The two main currency trading methods we are going to outline in this article are:

1. Using Leverage
2. Taking Ownership

Once a reasonable amount of experience and knowledge has been gained in the currency trading market (FOREX) it can be very profitable to combine both methods. Here are the main characteristics of each:

1. Using Leverage

Beginners in currency trading will typically find an online broker, open a free demo account, read a manual or take a tutorial, and start practicing speculating skills based on technical indicators.

Through the online broker they are able to use leverage so if they eventually decide to open a mini account, a 100:1 leverage means that with $1 they can participate in the market with $1,000. If in time they graduate to a regular account, 1 trading lot of $10 can be leveraged by the broker so $100,000 can be traded for another currency.

Many newcomers to currency trading concentrate on getting small profits, getting in and out of the trade quickly, usually taking no longer than a few hours at the most. Day trading necessitates learning how to read candle charts, recognizing patterns, and anticipating where price is likely to go.

As many new traders find when they have been currency trading for a while, it is possible to have a succession of losing trades, and without proper equity management, their account can be blown necessitating another cash injection to allow them to trade again.

A series of blown accounts can add up and many view this as part of their currency trading education expenses.

Alternating between a demo account and a mini account can reduce the cost so the new currency trader can regain confidence in the demo before going back to live trading again. Eventually, the hope is that the trader will develop a consistent trading pattern so more trades are won than lost so their equity gradually increases.

2. Taking Ownership

This method of currency trading still requires a learning curve as one has to anticipate the market moves and recognize chart patterns. Unlike using leverage however, the risk of financial loss is smaller and you are not in danger of ‘blowing your account.’

It simply means you create a portfolio with whatever funds you wish to commit to currency trading and open bank accounts in each of the currencies you wish to trade.

For example, you may wish to open bank accounts for any of the following:

• US Dollar
• British Pound
• European Euro
• Japanese Yen
• Swiss Franc

Of course, more substantial sums of money are needed to make this method of currency trading worthwhile after taking into account bank transfer charges.

However, if you have x,000 dollars or euros or any of the big five currencies to commit to currency trading this method is certainly worth considering.

After studying technical indicators and learning about support and resistance and Fibonacci calculations, you will soon recognize key patterns on the higher time frame charts. Using daily and weekly charts will bring to your attention currency pairs that are in an up or down trend or pairs that appear to be topping out or reaching a strategic high or low.

If for example the British pound reaches a high against the dollar that is the highest it has been for many years, there is a reasonable possibility that it will not stay at that level. Taking a portion of your equity and buying dollars would make good sense. Within a few days or weeks depending on your profit targets, the pound is like to come down at which time you sell dollars and buy pounds.

For example, with GBP10,000 you purchase dollars as the pound touches 2.000 against the dollar. You now own USD20,000. Within a few days the pound pulls back to 1.9800 at which time you sell dollars and buy pounds giving you GBP10,101 less bank transfer fees.

This is just a quick example of how the ownership method of currency trading works. Of course, the currency may not go in the direction you anticipate in which case your equity will be reduced. You will then need to hold that currency until such time it increases in value. Alternatively, you may see another opportunity involving a different currency cross and be prepared to take a loss in order to use that capital in a new trade.

Once currency trading skills have been acquired, the ownership method can be quite profitable, especially as your equity increases. This method requires patience as ideal setups may not appear very often. But when they do you can commit a reasonable part of your portfolio to the trade with a high probability you will profit.

Currency Trading Is High Risk

Currency trading is viewed as a high risk enterprise, and with good reason. A very high proportion of those who attempt to trade the Forex fail and give up in time, up to 95% according to some authorities. Other veteran traders suggest it can take from a few months to 3 years to gain the necessary skills – quite a learning curve!

Those who have the psychological stamina and determination to ride the bumps, accept the losses, and keep coming back until they are able to make consistent profits, are generously rewarded with a changed financial status.

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Here we are going to look at the importance of currency research and how to implement in a trading plan for big gains over the long term.

Currency trading research falls in to specific categories – currency research before you trade, research for traders executing a vendors signals and research for traders who want confirmation for their own trading.

Getting the right currency research will have a big influence on your trading success, so lets look at each area in more detail.

Currency Trading Research – Before you start

All traders need to know the basics, you wouldnt try to drive a car without lessons, and neither should you try to trade currencies without a bit of study.

There are plenty of good books on trading and here we are going to give you some books that you may like to consider.

Good books to read include any by Larry Williams, Jake Bernstein and Ken Roberts while not specific to currency trading their easy to read and digest and give you an idea of what trading is all about.

You also need to read some good books on trading psychology and there is no better place to start than Jack Shwagers Market Wizards and New Market Wizards that complies some stories of some of the great traders of all time including: Ed sekoyta, Richard Dennis and the famous turtletraders. These books are essential reading for any trader.

Other good books on psychology include ones by Alexander Elder and Dr Van Tharpe

And the classic reminiscences of a stock operator by Edwin Le feuvre

Good overall reference books to have are fundamental market analysis and technical both again by Jack Shwager.

Currency Trading Research – Following Mechanical Signals

Many traders like to follow currency research in the form of newsletters and currency trading systems from vendors and then act upon the signals they provide.

If you are doing this make sure you:

1. Have full confidence in the method they are using to generate the signals and know as much about the logic as you can.

2. You also should study trading history to see how successful trades have been and make sure you are happy with the risk reward.

3. Keep in mind if you are following signals or trades you need to follow them EXACTLY and this means having full confidence in the method used.

Currency Trading Research – To help you with Entry and Exit Levels

If you dont want to follow someone else and you wish to make your own trades then there is plenty of currency trading research services on the net.

There are services that you can pay for, but much of it is available free and in many instances, this information is the best.

Many of the larger brokers and banks have great research and cover both technical and fundamental factors affecting currency movements.

Do a search, and you will be able to find good daily, weekly and monthly currency research reports.

A Word of Warning on Currency Trading Research!

The amount of currency trading research on the net is vast and many traders feel that the more research they have the better and try to use 5, 10 or even more different services to help them with their trading.

The result? – They end up with to much information, much of it conflicting and get confused and unsure what to do.

The best way to use currency trading research if you are trading for yourself is follow a few services only, that reflect your trading style and use them as a filter for your own trades.

Currency Research – Helping to Make your Trading Profitable

If you are simply following signals or trades of someone else, you need to spend time doing your homework, so you have full confidence to execute trades with discipline.

Research is needed regardless of whether the method is totally mechanical or reasons are given for the trades.

To get the most from this type of research you need to follow ALL the trades, not just a few! Otherwise, you may miss the best opportunities and your track record will not reflect that of the service, which you bought.

The real problem for traders who want currency research to just help them confirm their own trading material, is the sheer volume of research available.

You need to be SELECTIVE and just have a couple – too many will confuse you and give you conflicting information.

As stated there is no need to pay, many banks and brokers offer great research and its totally free and in many instances better than the paid for services.

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I was lucky enough to receive a review copy of the Forex Income Engine 2.0 course prior to it’s official launch so let me give you my full review of this product:

Forex Income Engine 2.0 Course Contents

The course itself is a physical product that is delivered directly to your door. It consists of 7 CD-ROMs, full colour reference manuals in a 3-ring binder, trading blueprints that summarise each of the 3 trading methods and a quick start guide to get you up and running.

The 7 CD-ROMs are as follows:

- Bonus Module – Forex And Trading Basics (51 minutes)

- Module 1 – Background And Overview (39 minutes)

- Module 2 – Ignition Method (98 minutes)

- Module 3 – Overdrive Method (62 minutes)

- Module 4 – Spring Method (67 minutes)

- Module 5 – Forex Brokers, Charting Software And Trading Platforms (85 minutes)

- Module 6 – Bringing It All Together (46 minutes)

Trading Method 1 – Ignition Method

The Ignition Method is a simple trading method that targets short-term continuation trends. Trades typically last between 2 and 6 bars and the profit objective can be anywhere between 10 and 50 pips, depending on the time frame you are trading and the set-up conditions of the trade.

This method, just like the two methods below, employs a two-part exit strategy which helps you to maximise your profits, whilst using a strict stop loss policy to minimize your losses.

Trading Method 2 – Overdrive Method

The Overdrive Method is my favourite method because it’s gets you into a trade near the beginning of some of the strongest trends that occur throughout the day. Profit objectives are in the region of 25-100 pips (depending on which time frame you use) and I have to say that most of the time these objectives are fulfilled.

I’ve been testing this method out on various time frames from 5 minutes up to 30 minutes and my overall success rate is extremely high, particularly on the 15 minute and 30 minute charts where the trends are a lot stronger.

Trading Method 3 – Spring Method

The final method included in the Forex Income Engine 2.0 course is the Spring Method. This method looks for trend reversals and typical profit targets are again between 25 and 100 pips.

The problem with this method is that you don’t tend to get as many set-ups as the previous two methods. However from the limited amount of back-testing I’ve done on this method, it does nevertheless appear to generate some decent profits when set-ups do occur.

I don’t personally think I will be using this method as much as the previous two methods, but it’s certainly a set-up that you need to keep your eye on because as Bill points out in his course, when a Spring Method trend reversal is in progress, you obviously don’t want to be trading either of the other trend-following methods because they will usually fail.

As I’ve already said, these specific reversal patterns do not occur that often so most of the time you can concentrate on trading the Ignition Method and the Overdrive Method, which is what I’ve been doing.

Additional Modules

One thing I like about the Forex Income Engine 2.0 course is that as well as the 3 profitable trading methods, there are also modules covering risk management and discipline, which are two crucial elements of successful forex trading. Plus if you are a relatively inexperienced trader, there is also a bonus module that will teach you everything you need to know about forex trading. So this course really does cater for all traders, regardless of their experience.

Learning The Methods

The methods themselves are relatively straight forward. They all use the same 4 technical indicators and these indicators are commonly found in any charting platform.

Each method is explained in great detail and is demonstrated numerous times using lots of different examples of live trades. However I personally had to watch each video about four or five times before I became fully familiar with the intricacies of each method. It’s the little things like learning where to place your stops, and where to move your stops as trades move in your favour that take the most time to learn.

If you do buy the course, however, you do have an advantage because you are given trading blueprints of each individual method which you can keep next to your computer for easy reference. (I didn’t have this luxury when I received a review copy of this course which is probably why it took longer to learn each method).

How Profitable Are The Forex Income Engine Methods?

I’ve now had time to test out all of the methods and overall the success rate seems to be very high for each of the methods, and best of all they do genuinely seem to be profitable on all the intraday time frames (although I find the 15 minute time frame to be the most profitable).

It’s obvious to me that each of these methods has been tested over and over again because the stop losses and exit points have clearly been designed to extract maximum profits from each and every trade.

In my experience the Overdrive Method is the one with the highest success rate and is easily my favourite method of the three. I’ve been trading this method on the 15 minute charts of the GBP/USD, EUR/USD and USD/JPY pairs and I’ve been experiencing a winning ratio of over 90% in the last week or so. After a while you get to know which set-ups are most likely to be profitable so it almost becomes second nature.

The Ignition Method isn’t quite as reliable, particularly on the shorter time frames, but nevertheless it can still boast a success rate of around 60% in my experience, and even higher if you use the 15 minute chart or above. Therefore it’s still very profitable because you have to remember that the profitable trades will more than compensate for any losses that you may incur because of the two part exit strategy that is employed. Therefore this method still has the potential to increase your account in the long run and I will certainly be continuing to use it on the 15 minute charts.

The Spring Method also appears to be profitable but I haven’t tested it out that much to be honest. You wouldn’t want to be trading this method in isolation because there are very few set-ups that meet the criteria, but to be fair the price does seem to reverse nicely, and therefore generate some decent returns, on the rare occasions when these conditions are met.

Final Comments On The Forex Income Engine 2.0 Course

I’ve always been slightly critical about day trading because I’ve never found any trading methods that have been able to generate consistent returns on these shorter time frames. However I have to say that Forex Income Engine 2.0 is easily the best day trading course I’ve ever come across because the methods themselves, particularly the Overdrive and Ignition Methods, are actually profitable.

What I like about these systems is there is a clear logic behind them. Any losses you incur are kept small whilst the winning trades employ a two part exit strategy, just like I do with my 4 hour trading strategy, in that half the position is closed for a small profit, and the second half of the position is left to run until it’s conclusion, and essentially becomes a free position because you will have moved the stop loss up to break-even by this point.

Another reason why I’m a big fan of this course is that the methods themselves can be used throughout the day if you so wish because they trade a variety of different trading conditions. For example you can use the Overdrive Method to get you into a trade at the start of any strong trends, then you can use the Ignition Method to trade any continuation trends that may occur after a brief pull-back. Finally if the right conditions are met you can then use the Spring Method to trade any trend reversals.

So overall I can highly recommend the Forex Income Engine 2.0 course. It’s not cheap by any means but I think that in this case the price really does reflect the quality of the product. You are paying for 3 profitable day trading methods that you can use for the rest of your life, so in the long run it could easily turn out to be a fantastic investment.

If you’re not entirely satisfied with the product you can always return it within 90 days and receive a full refund, but if you take the time to go through all of the materials and learn each of the methods, I really don’t think you will want to return the product.

Anyway I think I’m ready to wrap up this review now. I didn’t intend it to be this long but I really am very enthusiastic about this course and wanted to get across all of the main points.

If you do have any questions about the course you are given unlimited email support for a year after purchasing the course and if you buy the course from the link below, I will be happy to assist you myself as well via email because I’m now using these methods myself on a daily basis.

Rob Trader – Forex Expert
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Moving Average is a very simple indicator – their are calculated by averaging all the previous closing prices. While there are several techniques of calculating averages, we will describe trading methods that are used regardless of exact calculation.
The main trading methods of Moving Averages are:

Method #1: Cross
This is the simplest and most well-known trading methods is the cross. In this method the trigger for entry is a cross of an MA by price, or by another MA which is quicker (has a lower period of calculation). For example, when a price crosses MA from below it will signal a long entry and a cross from above will signal short entry. This technique is generally a trend-following one and therefore also highly lagging: signals are given after price has began to trend and trader usually misses a major part of the trend. It is a useful system in trending FOREX pairs and commodities, and it losses in ranging markets with weak trends.
Many automated systems trade this method, whether directly or indirectly. Try to avoid such trading method as it performs only in narrow market conditions (strong trends) which are take places only in 20% of the time. If you choose to trade the cross, try to filter the signals using a trend filter like a Stop Order (that enters a trade after price advances a certain amount of pips). This increases the hit rate and profit potential of the cross method.

Method #2: Bounce
This is a more sophisticated trading method that is not as common as the cross, but is considerably more profitable. A bounce occurs when price touches a trending MA and instantly reverses, ‘bouncing’ off the Moving Average. In this method, the Moving Average performs as a support or resistance level that is blocking price.
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The most common error made by novice traders is to trust a cheap piece of software, the so called Forex robots or laughably named Expert Advisors but the only thing these systems are expert in, are at losing money. Anyone who seriously believes, that they are going to enjoy financial freedom for spending a hundred dollars or so and making no effort is going to lose.

As we said 95% of traders lose money, so you need to learn skills and these are a combination of method and getting the right mindset, lets take a look at what you need to do in each area.

First the good news is – your method only needs to be very simple, base it on Forex charting and you have a simple, time efficient way of making money which should take you no longer than 30 minutes a day to implement. Simple systems are the best, because they are more robust than complex ones which have to many elements to break and anyone can learn a simple system.

Now we need to look at the harder part of Forex trading and that’s getting the right mindset for success.

You need to execute your system with discipline and this is the problem most traders have they simply can’t do it and if you can’t trade a system with discipline, you simply don’t have one!

So why do traders lack discipline?

Quite simply, they let their emotions get involved and deviate from their system; they run losing trades, trade to much to make losses back, change systems continuously or quit. They see losing as failure but it’s not, all traders have losing periods and it’s in these losing periods, you need to keep your losses small and when you get profits again, you can run them to cover the losses and make huge gains overall.

If you are thinking of becoming a currency trader from home, always remember learning a method is easy but trading it with discipline is the key to success. So get the right education, get confidence, always trade with discipline and Forex trading success can be yours.

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