Economic News Calendar Tool
One
of the most useful and popular tools for the forex trader is the
economic news calendar. This list provides traders with the future
market consensus, as well as previously released outcomes, for key
economic data and relevant geopolitical events. It also usually lists
the timing of central bank policy statements, monetary policymaker
speeches and elections.
This important forex trading tool is of special interest to fundamental analysts. Economic calendars are typically offered by forex brokers and financial news websites. They generally consist of a listing of all future fundamental economic releases that will affect the valuation of a nation’s currency. This vital fundamental information is usually available on most online calendars one or two weeks in advance of the releases listed.
Most published economic calendars include the type of release, such as the Unemployment Rate for example, as well as what the previously released outcome was and the market’s consensus expectation for the upcoming release. In addition, the type of release will generally be coded in some way depending on whether it has a significant impact, a medium impact, a light impact or no impact at all.
The Currency Correlation Tool
Because
the foreign exchange market is made up of multiple pairs of currencies,
known and calculable correlations exist between currencies, which can
be positive or negative, with correlations typically being more
prominent in some pairs than in others.
For example, the Swiss Franc generally has a positive correlation with the Euro. Therefore, USD/CHF will have a negative or inverse correlation to EUR/USD most of the time, which means that those two currency pairs will typically move in opposite directions.
Pip Calculator Tool
Working
with amounts expressed in foreign currencies can be somewhat confusing
if one is not familiar with the pip valuation system. A “pip” is the
lowest trading unit for a currency pair, and it is usually worth a
different amount depending on the base currency and the counter currency
involved.
A currency pip calculator is a forex trading tool that allows the trader to determine the amount a pip is worth based on the size of their position in their local currency. A typical pip calculator might also show the pip value for a specified currency pair based a Standard lot of 100,000 units, a Mini lot of 10,000 units, and a Micro lot of 1,000 units.
For example, a major currency pair, such as the EUR/USD pair, is conventionally expressed in U.S. Dollars per Euro. If this currency pair is trading at 1.0000, then the value of a single pip or 0.0001 U.S. Dollars/Euro, on a Standard Lot of 100,000 Euros would be worth 10.00 USD.
Broker Spread Comparison Tool
One
of the most important elements that spread sensitive traders tend to
examine before selecting a forex broker is their typical dealing
spreads. A tight dealing spread is always preferred by traders, since
getting in and out of positions can be considerably less costly if a
trader is able to execute their trades at the better exchange rates
generally offered by a tighter spread.
Money Management & Risk Management
A
trader should choose to reduce position sizes in currency pairs with
higher volatility to reduce risk as part of their overall money and risk
management strategy.
Demo account
Traders
can open a Demo account and practice trading techniques and increase
the accuracy before actually trading on a Real account with Real money.
Keeping a Trade Journal
It helps in keeping a record of all
trades, helps a trader hone and refine their trading, learning from
mistakes and examining ways to avoid them in future.
Candlesticks charts
There are many charts that
are used for financial trading, and candlesticks are among most popular
and most useful ones. Candlesticks were developed by Homma Munehisa,
rice trader from Japan. Besides creating candlesticks technique, he was
also among the first to recognize the importance of psychology in
trading in his book “The Fountain of Gold – The Three Monkey Record of
Money”.
Every candlestick represents certain time frame (like one day),
and their color represents the direction. White or green candlesticks
are a sign that the price goes up while black or red color stands for
downward direction.
Every candlestick has two parts – body and wick. The longer the wick,
the bigger the chances that market will move in the opposite direction.
This information can be used as a signal, but is better to confirm the
information by using other tools as well. Candlesticks should be used as
part of the analysis prior to the trade execution.
Demo Account
Many lines of text are written about demo accounts. And while the demo
account is not a tool per se, it can be considered one as nothing helps
traders improve their trading as it does. Demo account is the best tool
for learning forex trading.
Demo accounts are equipped with same tools, assets and options types as a
real trading platform. They help inexperienced traders to learn how to
use various tools but experienced traders can profit from it as well.
For example, they can test their strategies and analysis, and that way,
optimize their trading results and achieve better profits. All this can
be done by using virtual funds provided with the account. Those funds
are not real profit but act as the real money on the demo account.
Traders can multiply the funds, or lose them, depending on their skills,
but the real money will stay intact. Such accounts are usually limited
to a certain period of time, usually seven days. It is still a great
opportunity for all forex traders to become more successful in
the trading process. After the demo trading has been experienced,
trading on real money platform should be more successful and pleasant
experience.
Here is the list of Cryptocurrencies Trading Tools.
Top 3 best tools for getting started trading with Bitcoin:
Coinbase – The easiest way to buy Bitcoin
Coinbase has raised over $100M in venture funding from angels and VC’s.
They’re a highly-trusted digital wallet service that allows you to buy
and sell Bitcoin.
They make it really easy for the average person to get started with
digital currencies. In fact, you can link your Coinbase account to your
checking account and quickly transfer money to and from the exchange.
Bitfinex – A very liquid exchange with the ability to short Bitcoin
Bitfinex is one of the best places for shorting Bitcoin. Aside from a
few technical glitches in the past, this exchange is a reliable place
for active traders.
They consistently rank as one of the top exchanges by trading volume for
the U.S. dollar.
Poloniex – The best place to trade altcoins
Poloniex is a newer exchange that gained popularity because they
offering margin trading and shorting on many of the most popular
altcoins.
This is actually the first place I started trading Ethereum, and thanks
to Poloniex was able to catch Ethereum’s first massive bull market.