Technical
and fundamental
analyses are the two
main strategy areas in
the FOREX market, which
are exactly the same as
in the equity markets.
Nevertheless, technical
analysis is definitely
the commonest strategy
that is employed by
individual FOREX
traders. Below is a
short overview of both
kinds of analysis and
how they can apply more
directly to FOREX
trading:
Basic
Analysis
If
you find it difficult
to value one company,
you must try to value
an entire country
instead. Basic analysis
in the FOREX market is
often quite difficult
to determine, and is
often only used as a
method to forecast
long-term tendencies.
Nonetheless it is
important to state that
several traders do
trade short term
strictly on news
releases.
There
are many different
fundamental indicators
of the currency values
released at several
different times. To get
you started, here are a
few of them:
•
Non-farm
Payrolls
•
Purchasing Managers
Index (PMI)
•
Consumer Price Index
(CPI)
•
Retail Sales
•
Durable
Goods
Bear
in mind that these
reports are not the
only essential issues
that you have to look
out for. Meetings can
help you get some
quotes as well as
commentary, which can
affect markets just as
much as any report.
These meetings are
frequently organized to
talk about any interest
rates, inflation, and
other concerns that
have the capacity to
have an effect on
currency
values.
Even
modifications in
wording when addressing
certain issues such as
the Federal Reserve
chairman's comments on
interest rates; can be
the reason for a
volatile market. Two
important meetings that
you must keep an eye
out for are the Federal
Open Market Committee
as well as Humphrey
Hawkins
Hearings.
Through
analyzing the reports
and investigating the
commentary, FOREX
fundamental analysts
find it easier to get a
better understanding of
any and all long-term
market trends and also
to enable short-term
traders to be able to
make the most of
extraordinary
happenings. If you
choose to follow a
basic strategy, you’ll
want to make sure you
keep an economic
calendar at hand at any
time so you know when
the reports are
released. Your broker
might also be able to
give you real-time
access to this kind of
information.
Technical
Analysis
Identical
to their complements in
the equity markets,
FOREX trading market
analysts analyze price
tendencies. The only
main difference between
technical analysis in
FOREX and technical
analysis in equities is
that FOREX markets are
open 24 hours a
day.
Due
to this, some types of
technical analysis that
factor in time have to
be altered in order for
them to work with the
24-hour FOREX market.
Below are a few of the
most common types of
technical analysis used
in FOREX:
• The
Elliott
Waves
•
Fibonacci
studies
•
Parabolic
SAR
•
Pivot points
The
tendency is for a lot
of technical analysts
to merge technical
studies in order to
make their predictions
on your behalf more
accurate. One of the
most common methods for
them is to combine the
Fibonacci studies with
the Elliott Waves.
Other analysts prefer
to produce trading
systems in an effort to
locate similar buying
and selling conditions
repeatedly.
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