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This is our fifth and final installment of the trade leader interview series. In this post we ask three of our Trade Leaders what they think about volatility, trading strategies and the Euro. The traders are Janus Investments (Ticker: JASMI.I), Chen Investments (Ticker: CHCMP.S) and BAK Trading (Ticker: TCBRF.A).

1. Do you believe 2012 will be as volatile as the end of 2011?

Janus: 2012 will bring more volatility than 2011, but in a smaller range than 2010 and 2011, because central banks will intervene to dampen volatility trying to set upper and lower boundaries.

Chen: Yes, it will be more volatile.

BAK: Yes, but volatility will only be 60-80% as 2011′s ending months. The most volatile period is probably already over.

2. What types of Forex strategies will continue to prevail in 2012?

Janus: A portfolio of different non-correlated strategies will work in any market.

Chen: I think any strategies which can live well in 2011 will still have a chance in 2012, but we have to adjust our strategies to suit a riskier market.

BAK: Scalping and swing. Position trading will not prevail in 2012.

3. What would a breakup of the euro mean for your strategy?

Janus: No change, our strategies are not based on long-term trends (monthly, yearly), but on short-term price action (intraday).

Chen: This is something tough for us to think about. I feel the only thing a trader can do is have proper “stop losses” in place.

BAK: Not much as I only focus on ultra short-term changes of major pairs. The Euro currency should still be around, at least for Germany, France, and a few other countries.

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Be sure to read the full risk disclosure before trading Forex. Please note that Forex trading involves significant risk of loss. It is not suitable for all investors and you should make sure you understand the risks involved before trading. Performance, strategies and charts shown are not necessarily predictive of any particular result. And, as always, past performance is no indication of future results. Investor returns may vary from Trade Leader returns based on slippage, fees, broker spreads, volatility or other market conditions.

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This is the fourth installment of our trader interview series.  Currensee Trade Leader Adantia LLC (Ticker: ROCED.A) uses strategy that stems from their strong background in software development and is evident in their fully automated trading approach. Their founding team has over 20 years of experience in the software industry, and this is one of the company’s core strengths and differentiators. Adantia lets the software do all the work but plays close attention to the events that may impact the strategy so they can see how the model reacts.  Over the past two years we have experienced a number of “shocks” including the Flash Crash, the Japanese Tsunami, Quantitative Easing I, II and III, North Korea shelling Yeonpyeong Island, etc. and Adantia’s Foreign Exchange Volatility Strategy has performed well and adapted to these shocks.

Do you believe 2012 will be as volatile as the end of 2011?

Yes, most of the issues that have contributed to the volatility have not been resolved and will take considerable time and effort before they are resolved:

• The Eurozone crisis is still in full swing.  Greece, Spain, Italy and Ireland have significant issues which will drag on the EUR for some time.  The new governments in Italy and Spain seem to be taking some of the right steps, but there is still much uncertainty.
• The Middle East is a mess.  Iran is working to become a global nuclear power, the U.S. has pulled out of Iraq and the succession of the leadership in Saudi Arabia is now in doubt.  The world still runs on oil and all of this uncertainty can rip around the markets.
• North Korea is more of a wild card than ever.  The world knew Kim Jong Il pretty well after all of his time as the Supreme Leader.  Kim Jong Un is a virtual unknown, and the country is not getting any healthier from an economic standpoint.  This could be very bad news for South Korea and ultimately most of the world.
• In the U.S. we have an election going on, so much will be done to spur on the U.S. economy so that the current leaders can get re-elected, BUT, many of the problems that we have in the U.S. are just being kicked down the road for the next leader to handle.  I expect employment numbers will get better throughout the year which will have a positive impact.  The partisan fighting in Congress will cause significant tension in the U.S. markets and if the leaders don’t come up with solutions then the markets are going to react.  Also, it will be interesting to see what the climate is for regulation in the U.S.  With the collapse of MF Global, U.S. Regulators could clamp down, which will have an impact on the markets as well. The Real Estate crisis in the U.S. is far from over.  The Banks own a lot of property that has yet to hit the markets and this will have a big impact as well.  Will Real Estate ever be a safe investment?

2. What types of Forex strategies will continue to prevail in 2012?

At Adantia, we think our strategy is well positioned to take advantage of the volatility that is inherent in the market.  We have been very successful over the past two years taking advantage of the tumultuous market.  We also believe that a well-diversified portfolio is a wise choice.  Alternative asset classes like FOREX can be a very important part of any portfolio and can produce returns that are not correlated to other investment types.  Within FOREX we believe investors should look to diversify using complimentary strategies.  Our Foreign Exchange Volatility Strategy tends to be counter-trend and is well complimented by trend following strategies.

3. What would a breakup of the euro mean for your strategy

Personally, I do not believe the Euro will break up.  I believe Germany and France will do whatever it takes to keep the European Union together.  The German people very successfully combined East and West Germany, and while that process was very painful, in the end they came out much stronger.  This is a different economic battle with many more countries involved, and it will be very painful, but, in the end the whole region will be stronger if the European Union is maintained.  The EUR/USD pair is a big part of our current strategy, so if the Euro were to break up we would have to remove that pair from our strategy.  We are confident that with research we could replace this pair, but it would take some time. No one can predict the future, so investors would do well to diversify and monitor their portfolios closely.  It is important when selecting different managers to make sure you are not getting too much overlap in the strategies the managers are using to truly diversify your portfolio.  This means the investors will have to do some legwork to understand the strategies the managers are using to get the returns.  Here’s hoping 2012 is a great year for everyone!

Next week: Janus Trading (JASMI.A), Chen Investments (CHCMP.S) & Bak Trading (TCBRF.A)

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Be sure to read the full risk disclosure before trading Forex. Please note that Forex trading involves significant risk of loss. It is not suitable for all investors and you should make sure you understand the risks involved before trading. Performance, strategies and charts shown are not necessarily predictive of any particular result. And, as always, past performance is no indication of future results. Investor returns may vary from Trade Leader returns based on slippage, fees, broker spreads, volatility or other market conditions.

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This is the third installment of our trader interview series.  Currensee Trade Leader JLFX Network (Ticker: JOLSU.G) uses a technical pullback strategy on overbought or oversold positions. His entry is based on Pivot Points, Moving Averages, Bollinger Bands, Relative Strength Index and Stochastic indicators. Exit is generally based on 3 to 20 pips of profit depending on market conditions and does not use lagging technical indicators. His stop loss is usually set at 2 to 5% total equity loss for all open positions as to prevent ‘fix stop-loss hunting.’ JFLX’s profit target for account JOLSU.G is a conservative strategy with 5 to 20 trades per month, an average growth of 2 to 4% per month and a total return of investment of 24 to 48% per annum.

Do you believe 2012 will be as volatile as the end of 2011?

The first quarter of 2012 will be as volatile as the fourth quarter of 2011 mostly due to the continuation of the Europe crisis and yen strength. The market will gradually stabilize when most of the global issues have been solved and rectified. Sometimes the best strategy is to not trade during high market volatility and uncertainty to avoid unnecessary losses.

What types of Forex strategies will continue to prevail in 2012?

Different traders will have there own strategy. A counter trend strategy, where a trader enters a position when the market has been extremely overbought or oversold based on technical indicators is my best strategy. Predicting an upward or downward trend is always difficult.

What would a breakup of the euro mean for your strategy?

It may be good for other currencies because the euro has too much weightage on the dollar. Movement of other major pairs will be more predictable and less aggressive without the euro.

Next week: Adantia LLC (Ticker: ROCED.A)

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Be sure to read the full risk disclosure before trading Forex. Please note that Forex trading involves significant risk of loss. It is not suitable for all investors and you should make sure you understand the risks involved before trading. Performance, strategies and charts shown are not necessarily predictive of any particular result. And, as always, past performance is no indication of future results. Investor returns may vary from Trade Leader returns based on slippage, fees, broker spreads, volatility or other market conditions.

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This is the second post on our trader interview series. Currensee Trade Leader TCM Spencer Beezley (Ticker: SPBJP.A) uses a simple, common sense approach that adheres to strict money management and uses proven trading techniques. He mainly trades the major pairs and always uses stop losses. Trades are usually closed long before the stop loss is triggered due to a dynamic time based exit that reduces overall exposure to the markets. TCM Spencer Beezley uses a breakout and scalping strategy as the two main strategies traded on this account. He opens up to five positions at a time and always maintains a low amount of leverage per position.

Do you believe 2012 will be as volatile as the end of 2011 has been?

I believe volatility will continue to be high due to the many unresolved issues that much of the world is still facing or has yet to face.  When we see news and rumor affecting currency pairs to the degree we’ve seen in much of 2011, you have to consider how much is still yet to come in the attempt for resolve in these issues. With weak fiscal policy or short term fixes that ‘kicks the can further down the road’, the market thrives off any relevant news resulting in higher volatility.

What types of Forex strategies will continue to prevail in 2012?

The types of Forex strategies I believe will always have a chance of prevailing are ones that can be stable in a multitude of market conditions, use a tight stop loss, and do not rely on high degrees of leverage to be successful.  It is also important to have a diverse mix of strategies to help smooth out the equity curve when one or more of the strategies is experience periods of slight drawdown.  I prefer also to hold trades short-term to reduce overall market exposure and being liquid by the end of the week.

What would a breakup of the euro mean for your strategy?

In my strategy, the EURUSD is the currency pair that I trade the most.  I am always working in the background to identify new trading strategies that trade different currency pairs.  As a Forex trader, it is always important to be prepared for shifts in the market and to be able to accommodate for those shifts as seamlessly as possible.

Next week: JLFX Network  (Ticker: JOLSU.G)

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Be sure to read the full risk disclosure before trading Forex. Please note that Forex trading involves significant risk of loss. It is not suitable for all investors and you should make sure you understand the risks involved before trading. Performance, strategies and charts shown are not necessarily predictive of any particular result. And, as always, past performance is no indication of future results. Investor returns may vary from Trade Leader returns based on slippage, fees, broker spreads, volatility or other market conditions.

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We sat with our Currensee Trade Leaders and asked them three questions on volatility, trading strategy and the euro. The interviews give a brief glimpse inside the minds of our traders and shines some light on the coming year. The first post in this series starts off with Gabor Asirikuy Trading.

Currensee Trade Leader Gabor Asirikuy Trading (Ticker: GAFLL.B and GAFLL.C) uses a distinctive automated system that leverages the signals of 10 trend-following trading systems, each leveraging different trading tactics. The system leverages the work of an international trading community that analyzes systems using purely statistical methods, and is built to take advantage of the long-term investment horizon. The system is built on the foundation of the Turtle Trading System, with volatility adjusted profit/stop targets and position sizing.

Do you believe 2012 will be as volatile as the end of 2011 has been?

The global economy is not in a good shape at the moment and probably this will be the situation for the whole year. Usually markets are less volatile when investors are optimistic and central banks gradually increase interest rates. This kind of environment usually starts carry trading in the currency markets.

However, 2012 is probably not about that, especially if Europe does not manage to find a credible solution for the sovereign debt problems. The solution would need the member countries to partly give up their political sovereignty, which is a very hard decision for them and won’t happen overnight. If the EU debt crisis extends and the EU finally breaks up, then that might lead to a quite chaotic situation in the financial markets. This would surely increase volatility as investors would escape to safe haven currencies.

Elections in the US and France won’t help either, because world leaders will be more concerned with domestic political battles then with the global economy.

On the other hand as a systematic trader I can only say that future is unknown and instead of predictions I keep looking at the statistical numbers of my systems, trade consistently and manage risk properly.

What types of Forex strategies will continue to prevail in 2012?

Well, that’s hard to answer, carry trade probably won’t for the reasons listed above. However a trader had better not to try to predict market conditions, but to trade strategies that can survive the unfavorable periods, which always come sooner or later. Some markets/periods are better for trend following systems and others for counter-trending (or mean reversion) systems, but that might change over time. Consistency and risk management are the keys.

At Currensee, I trade short-term trend following systems (H1 swing trading) on the major pairs. Major currency pairs tend to build up larger trends, because they are rather moved by global fundamental events than speculation, so for that reason trend following seems to be more apt for these instruments. But this doesn’t mean that range bounded periods would not come from time to time even during volatile periods.

What would a breakup of the euro mean for your strategy?

This is an interesting question, indeed. It already occurred at Asirikuy before, and we made experiments to model this problem. The introduction of the euro in 1999 gives us the opportunity to model the impact of an instrument change. We created a few daily trading systems with the help of our genetic algorithm framework, that were optimized on the historical price data of the DEM/USD pair during the 1990 – 1999 period. These systems were then backtested on EUR/USD from 2000-2010. Those systems that were stable during the original optimization period – which means that their performance didn’t deteriorate dramatically when we changed slightly their entry/exit parameters or the spread – did well on EUR/USD in the 2000-2010 out-of-sample period, in fact most of them did a bit better.

What that means is that before 2000 it was the Deutsch mark which represented the best the economic performance of the continental Europe, no wonder that Germany is called the economic engine of the EU. After the birth of the euro the characteristics of the market didn’t change much: the same traders in the same institutions / banks / corporations in the same time zone speculated or hedged on fundamental events of the same economic conglomerate. In addition the EUR/USD became more liquid than the DEM/USD, which means that technical trading works a bit better in this market.

The same can be assumed in the opposite process when euro ceases to exist. The economic environment won’t change dramatically, but the new currency (maybe the euro of a smaller group of countries or the Deutsch mark) will be less liquid, so technicals will work less, and this might mean slightly worse performance.

Of course if the breakup happens in a chaotic manner that might mean that the new currency pair will not be accessible for the retail traders for some time. In that regard we don’t have experience – and I personally would be glad not to have one – but time will tell.

Next week: TCM Spencer Beezley (Ticker: SPBJP.A)

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Be sure to read the full risk disclosure before trading Forex. Please note that Forex trading involves significant risk of loss. It is not suitable for all investors and you should make sure you understand the risks involved before trading. Performance, strategies and charts shown are not necessarily predictive of any particular result. And, as always, past performance is no indication of future results. Investor returns may vary from Trade Leader returns based on slippage, fees, broker spreads, volatility or other market conditions.

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One of Currensee’s newest Trade Leaders, Adantia leads with a smart strategy that puts risk management first. Adantia’s strategy stems from their strong background in software development and is evident in their fully automated trading approach. Their founding team has over 20 years of experience in the software industry, and this is one of the company’s core strengths and differentiators.  Their original model was built in 2008, and has seen a wide variety of market conditions since it started to be used for live trading.

The risk management strategy that Adantia has designed is the foundation for their actual trading strategy. They run four versions of the strategy, each with its own defined limitations along three risk measures considering account-wide loss, per position loss, and percentage of margin exposed.  A breach of any of these measures results in closing out of positions.

Adantia has built their strategy on the core belief that financial markets are driven by a herd-like dynamic, due to the current-day fluid availability of market information and the balance of traders using similar indicators to respond to the information. After defining the risk measures appropriate to the strategy, Adantia’s team built a mathematical model that was focused on maximizing returns within the constraints of the risk management strategy.  Stop-losses and take-profits are calculated based on the current conditions, using a capital-rationing algorithm that is different from the more typical pips-based approaches.

It’s important to point out that 100% of Adantia’s strategy and trading are automated – the software makes all decisions, there are no decisions made by humans.  There have been times in the past where the temptation was certainly present, but the decision to rely on the model has been proven time and time again in the team’s experience.

Recently, BarclayHedge ranked Adantia #1 currency trader managing under $10 million and Future’s Magazine listed them as a “Hot New CTA.” A live webinar with Adantia was also recorded to showcase their commitment to risk management and consistent, long-term returns. Adantia’s model also works exceptionally well during times of increased volatility, which seems to be the new norm in today’s market.

Currensee welcomes Adantia to our program.

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Be sure to read the full risk disclosure before trading Forex. Please note that Forex trading involves significant risk of loss. It is not suitable for all investors and you should make sure you understand the risks involved before trading. Performance, strategies and charts shown are not necessarily predictive of any particular result. And, as always, past performance is no indication of future results. Investor returns may vary from Trade Leader returns based on slippage, fees, broker spreads, volatility or other market conditions.

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If you’re anything like me, you like to be in control. Maybe it’s my type A personality. Maybe it’s because I’m a middle child. Maybe it’s my background in finance. But, I like to be in control – especially when it comes to my investments. The challenge with many of the financial instruments we invest in, such as mutual funds, ETFs, managed accounts and hedge funds, is that we have to hand over complete control to someone else – a money manager, a portfolio manager – someone else calls all the shots.

Well, I’m happy to tell you about a pretty cool new feature set that we’re releasing to investors in the Trade Leaders program. As you probably know, the Trade Leaders program is different because it’s built to help investors achieve success and profitability in the foreign exchange market – all while giving them complete transparency and control. Here’s the scoop on the new feature set we call “Advanced Controls.”

Today, investors in the program have the ability to control their Trade Leaders portfolio by easily changing, deleting and modifying allocations by Trade Leader. So, at any time if an investor decides they don’t want to follow a particular Trade Leader, they can end the relationship and we automatically close any positions that Trade Leader had open for the investor. Likewise, if an investor wanted to change an allocation in a particular Trade Leader, say, from 30% to 50%, they can do that as well in the click of a button.

The Advanced Controls features take allocation to another level and give the investor the ability to control leverage and drawdown. Don’t want to bother with adjusting these levers? No worries. You don’t have to make any changes. These controls are for those active investors looking for more of a hands-on experience and for fund managers and asset managers who have specific drawdown limitations and leverage caps in their strategy or investment policy guidelines.

What can you do with the new Advanced Controls features?  So glad you asked.

• Think a Trade Leader has tight risk controls and want to set your Drawdown Protection to something other than 30%? You will now have the ability to set Drawdown Protection by Trade Leader. Now you can decide how much risk you are willing to tolerate and can set this control anywhere between a 1% and 90% limit on draw downs.
• Concerned about the maximum level of drawdown that can happen across your entire account? You can see the Account Level Drawdown Protection, calculated based on Leader by Leader Protection and unallocated capital.  This feature shows the maximum drawdown that the account could realize. It takes into account any unallocated capital and is based on the overall account balance.
• Decided that you would like to invest in a Trade Leader but want to scale down on risk? You will be able to set a Leverage Multiplier on a Trade Leader, which allows Investors to reduce the amount of risk on an individual investment.  The Leverage Multiplier may be set to take any level between 10% and 100% of the Trade Leader’s leverage; a 50% multiplier will give you half of the Trade Leader’s leverage level on each trade.
• Worried about over-leveraging and want to limit the leverage that may be taken by your account at any given time? You will have the ability to set a Leverage Cap on the account of up to 5000% (50:1 leverage).  Trades which would put you over this leverage amount will not be taken, but you will start trading again once your leverage is reduced beneath this level.

Many of these controls are customizable per Trade Leader you follow. So, for each Trade Leader in your portfolio, you can set a variety of leverage and drawdown controls based on your appetite for risk. Once again, if you don’t want to set them, you can simply use the pre-set values we’ve determined for you based on the Trade Leader’s strategy and risk management profile.

We’d love to hear from you as you start to use some of these nifty new controls. How is it improving your Trade Leaders experience?

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Be sure to read the full risk disclosure before trading Forex. Please note that Forex trading involves significant risk of loss. It is not suitable for all investors and you should make sure you understand the risks involved before trading. Performance, strategies and charts shown are not necessarily predictive of any particular result. And, as always, past performance is no indication of future results. Investor returns may vary from Trade Leader returns based on slippage, fees, broker spreads, volatility or other market conditions.

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In our latest newsletter we spoke about some of our new Trade Leaders. In case you missed the article here is a summary of some of our newest Trade Leaders, welcome aboard!

Currensee is excited to welcome Ajay Atwaney (AJACO.A), ICTC Inc. (ICIXK.A), and DJ McCrosky (DJMRS.A) as the newest additions to the Currensee Trade Leaders™ Investment Program. These three Trade Leaders signify the ongoing Currensee effort to recruit high quality global professional traders, while at the same time expanding diverse allocation options for our investors. These traders join the program after, in some cases, months of evaluation and assessment.

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Ajay Atwaney is a professional trader based in the United Arab Emirates who utilizes technical indicators such as Elliot Wave Theory, Fibonacci, and Gann. Historically, Ajay’s results have been nothing short of spectacular. He has been able to amass a 72% cumulative return over the life of the Trade Leaders program, while maintaining relatively low volatility of 2%. As you can see, his TAI score ranks 2nd on the Trade Leaders Leaderboard and his risk score ranks 7th. Ajay offers a great a combination of risk versus reward, while maintaining a low minimum capital requirement of $2,000.

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ICTC Inc. is a professional trading group from Minnesota (USA) that has been in operation since 2008, and their overall experience dates back to the late 1990’s. ICTC Inc. focuses on various technical indicators in many of the major currencies with a distinct edge in the EUR/USD. ICTC Inc. seeks scalping opportunities raging from 8-50 pips. As for returns, ICTC has generated a cumulative return of 22% with 0.95% volatility and an amazing 79% win rate since the launch of the Trade Leaders program. ICTC’s philosophy is to never take a trade they don’t believe in just for the sake of trading. ICTC Inc. is available to all investors with a $1,000 minimum capital requirement.

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DJ McCrosky, residing in the United States, DJ has been trading for a decade and focuses on initiating positions in AUD/USD and GBP/USD. DJ employs technical analysis for his trading decisions and primarily targets 45-90 pips per position. DJ is a highly disciplined trader who manages risk closely, focusing on 1-3 trades per week. This strategy has been highly successful historically, returning 81% with a 2.9% volatility since the program launched. DJ is accessible to all investors with a $1,000 minimum capital requirement.

I am extremely excited about the additions of Ajay, ICTC Inc., and DJ to the TLIP as they offer a range of trading strategies and minimum capital requirements that empower investors with new choices in investment opportunities.

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Be sure to read the full risk disclosure before trading Forex. Please note that Forex trading involves significant risk of loss. It is not suitable for all investors and you should make sure you understand the risks involved before trading. Performance, strategies and charts shown are not necessarily predictive of any particular result. And, as always, past performance is no indication of future results.

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Be sure to read the full risk disclosure before trading Forex. Please note that Forex trading involves significant risk of loss. It is not suitable for all investors and you should make sure you understand the risks involved before trading. Performance, strategies and charts shown are not necessarily predictive of any particular result. And, as always, past performance is no indication of future results. Investor returns may vary from Trade Leader returns based on slippage, fees, broker spreads, volatility or other market conditions.

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Not everybody can – or would want to – sit in front of a computer all day, so it’s nice to be able to subscribe to a Forex Signal Service and get emails or text messages when trading opportunities arise.  For example, here’s a message I got last week from the SpotEuro Signal Service.  It came about an hour before the Australian Consumer Price Index announcement with a specific direction on the AUD/USD.

I took the short position around 7:30 that night and despite the temptation to reverse myself when things went a little bit the other way, I let the strategy run its course over night and exited the next morning for a tidy profit of over 40 pips.  Alex at SpotEuro would be the first to remind you that not every signal will pan out and not every trade will go your way, but you can see the chart for this one below, and you can befriend me on Currensee and see all my trades.

Earlier in January, I picked up an overnight signal on the USD/CHF – not a pair I usually trade – and even though I got in several hours late, the trade was still good for 57 pips.  Another time, an overnight signal on the USD/CAD turned out to be worth 11 pips while I slept.  Trading while you sleep is a good way to stick with your strategy, but it’s not for the nervous scalpers among us.

It’s important when selecting a signal service to find one that fits your trading style.  If it’s a poor fit – too many or too few trades, too much or too little risk, the wrong trading session – you’ll find yourself second-guessing the signals, which is stressful at best.

If you want to learn more about SpotEuro, you can tune in to tomorrow’s Non-Farm Payrolls Webinar for free, and Currensee members can subscribe to the SpotEuro Signal Service or the new Live! Trading Room and News! Trading Sessions services for as little as 25 Currensee bucks for the first month.

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Be sure to read the full risk disclosure before trading Forex.  Please note that Forex trading involves significant risk of loss. It is not suitable for all investors and you should make sure you understand the risks involved before trading. Performance, strategies and charts shown are not necessarily predictive of any particular result. And, as always, past performance is no indication of future results.

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Be sure to read the full risk disclosure before trading Forex. Please note that Forex trading involves significant risk of loss. It is not suitable for all investors and you should make sure you understand the risks involved before trading. Performance, strategies and charts shown are not necessarily predictive of any particular result. And, as always, past performance is no indication of future results. Investor returns may vary from Trade Leader returns based on slippage, fees, broker spreads, volatility or other market conditions.

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As a Forex newbie looking to re-engage after my first substantial trading loss, I decided to rely more heavily on my Forex trading team for the last several weeks for good trade ideas. I noticed a particularly successful team member trading some of the pairs I trade, and decided to follow her into a few trades. While these were not all wins, my performance on a few trades pulled me out of ‘the hole.’ I am enjoying team trading, I feel like I am leveraging the hard work of others.

Another means of getting back in the swing of things – reading about the basic strategies of smart, experienced traders. I have been reading a few blogs lately, to try to find someone I can follow for a while. I investigated Kathy Lien’s blog, as I know she is well-respected in the Forex world. I spotted a few items on BabyPips that have been (in my newbie mind) actionable; there is always sure to be something on my USD/JPY. I found the Pick of the Day useful today, it validated my suspicion that I had better put a stop-loss on my trade – quickly.

I have settled into a comfortable trading pattern and have managed to add a little to my balance. My several months (!) experience has given me a feel for how quickly I should move on an open position, and now I am simply hungry for a real strategy that fits me for the medium term.

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Be sure to read the full risk disclosure before trading Forex.  Please note that Forex trading involves significant risk of loss. It is not suitable for all investors and you should make sure you understand the risks involved before trading. Performance, strategies and charts shown are not necessarily predictive of any particular result. And, as always, past performance is no indication of future results.

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Be sure to read the full risk disclosure before trading Forex. Please note that Forex trading involves significant risk of loss. It is not suitable for all investors and you should make sure you understand the risks involved before trading. Performance, strategies and charts shown are not necessarily predictive of any particular result. And, as always, past performance is no indication of future results. Investor returns may vary from Trade Leader returns based on slippage, fees, broker spreads, volatility or other market conditions.