I’m going to give you some of my working currency trading strategies. These are things that apply on a daily basis that help me with my bottom line. You should be willing to apply and really give the necessary time in these to see optimum results.
The first piece of advice I will give you is to understand, that as a trader, your prime concern is what you can sell at, not the buy price. We are sort of programmed from society to go after cheaper buys, and really this isn’t the case in currency trading. You need to determine the expected sell price that you can get for a currency, than compare it back to the buy price. If the difference in value is worth it, than go for it. If not, forget about it.
The next thing I’m going to tell you is that the Federal Reserve plays a huge role in the price of currency. This is the central bank in the USA, and it has one primary job: controlling the supply of money. Since money follows supply and demand, this will inevitably effect prices. The way they change the price is through changing interest rates. The value of interest on loans determines how many loans are given out, which results in either more money or less. Higher interest rates mean there will be less loans given out, so there will be less money. Low interest rates mean there will be more loans given out, so there will be more money. Less money means a higher price and more money means a lower price.
Lastly, you really need to catch the news because there is a lot of great information in there that can be extremely profitable if used (or unprofitable if unused). Economic news is extremely important because the economy of a country is what holds up a currency. It is pretty easy to understand the effects of these types of news. If the news is good for the economy, it’s good for the price of currency. If it is bad for the economy, it’s bad for the price of currency.
By: Charles Nash
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