Commodity Trading & Trend Following

Friday was a good example of a trend break out trade for educational purposes. In one of my accounts I entered on Friday and on my other account I entered today. The JY is coming out of a quiet period. I have no idea if this trade will work nor do I care. In order [...]

Yes that is a big statement, but the majority of forex traders fail. To me it all boils down to one reason only, they do not have a plan. A plan encompasses a risk & management plan, how much of a market to buy or sell, where exactly to enter, where exactly to exit, where [...]

Lets face it…everyone seems to hate the US Dollar…Seems every Forex trader wants to be short the US dollar. So many think the US dollar will crash ( maybe it will..who knows).. but what I do know as a commodity trader..when too many traders are on the other side of the boat… something happens. My [...]

Letting your profits run in commodity trading is one of the most basic attributes of trend following. Commodity traders that adhere to this tenant put themselves in a position of potential long term success. The problem is that many new or inexperienced commodity traders do not have either the patience or discipline to let profits [...]

In these uncertain times all are asking where to put their money? I am not supporting one should jump into forex currency trading. I am referring to a safe haven in which someone can park their net worth. In the past the safe havens have been US Dollars, Japanese Yen and Swiss Francs. The problem today is that these countries economies are struggling. The Japanese economy is a disaster the International Monetary Fund forecast the country’s output shrinking by 5.8% this year. The Swiss have their issues for example UBS as far as tax issues,all the toxic assets the major banks are holding as well as untold amounts of loans in Eastern Europe based in Swiss Francs which might not get paid back.

Do you remember when everyone hated the US dollar. Not saying the US dollar is immune to devaluations, the Euro dollar might be risk of falling. Ok all you online currency trading professionals should you go out and short the Euro dollar? Well look at these facts