Thu, Aug 10 2006, 16:59 GMT
by FXstreet.com Team
Boris Schlossberg serves as Fundamental Analyst at Forex Capital Markets. He has been an independent trader since 2000. He is also a frequent contributor to SFO Magazine with articles focused on risk management.
Global currency markets combine unparalleled leverage, high short-term volatility, low execution costs, and significant long-term trends in an atmosphere of laissez-faire regulatory oversight to create the nearly perfect trading environment. Multinational corporations and multibillion-dollar hedge funds have long relied on these markets to efficiently hedge risk while taking advantage of its many rapid profit opportunities.
Now, with Internet services and networks providing direct access to the interbank foreign exchange market, retail speculators of all sizes and bankrolls are discovering the profitable advantages of FX trading. Technical Analysis of the Currency Market shows you how to combine classic technical analysis tools with hard-won knowledge of FX market trends, trading ranges, and player’s behaviors to dramatically expand and improve your trading possibilities.
This dynamic and all-inclusive FX trading primer provides you with a practical, market-proven arsenal of currency trading weapons and solid tactical knowledge. From a focused look at how the FX market works to specific trading setups designed to produce high-probability profits in the widest possible range of market situations, Technical Analysis of the Currency Market explores:
Many of today’s most successful traders garner the bulk of their profits in the currency market. Technical Analysis of the Currency Market will show you how to eliminate costly learning-curve mistakes and—whether you are new to currencies or a seasoned trader—give you the skill and confidence you need to carve out a small but profitable niche in the global currency market.
"Who are you? What are your strengths and what are your weaknesses? Do you thrive amidst chaos or require regimentation and stability? In trading, the answers to these questions are far more important than any setup you can devise. At its core, trading is a game of psychology, and no amount of reading, no computerized back-testing, no advanced seminar work will produce long-term success if your trading style is in conflict with your basic personality. Contrary to popular belief, successful traders do not change their approaches to adjust to the market but rather find market environments that best suit their inherent strengths. That’s why in books like Jack D. Schwager’s Market Wizards (New York Institute of Finance, 1989; HarperBusiness, 1993) you will find very successful traders following diametrically opposite approaches to the market and often dispensing what appears to be contradictory advice. In fact, it’s not at all inconceivable to imagine two market wizards taking opposite sides of the same trade yet both walking away with a profit (...)"
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Published on Thu, Aug 10 2006, 16:59 GMT
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