Friday, July 3rd, 2009

Gomega GBPJPY Announced

Forex trading requires nerves of steal and extreme self discipline. This is automated trading with sophisticated software comes in such as a forex robot or expert advisor.

Gomega AutoTrader FX is a very advanced EA and the forerunner to Gomega Xray. Like Gomega Xray, Autotrader FX incorporates all cross currency pairs as part of it’s signal values before opening a trade. Autotrader FX was so sophisticated and had so many features it was perhaps more suitable to professional traders and fund executives than part time traders who were looking to build a retirement fund. It could trade any currency pair and once setup it could be left to run absolutely on auto-pilot.

Quantum Research have just stated they are about to release a major update to their flagship EA of 8 months ago, Gomega AutoTrader FX.
See the Watch Quantum Gomega GBP/JPY Annoucement here

In the 8 months since the release of Autotrader FX, Quantum’s clients have been having consistantly good results and especially whilst trading the GBP, JPY. This has prompted Quantum Research to supply a new version of AutoTrader FX which is optimized for and devoted to trading this currency pair. The latest member of the Quantum family has been named Gomega Pound Yen.

Gomega Pound Yen will no doubt inherit many of the streamlined features of Gomega Xray. And like all Quantum Research’s EAs the spotlight will be on producing consistant long term gains.

You can find out more about Gomega GBP/JPY Autotrader at their official web site See the Gomega Pound Yen Video here which contains a video interview in Switzerland with one of the Gomega Clients. Andy has doubled his investment in the last 6 months simply by trading the Pound Yen currency pair with Gomega Autotrader FX. You can also view Andy’s Live Trading Statement there as well.

100% in seven Months & 150% in 5 Months
In the last 7 months, Andy just about DOUBLED his initial account size of $10,000 to $19,909.24 on complete autopilot for his live trading account, risking only 1%-1.5%.

Another Gomega GBPJPY live trading client, started off with a $5,000 account on Oct 5, 2008 and as of Apr 10th, 2009 his account had grown to $12,811 or approximately 150% profit in slightly over five months.

One client forward tested account starting the demo with $5,000 on October 4th, 2008 and ran the test until April 3, 2009. His account made nearly 200% profit in six months with the account balance at $14,608. This was using the advised settings and with 1% risk per trade, left to run on auto-pilot.

You can view these results and find out more about the release of Gomega Pound Yen here. Gomega Pound Yen

Watch the Quantum Gomega GBP/JPY Live Trading Results

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

How To Begin Forex Currency Trading

The basics of Forex Currency Trading are easily learned despite seeming like a whole new world. Understanding the buzz words and trading terms of the forex market will give you a basic understanding of how the forex markets work.

It is all about making big money in a short time in Forex Currency Trading! It is possible for investors to make a lot of money very fast because the rates of exchange on the foreign market can rise and fall quickly. There is a risk, of course, of also losing a lot of money very fast as in all things in life that have the potential for large returns.

If you have ever exchanged currency for a vacation you will be aware of the fact that rates are constantly changing. You may have found that you may change $100 into another currency planning to travel then find you do not need it and change it back, for example. You may well have made a profit as in the meantime the exchange rate has changed.

People who trade currencies, hoping to make a profit, use a broker instead of changing money at the bank. Most transactions are handled online these days. This is very much like stock trading in many ways. There is the same potential to trade in margins where a small balance held by your broker can control much larger deals.

Forex traders are not limited to dealing in their own country which is a large difference from stock exchange trading. Any two currencies can be traded from wherever you live. The market is in fact international. The Forex Exchange market is also open 24 hours a day from Monday morning in Australia to Friday afternoon in New York because of time zone differences.

Each currency is represented by 3 letters: USD for the US dollar, GBP for the British pound, EUR for the Euro, JPY for the Japanese Yen, CHF for the Swiss franc, CAD for the Canadian dollar, AUD for the Australian dollar etc. GBP/USD 1.48 is the way an exchange rate is expressed between two currencies. This means that to buy one British Pound you will need 1.48 US Dollars.

A broker or investment management company that you can trust is essential if you want to start out in Forex Trading. Find out what your rights and liabilities are and how long the company has been trading. Read the small print!.

Forex Trading Robots can trade for you, and to your rules, freeing up your time sat in front of a computer. A Forex Trading Robot is automated software that trade 24 hours a day according to the rules that you set for it.. There is usually a demo option with the better forex robot software programs which allows you to paper trade before actually investing money and comes with a money back guarantee. There are many forex robots on the market and most of them come with full instructions for beginner forex currency trading.

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

All About Earnings

  • Currency Investing

 

Well the second quarter has just come to an end and everyone on The Street is anxious to see what the results were. According to Bloomberg, stock prices in the second quarter had rebounded sharply from the previous quarter and stock indices were up the most for a quarter since 1998. Of course much of this has to do with the fact that the first quarter was one of the worst for stocks in history, but let’s not ruin a good story for the want of a few facts. Still the question remains, will the market continue to rise?

 

 

In order to see if this market has legs and can continue, we must first take look at what has been causing it to rise in the first place. Quite frankly, the only things causing this market to move up are the hope and prayer that second quarter earnings aren’t going to be absolutely atrocious!

 

As Bob noted in a blog last week, there’s a good probability that there won’t be enough economic data this summer to send the markets significantly higher or lower. This is going to turn the focus back onto individual companies and their earnings.  And the dreaded green shoots—will there be signs of life???

 

Here’s what the market needs to see out of corporate earnings in order to sustain these levels and go higher:

 

  1. Companies need to provide somewhat positive guidance for Q3 and beyond.

 

  1. Have corporate layoffs allowed companies to reduce their costs enough to begin to return to profitability? Or is more job loss expected? Obviously, more jobs lost mean more difficulty for the economy in general, but this could allow companies to operate “leaner and meaner” to eke out profits.

 

  1. The bar has been set very low for these companies so any misses in earnings will be seen as very bearish.

 

 

As you can see, there is a lot riding on this corporate earnings season and the outlook right now appears to be pretty bleak. If corporate earnings can show signs of life, and companies are beginning to turn it around, then this could stabilize the markets for the next push higher.

 

If, on the other hand, earnings come in worse than expected, then all the rhetoric and catch phrases for economic recovery won’t amount to anything. Should the latter occur, keep an eye on the US dollar (UUP) and Japanese yen (FXY), as the flight to safety trade returns and currency investors pour out of the riskier currencies and return to the dollar and yen. We’re already seeing signs of it today with the poor Non-Farm payrolls numbers in the early session.

 

So earnings kick off next week with Alcoa (AA). Let’s hope that it gets started on a positive note, otherwise it could turn out to be a very long summer!

 

Mike Conlon
MyWealth Instructor
instructor@mywealth.com

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Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

All About Forex Rate For Online Forex Trading

If you are keen of trading Forex, it is crucial for you to know some important things before you execute your invest activities in online trading in the paper trade.To understand the Forex is all about understanding the importance of exchange rates. In finance, the term Forex rate refers to the disparities between two specific currencies in terms of worth. In other words, you will need to understand how one currency is worth with respect to another currency. I will give you an example. An exchange rate of 1 Singapore Dollar to the United States Dollar, would be, at current check, at a value of 0.67. This means that for every Singapore dollar, it has a worth of 60 American cents. In the Forex market, there are many types of rates that decide the worth of currencies when compared to another.

This is the main drive of the Forex market. This is also how investors make their money, in the hope that when currencies rise and fall due to a multitude of global and economic, and political conditions; they can predict these movements, invest in the right currency and make some money. The increase in currency value can be measured in percentage in points (pips), which can be both positive or negative value.

The more positive pips that investor makes, the more money he gets. In terms of the rate though, there are several other things you as an investor should know about. This is especially pertinent if you are a novice or a beginner, or have been investing in other forms of commodity markets and have no idea about the mechanisms of the Forex market. In the FX rate, there is the current exchange rate, which is also known as the spot exchange rate.This is the rate that is reflected by banks and tellers (region specific).

Then there is also the forward exchange rate where the exchange rate is quoted and traded on the same day, but paid for and delivered only in the future upon agreement between 2 investors. An exchange rate citation is prearranged by positioning the amount of units of “term legal tender” (or “price legal tender” or “quote legal tender”) that can be purchased in terms of 1 unit legal tender (namely, the base legal tender). An example would be a quotation that cites the EURUSD exchange rate being 1.3210 (1.3210 USD per EUR). The term currency would be USD and the base currency would be EUR.

Do remember to find out more about real and nominal FX rates and how these can effect the domestic currency. There is quite a lot to know about the Forex rate when you think about it and you really need to educate yourself on how it works before you decide to invest in the paper market.

 

 

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Can I Trust Every Forex Currency Trading System Available?

 

 

To answer the question above, there is no such thing as a total foolproof Forex currency trading system - not in a million years even. Firstly, all these sort of systems have two integers. One is the fact that it is a piece of engineered software, and till this date, there has never been a truly fool proof and perfected piece of written code ever made. Secondly, it is the human factor that must be weighed in, and we as imperfect creations of genetics and evolutions simply cannot contribute to the creation of something that is truly perfect.

The combination of these two facts give rise to the obvious truth when it does come to Forex currency trading systems - they fall prey to the same laws and imperfections that rule all other known software and hardware.What I can do however, is to tell you what are the sort of features you need to look out for when looking for a Forex trading system. With this in mind, you should always think twice before getting some mediocre and unreliable software.

This problem affects more and more people who are preys to some affiliate schemes of online brokerages. Investigate the aspects of the system that you are buying and make sure that they have these things. Take note that a good and reliable software should be easy to use, does not take you long enough to learn, and comes with some sort of manual or online instruction. Never fork out money knowing that you will be stranded just after your credit card transaction gets approved.

This way, you will ensure that you gain the mastery over the software needed to kick start your Forex investing. The interface must be user friendly and all the information displayed succinctly. It must also represent all the trading options that you would need, spot trading, currency swapping, live price feeds, exchange rates, spot & forward exchange rates etc. You must also be able to fill out order fills fast and communicate to both the market and your broker in quick succession.

Speed is essential here because you need to respond to the liquidity of the market especially its dynamic and almost twitch like market psychology. There should be no barrier to your decisions and the less administrative function on the system, the better. It should be your fluid connection to the Forex market. These are just some of the examples that you should take note of, althoug there are ofcourse other features in the Forex currency trading system.

All in all, it should be a system that makes the entire Forex journey a painless one , allowing you to expand your investing capabilities at a fast pace. Between this system, your effort and your broker, all should work together to make profits for you. Although the software is a little less than perfect, it being foolproof will help you sail to success in the Forex market.