How to Find Your Fortune in the Forex Markets by Tom Willmott DISCLAIMER WARNING: Any and all trades discussed during this webinar are FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. Stock, option, futures, and Forex trading is not appropriate for everyone. While there is a potential for large rewards, there is also a substantial risk of loss associated with stock, option, futures, and Forex trading. Losses can and will occur. Don't trade with money you can't afford to lose. This is neither a solicitation nor an offer to buy/sell stocks, options, futures, and/or currencies. No system or methodology has ever been developed that can guarantee profits or ensure freedom from losses. You are encouraged to speak with licensed broker-dealers, investment advisers, or professional counselors of your choice regarding the appropriateness of investing or of any particular investment strategy or security. Even then, never trade live until you have established a consistently profitable track record of trading IN SIMULATION. By continuing past this point, you are agreeing to these terms. Forex Fortune Hunter Let s See Some Action!! 1
What is the Forex Market? Sum of Interbank Currency Transactions Where? No Central Exchange Who? Countries, Global Corporations Trillions per Day Retail Only Dates from the mid-1990s Why Trade the Forex Markets? Sunday 5 PM until Friday 5 PM, 24 hours Flexibility: Time of Day Flexibility: Scalp to Swing Trade Volatility Produces Pips (100 = 1 cent) Leverage = 50 to 1 What is a Currency Pair? EUR.USD, USD.JPY, AUD.NZD At each moment in time, there is a bid price and an ask price Market Order, Pending Orders EUR.USD $1.1235 bid price shown You will be charged $1.12365 2
Why Trade the Forex Markets? Daily Range on Most Pairs is 80-100 Pips $10 per Pip = Opportunity $5000 - $6000 Equity Per Full Contract Regulated Market in the US International a Bit More like the Wild West Why Trade the Forex Markets? Lower Barrier to Entry for Beginners Free Demo Accounts for Live Practice As Little as $500 to Open an Account Mini Contract Can Be Used to Build Equity Role of the Broker Spreads, Commission, Bid versus Ask Introducing Broker versus Clearing Firm Hopefully, incrementally better support Indirect Channel for the Clearing Firm 3
Forex Fortune Hunter Advantage Proven Strategy Optimized Combination of Standard Indicators Works in a Range of Time Frames Leverages Natural Market Wave Action Transferable to All Currency Pairs Applicable to other Markets Forex Fortune Hunter Advantage Clearly Defined Rules for Entry and Exit Integrated with Economic Forces Room is Combination of Trades/Training Experienced Trader as Mentor, Coach Room Membership Accelerates Learning What Drives the Currency Market? Interest Rates, Interest Rates Central Bank Policy Economic Fundamental Announcements Tension Caused by National Agendas Currency Wars 4
What Drives the Currency Market? Investors Predict Central Bank Decisions Then the Global Market Reacts MEGA Money Shifts from One Investment Type to Another Greed, Fear Successful Trader Checklist Accurate Analysis of Interest Rate Policy Anticipation of Fundamental Announcements Creating a Personal Bias on Market Reaction Use Chart Templates that Provide Visual Clues Successful Trader Checklist Strict Attention to Equity Management 1 to 3 or 4 -- Risk v. Reward Clear Rules for Entry and Exit Accurate Anticipation of Trend Reversals Take Advantage of Trend in Progress Leveraging Pullbacks in Trend 5
Successful Trader Checklist Here Comes the Hard Part!!! Patience Self-Discipline i li Dispassionate Attitude Leave Your Emotions at the Door Tools of the Trade Trading Platform: Metatrader Integrated Technical & Fundamental Analysis Charts Candlesticks, Price Bars, Indicators, Templates News Resources Tools of the Trade Platform Includes Programming Tools, MQL4 Enables Scripts, Robots, Expert Advisors 6
Forex Fortune Hunter Template How Was It Constructed? How to Use It? Anticipating Shift in Trend Forex Fortune Hunter Entry Plan Get Your Ducks in a Row!!! Chandelier Breach The closer we are to it, the better Medallion Shows Twist in Moving Averages Check for Divergence in Oscillators Double Check Trend Direction in Higher Timeframe Forex Fortune Hunter Entry Plan Timeframe Drop Down to Zoom In Wait for Pullback Into Bands Identify Areas of Potential Support Resistance Calculate Stop Loss Consider Risk/Reward Enter on Candlestick Formation 7
Other Setups We Will Investigate Other Entry Setups Opening Range Fundamental Announcements Channel Breakout London Open Quick Tour of Metatrader Insert or Modify an Indicator Select a Template Changing Timeframes Move the Right Edge, Squeeze, Expand View Menu Options Drawing Tools Quick Tour of Metatrader Order Entry Simplify with Goodbye Order Window Grabbing & Sizing the Lower Panes Finding All the Currency Pairs How to Install a Custom Indicator or Expert 8
Fundamental Announcements ForexFactory.com Calendar Filters Switching to News, Forums TradetheNews.com Fundamental Announcements Anticipation Trends Big Money Bets Developing Personal Bias Pending Orders Central Bank Decision Weighing the Economic Evidence Build a Trading Plan Let s Get Organized First Install Metatrader and Custom Indicators Enter Demo Orders, Consider GOW add-on Check Out ForexFactory.com Cross Check Past Announcements with Follow Through Price Action 9
Other Success Factors Align SL & TP Expectations with Timeframe Zooming Out For a Swing Trade: H1, H4? Selecting Currency Pairs Volatility Geographic Session Economic, Fundamental Announcements, News Trading in Different Timeframes The Scalp versus the Swing Trade Personal Preference -- Risk/Reward of 1 min chart Session Dynamics and Average True Range Adjusting SL, TP and Contract Size What to do if You Aren t Watching? Forex Fortune Hunter Thank You for Attending! 10