time your trades. Always, make sure when you buy or sell, your trading signal is supported by momentum. One or two, is all you need and the stochastic and the RSI, are a great place to start Money Management You need to pay careful attention to this and don&#8217;t make the mistake most traders make which is to use all the leverage their given! You can get 200:1 but you don&#8217;t need to use more than 10 &#8211; 20 in my view. Furthermore, if you are trend following allow the market room to breathe and don&#8217;t get your stop to close. If you do you will be bumped out of the trade and then see your trend sail on over the horizon making thousands of dollars and you&#8217;re not in! There is a balance, you have to have your stop far enough back so that random volatility doesn&#8217;t take you out and close enough to protect yourself. To win long term you must run the big trends and you must balance this risk to reward. Discipline The real advantage of building your own forex trading strategy is &#8211; you will understand it, have confidence in it and this will enable you to trade with discipline, through losing periods until you hit a home run. If you can&#8217;t trade your system with discipline, you don&#8217;t have a system!Most traders lack discipline and cannot execute their trading system through losing periods and throw the towel in to soon. The above is a simple framework for getting a forex trading strategy together, you can seek big gains with. The route to currency trading success is: A simple forex trading system, which you can trade with discipline and it really is no more complicated than that. .  </p>
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		<title>Hesitating Before a Trade</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Joe! No matter how hard I try, I still find myself hesitating before a trade.  Any comments about that? 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Joe! No matter how hard I try, I still find myself hesitating before a trade.  Any comments about that? </p>
<p>There are any number of reasons why a trader hesitates before a trade.  The main one is lack of planning.  Without a plan, there is no degree of confidence a trade will be successful, it’s all wishful thinking. Unless they are outright gamblers, traders usually have a strong need to protect their assets and avoid risk. This is especially true for beginning traders. It can take a long time to build up sufficient capital for serious trading. By that I mean sufficient capital to be able to trade for a living. It is quite understandable to fear losing all or part of your initial capital. Beginners tend to seek absolute certainty before taking a risk, and gaining true confidence in you ability to trade successfully can take time. Unscrupulous marketers of mechanical trading systems and methods take advantage of the beginners fears and lack of confidence by advertising “sure-fire” “magic” ways to trade, instead of revealing the truth about the difficulties in becoming a consistently successful trader. </p>
<p>When it comes to short term trading, there isn&#8217;t very much time for long deliberations. Market conditions are in continuous flux. Decisions need to be made relatively quickly, and if one waits too long to execute a trade, he or she may miss a significant opportunity. The reasons for hesitation are everywhere, and traders must be aware of them, and create a plan to prevent them.  Let’s look at a few of the things that cause traders to hesitate: </p>
<p>The complex charting software available these days tends to increase hesitation.  Traders think that the more confirmation they can get from indicators, the more certain they can be that a trade will be successful.  However, all indicators lag the market. The notion that an indicator can somehow predict what will happen once a trade is entered is nothing more than wishful thinking. An indicator may give some degree of confidence about entering a trade, but the indicator cannot trade the trade, only the trader can do that. Once a trade is entered, it becomes entirely a process of management. It&#8217;s tempting to look at as many indicators and signals as possible. Doing so, however, can be very time consuming. That&#8217;s why seasoned traders advise looking at only a few if any key indicators. </p>
<p>Hesitation is often related to a lack of confidence in the trader’s trading strategy or trading ability. There are numerous reasons for such lack of confidence. Some of the reasons are shallow and mostly on the surface, like being distracted by watching financial TV while trading.  Other reasons are more deep-seated, and actually reflect psychological problems dating all the way back to early childhood.  A trader may not believe that his or her trading plan is adequately developed.  Nevertheless, they are determined to trade, so they muster up their courage and finally jump into a trade almost guaranteeing that the outcome will be a matter of pure chance.  Some traders may question their trading plan because they know that they did not spend enough time preparing it. Sometimes hesitation is intuitive, warning the trader to avoid the trade. All too often, traders are not tuned into their own intuitive feelings.  In the case of intuition, hesitation can act as a motivator. If the trader feels the hesitation is because of lack of adequate preparation, then that trader must learn to spend more time preparing for trades. By studying the markets a trader can come to see new higher probability setups, thereby reducing doubt and indecision, and in turn stop the hesitation because of more adequate preparation. </p>
<p>Hesitation sometimes reflects a deep desire to be right and a fear of being wrong. It has been our experience that many of the people who are attracted to trading fit into this category.  Great care must be taken by physicians, engineers, scientific types, and mathematicians, who seem to be the most prone to this type of hesitation. They are often perfectionists afraid to face their inadequacies. By putting off a decision, they don&#8217;t have to face their limitations, and can pretend they are better traders than they really are. If I had the time and space, I could give you dozens of examples of this kind of hesitation.  The perfectionist’s reality states that everything must be in order and follow rules.  They think strictly inside the box.  They want everything to be perfect, so they continually second guess and doubt themselves and what they are doing. They believe that they cannot cope with being wrong. This occurs in trading decisions as well as other life decisions. Extreme perfectionists often think that once they make a bad trade, it will be the start of a downward spiral and a complete blowout of their trading account. </p>
<p>Hesitation very often relates to low self-esteem or other deep-rooted psychological issues. We see these more times than we would like to.  Traders with low self-esteem usually lack confidence, not only in trading, but other areas of life. Beneath it all, they doubt their ability to trade, and hesitate making a trade until they the guilt of not doing so overcomes their fear.  At that point in time, they enter a trade out of pure compulsion driven by guilt.  This exposes them to a trade with no real plan to support it.  They become victims of pure chance.  We also find that traders who hesitate may have a conflict regarding their success. They can actually fear success.  They have been told by parents or others that they were no good, that they would never amount to anything, that they were “bad.” These people strive for success at one level of their consciousness, but at a deeper level, they secretly believe they cannot attain it, or do not deserve it. </p>
<p>Identifying, directly facing, and eventually eliminating a problem of hesitation is the only way to truly deal with it. Chronic hesitation will eventually destroy the confidence a trader needs for success. If the problem is not dealt with and the traders continues to hesitate, miss important market moves, and see his or her equity begin to dwindle, that trader runs the risk of becoming a phantom trader, a pretender, becoming convinced that the imaginary trades being made are real. If you are prone to hesitation, it&#8217;s vital that you deal with this problem early in your trading endeavors. Identify the reasons for it, confront the problem, and make changes as soon as possible. These are changes you have to make within yourself.  If you will truly engage in self-examination with the object of eliminating hesitation, you can trade become consistent and successful in trading profitably. </p>
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