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BE PREPARED & FOCUSED before you strike.
You need to stay focused, zone everything out and concentrate on nothing but what you are doing, that way you can make every strike count. -
CONSTANT TRAINING to learn automatisms.
This is important for the times when you are under big pressure because you will be more confident and you will know how to react under stress because you have trained for it! -
Have a CLEAR STRATEGY.
You need to make a plan with specific directions, criteria, risk limits, which brings me to my next rule, where you have to stick to your strategy! -
Be DISCIPLINED.
Sometimes you need to make tough decisions in order to succeed in the long term: you have to respect your risk limits, cut your losses, run your winners, and in other words, always be disciplined! -
You need to SLEEP.
You can’t play well if you don’t sleep enough. Likewise, you can’t think carefully without a good rest at night. That’s why you really need to conserve your energy and be fit for trading. -
Learn to HAVE PATIENCE.
A match lasts 90 minutes, and there are plenty of opportunities to score goals. Don't make hasty decisions. If you risk more and lose, you are likely to become emotional and start making bad trades. -
Be AGGRESSIVE if you know what you’re doing.
Unskilled or reckless tackles don’t help. Leverage is the same: higher rates of leverage aren’t your enemy, but you have to know how to use them properly. -
LEARN FROM A LOSS.
You can’t win all the games. But you can learn from your losses. You should analyze what went wrong, and apply it to the next game or trade. -
Have a WINNER MENTALITY.
If it was that easy to be a successful professional footballer, everybody would be doing that. But it’s not: you need have a winner mentality, always train harder, always push yourself more. -
Team play and LEADERSHIP are very important.
Being a good leader has been one of my priorities throughout my footballing career, especially as captain of the National Team. -
It’s alright to TAKE A SHORT BREAK.
Football is my passion, but even I, sometimes, need to take a short break. If you’ve been trading too much lately, and you are not sure where the market is going, take a break. -
BE OPEN to the unknown.
Nothing is certain in any game. For forex traders, this means that you need to minimize risk but it also means that you need to be prepared mentally for unexpected movements. -
TAKE YOUR TIME.
Trying to score too early is a common mistake because players often don’t realize that earlier isn’t always better. You need to cut your losing trades early, but you have to run your winners!
Editors’ Picks
EUR/USD stays bid above 1.1700 as risk flows dominate
EUR/USD posts small gains above 1.1700 in early European trading hours on Monday. The US Dollar remains broadly subdued amid a risk-on market profile, underpinning the pair.
GBP/USD clings to recovery gains near 1.3400
GBP/USD is clinging to recovery gains near 1.3400 in early Europe on Monday. The pair capitalizes on an upbeat market mood and a steady US Dollar as traders digest the recent
monetary policy decisions by the Fed and the BoE.
Japanese Yen remains on the front foot against a softer USD amid flight to safety
The Japanese Yen sticks to modest intraday gains through the Asian session on Monday amid a combination of supporting factors. This, along with a retreating US Dollar, keeps the USD/JPY pair depressed below mid-157.00s. Rising tensions between the US and Venezuela underpin the JPY's safe-haven status.
Editors’ Picks
Gold hits fresh record highs above $4,400 amid renewed geopolitical woes
Gold is hitting fresh record highs above $4,400 early Monday, helped by renewed geopolitical tensions. Israel-Iran conflict and US-Venezuela headlines drive investors toward the traditional store of value, Gold.
EUR/USD stays bid above 1.1700 as risk flows dominate
EUR/USD posts small gains above 1.1700 in early European trading hours on Monday. The US Dollar remains broadly subdued amid a risk-on market profile, underpinning the pair.
GBP/USD clings to recovery gains near 1.3400
GBP/USD is clinging to recovery gains near 1.3400 in early Europe on Monday. The pair capitalizes on an upbeat market mood and a steady US Dollar as traders digest the recent
monetary policy decisions by the Fed and the BoE.
Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple eye breakout for fresh recovery
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple are approaching key technical levels at the time of writing on Monday as the broader crypto market stabilizes. Market participants are closely watching whether BTC, ETH, and XRP can sustain breakouts and achieve decisive daily closes above nearby resistance levels, which could signal the start of a short-term recovery.
De-dollarisation by design: Gold’s partner in the new system
You don’t need another 2008 for the system to reset. You just need enough nations to stop settling trade in dollars. And that’s already happening. "If gold is the anchor, what actually moves value in a post-dollar world?” It’s a question most gold investors overlook. We think in terms of storage and preservation, but in the new rails being built, settlement speed matters just as much as soundness of money.
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