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Posted on September 20, 2007 by monica hendrix | Posted under Currency Trading
Forex Trading Fundamental Analysis - Causes Losses for Most Traders Why?
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Markets Discount Today news stories are available in any corner of the globe in a split second at the click of a mouse - and this is the problem as well as the advantage! The news is discounted in a split second and the markets are then looking to the future - by the time you have acted the news is taken into account. In times gone by the fundamentals would take longer to spread and you had a window of opportunity to take advantage of them - this no longer exists. Volatility Has increased dramatically over the last few years and trading individual news stories is not an option anymore. Take a look at non-farm payroll and check out the volatility - if you can trade that you're a better trader than me. So can you trade the news at all? The answer is yes and no. We all know the long term fundamentals drive the longer term trends but this doesn't help you time your entry. 1. Establishing the Longer Term Trends You can keep the long term fundamentals in mind and use technical over bought or over sold areas to time your market entry. This is effective for long term trend followers. 2. Spotting Contrary Trades You can also use the fundamentals to catch big profitable contrary trades. It's a known fact that markets currencies drop when the news is most bullish and rally when the fundamentals are most bearish. If a currency has extremely bearish news and fails to go lower or rallies than you may have an important turning point at hand. The real problem with fundamentals is trying to work out what the participants think of them and how far they have been discounted and in our view you should keep these points in mind when trading: 1. Avoid trading short term news stories such as non-farm payroll and other economic realises. 2. Use long term fundamentals to establish the best trends. 3. Use market reaction to very bullish or bearish markets to look for contrary trades. Trading the fundamentals is hard when you do so in isolation but as part of an overall forex trading strategy then can help you establish areas of value and also indicate the strength of longer term trends. About The Author: NEW! FREE Trader PDF'S - Forex Newsletters and Alerts On all aspects of becoming a profitable trader including: Free, weekly and daily newsletters, and some essential FREE FOREX Trading PDF's visit our website at: http://www.learncurrencytradingonline.com/index.html |
Tags: FOREX TRADING, FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS, CONTRARY TRADING, FOREX SUPPLY AND DEMAND, CURRENCY TRADING
