Trading opportunities exist when prices fluctuate. If you buy a share for $2 and it stays there, there is no opportunity to make a profit. The magnitude of level of this fluctuation and its frequency is referred to as volatility. As a trader, it is volatility that you profit from.

Large volume transactions and high liquidity combined with fewer trading instruments generate greater intra-day volatility in the currency market that can be exploited by day-traders. The high volatility of the currency market indicates that a trader can potentially earn 5 times more money from currency trading than trading the most liquid shares.

Volatility is a measure of maximum return that a trader can generate with perfect foresight. Volatility for the most liquid stocks is between 60 to 100. Volatility for currency trading is 500.

In this respect, currencies make a better trading vehicle for day-traders than the equity markets.

The Margin In The Forex Market

In the beginning, only banks and hedge funds could trade in the forex market. This was due to high amounts of money the banks were trading in. No average investor could afford it. Only lately have investors been able to participate in the forex market. This is due to them purchasing currencies on the margin.

One lot in the forex market is $100,000. There is a high amount of money exchanging hands in the forex market. This is due to the many valuable trait’s the forex market has to offer. For example, the market is open 24 hours a day, 5 days a week; there are many forms to reduce risk in the market (stops); it is fairly easy to come in and out of the market because it is highly liquid. Lastly, the market is very volatile.

Forex Trading Payroll

The non-farm payroll report releases by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics contains information on the current employment situation in the US.

Non-farm payroll data creates large market moves in both the stock and currency markets. Average price movement right after the release is about 40-80 pips depending on the significance of the release and the price can move up to 100-130 pips before the end of the day.

A profitable strategy would be to spot the chart formation (bullish ascending triangle), notice that MACD is above zero signifying potential upward move. Once these technical parameters are identified place a buy order at 1.3287 (10 pips above the resistance) with a stop at 1.3272 (15 pips below the entry) and first profit target at 1.3217. Result – 30 pip profit.

Online ForexTrading

This is a global market that provides a very nice opportunity to individuals all over the world. This foreign exchange market has grown to over three trillion dollars a day in trades making it the world's largest market. This amount of money attracts a lot of get rich quick people. Do not become of of these people because they end up losing all their money because they don't have the slightest clue on how to invest in this market. I'm going to share with you a little about what I've learned that has helped me in this market.

you have a 24hr market here, but it isn't always profitable at all times. I find the low volume times quite unstable. The reason is that there isn't enough trading going on for a stable supply and demand. If you look at the high volume time, there is a lot of trading going on and it seems almost chaotic. Even though it is extremely busy, there is equilibrium of supply and demand, making it very stable.