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 approaches 1.1000 as DXY drops below 103.00
EUR/USD rose to 1.0988, reaching the highest intraday level since August 11. The pair trades near 1.1000, supported by broad-based US Dollar weakness. The DXY dropped below 103.00 to the lowest in three months.
GBP/USD breaks above 1.2650 to the highest level in almost three months
GBP/USD rose further during the American session, breaking above 1.2650. to the strongest level since early September. A weaker US Dollar continues to support the upside in the pair. Lower Treasury yields weigh on the Greenback.
Japanese Yen remains supported by bets for an imminent shift in BoJ's policy stance in 2024
The Japanese Yen continues to draw support from hawkish BoJ expectations. Fed rate cut bets drag the USD to a multi-month low and weigh on USD/JPY. Investors now look to the US Consumer Confidence Index and Fedspeaks.
Editors’ Picks
EUR/USD approaches 1.1000 as DXY drops below 103.00
EUR/USD rose to 1.0988, reaching the highest intraday level since August 11. The pair trades near 1.1000, supported by broad-based US Dollar weakness. The DXY dropped below 103.00 to the lowest in three months.
GBP/USD breaks above 1.2650 to the highest level in almost three months
GBP/USD rose further during the American session, breaking above 1.2650. to the strongest level since early September. A weaker US Dollar continues to support the upside in the pair. Lower Treasury yields weigh on the Greenback.
Gold surges to six-month high amid soft USD ahead of Fed speeches
Gold price climbs to a six-month high, more than 0.50% on Tuesday, early in the North American session, as the Greenback remains on the defensive, undermined by falling US Treasury bond yields.
Dogecoin price might recover losses if volume picks up
Dogecoin has noted a massive rise in wallet addresses with a non-zero balance. This increase is typical of rising demand among market participants for DOGE. On-chain metrics paint a bullish outlook for Dogecoin.
Eurozone bank lending continues to weaken as economy adjusts to higher rates
Loans to businesses are now 0.3% lower than in October last year, the first annual decline since July 2015. This confirms that monetary tightening is having a clear effect on the economy. A divide between countries is also opening up.
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