Forex trading has become hot! Its heavy leverage allows traders to capitalize with big gains and the lure of huge profits sends many traders to forex on a daily basis. Sadly, most of these traders won't be around for long. As many as 90% of all new forex traders lose their capital and bring their accounts to zero within six months. Largely because they come into the forex market with the mistaken belief that all they have to do is learn a trading system and trade by the signal their favorite indicator gives them and they will be able to average out a profit. What they fail to realize is the false signal can wipe out a large portion of their trading account.
At this point I might as well tell you I am no fan of indicators! Indicators are nothing more than mathematical algorithms of some sort of movement in price, with a few other variables added depending on the indicator. What the forex trader should be concentrating on is the price chart itself. Why? Because the trained forex trader will be able to tell much more about the market by watching price movement than with any indicator or trading system. Price movement tells the story of fear and greed, which are the two most important criteria a currency trader needs to be able to discern. The volatility of the forex markets creates many trading opportunities that can be spotted by watching the price chart. Candlestick trading for instance will teach you to spot reversals in price before the majority of other traders. Western technical analysis in its original form also allows the forex trader to spot weakening of trends and areas of likely reversals before the rest of the crowd.
Before we all had our PCs charts were drawn by hand. There was no fancy charting software or trading platforms. What we take for granted as an instant chart took traders of old a lot of time to plot. These were the pioneers of technical analysis and they were looking at the chart NOT indicators. Japanese Candlesticks, the best form of analysis in my opinion for forex, has been around hundreds of years. These technicians were very proficient in reading the mood of the markets and many became very wealthy doing it. Many modern technical analysts combine Western chart patterns with Japanese Candlesticks and also do quite well in forex.
Computers have brought us instant access to the currency markets but along with it have come hundreds of indicators which will do nothing but confuse the new forex trader in my opinion. If you must use an indicator, learn to read the chart first. Learn the major candlestick reversal patterns as they relate to forex as they are different than other markets. Then plot your indicator and see how it relates to the chart. I'll bet you'll find you trade from the chart more often than you think.
| B.M. Davis is an active trader and the publisher of the Forex Candlestick System. If you would like more information about candlestick charting the forex market please visit http://www.forexcandlestickcourse.com |
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