Towards the end of the year we tend to review its ups and downs and start planning for the new one. Whether its a pledge to eat more healthy food, learn something new or improve your trading, everything seems to be possible to achieve when we're standing on the verge of another new year. So while you compile your own list of resolutions have a look at what some of the FXstreet.com contributors expect to achieve in 2014. Maybe you will discover you have similar goals or maybe they will give you inspiration. Aren't you curious?
Check previous year's experts resolutions!
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
Ed Ponsi
- Do More For Others
- Diversify My Holdings
- Enjoy Life More
Carol Harmer
- Try and Teach The Retail Trader How To Trade Profitably
- Explain That There Are Many Markets To Trade..Creating Missed Opportunities
- Make The Time To Write A Book
Valeria Bednarik
- Go back to the basics
- Write a book
- Finish my house
Joseph Trevisiani
- Stop Being Reflexively Contrarian
- Remember that in Writing the Hardest Part is Starting
- Give More of Myself
Kathleen Brooks
- Stop trying to make the market fit my strategy
- Stay disciplined
- Join the community
Navin Prithyani
- Setup technological platforms to allow others to duplicate my trades
- Setup a branch of my firm in Toronto, Canada
- Get more media attention for my firm
Ilian Yotov
- Enjoy another year with my family
- Launch my new currency management company AIMfx
- Expand my efforts to grow personal philanthropy and inspire others
Dr. S. Sivaraman
- Develop more strategic trading techniques and fine tune market reading
- Create more awareness among traders about reality of forex market
- Try and develop more patience and perseverance
David Pegler
- Be More Available
- Don’t underestimate funny money
- Enjoy trading again
Bradley Gilbert
- Make our professional training package more accessible for all traders.
- Increase our FUM to $25 Million
- Open our Asian headquarters in Beijing
Tarik Chebib
- Trust your gut feeling
- Understand the drivers of the US economy better
- Diversify my goals again
David Cooney
- Finalise the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulation process for MahiFX
- Finish my fixed wing instrument rating
- Figuring out a remedy for the daily 5 AM wake-up call courtesy of my four-year-old daughter
Matt Simpson
- Gauge market sentiment using fundamental information
- Improve Efficiency
- Increase Exercise
James Stanley
- Don’t manage every position aggressively
- Avoid the Noise
- Be more balanced
Editors’ Picks
EUR/USD climbs toward 1.1800 on broad USD weakness
EUR/USD gathers bullish momentum and advances toward 1.1800 in the second half of the day on Tuesday. The US Dollar weakens and helps the pair stretch higher after the employment report showed that Nonfarm Payrolls declined by 105,000 in October before rising by 64,000 in November.
GBP/USD gains ground above 1.3400 on UK PMI optimism
The GBP/USD pair gains momentum to around 1.3425 during the early Asian session on Wednesday. The Pound Sterling edges higher against the Greenback on the upbeat UK preliminary S&P Global Purchasing Managers' Index data. Traders will take more cues from the Fedspeak later on Wednesday.
USD/JPY dips as bearish pressure persists despite ETF growth
Ripple is finding footing above $1.90 at the time of writing on Tuesday after a bearish wave swept across the broader cryptocurrency market, building on persistent negative sentiment.
Editors’ Picks
AUD/USD hangs near one-week low; downside seems limited
AUD/USD trades with a negative bias for the fifth straight day on Wednesday, just above a one-week low touched the previous day, as a weaker risk tone and China's economic woes undermine the Aussie. However, the RBA's hawkish stance could limit deeper losses. Moreover, bets for more rate cuts by the Fed in 2026 keep a lid on the attempted US Dollar recovery, warranting some caution for bearish traders ahead of US CPI on Thursday.
USD/JPY dips as bearish pressure persists despite ETF growth
Ripple is finding footing above $1.90 at the time of writing on Tuesday after a bearish wave swept across the broader cryptocurrency market, building on persistent negative sentiment.
Gold extends the range play around $4,300
Gold edges higher during the Asian session on Wednesday, though it remains confined in a multi-day-old trading range. Dovish Fed-inspired bearish sentiment surrounding the US Dollar, along with the risk-off mood, acts as a tailwind for the safe-haven bullion. However, hopes for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal hold back the XAU/USD bulls from placing aggressive bets. Traders also seem reluctant ahead of the crucial US consumer inflation figures on Thursday.
XRP dips as bearish pressure persists despite ETF growth
Ripple is finding footing above $1.90 at the time of writing on Tuesday after a bearish wave swept across the broader cryptocurrency market, building on persistent negative sentiment.
Ukraine-Russia in the spotlight once again
Since the start of the week, gold’s price has moved lower, but has yet to erase the gains made last week. In today’s report we intend to focus on the newest round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, whilst noting the release of the US Employment data later on day and end our report with an update in regards to the tensions brewing in Venezuela.
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