Tuesday, April 28, 2009

My Final Forex Killer Review


Well, it’s not much of a review, rather than a final comment on why this software really isn’t worth your time. Like I’ve said many times, Forex Killer works just fine, but there are other things out there to help you trade that are much more worth your time and in some instances free of cost to you.
I decided to make this post because I still see a large portion of my visitors searching for Forex Killer in some way shape or form. Most people ask, Is Forex Killer a Scam? Well, I do believe Forex Killer does exactly what it says it does. But perhaps it shifts focus off of a trader’s inherent responsibility to actually learn how to trade, with promises to make you rich simply and without stress. I’ve come to appreciate a healthy amount of stress while trading, careful to not get too comfortable in any one method, following any one indicator, or any one signal provider. The market is always changing, evolving perhaps, adapting definitely, so what works one day may not work the next.whole idea of cutting and pasting the last X amount of closing prices then calculating which way the trend is can easily be found in a number of different indicators and methods. Seeing recently what TopGun Software can compute and graphically present, for instance, their one of a kind FX Multimap can instantly show you the strength of a pair or an individual currency vs all other currencies. Flips of this Multimap from red to green usually indicator a change of direction or resumption of a previous upward trend. Either way, weakness is disappearing and strength is continuing and this is shown to you in an instant and you did nothing except add this indicator to your chart. Another great thing about Topgun is the recent Narrow Range Breakout Script that intuitively adds lines above and below the levels of important ranges. Used in concert with flips of FX MultiMaps from green to red or red to green, a successful trade becomes all the more likely. Forex Killer could NEVER give you such amazingly simple indications of when to enter a trade. Exiting a trade is just as simple if you just add a trailing chandelier stop. It’s hard to do much of anything with Forex Killer except identify how likely a trade is to go up, but if you took any sort of Forex education, you’d probably hear at some point that you ought not trade on what you think “might” happen, rather, trade based on what you see is happening. TopGun has scores of other indicators I am just learning about, so I’ll keep you updated on this software of the next few months.That is just one big “for instance” when looking for alternatives to programs such as FOREX KILLER. Not much else to say except there is undoubtedly many things better than Forex Killer in the world today.

Forex Market History


This article is an overview into the historical evolution of the foreign exchange market. It follows the historical roots of the international currency trading from the days of the gold exchange, through the Bretton Woods Agreement, to its current setting.
The Gold exchange period and the Bretton Woods Agreement.
The Bretton Woods Agreement, established in 1944, fixed national currencies against the dollar, and set the dollar at a rate of 35USD per ounce of gold. In 1967, a Chicago bank refused to make a loan in pound sterling to a college professor by the name of Milton Friedman because he had intended to use the funds to short the British currency. The bank's refusal to grant the loan was due to the Bretton Woods Agreement.This agreement aimed at establishing international monetary steadiness by preventing money from taking flight across countries, and curbing speculation in the international currencies. Prior to Bretton Woods, the gold exchange standard - dominant between 1876 and World War I - ruled over the international economic system. Under the gold exchange, currencies experienced a new era of stability because they were supported by the price of gold.However, the gold exchange standard had a weakness of boom-bust patterns. As an economy strengthened, it would import a great deal until it ran down its gold reserves required to support its currency. As a result, the money supply would diminish, interest rates escalate and economic activity slowed to the point of recession. Ultimately, prices of commodities would hit bottom, appearing attractive to other nations, who would sprint into a buying fury that injected the economy with gold until it increased its money supply, driving down interest rates and restoring wealth into the economy. Such boom-bust patterns abounded throughout the gold standard until World War I temporarily discontinued trade flows and the free movement of gold.The Bretton Woods Agreement was founded after World War II, in order to stabilize and regulate the international Forex market. Participating countries agreed to try to maintain the value of their currency within a narrow margin against the dollar and an equivalent rate of gold as needed. The dollar gained a premium position as a reference currency, reflecting the shift in global economic dominance from Europe to the USA. Countries were prohibited from devaluing their currencies to benefit their foreign trade and were only allowed to devalue their currencies by less than 10%. The great volume of international Forex trade led to massive movements of capital, which were generated by post-war construction during the 1950s, and this movement destabilized the foreign exchange rates established in the Bretton Woods Agreement.1971 heralded the abandonment of the Bretton Woods in that the US dollar would no longer be exchangeable into gold. By 1973, the forces of supply and demand controlled major industrialized nations' currencies, which now floated more freely across nations. Prices were floated daily, with volumes, speed and price volatility all increasing throughout the 1970s, and new financial instruments, market deregulation and trade liberalization emerged.The onset of computers and technology in the 1980s accelerated the pace of extending the market continuum for cross-border capital movements through Asian, European and American time zones. Transactions in foreign exchange increased intensively from nearly $70 billion a day in the 1980s, to more than $1.5 trillion a day two decades later.

Archive for the 'Forex Trading' Category


Forex Currency Trading -A Viable Business to Work from Home?
Probably, most people who work from home, especially those who spend time online, will have considered (or at least been made aware of) the possibilities of trading currencies. Very quickly it has become one of the most aggressively hyped and marketed home-working activities.
Until recently, forex trading (short for foreign exchange trading) has been for the big players only. But now it is very easy for the individual to gain exposure to forex markets. Very often this will be via spread betting (where the trader bets on the movements of a particular currency cross, e.g. GB pound/ US dollar), or by trading ‘lots’ using an online trading account. The new found ease of forex trading has brought an ever-increasing army of people who are keen to sell associated services such as trading accounts and forex trading education.
The attraction of forex trading is high: if you can devise or learn a consistently winning strategy then the financial rewards are high. Indeed, a successful trading strategy has been likened to a ‘money tap’.
However, financial trading, whilst offering potentially huge gains also places the inexperienced trader in very dangerous waters. If a particular deal moves against the trader then the very mechanics that offer the large gains can actually bankrupt a novice (in fact the risk of bankruptcy is not just reserved for the novice).
What if, in spite of learning of the risky nature of forex trading, it still appeals? Well, a little knowledge is certainly a bad thing. So too is spending too much on learning. It is very easy to be tempted by the claims made by various course or seminar providers. But, think very carefully before parting with the extortionate amounts often asked in exchange for knowledge you can get elsewhere

Forex Signals Boost Trading Potentials


In the world of Forex trading, the most important aspect that can make or break any Forex trader is his trade decisions. One wrong move can mean the end for a trader as it tragically brings a negative impact on your portfolio. As such, every trader needs to make sure that he or she will only make the right trading decisions

How To Select Forex Signals


Forex signals are very important in Forex trading. They aid the individual Forex investors and traders in their decisions. They let them know what is going on with the Forex market without the necessity to continuously keep an eye on the trade market the whole day round.

Choosing The Right Expert Advisors

Expert Advisors or EAs refer to those automated systems that aid Forex traders in implementing their trade strategies. These trade tools allow the individual traders to set their trade indications and limitations, also these systems will automatically execute the organized trade strategies.

Forext Expert Advisors For Beginners


Forex Expert Advisors level the arena for individuals who want to get into Forex trading. Banks and institutional investors are far ahead from individual Forex traders when it comes to expertise in trading skills. But with the help of the EAs, it seems that the gap between the expertise and the experience has narrowed.