Forex Trading Podcast Episode 1 - Becoming a Trader Useful links Inspirational trading books... PitBull by Martin Schwartz - UK Link - US Link The Greatest Trade Ever - UK Link - US Link How I Made $2,000,000 Trading the Stock Market - UK Link - US Link Reminiscences of a Stock Operator - UK Link - US Link Trading sites providing free content... love-the-pips.com - click here Technical Forex - click here Baby Pips - click here Forex Broker... I suggest opening a free account with either Darwinex or IC Markets. I currently trade with IC Markets. Charting software... TradingView offers ..read more

Trading Psychology - why most traders fail Forex trading is hard. It can be soul-crushing, self-esteem destroying and financially devastating. Most fail, that's a fact. Buy why do most traders fail? Well, usually it is one of the following reasons... Reason 1. They don't have a profitable trading strategy or trading plan i.e they don't have an edge Reason 2. They become victims of their own trading emotions i.e the challenges of trading psychology Profitable trading strategies and trading plans can be another time. For now, I will focus on the challenges of trading emotions and psychology ..read more

I recently uploaded a new series titled 'Real Forex Trading'. The aim of this series is to provide recordings of live Forex trading coupled with verified results, meaning that the content in the series will not just be educational but also trustworthy - due to the verification. There are a few things you will learn from watching the Real Forex Trading series - I have listed these below. If you would like to jump straight to the series without going through the material below, then please click here. What you should learn from 'Real Forex Trading' Price action (technical analysis) works If y ..read more

Over the years I have traded countless currency pairs. On a daily basis, I review most Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Swiss France, Euro, Japanese Yen, Great British Pound, Norwegian Krona, New Zealand Dollar, Swedish Krona and US Dollar pairs. I also occasionally trade some Mexican Peso, South African Rand and Hungarian Forint pairs. You name it, I have likely traded it at some point over the last decade. Currencies behave differently. Price action is universal but some currencies have their own "characteristics" and "personalities". Knowing how different currencies and currency pairs b ..read more

I have been using price action to trade the Forex markets since 2013, it has been financially rewarding and a lot of fun. I love trading and I love price action. If you are new to price action trading, there are a couple of free courses below that will teach you the basics... Price Action Basics - this is a free price action course that is available on my Forex YouTube channel and also on my website. Price Action 101 - this is another free course that I have created, this is available at Technical Forex. The internet is full of free price action content but the majority of this content onl ..read more

Being a Forex trader allows you to work from home, be your own boss, earn a significant income and enjoy a career that is fast-paced and exciting. To help you on your journey to becoming a Forex trader, I have created this simple but extensive step-by-step guide that will teach you how to get started on your Forex trading career...*Please note* this Forex guide contains a number of links to free Forex training and educational material. I suggest you bookmark this page so you can come back and continue with the steps after clicking on any links. Step #1 - Learn the basicsOne of the great things ..read more

What is a trading strategy?Profitable Forex trading is all about having an edge and trading that edge. This edge is often gained by following a trading strategy, which is a set of rules that a trader follows in order to make money. A strategy can sometimes be referred to as a trading plan or a trading system. Why do you need a trading strategy? Without a trading system, traders have no plan. Without a plan, a trader usually relies on emotion to trade the market. This may lead to some quick profits but ultimately always ends in failure. A good trading strategy will guide a trader through the wh ..read more

Forex trading is amazing! It provides a way to work from home, earn a significant income and to be your own boss. It is also exciting and can get your adrenaline pumping. For some people, like me, it is a dream job and career. Unfortunately, most traders don't make it. They spend years trying to make money from the markets and never achieve the success or status they hoped for. For most traders, hope and ambition is replaced with discouragement, frustration and disappointment. I personally believe that more retail traders would be profitable if they took the time to learn from someone who is a ..read more

So, you want to become a Forex trader? Many people are attracted to Forex due to the persona and hype around making money, working when you want and doing something that is exciting and lucrative. The reality can be very different from what most expect though... As a full-time Forex trader, let me give you an insight into the life of a real Forex trading...Not all is what it may seemForex trading is exciting... Or is it?Most people will have a mix of excitement and nervousness when they first start trading. This emotion concoction will have adrenaline pumping through your veins, but this is no ..read more