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What should you avoid doing in the Forex market

by Alfie Davies Financial Manager

Most of the traders focus on learning about making money in the market. There are many articles that are aimed at people who want to make money but how many of us focus on learning the things that should not be done? Do you know the things that you should avoid in the Forex market? If the Singaporean traders were not aware of the things to avoid would they have been successful? Well, it is obvious that learning the things that should be avoided is important for a successful trading journey. There are many articles which say about the ways to trade better so, we are providing the things that you should avoid in the Forex market to become successful. As a naïve trader, you would not understand the importance of learning this but down the road, you will be glad that you learned this. If you do not know defense it will be difficult to remain in the market for a long time. A successful trader would be a person who knows to defense the market. Nevertheless, let us learn more about the Forex market. 

Emotions are often considered to be the most dangerous enemy of the forex traders. Being a new trader it’s very normal that you will get emotional and place a trade without assessing the risk factors. As a retail trader, you have a lot to learn from the senior traders in the investment community. You need to trade with the money that you can easily afford to lose. If you risk too much in any single trade, chances are very high you will blow your trading account. You need to trade this market with managed risk to avoid big capital loss.

Do not trade choppy markets

The best way to protect your hard earned money is to focus on the things that you can control. You should think about the times when you trade the market without seeing any profit signals. It is not a wise decision if you trade the market without seeing any profit signals rather you can stay without doing anything. The naïve traders do not understand the importance of the strategy of doing 'nothing' so they tend to trade whatever they see and it leads to losses. However, if you want to protect your online trading account you should not trade whatever you see rather make wise choices. If you try to find a profitable trade even though it is not there, it will appear as if it is so, do not make such decisions when trading. If you see no signals then, let it be. You do not have to create a scene there. Again another major factor is the choppy market. You should avoid the choppy markets because it is not easy to trade. You should have the trading higher level of experience to trade the choppy market. If you are a naïve trader, it is better to avoid trading the choppy market.

Do not risk more than you can

No matter the balance you have in your trading account, do not risk the amount that you are not comfortable with. Before you risk an amount you should think if this doesn't profit will it be bearable? You should be able to bear the loss both financially and mentally. You should not risk too much out of greed because what if it doesn't profit? Decision making in trading becomes quite hard if you don't control the amount you risk.

Do not overtrade

If you want to become a profitable trader you should avoid trading because of overtrading kills. If you overtrade it will lead you towards losses. When you are overtrading you would not consider the risks involved in the trades or whether the trade signal is positive rather you will trade just to make money. You should avoid these if you want to become a successful trader.


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About Alfie Davies Advanced   Financial Manager

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Joined APSense since, April 29th, 2015, From Monaco, France.

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