Why trade the FOREX – Spread the word

By James Dicks

FOREX

In this period of economic uncertainty, people all over the world are searching for a profitable investment alternative to the stock market.  Thousands of investors, like you, have already found the FOREX market to be a logical option to get their personal financial well-being back on track.  I feel like I’m preaching to the choir a little bit, but there are still millions of people who haven’t found what you have in the FOREX market and I just thought I’d jot down a few thoughts that you can share with others who might be considering this exciting investment opportunity.

The time has arrived to start taking the initiative by seizing control of your personal financial situation.  The startup costs are low when you compare the initial costs of getting into the stock market.  Plus, by comparison, the FOREX market dwarfs equities on a global basis so there is absolutely no chance of anyone cornering the foreign exchange market. The daily volume of the FOREX market in North America back in October 2005 was about $440 billion but it has grown to a volume of four to six trillion dollars a day!   That’s more than all the world’s stock markets combined.

When you are searching for the “perfect” investment opportunity in the stock market you are forced to sift through more than 40 thousand stocks.  Not so in the FOREX!  You can literally trade just six major currency pairs tied to the U.S. dollar.  That’s it!  Or you might just select one or two currency pairs to watch on a daily basis.  I’m sure you’ll agree that’s a much easier plan.  And, you can make money when the market is going up or going down and there’s no need to wait for an opening bell to sound since the FOREX trades 24 hours a day, six days a week. … Continue Reading

Inflation, deflation and the Eurodollar direction

By David Petrunic

Euro Dollar

One of the biggest debates between traders and economists is whether we will be seeing inflation or deflation in the future.  While there is little debate over whether we will see deflation in assets, as both sides agree assets will continue to decline; there is a healthy debate over whether we will see deflation or inflation in our currencies.

Since all the major currencies are fiat currencies where a currency is not backed by anything other than the good faith of the country; there is nothing preventing the country from printing their currency into oblivion.  … Continue Reading

Trading the AI Wizard

By Michael Thomas

AI Wizard

Last month we began discussing this powerful tool that can easily and effectively help you to become profitable in the FOREX market.  The AI Wizard also includes an incredible buy-sell pressure meter that gives you an accurate view of whether the buyers or the sellers are in control of the particular market that you are tracking at the time. It will tell you not only who is in control, but it will also offer you an accurate view of just how much control they have at any given time. It will provide you with a numerical picture of the exact amount of pressure either the buyers or the sellers are applying, as well as on the timeframe that you are interested in watching. You can use this to determine whether or not the timing is right to enter or exit a trade. … Continue Reading

This month in FOREX – October 2009

By Scott Nourse

Dollar bears have maintained control through much of September, driving the US Dollar Index to its lowest levels in a year.  Currencies like the Swiss Franc and Canadian Dollar are nearly at parity with the greenback again.  Meanwhile, high-yielders like the Aussie and Kiwi are back at levels I thought would take years to see again.  Fear not, the U.S. Treasury assured us that our country maintains a “strong dollar policy.”

So, what do they mean by a strong dollar policy and why does it seem like we have just the opposite?  Years ago, then-Treasury Secretary John Snow said the policy is misinterpreted by many as addressing exchange rates.  With the dollar then at incredible lows, he said the government supported a strong dollar at home; that the policy referenced our purchasing power.  Well, looking back I can say that explanation doesn’t jive either.  The old question “what can a dollar buy you?” has never had so few answers. … Continue Reading