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I know it’s much-recommended to practice on a demo account. But when you switch to trading with real capital, a bumpy ride will start for several months. You won’t see what you practised on the demo account. It’s better to focus on precision and implementation to steady nerves.

It’s all about what you perceive. Every trader is smart enough to make decisions. No one would want to lose unnecessarily and that’s why they have demo accounts and micro accounts. I don’t think there would be a single trader who would jump into the market without any forex knowledge.

Everyone is free to do what they want. And why not? There is no better teacher than your own mistakes. Take every step you want and keep adding experiences to your journey about the things that must be done and the ones that must be avoided.

Change is the law of nature. At some point, you may feel that one trading strategy is working fine for you. But the other time, you might feel like using the other one. I truly believe that it is better to learn a few strategies and practice them on your demo account to gain hands-on experience...

I think so too Mark. They come with high turnover that directly results in the higher expense ratios and higher capital taxes.

That’s true, financial markets are surely inter dependent. What I find hard to digest is that the shape of the economy does not always have its impact on the market!

Like Launce said, these are good combinations to go for. Your portfolio’s sensitivity to market swings will be reduced because they move in the opposite directions.

Are you talking about the influence of one market over another?

Hmm that’s interesting, how do you think it’s gonna perform?

You’ve put it across quite well, so many traders (including me) go by the assessments and market predictions of sources like CNBC, of course there’ll be a higher authority controlling it, to think of it, why not? Obviously the big industrial houses will do everything in their capacity to turn...

When you speak of propaganda at national or global level, that’s scaling up the game to a whole another level. What happens on that scale is something we retailers do not even realize is happening

But now it’s easier to spread rumours, with social media, don’t you think so?

Ya and then in turn that site - when many people have it as their preference - starts shaping opinions. Is that right?

Stocks can be a good option for your portfolio but I think ETFs can be a better option. It will help you basically diversify the pool of the securities which you are investing. Through this method your portfolio will have a diverse range of stocks without individually buying different stocks.

Let’s not get diverted here. This is not about the DNA of boys/girls but about redditors and other trading media users shaping/influencing important stuff. Which by the way is I suppose mostly the male population.

Don’t overtrade now as we should only take risk when we can afford to, now, getting a second margin call means that you should reconsider your strategy.

Your knowledge is the biggest tool that you have when you go live in the market. If you know what you are doing, there is nothing that can stop you from making money in the market.

Exactly! Following a stop loss or limit order can be helpful too. Works for me most of the time I’d say!

Let’s not forget how some of the traders consider leverage to be their holy grail and end up getting a high leverage which eventually magnifies not only their losses but also increases their transaction costs. Statistically speaking, if a trader with a $500 mini account goes for a 100:1 leverage...

I agree that scalping is profitable but the trader must be proficient in making several trades over the course of time.