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Forex Trading - Use Discipline or Use Emotions?

By Richard U. Olson

If you are involved in the investment world, you probably know that there are two things that make most people do whatever it is that they do, whatever moves they make, in the investment market. Those two things are fear and greed - two of the strongest and most basic of all human emotions. Sometimes, fear can turn into panic. Sometimes, greed can turn into extreme, foolish risk taking. Successful Forex traders are not governed by these strong emotions, however.

Managed Forex trading is utilized by profitable Forex traders, such as those methods based on mathematical algorithms as well as other resourceful Forex trading strategies. The automated Forex trading system and trading software are very useful. They may also use a Forex expert advisor for guidance in buying, selling, stop-loss decisions and setting their trading parameters.

Nevertheless, successful Forex traders are not acting or reacting on their emotions. They do not like taking a loss and their desire creates greed. They do however; consider the momentary losses and the strokes of increased profits. If they think their feelings will cause a negative action, they simply ignore their feelings.

No matter what sort of dire financial news comes out that day, no matter what sort of day you've had, you should not let these factors make your investment decisions for you. Stay to a carefully thought out Forex trading strategy and try to discount your emotional response to market movements.

Self-discipline is key to being successful in Forex trading. You risk losing a lot of potential profit by allowing your emotions to take hold and dictate the investments that you make. Fear may cause you to place a stop-loss when doing so will actually cost you money or take your profits and run when you could have made far more money by allowing your investment to run its course. By the same token, greed can lead to irrational exuberance and lead you to lose a lot of money by making unwise decisions about your trades.

Any successful Forex trading strategy should be based on proven strategies which are known to work and are based on the historical patterns of the market.

You see, successful traders are actually taking advantage of the sheeple. They profit on movements in the Forex market that result from other people's irrational exuberance or panic.

Sticking to your investment strategy in the Forex market is perhaps most easily accomplished by using automated Forex trading software. This software will use mathematical modeling to predict market movements based on past behavior and can keep you focus on your investment goals without the risks posed by emotionally based investing.

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