Alan’s Forex Blog

Checkout this very informative article by Lilly De Clerck from aboutcurrency.com
In this lesson, I will talk about the different ways how you can trade forex during key economic
news events.
Most common used news strategies:

Trading the Numbers
Straddle the News
Hedging the News

Trading the Numbers
Traders want to take advantage of the discrepancy between the forecasted and the
actual key […]

Range Break Out
Range Break Outs form the basis of my core trading. Generally speaking I call most consolidation patterns a range whether it is a triangle in one of its many guise’s, a head and shoulder pattern, and so on. The point is to identify a period on the chart when price is contracting which […]

1. Knowledge Deficiency – Most new forex traders do not take the time to learn what drives currency rates (primarily fundamentals). When some news or a statement is due out, they close out their positions and sit out the best trading opportunities; they are taught to only trade after the market calms down. So essentially […]

Forex Power Strategy
Discover the exciting world of currency trading…
When you sign up for the FXPS course, you’ll learn how to earn a living in one of the most amazing online businesses you’ve ever seen.
Just some of the benefits…

You’ll learn how to profit from the world’s biggest financial market. (Over $3 trillion changes hands every day).
You […]

Short Term Trading Techniques for the FX Market
Given my background as a scalper in the equities market for eight years I am often asked if those same techniques are applicable to the FX market. First, it is important to define how one defines scalping. First, recalling my days as a floor/screen based trader of equities […]

Here is a very good article written by Felix Homogratus about how to evaluate forex brokers before you open up an account with them.
Step #1: Does forex broker provide natural trading environment?
First step is to determine whether the forex broker provides natural trading environment or artificial trading environment.
Let me explain…
Bids & Offers Example. Let’s […]

Here is a free e-book for all of you aspiring Forex traders. This 25 page e-book will provide you with the necessary basic background knowledge about the Forex market that you’ll need to know.
It is written by Mark McRae of www.surefire-forex-trading.com fame, and I think Mr. McRae did a terrific job explaining the mechanics […]

Check out this very informative article I found on the “Non dealing desk” blog over here:
http://nondealingdesk.blogspot.com/ 
Enjoy!
1. No Inherent Conflict of Interest. Non-dealing desk brokerage firms do not trade against their clients. As facilitators of trading, they do not take positions that may from time-to-time conflict with the interests of individual traders.
2. Market Access. Non-dealing desk […]