Now that you’ve had a little bit of practice with the indicator tools that the MT4 platform provides, it’s time for you to move on to the next stage of your MT4 training: how to install an expert advisor. An expert advisor, otherwise known in the forex world as an “EA,” is basically a program that you install… Continue reading MT4 Basics: How to Install an EA
MT4 Basics: How to Set Orders
Now that you’ve set up your MT4 account, it’s time to learn how to use it! We know, we know. With so many tabs, windows, and buttons, the MT4 platform can look a little bit intimidating if it’s your first time using it. But don’t worry, it won’t bite! Besides, we’ll be holding your hand… Continue reading MT4 Basics: How to Set Orders
Introduction to MetaTrader 4
Congratulations! If you’ve made your way to this lesson, it means that you’re now ready to open a demo or live MetaTrader 4 (MT4) trading account. First, you should know that MetaTrader 4 (MT4) is simply a trading platform used by tons of traders and brokers. Traders use it to view real-time currency prices, open or adjust orders, get… Continue reading Introduction to MetaTrader 4
Summary: Keeping a Trade Journal
Your trade journal is a log of all trading activity. A trading journal provides any serious trader who wishes to make money a tool to help them evaluate themselves objectively. There are three elements for sustained successful trading: Having and executing a good trading PLAN. Having a good trading system as part of that plan. Review and… Continue reading Summary: Keeping a Trade Journal
Keeping A Trading Journal Is Hard But It’s Worth It
Keeping a trading journal is hard. But so is losing all your trading capital, failing as a forex trader, giving up, never to return to forex trading ever again. And reminiscing about the good ‘ol simpler days of being happy when there were only five TV channels to choose from. Which would you rather choose? Entering… Continue reading Keeping A Trading Journal Is Hard But It’s Worth It
Reviewing Your Trading Journal
After a good number of trades, you will have collected a lot of fancy-schmancy data and observations on the market and yourself…how do you analyze it all?? It’s pretty simple: Find what works and keep doing it Find out what doesn’t work and stop doing it. And finding what works and doesn’t work is all… Continue reading Reviewing Your Trading Journal
Trading Performance Statistics
While your bottom line (total profit or loss) can easily tell you your overall trading performance, keeping statistics is a great way to find out what parts of your trading system are keeping you from running like a finely tuned race car instead of a junkyard clunker. Your “performance stats” help you determine what’s working,… Continue reading Trading Performance Statistics
Trade Retrospective
Being retrospective means to take a look back at events that already have taken place. Once you’ve finished trading, it might be tempting to call up yo homies to hit up happy hour, kick back shots of Patrón, and splurge on bottles of Dom Pérignon, but it’s crucial that you review how your trade went, win or… Continue reading Trade Retrospective
Trade Management Rules
You need to have a game plan in place BEFORE you even consider getting in the trade. That game plan tells you how you will manage this trade, whether it goes for you or against you. Entering a trade is the easy part, it’s exiting a trade where you’ll determine whether you make or lose… Continue reading Trade Management Rules
Position Sizing
How big should your position be? This is the easy one. You must decide, based on your risk management rules in your forex trading plan, what your position size will be. This allows you to know your maximum risk. How much are you willing to risk per trade? 1%? 2%? 5%? 10%?! 20%?!!!! Or are you going to bet the… Continue reading Position Sizing