{"id":1131,"date":"2009-03-24T10:10:51","date_gmt":"2009-03-24T14:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/club.ino.com:80\/trading\/?p=1131"},"modified":"2009-03-27T12:01:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-27T16:01:00","slug":"why-patience-and-rules-are-necessary-in-forex-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwtest.ino.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/why-patience-and-rules-are-necessary-in-forex-trading\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Patience and Rules are necessary in forex trading"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I'd like everyone to welcome back Bill Poulos from ProfitsRun. Bill is launching a new forex product, Forex Profit Accelerator<\/a>, and to put him to the test I wanted him to come and teach us a little more about the necessary patience needed to be a successful, yes SUCCESSFUL, forex trader. Your comments are ALWAYS welcome and needed as you help us learn more about our guest bloggers. So take a look at the article below, let the comments fly, and check out this video by Bill and let him know what you think in the comment section! See streaming video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Today I want to talk about the necessity of both patience and rules when trading the forex. Trading without rules (or without a trading method) is frequently a key factor in the failure of many forex traders. Without rules, a trader has no boundaries, and while at first glance the idea of \u2018freedom\u2019 from boundaries may seem a good thing, I believe that it is not.<\/p>\n

Here are a few examples why I say that.<\/p>\n

Without a clear set of rules to follow, the forex trader must make every \u2018call\u2019 or every decision throughout the trading process. This creates an immense amount of pressure on the trader to get every decision correct \u2013 whether it\u2019s identifying a trade opportunity, getting in on the trade, protecting a trade position or exiting a trade.<\/p>\n

In addition, a forex trader may find themselves frustrated or angered by a market that moves against him, or by the lack of perceived opportunities in the market, or by a trade which, once exited, runs on to create \u2018lost\u2019 profit.<\/p>\n

The heart of the problem for the trader like this is not having a clear set of rules to help guide their trading. And the mistakes that most often occur out of this occur from a lack of patience and failing to follow their rules (one leads to the other) are:<\/p>\n

-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Traders whose trading rules do not yield \u2018daily\u2019 trading opportunities
\n-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Traders without patience who rush to enter or exit a trade<\/p>\n

I believe most traders overtrade the Forex market. They need the action \u2013 it\u2019s almost like a drug \u2013 and without a daily trade to be taken, they seem to suffer withdrawal.\u00a0 But to capture longer term moves in the forex market requires patience and timing (not timing the market, mind you, rather, timing in terms of when to enter a move). Without that patience to wait for a trend to develop, traders are rushed to find \u2018any\u2019 position \u2013 this frequently leads to breaking the rules of their trading method and bad trades.<\/p>\n

Similarly, many traders, relieved to have a trade turn \u2018profitable\u2019 will rush to the exit doors with their small gain \u2013 only to watch the market continue in an uptrend. Although I will never tell a trader they\u2019ve made a mistake taking a profit, I will always point out the better ways under which they can take profit and potentially profit even more. But in this case, the lack of patience to draw maximum pips from the market is frequently caused by not having a set of rules to follow when exiting the market to maximize profit potential.<\/p>\n

Let me share a recent trade experience, and show how having patience and following the rules of your trading method can help you to defeat the emotional side of trading and grab the most potential profit from the market.<\/p>\n

Recently a trade developed in the EUR\/USD pair, which was picked up by one of my own trading methods called the Pip Reversal method. The trade would have triggered a buy position on this currency pair on March 6th at approximately the 1.2575 mark.<\/p>\n

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On March 6th, that trade would have turned profitable by nearly 200 pips \u2013 in just one day \u2013 but the trading rules of this method are what I want to focus on for you today.<\/p>\n

In most cases, what I would see are traders exiting their position completely and taking their profit \u2013 and that\u2019s certainly not a bad thing. But what many traders miss would be what I call \u201cmega-moves\u201d in the forex markets \u2013 and when traders don\u2019t adhere to the rules of their trading programs, they typically will miss these moves.<\/p>\n

An Exit Strategy that I use calls for exiting \u00bd of the position at a pre-determined price level equal to 1 ATR. On March 6th, that would have yielded 179 pips. But my strategy then calls for letting the second \u00bd of the position run, in the event the market is involved in a major move, and then capitalizing on the move with trailing stops. Keep in mind, many different exit strategies exist, and it\u2019s very important that you find one that works best for your style of trading. In my case, I prefer to let a part of my position run as long as possible once I\u2019ve been able to take some profit out of the market. What happens, however, is most traders would exit their ENTIRE position at this point \u2013 and that\u2019s ok \u2013 but as we\u2019ll come to see, these traders can often times miss out on substantial moves because they don\u2019t have the patience to let the market run, or they fear giving back a strong gain for an even stronger gain.<\/p>\n

By running an increasing level of trailing stop losses, however, this particular trade, which took nearly two weeks to complete, would have culminated in an unusual, but substantial move on March 18th, amounting to nearly 900 total pips.<\/p>\n

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At this point in the trade, I have a whole new set of exit options: I can take complete profit or, I can set a new level of trailing stops.<\/p>\n

Either way, the potential gain in this trade for any trader was substantial \u2013 but many would have missed it because on previous days, when the markets had smaller moves, or backtracked, here\u2019s what I see most traders doing:<\/p>\n

-\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0They panic and exit the trade too early
\n-\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0They set their stop losses so tight, they virtually guarantee they\u2019ll be stopped out<\/p>\n

This is why the rules of any trading method are so important. Traders make such mistakes because they allow their emotions to get the better of them, rather than letting the \u2018rules\u2019 of their method define their trades.<\/p>\n

So stick to the rules of your trading method \u2013 whether it\u2019s how to identify a trade opportunity, when to get in on a trade, when to get out, or how to protect your trade \u2013 your method should guide you in all aspects of your trading opportunities and instill the patience and discipline that you undoubtedly need to succeed in the markets today.<\/p>\n

Bill Poulos<\/p>\n

Forex Profit Accelerator<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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