What Have You Read Today?

December 10th, 2007 Shabu

Knowledge Is Power

It is a famous quote that Knowledge is power. The same principle applies in the Forex market. When you are equipped with the right knowledge and understanding of the workings behind the market as well as the technical and fundamental strategies, there is no doubt that you can end up with a good sized fortune to live a comfortable life. The Forex market works different from the stock market where every one is aiming at a particular stock. The Forex market is traded on different levels and your ROI is based on the movement of the currencies, be it up or down.

One very good habit to develop as a trader is read, read and read. The more you read about the market, be it an ebook, fundamental commentary or a technical analysis newsletter, the more you are able to grasp about the conditions of the market and external influences that shape both the market and trader psychology. Make it a point to read research papers on economic policies of different countries. Read bank research notes. Sign up with FXCM as they send a weekly bank research paper through email.

Excellence is the Goal

It isn’t enough of course, if you read books and papers and leave the knowledge within your mind. You need to implement it, practice upon it, blow demo accounts after demo accounts. That is when you will have excelled at the skill of trading.

If you are just developing the habit for reading, start with a simple book. Don’t go for the million dollar hype. Start with a website like Babypips. They have a lot of free material that are of excellent quality. I can easily refer you to paid books and make a buck off commission, but my intention is to educate you first and make money next. If I come across a good book worth the money, I definitely will recommend it all of you. Currency Trader Magazine is another excellent resource. The subscription to online edition is free and you definitely should not miss it. For analysis, try ActionForex.

Thus, whether you are a beginner at forex trading or simply someone that is frustrated with the way his or her trading is going, you don’t need to spend huge amounts of money in improving your forex skills, because there are many forex e-books there that you can consult that will show you how to get ahead and not cost you more than the price of the book.

So, let this be your lesson today. Cultivate the habit of reading, be it a book or a report, 100 pages or just 1 page, but read something. Slowly, it will become your second nature and in the long run, I promise, it will benefit you immensely.


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One Response so far

  • October 25th, 2008 at 2:02 pm Paul Walsh Says:

    Even though this post is more than a year old, the points above are still very true.

    You can learn all you need to know about forex, but yes the hardest thing is to actually implement it.

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