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Hi folks,{Last updated 12th February 2012}

The PDF explaining how the service will operate will be ready by close of play Monday 13th February 2012.

If you are not a member but would still like to view a copy then just send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it quoting ' Copier PDF'.

Reserve your membership by sending £99 {not dollars or Euro which is already happening}to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

£99 covers your first 4 weeks subscription beginning March 5th and should you change your mind is refundable before the subscription period begins.  

Paypal will automatically convert payment, just enter £99 and nothing else and it will tell you what you've paid in your local currency anyhow.

It clearly says £ below but already I'm having other currencies arrive which is just not fair to the full paying members.

I have no qualms in forwarding you my banking details if you prefer not to use Paypal

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I recommend you read over all the ' trade copier' information that on this blog but  to keep you further informed here is the latest most up to date information and developments as well.

- Currently on track to begin March 5th.

- The service I will be using to ensure my trades reach you virtually instantly {I'm told in person tonight that it will take less than 100th of a second} will most likely be https://www.4xsolutions.com

- 4xsolutions come highly recommended by many of my clients and I have spoken to them personally and feel they will do an exceptional job

- They're currently updating their software for even greater service and have recommended my clients hold back and have the latest, available around mid February.

- They are also in the same building as a major MT4 provider and I will let you know who that is once I've got the best deal for my clients. You do not have to change MT4 provider if you don't want to, you can use whomever you wish but I have been informed that niggles can get resolved extremely quickly because of the close relationship the copier service and the MT4 provider have.

- I will still be sending out a PDF to all those that registered trade copier interest at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , most of the information is here anyhow and on the other blog section entitled 'Trade Copier Signals Service'

- Expect the PDF within the next week or two or when I send out the latest newsletter.

- I suggest to those that don't know me, trust me, are unsure, want my bank statements lol and all terms related lol, that you hold back and watch the results until you feel that this is the service for you. There is a limit to keep it manageable and simple but don't worry, it's more important that you join because you have done your homework and want to. If you apply after the membership is full then someone always drops out for one reason or another at some stage.

- If everyone that expressed interest were to subscribe then I would be 4 times over the limit and so it's a first come first serve scenario. Of course not everyone that expresses interest will subscribe but once the quota has been filled I will install an orderly queue lol and as one drops out I will inform the next in line that a vacancy has arisen.

- Securing a place is £99 payable to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it via PayPal or I am happy to provide banking details.

- £99 covers you for a 4 week period and the £99 you forward to secure your place will cover you for the first 4 weeks of the service. You can secure your place from now and I will send you an e-mail, should you do so, confirming receipt and that you are now officially a member of the service.

- You will understand how the service will operate by checking out the blog and if it appeals to you then sign up and get your name down. If you change your mind before the service begins I will simply refund you.

- Take note my trader friends, this is going to be a relaxed, 15-30 pips on average per day that I trade, simple service where you let me get on with it. Checkout  https://www.4xsolutions.com and you will see that you can set risk and money management appetite easily once you have the software installed. Read all the spiel here and the rest on the blog too and the PDF when sent out and only join if you're sure it's for you. The PDF will virtually be a copy of what I'm stating here and on the other section of the blog.

- Virtually all trades will be on the EUR/USD so that once again it can be kept simple and at some stage I may offer to teach a few of you this method. I've been asked several times already if this is the PHD method and my answer was that yes there will be some PHD trades but this method boils down more to experience than a system really.

- Once this service is up and running I will most likely not be personally teaching the PHD method any longer so if you want personal tuition contact me. I will still make the PDF version available and I will continue to look after all my PHD clients but I will stop the 1:2:1 training to concentrate on the trade copier service and my other trading interests.

- Just to ensure it's crystal clear. My existing PHD clients are still as valued as they always have been and I will continue to look after you. Those purchasing the PDF version, even when I eventually stop 1:2:1 sessions, will also receive the same level of exceptional service that I provide to all my PHD method clients.

So re-read this blog posting, read the other trade copier blog posting and if you think it will suit you then reserve your spot by sending £99 {not Dollars or Euro} to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Remember I will refund you if you change your mind before the service begins.

I'll be updating fairly frequently now as I'm excited myself that I've found a couple of services that can relay my trades quickly, efficiently and with superb after-care service for us all.

Cheers

Andy

Last updated 28th January 2011

 Send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with ' TRADE COPIER' in the subject box if you want to be kept informed of this service that will begin March 5th 2012

YOU CAN NOW RESERVE YOUR SPOT BY SENDING £99 TO This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by requesting my banking details. I will confirm your spot and send you the 'members' only e-mail.

The £99 covers you for the first 4 weeks subscription beginning March 5th. You may ask for a refund anytime up until the subscription starts and it will be prompty returned.

This will be a new FOREX TRADE COPIER SERVICE that will automate and activate my trades to your MT4 platform.

These are not trades from my PHD METHOD, true, some of them may overlap but an explanation about the service and the style of trades you will recieve is explained below.

I  have repeated myself several times purposely.   

When I place the trade it will automatically go live your end. I control the stop, target, entry etc, you just set your MT4 platform to the risk you are comfortable with. {Recommended between 1-3%}. You can take over the trade at any stage if you so wish. Stop-loss will fall between an average 15 - 35 pips

Doesn't matter where you reside on the planet, I will place the trade and as long as you have an MT4 Platform and you have set it up correctly then the trade will automate.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND QUESTIONS YET. I WILL ISSUE A PDF EXPLAINING ALL ABOUT  THE SERVICE IN DUE COURSE. I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO OPERATE A SIGNALS SERVICE MANY TIMES BUT ALWAYS HELD BACK BECAUSE OF ALL THE EXTRA TIME IT TAKES, I DEVOTE MY TIME TO THE PEOPLE I PERSONALLY TUTOR. BY OPERATING A 'TRADE COPIER' SERVICE I BELIEVE IT WILL VIRTUALLY ERADICATE QUESTIONS AS I WILL BE TRADING PURELY TO INCREASE YOUR TRADING ACCOUNTS. I EXPECT TO HAVE THE PDF READY BY MID TO END OF JANUARY. I HAVE JUST RETURNED HOME FROM VACATION {14TH JAN} BUT AM NOW PLANNING ON TAKING ANOTHER ONE IN FEBRUARY SO THE SERVICE WILL BEGIN MARCH AS I DON'T PLAN ON ANOTHER HOLIDAY AGAIN UNTIL AT LEAST AUGUST. 

If interested just send a e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with ' TRADE COPIER' in the subject box and I'll add you to my TRADE COPIER signals service database. I will then contact you in plenty of time before the service is due to begin in March 2012.. No point before that. I'm away several times between now and then.

Those of you who know me will appreciate that this service will be in my usual relaxed manor with no frills and no waffle but exceptional overall service.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND QUESTIONS YET - Just check back here every so often. When I have more information and a definate start date you will know if you have joined the 'trade copier' mailing list. {Definate start date has just been released and will be March 5th 2012}

- All trades will be opened and closed in the same trading day, many remain open from between 5 minutes to an average 2hrs. The whole point of this service is that you just let me get on with it. You will be able to individually set your own risk and so if a 20 pip stop or a 120 pip stop the risk is still the same, 2% of an account, for instance, will be 2% whether the stop is 10 pips or 30 pips.

- If the live trade doesn't move in our direction pretty sharpish and I have doubts it will now go against us, I tend to either exit, move the stop way up close or take the profit/loss there and then. I do hang around now and then but it's rare. Depends on what time of the day or night it is really,  they tend to take longer to mature in the quieter trading periods of course.

- All trades will be forex related but could be on any market pairs.

- If you are seriously considering joining, and haven't a clue about trading I suggest you do a little research on what is actually involved in trading in general. Trading tends to attract many variations of 'trader' and those 'traders' that haven't a clue are by far the worse and can spoil the simplicity of this service for others. So please do yourselves a favour, if you haven't a clue then get clued up lol.

- The company I am considering using are called https://www.4xsolutions.com. It may not be their service I use yet but you will get a very good image from their website of how the service will operate. They have a very good reputation but I am interested to hear from anyone that has experience of a reliable trade copier service.

- Trades will happen as and when the criteria is met and I'm around. This is going to be a relaxed service with trades that I spot rather than sitting there looking for them. Just an enjoyable 'let me get on with it' style operation. If that interests you then send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with 'trade copier' in the subject box and that is all you need to do for now.

- I will not be including any of my longer term trades, I want to keep this service very simple and easy to operate. Low risk, high probability trades that are generally over within minutes or hours. All trades will be closed in the same day they're opened.

-There will be trades from my PHD method that may overlap but that doesn't matter as I will not be explaining to anyone why I took a trade as the idea behind this service is for you to just let me get on with it.

- Expect around 1-3 trades per day on average with never more than 2 live at any one time. Most of the time there will be just the one live and if the first trade gives us our 15-30 pips or so then that's 'job done'.

- Probably be 4 days per week rather than 5 but not really taking that in to account, such is the nature of this relaxed style service. It will be what it will be.

- You'll either want to just do nothing and let me get on with it {contact me about joining}or be asking questions galore {Don't contact me to join lol}. Question answering and advice service is for my PHD method clients not this service. You are entitled to ask sensible questions but if they're answered on the PDF I will provide I will simply refer you to it. If it's not answered and it's sensible then you have my attention. The reason I go on about this question malarkey is because so many people just can't be bothered to read instructions. Signal services and trade copier services tend to attract 3 types of client:

   1- Those that can trade and simply want to add to their portfolio = Very welcome clients

   2- Those that are learning to trade, struggling to trade or just understand how trading works = Very Welcome Clients

   3- Those that haven't a clue about trading, think it's a get rich quick gig and have read too much of the waffle on the internet nowadays = Not so very welcome clients lol and you need to get yourself up to speed on the reality of trading because I will be able to tell my end and not allow you to join or will remove you  from the service.

If you fall in to category 3, as previously mentioned a couple of times already,may I suggest you do some research. My site is as good as any or just do a Google search on subjects related to forex trading. Money management is essential to the survival of any trader on this planet. It's not a hard subject and it takes no time at all to understand so be good to yourself and get up to speed. I will have no qualms in not allowing those who are ignorant of trading to join the service, it's something I do regarding tutoring PHD Method clients, I don't accept everyone.

- Average risk will be between 15 - 30 pips with the stop moved to protect capital quite rapidly. There may be bigger stops at times but so what as the risk is the same, 1/2/3% of an account is still 1/2/3% whether 10 pips is risked or 100 pips. Minimum 1:2:1 risk to reward ratio is the aim.

- The aim is for an average 15 - 30 pips per day, consistent profits with no long losing runs or losing weeks anticipated etc, just a nice simple service where I place a trade and it's automatically copied your end to your MT4 platform.

- Not bothered about the big moves, if they happen they happen, as I'll be closing the trades if they individually or combined reach around 20/30 pips.

- I'll be teaching this method occasionally if it's of interest to anyone. Don't expect it to be peanuts as I haven't strived to get something like this right to just give it away.

- Doesn't matter where you reside on the planet, if you have the internet then you can join this service when it begins March 2012. Those of you who don't know me or have reservations then just watch the service for a few months and as clients drop out and a slot becomes available you can sign up. It will be a simple case of don't pay the £99 4 weekly subscription if you want to leave, no contracts or long term sign ups. Stay if you enjoy, leave if you don't.

- The cost will be £99 per 4 trading weeks with a simple stay on if you like it or simply leave if you don't.There will be a limit both for my sanity lol and to ensure that the trade copier software does it's job by not being overloaded. For whatever reason there will always be people that change their mind or don't enjoy the service. As one drops out the first person on the top of the waiting list will be offered a spot, you're not obligated in any way to take it and I can remove you fron the list, on request, at any time you wish.

- I'm not going to bother with offer deals or offers etc, you'll either be interested in this style of service and be happy to pay a £99 4 week subscription fee or you won't. Nice and simple is the key and I recon that this style of service will only attract those that understand trading anyhow and that will suit me just fine thank you very much lol.

- This service is nothing to do with my PHD Method that has fantastic reviews throughout the internet. For the time being I will be still teaching, personally and via the internet, my PHD method. I will decide once the 'trade copier service' begins if I will continue to teach the method or not. Rest assured that if you are already a PHD client then you still will be regardless of whether I decide to continue teaching it or not.

-When a trade is placed and you happen to be around you can at any stage, override all trades, move stops, targets and exit etc. Though I place them you can interfere if you see fit or want to adapt to your trading comfort.

By operating the service this way  it means I can operate a much anticipated and requested Trade Copier Service with very little hassle, sometimes on the move and just by occasional glances at my screens. I'm not looking for mega moves, big runs and scores of pips. All I offer is my best to give you around 15 - 30 pips per day, on average. This could be any time of the day or night, you just let me get on with it regardless. I trade on the move quite often so this style of service will suit me, if you think it will suit you then just send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with 'TRADE COPIER' in the subject box and I'll be in touch as and when.

That's it for now folks, nothing changed for my PHD clients, my time is still yours.

Andy

I  receive many questions regarding the PHD Method style of trading.

I've narrowed down the answers to the most popular and in a short a sentence or two as possible

I'd also like to state that I tell it as it is, so if you're looking for some get rich quick scheme or a simple answer to successful trading or some magic then I suggest you carry on looking at the minefield of crap that arrives in the average traders in-box on a daily basis. I still get 10+ per day no matter how hard I try to unsubscribe lol, most of the companies that fire them over are one and the same and most have one thing in common, they're pushing Robot's, EA's and sit back and relax style trading and I can assure you they don't and will never work.

You must learn to trade, you must learn to drive your trade not just steer it. Remember the Dodgems at the fair, they just steer. Drivers check the fuel, Oil, Water, Tyres, Mirrors, Signals, Handbrake and the traffic, trading is no different. Choose to steer a trade and you will burn out eventually, choose to drive it and you will not only prosper but you will prosper for as long as you continue to trade and with ease, confidence and professionalism. Can you name a profession that the professional hasn't had to make great effort, time and commitment in order to succeed! Take a look at your present trading stance if you're failing because trading is a profession and effort is required, not intelligence or mathematical genius, pure effort and determination to succeed.

I'm very proud of the fact that any business I receive is through word of mouth or ruthlessly searching the WWW. I don't spend a penny on advertising or marketing choosing to trade with a booking coming in here and there if someone happens to find me. Take a look at my site, notice anything different to 97% of the trading sites out there? The answer is I offer nothing more than what I actually do, no affiliations, no trading DVD's or Books, no one else's methods etc. Most sites are there to take money from you in one way or another and they're exceptionally good with their marketing skills, me, I have no desire to be. I'm happy to be on about page 10 of Google where no one looks because I know if you discovered me it was through effort or recommendation.

What time-frame does the PHD Method use: I teach you how to use the 15 minute with the hour for confirmation. Once mastered some choose to drop to the 5 minute with the 15 for confirmation. 

Is it suitable for intra-day trading: It is a day trading method, not news related or scalping, day trading.

In what ways can I be shown or obtain the PHD Method: Several choices. You can visit me at my office in Worcestershire, you can be tutored on-line, you can order the PDF version or I can come to you.

Which is the cheapest way of obtaining the PHD Method: You can purchase the PDF version for £295, that's ridiculously cheap for what you get and my after-care service too. The stealth is not included but many already have it, you can purchase the ' cheaper version' directly from stealth or you can manually input the levels.

What is team-viewer: Team-viewer is the medium I use to teach clients unable or not wanting to visit me but still want 1:2:1 tuition. It enables me to dial in to your computer and show you the PHD Method as if you were sitting right next to me. You issue a password and I get access, once the session is finished it is impossible for me to access your computer again unless you give me a new password. Those living outside the UK use this all the time of course and so it has been thoroughly tested and proven to be a superb service to use.

Do I need Skype: If taking an on-line session then yes but full set-up instructions and guidance is given well before the session commences. You don't need a web-cam as all we need it for is to talk.

Do I need 1:2:1 tuition: Great question and only answered by how best you absorb information. Are you better self taught or being shown. Are you particularly inexperienced or have too much trading baggage. Are you new to the trading world and want to get it right from the start and so on. One things for sure you can't beat 1:2:1 personal tuition but only you can decide what will suit you.

Can you only trade the forex markets: You can trade whatever markets you're comfortable with and understand.

What makes your service/method different to others: I tell it as it is and with that in mind there isn't any robot, EA or signal service that is going to make you a trader. You MUST learn to trade or fail. Is there a profession on this planet where the professional hasn't had to work hard and install discipline in order for he/she to be successful! Trading is no different. The scam and worthless/useless systems out there in abundance do traders/services like me as much harm as they do you. With me you get the cold hard truth, then it's up to you. You can carry on throwing money away at a dream or get stuck in. The beauty of trading is intelligence doesn't play a part, discipline and effort do.

Do you provide a check-list: The checklist is your trading bible. The PHD one was developed to be chart based and unavoidable. You can also add to it so if you have annoying poor habits so it's there in front of you as a reminder.

Can you provide anything to help with market awareness: I have trading range and divergence softwarel. It's free to PHD clients.

Do you have set criteria regarding risk: Yes of course, only 1-3% of your account will be at risk at any one time.

What is the average stop-loss, in pips, for a PHD set-up: Between 15- 35 pips.

What is the average target, in pips, aimed for: Minimum 1:2:1 to begin with. If you  risk 25 pips you are taught how to identify a minimum 25 pips as your target.

How long before I go live: When you're good and ready. I have a 3 stage process to get you there and if you adhere to it you'll go live quicker than trying to skip steps.

I only want to trade part time, is that possible: Very, full time, part time or just now and then it doesn't really matter. Not everyone wants to be a full time trader.

Are there better times to trade than others: Yes, when the market is moving or expected to move is the most desirable. I teach you to recognise this.

How long does the training last: Depends on option chosen. 3 hrs is generally enough for most but you can have a longer session. Just enquire and I'll tell you honestly what will be the best for you.

Is there a PDF version: Yes and you receive the same level of after-care service too. My after-care reputation is deserved.

How long after the session is completed does your after-care last: Forever and a day lol. It stops when you don't need me anymore.

What is the minimum sized trading account required: Doesn't really work like that. Some have thousands others a couple of 100. It doesn't matter as it's percentages and growth that count.

Are some trading sessions better than others: Generally the London session is the most reliable and easiest to trade but I have traders on every continent that trade whenever it suits them.

Why do you think so many traders fail: Easy one to answer. Some choose to drive while others choose to just steer. You must become a driver or fail. Also understanding that leading information is King  not lagging information.

Is it a trend following method: It is. I use the term ' earn your stripes first' quite a lot in my training. Until you've earned them and can make money consistently with the trend you haven't earned the right to trade against it.

Do you teach how to trade against the trend: I do to those that have proven successfully trading with it. They've earned their stripes and so I hook up again and teach them for free.

Do successful traders have common traits: Mainly routine, same market{s}, same times, same days, same habits day in day out until it becomes second nature.

Why is your method so successful compared to many others: Because I tell it as it is, no fluff or padding or filler crap. Trading is simply stacking the probability in your favour and piggybacking the main moves as they start. We are the leaders of a move not the followers and have the ability to recognise a move about to happen. The followers piggyback us and for them it's then often too late.

I've had systems before that are useless, how can you convince me yours is not: First of all I'm not affiliated. Also my site promotes nothing other than my PHD method, no DVD's or training books or other services systems. Having no affiliations or ' side sales' should go some way to installing confidence in what I have to offer as the vast majority of forex related sites are out to make a buck one way or the other, I am clearly not. I spend no money on advertising and marketing so if you discover me it is through recommendation or ruthlessly scouring the internet as a rule. My PHD community is small, manageable and I run a friendly service. Stealth are the only other service mentioned on my site, why? because I use a couple of the stealth tools as part of my PHD method.

Are you and Stealth part of the same company: Not in any way, shape or form. I have used the stealth tools as part of my trading for many years and have respect for them and for the company that manage them but I am in no way partnered other than sharing a common interest.

Is there a discount if we already own stealth: Yes as it's included in your PHD package and there's no point having two.

How many of your PHD trained clients go on to be successful traders: About 70% and 7 out of 10 I'm very happy with. Of course I wish it was 100% but that's never realistically going to happen. Some of the reasons why traders fail is that some are just never going to change their habits, or throw out the trading baggage, be willing to start afresh, think there's a holy grail still, think you can just turn up for your trading session and press a few buttons and some people are just not meant to be traders. It's like I mentioned earlier about true traders learn to drive not just steer, some traders can't get past the steering stage and so it's not meant to be.

What attributes do you need to successfully trade: Discipline, patience, resilience, ability to adopt routine and to realise that you're an individual and it's individual performance that counts.

To Be Continued...........

There are scores of indicators available for those that use Metatrader platforms. I encourage my PHD Forex Method traders to become as indicator free as possible but not everyone that visits my site or blog uses the PHD Forex Method of course.

Those of you just browsing or taking an interest in trading and are looking for a Metatrader based indicator then ask me first. No obligation and no charge, just rather you used something that works and is decent and is free rather than fall in to the trap and think you have to pay other companies for them.

I have scores of them and over the years have sorted the awful from the useful.

Many of my clients never knew the importance of understanding at least the range of the market they were trading, how on earth can you even begin to trade if you don't know it's range! To help them understand and appreciate the importance of range knowledge I sourced two exceptional Metatrader based range indicators that virtually do the job for you.

I don't use and don't encourage my PHD clients to use trend lines { S/R should always be a flat precise level}but if you do then your trend lines should be drawn in the same manor each and every time. In my opinion the only way to do that is to automate them as most traders just keep moving the line to fit the trend and that can't be right! So again I sourced a trend line indicator suitable for MT4.

Hugely beneficial to any trader is the understanding of divergencies. Divergencies are leading information, not lagging, and anything that is leading is a huge huge bonus to a trader of any nature or time frame. My personal trading is nothing but leading information based and to help those that are a little unsure of divergencies I sourced a coule of decent divergence indicators for the Metatrader platform.

I could go on: Camarilla software - Big Round number indicator - Trend recognition software - Multi time frame analysis software and on and on and on, I have it all and it's free to anyone that asks. If you're looking for something to help you in your trading then fire an e-mail over to me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and I'll see if I can help out.

Little old me at my trading station. My method you can operate from a laptop if you wish, you don't need the elaborate set-up I have on show here lol. PHD client or not, if you want a chat about your trading then let me know. I like to chat and I like to be friendly with traders around the planet. All the best, Andy.

All for a good cause and every penny counts. Another friend of mine doing her bit and all donations gratefully accepted.

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Cheers

Andy

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When you execute a Forex trade, you are purchasing an amount of currency, termed a lot. The amount of currency in one lot depends upon the type of account you have. In a standard account, one lot is usually equal to U.S. $100,000; in a mini account, one lot is $10,000. But Forex trading accounts are leveraged, which means you don’t have to own that expensive lot of currency; you just have to control it, and if you do, any profit it earns is yours. To obtain the right to control a lot of currency, you put up a much smaller amount of money in a sort of rental agreement called a margin deposit. In a standard account, to control that U.S. $100,000, you must put up $1,000 of your own money; in a mini account, to control $10,000, you need to put up $100.

The leverage influences the amount of profit you earn, as well. In a standard account, one pip of a currency pair that has the U.S. dollar as the base is equal to U.S. $10; in a mini account, one pip equals to $1. This means that, should you correctly forecast the movement of the market and execute a trade that earns you two hundred pips (not an unrealistic goal), if you have a standard account, your profit will be $2,000; if you have a mini account, it’s $200.

To maximize your profits in Forex trading, you don’t have to trade a standard account; not every beginning trader can afford to. Instead, if you believe you have a good forecast on the market, you can trade more than one lot. To continue the above example, if your successful trade earned you two hundred pips and you had purchased five lots of that currency, in a mini account you would have put up $500 of your own money—but earned a profit of $1,000 (two hundred pips times five lots). In a standard account, you would have put up $5,000—and earned $10,000.

The number of lots you can trade depends upon the margin in your account. That’s not the amount you deposited; that also includes any open trades you have running, taking into account any profits or losses you may incur.

There are two types of orders that can be placed in Forex trading. The most common type is called a market order, and it simply purchases or sells the currency pair at the going market rate. This sort of trade is quickly arranged—with some online trading platforms, one click can do it—so it’s the order you want to place when the market is moving rapidly. (If you do the one-click thing, always edit the trade to put in a stop-loss; more on that in a minute.)

The other kind of order is called an entry order, and it’s what you use when you want to purchase or sell a currency pair but only at a certain price. For example, say the GBP/USD is range-bound, moving sideways in a channel, going up and down but not far enough to entice you into a trade.

But there are indications that the Cable might soon break out of that channel. So you could place an entry order to purchase but only after the price rises above a certain point. If the Cable breaks out, your entry order would be triggered, and you would purchase the currency pair when the price rises above your pre-arranged point. If it doesn’t, you aren’t stuck with a currency pair that’s going nowhere, and the still-dormant entry order would cancel after a certain length of time.

A stop, also called a stop-loss, is a pre-arranged point where you decide you would like to get out of a losing trade. A limit, also called a take-profit, is a pre-arranged point where you decide you would like to exit a winning trade. Although it may not seem so on the surface, both are important. Properly using stops and limits defines the extent of your risk and encourages disciplined trading.

I take my trading seriously and never turn up for work without my lucky hat.

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Over the years I've accumlated a wide range of forex trading tools and narrowed them down to what have been useful and what are downright crap

Some are my own that I'm willing to share with non-PHD clients and others just accumulated randomly over time.

Anyway to keep it short if you're looking for something to aid your trading I may well have it so just ask This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Included in my trading array of free tools:

A Range Calculator that displays the last 1/5/10 and 20 days ranges. Traders who don't know the ranges of the markets they're trading need a boot up the backside lol.  

A Camarilla automated calculator and a back-up manual calculator

A Multi-pair current trend spotter . Helps back up your visual decision which will always be by far the most important

Ihr Trend Direction analysis software. Again visual is how you should train yourself to be expertise at but this will help you.

Support/Resistance levels calculator. I've never discovered levels more accurate than these. There are lots and lots of free calculators out there all giving their opinions of S/R but to a day trader nothing will beat these.

Trade management software that many of my clients use to help them make bigger profits while having to make less decisions.

Trendline Software that plots the trendlines for you thus cutting back on the traders tendancy to make the line fit the trend rather than the other way around. Trendlines have their uses though I don't use them in my PHD Method 

A chart based checklist {Not the PHD one} that you can personalise to any method you currently use. Chart based will always be far more advantageous than a piece of paper or notepad. It's there, it's staring at you and you'd be a silly Billy to ignore your own systems criteria.

If there's anything not mentioned here that you are sourcing then ask me, I f I can help I will, PHD client or not. Cheers, Andy.

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Technical Analysis is the easiest and most precise way of trading the FOREX market known by the forex traders community. All available information on any particular currency, and its impact on traders, and the market, are already reflected in a currency's price. The foreign exchange market is mostly composed of trends and is, therefore, a place where technical analysis can be used very effectively. Experience in trading has shown that history repeats itself - over time, certain chart patterns become consistent, predictable and very reliable. The problem is being able of  spoting them. There's always more than meets the eye at first glance.

Prices move in trends; and the traders who don't know this fact obviously have no need to implement a trading methodology on technical analysis, they haven’t even realized yet. But, over 100 years of research has shown that those who trade "with the trend", more often than not, greatly improve their chances of winning in the forex markets (i.e., making a profitable trade).

Many times finding the prevailing trend will help you become aware of the overall market direction and offer you better visibility--especially when shorter-term movements tend to clutter the picture. And many times following the trend will bail you out of an initially less than great entry point.

The main question you may be asking yourself by now  is; how does technical analysis help you to determine what the trend of the market is and how does it help your efforts to trade with the trend and not against the trend?

It is important to mention that no one is claiming technical analysis as the “magic bullet” of trading . And if you ask, which indicators are better in Forex trading? The answer is none - technical indicators should simply be  components of your overall customized / personalized trading system and not systems in and of themselves. They are like tools in a tool kit, not the kit itself!

As a Forex Technical Trader, your goals are:

1) To figure out the price action of the currency pair. Price is the main concern. If the EUR/USD is at 1.3226 and goes to 1.3219, 1.3112, 1.3008 - the market is in a down trend. Despite what every technical indicator might predict, if the trend is down, stay with the trend. Indicators showing where price will go next or what it should be doing are useless. A trader need only be concerned with what the market is doing, not what the market might do. The price tells you what the market is doing.

2) To always remember that technical indicators are only giving you confirmations based on what the market is telling you. So listen and pay close attention to the market and let it dictate which method you will use and which tool you will pull out of your bag of strategies and techniques. For only by listening to the markets will you ever be able to conquer it successfully and become a profitable trader.

If you would like some free software that I have sourced that will simply help you with deciding on trend direction then contact me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Remember it is a visual decision that is most important, that is trading, but the software will help confirm and aid in your confidence that you are making the right decision. It's a very useful piece of kit, available free on the internet if you know where to look but I can save you the trouble if you ask.

  I love the Forex Jackal PHD Method. Find out lots of information on the method here on the blog and over at the Frequently Asked Questions section. View recent results too and terms of the Guarantee.

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