Trading as a Profession

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Let Me Off Trading as a profession…the ultimate dream.  Jumping off the 9-5 merry-go-round grind, telling your ungrateful boss to take a long walk off a short pier, ditching the commute, kissing your annoying coworkers and ungrateful customers goodbye.  It sounds heavenly, doesn’t it?  The trick is getting from “here” to “there”. Three Ways From ... Read more

Trading Losses – How much is too much?

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Losses are a part of trading.  Even the best trades who are considered “elite” level will experience losses at some point.  By the way, an elite level trader generally realizes a consistent 25% annual ROI. Two Main Pillars There are many factors to why traders lose money.  Most of them can be summed up in ... Read more

$EVZ (EURO FX VIX): Pre-trading tool

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If you’ve listened to the No Nonsense Forex podcasts, videos and read through the blogs, you probably have heard the term; “The Euro VIX”, or the Euro currency volatility index mentioned as a pre-trade tool.  You may ask yourself; “What it is, how can it help me, and what should I be looking for when … Read more

Forex Regulators – Who’s Watching Who?

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The Watchers – a Look Into Trading Oversight Looking Through the Lens Let’s talk about who watches the market, through the referee lens.  Back in the early days of on-line trading, before the 2008 financial crises, the Spot Currency Market was akin to the wild west.  Brokers from all over the world lured traders with ... Read more