Unbreakable Forex Trading Rules Guaranteed To Increase Profits
There are a few important forex trading rules in trading that
should never be broken. If you apply these rules consistently,
and with discipline, you will become a profitable trader. Many
traders have learned a diplomatic code of conduct that have been
learned the hard way by many traders, through trial and error,
and by making the inevitable mistakes that everyone makes when
they start a trading business. I've gone over a couple of these
codes of conduct in this article. Learn from them now, so you
won't have to relearn them later.
As a trader one of the first forex trading rules is this, you
need to know what you are trying to achieve. Without specific
forex trading rules in place like goals and objectives, it's
difficult to succeed at any enterprise. It amazes me how often
we can hit our targets, meet our objectives, and reach our
goals, when we've taken the time to write down what we want to
achieve.
One of the second forex trading rules is that you need to have
measurable, achievable goals. In trading, the primary objective
is obviously to make money, but it is important to have other
objectives that are not strictly cash related. Remember, reward
and risk go hand in hand when you are trading. You can't achieve
high returns without planning and bracing for high risks.
Your objectives and goals have to fit you if they are going to
work, but they should also have the following characteristics to
be useful. First, your forex trading rules need to be
measurable. If you can't measure your results against your
goals, how will you ever know if you've achieved them? Secondly
your forex trading rules need to be realistic and achievable.
Make sure they are worth the time and effort you are going to
put into them. Lastly, these should be positive goals. It's
easier to be successful when you are trying to do something,
rather than to not do it.
If you know what you are trying to gain in your trading, and
when you are trying to achieve it, the whole of your efforts
will be focused on meeting your objectives. It focuses your
attention on the things you really want to achieve with the time
and resources that you have available. Having goals will also
give you a way to effectively measure the success and progress
of your trading strategy. It's pretty clear why traders who have
well defined objectives are more successful than those that do
not.
Once you have set measurable, achievable goals in your forex
trading rules, you need a way to meet them. Successful traders
that have good forex trading rules in place do this by being
consistent and disciplined in their approach to trading. How do
they make their approach consistent? By developing and following
a carefully planned trading system. This is a system tailored to
their trading style, as their goals are tailored to their
preferences. Once you have your system in place, you need to
follow it. The system will tell you when to enter a trade, where
to set your stops, and when to exit. A good trader follows their
system and does what it tells them to.
One of the third set of skills you need in your forex trading
rules is that you need to be confident in your system, to have
access to the right kind of technology and information, and to
have the discipline to stick to your plan. Without a plan you
will be trading on impulse, guided by emotions. There is no more
reliable way to loose trades than by trading that way.
With a trading system you are prepared for every situation you
may face in your trading. This ensures you'll be consistent in
your trading no matter what happens. To make sure you cover
everything, your system should have:
1. You guidelines for entering, adding to, and getting out of
your positions.
2. You need guidelines that have an action plan in case your
trading computer, internet connection, broker, power, telephone
etc. break down, or fails to be of any real use.
3. You need a code of conduct that will tell you what you will
do if you are unable to trade.
4. You need a standard procedure that will tell you what you
will do if you lose a certain percentage of your account
5. You need formalities that will tell you what you will do if
all the markets are closed and you can't get out of your current
positions.
Unless you have answers for all these scenarios that you need in
your forex trading rules, you stand a good chance of loosing
money. With the answers, and discipline you'll be able to tell
if you trading system needs to be tweaked, or if it's just the
markets. You will be well on your way to becoming a successful
trader.