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^^good to know your still into it
here's a few things off the top of my head that i've learned over my first year of trading forex, in no way do I consider myself to being close to a pro:
-learn as much as you can, theres not many books on forex out there yet but all you really need to know is the basics
-this definitely is NOT quick money
-you might make a lot of money all of a sudden but be prepared to lose it all soon enough
-dont let your emotions control you
-PLAN YOUR TRADE AND TRADE YOUR PLAN
-always have a trading plan, always
-never disobey your plan or else its not a plan
-dont get lured into any get rich quick schemes, they dont work
-something most traders dont mention often is to try not to switch from forex to stocks just because you see more people making money in the stock market...sure theres more regular folks making money in stocks but that doesnt mean no one makes money in forex
-have the right reasons to trade forex, not just cuz you wanna be a hero
-backtest your plan with a paper account, but there is a day and night difference between putting real money on the line
-us, in vancouver, have a fucked up timing for forex because the markets operate during night time so it might be wiser to be looking at bigger time frames such as 4 hours instead of 15 min charts
thats all i can think of off the top of my head but if im missing something important feel free to add on
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