I have had some success using BB's set to 1 std dev. and playing the break outside of the band. That setup seems to work well with trending pairs such as USD/JPY.

Varunk, Are you currently trading options with SaxoBank? If so, can you give me some insight on your expierience? Do they work like stock options? how are they priced? What are the contract sizes? ect. Thanks.

My opinion is that we are badly in need of a correction at this point. The longer we go without one the more violent it could be. I doubt very much that treasury will label China as a currency manipulator. A weak dollar is one thing but I think that ...

Don't they all! I signed up for a Coes FX demo on Wed. and have gotten about 5 calls already. One at 9:45pm. If you "mislead" with the phone number though they are getting wise and will turn off the demo.

I don't have any personal expierience with GFX but if I were not happy with the demo I don't think I would take the "just give us your money and we promise the real platform performs better" excuse. Just my 2 cents.

Tim, I use TS for Forex and am not overly impressed at this stage. The Gain platform is rudimentary at best. It seems to me that TS jumped into Forex before they were really ready. The reason that I stay is because I love the TS platform itself and ...

I have been an amateur trader for many years and have traded most markets over the years with some success. I was able to quit my job and trade for a living 2 yrs ago. It has been one of the greatest decisions of my life but it is not for everyone. ...

Invest in the book "Technical Analysis from A-Z" written by Steven Achelis. This will give you all of the formulas and reasoning behind all of the popular tools.

Johns, Not to confuse you further, but one important thing to remember with currencies are that there are very strong correlations (both negative and positive) between some pairings. For example, EUR/USD has a very strong NEG. correlation to ...

The calendar on this very site will give you much of the info you seek. What news effects the market can really depend upon the current focus. For instance, the market right now is fixated on interest rates. That means that any indication of ...

DailyFX.com lists the majors and a couple of crosses with carry costs/earnings. They also list Central Bank rates for all the majors.