When I first came into Forex trading I like many others was looking for the ways to make quick cash. That's why I thought that shorter-term trades like scalping are the best way to do it. Later I found out that longer term trades like swing trades work best for me. I believe it's also the easiest way to start trading currencies profitably and any beginner should start with swing trade technique. The long-term swing trading has quite a few advantages over the short-term techniques.
Just to name a few of them these advantages are:
1. Anyone trading part time can start with this techniques
Indeed swing trading techniques requires much less time to monitor a trade. For a daytrading one needs to baby-sit his position continuously. Swing trading technique doesn't require a lot of time. I am not saying you need to spend less time on studying the market but once you enter the trade you will spend much less time monitoring it
2. Less spreads to pay.
The more trades you execute in a short period of time the more you have to pay in spreads. Let's say you execute 10 trades with a spread of 3 pips then you already lost 30 pips. That's why it's much harder for any one who is trying to become profitable to learn short time trading techniques. It is much easier to start with a techniques that requires less number of trades but has a high profit target.
3. Lower level of noise on the charts
Anyone can notice that the higher timeframe of the chart the more obvious the price patterns. It is very hard to spot a right trading opportunity based on the price patterns on 1-minute charts since those patterns are buried in noise. On the other hand someone who uses daily or weekly charts can easily see those patterns since the level of random noise is very low.
4. Less emotional pressure.
The more time you have to monitor your trade the more challenging it becomes to your emotional state. I think you are familiar with ups and downs of emotional energy when you observe price going against and in favor of your open trading position. This kind of emotional roller coaster can quickly wear out your energy.
I believe profitable trading is not an easy task. But many people start with the trading techniques that already quite challenging for an unprepared psychology. In my opinion it's much easier to start with a swing trading method for the reasons I outlined above. I also believe that anyone can learn swing trading more easily than any day trading method or any scalping method. However it does have it's own challenges. Anyone who wants to learn swing trading must develop patience. This type of trades may last for a few days. In some cases you may wait for a trading setup for a few days without having any trade. That's why patience is the key in learning swing trading technique.
Albert Schmidt is a part-time currency trader. After quite a few months of struggle he learned to make consistent profit trading in Forex. Review a trading strategy he successfully uses in his trades. |
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