Coming from a family of investors and graduating with a finance degree from Singapore, I've read tons of books on trading and also spent over $60,000 just to learn about the financial markets. Applying what I've learned over the years, I've managed to clinch the #1 grand prize at a Singapore nationwide forex trading championship. Since I have a finance background, I want to write a book from a professional trader's perspective rather than a retail trader's perspective. Most retail traders focus too much on technical analysis. However, this is not a sufficient trading tool if one wants to succeed as a trader. A lot of the educational content that you see online is also too focused on technical analysis alone. This is a tool that you'll need as a currency trader, but it is not the most important tool. In fact, bank traders and hedge fund traders don't even use a lot of indicators. Their charts are often very clean since they are using other tools to analyse the markets. To become a successful forex trader, you'll need to have the whole package. That is why in this currency trading book, I'll teach you the various tools you'll need to succeed as a forex trader. You'll learn: Basic terms and principles of currency trading Fundamental analysis (economic indicators, central banks, monetary policies, currency fundamentals) Sentiment analysis (high yield and low yield currencies, fear index) Introduction to Brokers (types, criteria for picking, action plan) Price action strategies (candlestick patterns, support & resistance, trendlines, moving averages, and momentum indicators) Risk management tools and application Trading psychology hacks Trading plan (template included) Trading journal (template included) How to sustain your trading business BONUS: Useful websites for traders So much more...... Add these tools to your trading plan and you'll be able to increase the probability of your trades. Most forex traders trade in a bubble relying too much on indicators alone, that is why they lose. Most retail forex traders also do not bother to look at other markets and use the power of correlations to their advantage. I'll share with you in this currency trading book on how you can conduct intermarket analysis as well. Experienced currency traders can also pick up some new trading hacks or even use this book as a refresher. Non-trading professionals will also be able to learn how the various economic indicators can affect their lives and the overall economy. At the end of this trading book, I'll share with you tips and tricks on how you can sustain your trading account and trading business. This is so that you can last long term as a currency trader since most traders quit just after a few months. At the end of the day, it is your decision whether you wanna buy this book or not. If you don't want to spend money on a forex trading book, then you can always head to my Youtube channel (Karen Foo) for free courses. You decide. Happy learning!
Comprehensive coverage of the four major trading styles Evolution of a Trader explores the four trading styles that people use when learning to trade or invest in the stock market. Often, beginners enter the stock market by: Buying and holding onto a stock (value investing). That works well until the trend ends or a bear market begins. Then they try Position trading. This is the same as buy-and-hold, except the technique sells positions before a significant trend change occurs. Swing trading follows when traders increase their frequency of trading, trying to catch the short-term up and down swings. Finally, people try Day trading by completing their trades in a single day. This series provides comprehensive coverage of the four trading styles by offering numerous tips, sharing discoveries, and discussing specific trading setups to help you become a successful trader or investor as you journey through each style. Trading Basics takes an in-depth look at money management, stops, support and resistance, and offers dozens of tips every trader should know. Fundamental Analysis and Position Trading discusses when to sell a buy-and-hold position, uncovers which fundamentals work best, and uses them to find stocks that become 10-baggers—stocks that climb by 10 times their original value. Swing and Day Trading reveals methods to time the market swings, including specific trading setups, but it covers the basics as well, such as setting up a home trading office and how much money you can make day trading.
This is a book that brings together the fundamentals necessary to be aware of before you start trading. From the technical knowledge, practical experience and psychology.
Comprehensive coverage of the four major trading styles Evolution of a Trader explores the four trading styles that people use when learning to trade or invest in the stock market. Often, beginners enter the stock market by: Buying and holding onto a stock (value investing). That works well until the trend ends or a bear market begins. Then they try Position trading. This is the same as buy-and-hold, except the technique sells positions before a significant trend change occurs. Swing trading follows when traders increase their frequency of trading, trying to catch the short-term up and down swings. Finally, people try Day trading by completing their trades in a single day. This series provides comprehensive coverage of the four trading styles by offering numerous tips, sharing discoveries, and discussing specific trading setups to help you become a successful trader or investor as you journey through each style. Trading Basics takes an in-depth look at money management, stops, support and resistance, and offers dozens of tips every trader should know. Fundamental Analysis and Position Trading discusses when to sell a buy-and-hold position, uncovers which fundamentals work best, and uses them to find stocks that become 10-baggers—stocks that climb by 10 times their original value. Swing and Day Trading reveals methods to time the market swings, including specific trading setups, but it covers the basics as well, such as setting up a home trading office and how much money you can make day trading.
Options are an investment vehicle that can enhance virtually any investment philosophy. Fundamentals of the Options Market provides a clear, concise picture of this global marketplace. Using examples drawn from contemporary financial news, this completely accessible guidebook describes why and how these versatile tools can be used to hedge risk and enhance return, while explaining popular products including listed stock options, index options, and LEAPS.
From the basics of open outcry trading to advanced technical indicators, Fundamentals of the Futures Market gives beginning futures traders everything they need to get started. This hands-on workbook walks readers through the entire process to read and understand major reports, track prices, follow the major indicators, and more. In today’s fast-paced futures trading arena, it provides the tools readers need to trade in any commodity market—grains, metals, or financials—and minimize risk as they sharpen their trading skills.
An in-depth look at the nature of market making and exchanges From theory to practicalities, this is a comprehensive, up-to-date handbook and reference on how markets work and the nuances of trading. It includes a CD with an interactive trading simulation. Robert A. Schwartz, PhD (New York, NY), is Marvin M. Speiser Professor of Finance and University Distinguished Professor in the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, CUNY. Reto Francioni, PhD (Zurich, Switzerland), is President and Chairman of the Board of SWX, the Swiss Stock Exchange, and former co-CEO of Consors Discount Broker AG, Nuremberg.
Written by Philip Gotthelf, one of today's foremost futures trading authorities, TechnoFundamental Trading provides a fresh and thoroughly modern approach to fundamental analysis. By synthesizing aspects of technical analysis with fundamental analysis, Gotthelf has created a unique and powerful approach to market forecasting and trade selection. Indeed, the technofundamental approach is one of the best methods ever devised to identity long-term trends and major turning points. The technofundamental method can accomplish all of the following: identity major price trends before they begin; distinguish between a "technical market reaction" and a significant top or bottom; understand the relationship between seemingly unrelated phenomena, such as grain prices and interest rates or currencies and gold; distinguish between "reactionary fundamentals" with "prospective fundamentals"; identify long-term economic cycles; analyze supply and demand using new "technical approaches; and interpret technical indicators in light of market fundamentals. Unlike many technical methods, the technofundamental approach does not negate a trader's power of analysis and interpretation. Indeed, technofundamentals place a premium on the trader's ability to interpret the interplay between fundamental and technical forces. For trades with superior analytical and creative abilities, the technofundamental method will provide a big edge over purely technical traders.
Praise for Commodity Fundamentals "Commodity Fundamentals is THE book for investors looking to enter the commodity markets. This informative guide is a welcome addition on the subject and is a must-read for commodity investors." -Jim Atkinson, President, Guinness Atkinson Funds "Ronald Spurga's Commodity Fundamentals is an illuminating and very useful guide for the subject. A welcome addition to any business library." -Robert F. Himmelberg, PhD, Dean, Fordham's Graduate School of Business Administration "A straightforward introduction crafted for the individual on the mechanics of commodity trading. The author efficiently negotiates the often confusing yet very topical commodity trading world for the individual." -Terence A. Mullervy, Finance Director, Glencore UK Ltd. Commodity Fundamentals provides you with the in-depth insights needed to make commodities trading a profitable, integral component of your overall trading activities. Written by Ronald Spurga, a Vice President of ABN AMRO Bank and longtime veteran of the investment banking wars, this straightforward guide arms you with the information you need to succeed in the highly profitable commodity marketplace-whether you are a trading veteran, a relative newcomer, or anywhere in between.
There are three important conditions to trade successfully in any financial market: a strong fundamental landscape, a nice market structure, and an accurately-measured trading range. If fundamentals agree, and the market structure has proven itself, knowing the trading range is the only thing you need. This book contains a wide variety of technical analysis methods and techniques in order to help investors recognize market structure in early stages, identify support and resistance, and accurately measure the trading range. However, the complex world of financial trading is a zero-sum game. Someone has to lose in order for someone else to make a profit. And as there are a few people making a lot of money, there are a lot of others who lose constantly. This is why clever investors always add a contrarian flavor to their decision-making process, and most of the time, trade against the public sentiment. All financial asset classes follow a similar pattern that starts with fear and ends with greed. Smart traders enter the market when the fear of retail traders pushes prices below their ‘fair value’ and sell when the retail greed pushes prices well above their ‘fair value.’ This never-ending circle between fear and greed creates numerous opportunities for patient traders. On a macro scale, fundamental analysis is the perfect tool for identifying the ‘fair value’ of a financial asset and measure risk. Risk and reward are the two crucial inputs of any investment decision. In addition, technical analysis is useful for the identification of price trends and the optimization of entries in the market. Professional traders use both these analysis methods in their decision-making process. They use fundamental analysis to decide what to buy and technical analysis to decide when to buy. To summarize this concept in just one phrase, always think like a fundamentalist investor when deciding what to buy and act as a technician trader when entering the market. Think like a whale and trade as a shark. Successful trading requires a strong personality and a character that will allow you to trade without fear and greed. Weak hands lose money in the long-run. The stronger your character, the stronger your hands. If you want to be a successful trader, start by building your character, something that cannot be easily taught. CHAPTERS This book covers a wide range of fundamental resources and technical analysis techniques in order to help investors seek proof in the right place. Any successful trading decision must have a fundamental background. Chapter 1 begins with the basics of fundamental analysis when trading equities, Forex currencies, and cryptocurrencies. The main goal of studying fundamentals is to identify investment opportunities. Opportunity can be defined as the difference between the current price of an asset and its real value. Fundamental analysis can recognize risk and reward, the two most crucial inputs of the decision-making process. In Chapters, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, you will find various technical analysis methods with many examples and charts. Trading charts can be read significantly easier than raw data. Reading charts is useful not only for identifying key trends but also for recognizing major support and resistance levels. Furthermore, you will learn how to use moving averages, RSI, the Fibonacci Numbers, the Fibonacci Retracement, and the definition of the long-term trend in any financial market. By combining all these different technical analysis tools, you will be able to recognize any market conditions, identify strong trends, spot the potential levels of a trend reversal, but most importantly accurately measure the trading range. In Chapter 7, you will learn about the role of market volatility and its importance for managing risk and achieving portfolio diversification. How to use the Bollinger Bands and ATR when trading indices, and Beta when trading individual stocks. In addition, you will learn about the VIX Index and its ability to predict a financial crisis, but also how to use options contracts to spot incoming market volatility. Finally, you will learn about the basics of Foreign Exchange and cryptocurrency volatility. In Chapter 8, you will find information about seasonality statistics and seasonal patterns. Seasonality refers to a time period in which market data tends to experience common and predictable behavior. Whenever a seasonal pattern has been repeated regularly, it becomes statistically significant. However, seasonality reflects an average reliance on past market data. That means seasonal patterns provide a window of opportunity and not an independent forecasting framework. A seasonal pattern can be any price pattern correlated to a particular month, quarter, or semester. You will be able to find seasonal patterns for Dow Jones Industrial, three popular currency pairs (EURUSD, GBPUSD, and USDJPY), and two key cryptocurrency pairs (Bitcoin and Ethereum against the US dollar). In Chapter 9, you will learn about market sentiment. The market sentiment refers to the views, opinions, and expectations of investors toward the future market conditions. It is very important to distinguish between the experts’ sentiment that you should trade in line with it and the public sentiment, that you should generally trade against it. The greatest trading opportunities in life are against the general public sentiment. You will learn also about the Fear & Greed index, the Overnight Repo Rate, the Perpetual Contracts, and how to use the Commitment of Traders (COT) report. If there is one golden rule when investing, it’s to always diversify your investment decisions. This rule is applicable in every aspect of our life. In Chapter 10, you will learn about money management. Money management refers to the process of achieving risk control over your portfolio by eliminating the unnecessary risk, and it is a key ingredient of long-term trading success. You will learn about market correlations, cross-market connections, position-sizing, the 2% rule, the Reward/Risk Ratio, the Win Ratio, and why you should always trade small account sizes. By combining the information and tools presented in this book you have the opportunity to better understand the mechanics of the global financial markets and significantly increase your odds of winning in the long-run. Success is all about education and building the right character. The more educated you become the stronger your character when others are greedy, and the stronger your hands when others are fearful. George M. Protonotarios, Financial Analyst - M.Sc “Int. 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