- PPF Points
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Once you understand the basic concepts of the forex markets and their functions, you will be amazed at soon you can become profitable. As soon as you get the ?big picture? of how the forex market relates to and the involvement and functions in the Foreign Exchange Market, you will be anxious to start participating in the gauging of market trends and what has to be accomplished to start being profitable in your business ventures.
One of the first rules is to never believe anything is a ?sure thing?. That?s right there are no guarantees in the open market but we can minimize the risks and feel good about making some excellent business choices as we follow the statistics of the varied markets.
Once you gain access to market statistics and factual data, you will be able to move forward. The lesser our risks based on the data we compile and analyze the greater this will build our confidence. Remember, one of our main goals is to ?estimate? not ?guesstimate? our decisions when selecting which markets to go forward with.
Forex trading in the open market is like gambling but not like playing the slot machines. Slot machines don?t require any skill and are totally a chance of luck. Forex trading is more like playing poker or blackjack. If we watch and evaluate which cards are being played, the more likely we will come out winners. Monitoring the cards being played lessens our risk and helps us make better decisions.
Markets are always moving up or down. The more data we have to analyze the better our chances in determining what the markets are going to do next. A particular stock?s data that only showed weekly trends would be a higher risk than a stock whose data showed yearly trends.
So, how does one go about getting the appropriate data? Feel relieved you won?t have to watch the numbers and plot these on a chart or map yourself. There are companies that monitor this data hourly, weekly, monthly, yearly, etc. Is the data accurate? Of course! The more accurate these statistics are the more money the companies make that provides the data. The accuracy of this data is just as important to the provider as it is to the provider.
In order to decide on which markets to invest in, we have to have factual data. This data is provided by companies who have gained their success by gathering this data. These companies capture this data on hourly, weekly, monthly and even on an annual basis. The company?s profits come from the accuracy of these statistics.
The personal that provide these statistics on the markets are called ?chartists?. Whether you?re a new client or a VIP client you are given the same information. These people are called chartists because they provide charts, usually consisting of line and bar graphs. Viewing these graphs gives us a quicker perception of the ups and downs of a market and allows us to make quicker decisions based on the trends of the markets. These graphs are also referred to as ?candlestick? charts and give us data on stocks, bonds, indexes, etc.
Ask your broker if you can get some of these ?candlestick? charts and have them explain them to you. Continue to review and analyze these charts and ask a lot of questions. Once you feel somewhat comfortable give it a try. There is also software available to create these candlestick charts if they are not available by your broker. This software will automatically create these graphs for you just by plugging in some numbers.
One of the first rules is to never believe anything is a ?sure thing?. That?s right there are no guarantees in the open market but we can minimize the risks and feel good about making some excellent business choices as we follow the statistics of the varied markets.
Once you gain access to market statistics and factual data, you will be able to move forward. The lesser our risks based on the data we compile and analyze the greater this will build our confidence. Remember, one of our main goals is to ?estimate? not ?guesstimate? our decisions when selecting which markets to go forward with.
Forex trading in the open market is like gambling but not like playing the slot machines. Slot machines don?t require any skill and are totally a chance of luck. Forex trading is more like playing poker or blackjack. If we watch and evaluate which cards are being played, the more likely we will come out winners. Monitoring the cards being played lessens our risk and helps us make better decisions.
Markets are always moving up or down. The more data we have to analyze the better our chances in determining what the markets are going to do next. A particular stock?s data that only showed weekly trends would be a higher risk than a stock whose data showed yearly trends.
So, how does one go about getting the appropriate data? Feel relieved you won?t have to watch the numbers and plot these on a chart or map yourself. There are companies that monitor this data hourly, weekly, monthly, yearly, etc. Is the data accurate? Of course! The more accurate these statistics are the more money the companies make that provides the data. The accuracy of this data is just as important to the provider as it is to the provider.
In order to decide on which markets to invest in, we have to have factual data. This data is provided by companies who have gained their success by gathering this data. These companies capture this data on hourly, weekly, monthly and even on an annual basis. The company?s profits come from the accuracy of these statistics.
The personal that provide these statistics on the markets are called ?chartists?. Whether you?re a new client or a VIP client you are given the same information. These people are called chartists because they provide charts, usually consisting of line and bar graphs. Viewing these graphs gives us a quicker perception of the ups and downs of a market and allows us to make quicker decisions based on the trends of the markets. These graphs are also referred to as ?candlestick? charts and give us data on stocks, bonds, indexes, etc.
Ask your broker if you can get some of these ?candlestick? charts and have them explain them to you. Continue to review and analyze these charts and ask a lot of questions. Once you feel somewhat comfortable give it a try. There is also software available to create these candlestick charts if they are not available by your broker. This software will automatically create these graphs for you just by plugging in some numbers.