Forex on Five Hours a Week How to Make Money Trading on Your Own Time

by Horner, Raghee; Brandzel, Jeffrey Alan

• ISBN13: 9780470436431
• ISBN10: 0470436433
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-12
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Trading the forex market has become one of the most popular forms of trading. It's a 24/7 job for many. But what if you have a day job and only a little time to dedicate to the market?

Author Biography

Raghee Horner is a private trader, founder of EZ2Trade Software, entrepreneur, and author. She is a regular contributor to a number of sites, including FXStreet, Trading Markets, and eSignal, as well as a featured speaker at the forex and Traders Expos. Horner's commentary and analysis is seen daily by thousands of traders at Raghee.com, gotforex.com, forextraderdaily.com, and her personal blog, ragheehorner.com. She is also the author of the Wiley titles Thirty Days of Forex Trading and Forex Trading for Maximum Profit.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Making Money in Up and Down Markets	p. 1
Fill in the Blanks	p. 2
A Bull Is on the Loose!	p. 3
Shorting	p. 4
Full-Time Trading=Full-Time Job	p. 9
Employee Mindset	p. 11
Confessions of a Chart Junkie	p. 12
Analyzing the Market	p. 14
Identify the Trend	p. 16
Time Frames	p. 16
The Wave	p. 19
Sinking, Soaring, or Sideways?	p. 23
Market Cycles	p. 23
A Wish	p. 28
Market Memory	p. 28
Trade with Price	p. 31
Objectivity	p. 33
Indicators	p. 34
Order Entry	p. 35
Stop Loss	p. 36
Risk Management	p. 38
Trendlines, Support, and Resistance	p. 41
Static and Dynamics Lines	p. 41
The Magic of Lazy Days Lines	p. 43
Fibonacci Analysis	p. 44
Lazy Days Lines at Work	p. 45
Using Lazy Days Lines	p. 46
The Wave in Action	p. 48
Real-Life Lazy Days Lines	p. 54
Comprehension + Confirmation = Confidence	p. 55
The Only Entries You Need	p. 57
Momentum Trading	p. 58
Swing Trading	p. 63
Short Cycle Set-Ups	p. 68
Inside the Range	p. 71
Around the World	p. 73
Who's Awake?	p. 74
Financial Centers You Need to Know	p. 75
Prime Time!	p. 76
Pip Movement	p. 81
A Day with the EUR/USD	p. 82
Time Out!	p. 85
Choosing Your Trading Time	p. 95
Market Pulse	p. 97
U.S. Dollar Index and USD/CAD	p. 104
U.S. Dollar Index and AUD/USD	p. 110
Trading Psychology	p. 117
Stay in Balance	p. 119
The Role of Experience	p. 120
Trading for Real	p. 123
The Psychology of Market Cycles	p. 125
The Psychology of News	p. 125
The Psychology of Time	p. 127
The Psychology of Numbers, Entries, and Exits	p. 128
Psychological Numbers	p. 131
Using the Herd	p. 133
The 200 SMA	p. 133
52-Week Highs and Lows	p. 135
Trading Edge	p. 137
The Right Side of the Chart	p. 145
Consumer Confidence	p. 146
Risk Appetite	p. 148
Sell the News	p. 148
Is My Broker Friend or Fee?	p. 153
The 2 Percent Question	p. 155
Stop Loss Placement	p. 156
Triage	p. 158
Trading Truths	p. 158
Embracing Automation	p. 163
Charting Tools	p. 166
Profit Targets	p. 166
Fifteen-Minute Set-Ups	p. 170
Raghee Recommends	p. 179
Final Thoughts	p. 183
Index	p. 187
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