Monday, 20 February 2012

The Fundamentals of Trading

Have faith in the knowledge of the Economy
The economy acts as an indicator to your trading. Now no matter what sort of market or area you trade in, the economy is a mirror of your success or failure. Why do I say this, well for example you trade currencies, wouldn't a sudden turn around in the economy affect the dollar value of your trade? It sure would, especially if the news is bad or negative, that is what we call news trading in the forex markets.
A Bit of Historical Background
Fundamental studies were the original method of trading analysis used many years ago. This is way before the age of computers and way before a single technical chart crept its way into the trading world. Traders would trade based on news from the "grapevine" that is basically rumors and word of mouth. As you can imagine, it can be a little risk then to be trading. Surprisingly traders then did pretty well just as long as they kept their ears and eyes opened. In the 1950s traders started to use probability studies to judge a trade, and there came the birth of technical analysis.
The Variety of Methods in Fundamental trading
There are 2 common methods or ways of using fundamental analysis to trade. One is long term trading the other is short term.
Short term trading usually involves using the news to your best advantage. Now there are always news breaks everyday, our world has become a lot more integrated and thus smaller. In effect that makes short term trading a very exciting thing. In the forex market, depending on the currency pair the type of news can make a trader so many pips that a fortune can change hands in seconds.
Long term trading is slightly different. Instead of using news to trade, the trader would depend on the broad economic spectrum to justify his trading decisions. For example, in the stocks market we know that China is growing and has a huge need for energy. We also know that to produce energy China needs raw materials. So we will buy companies that produce and supply materials pertaining to the energy sector. In time China's need for energy will cause these suppliers to have a general appreciation in their stock prices. Picking off some dividends are also a good thing.
In conclusion
Regardless of what sort of trader you are, never forget about fundamental studies. When you first start out trading, having a firm grasp of your economy is crucial. When you understand your position, branch out to learn about other countries and their economies. Only a well-rounded trader will be able to trade profitably.
Dr. Joshua Geralds is a successful Investment Specialist with over twenty years experience increasing the income of people world wide. For a limited time get his free Money Management to a Million Dollars e-course here: http://www.pipsalot.com

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