Announcements

Dear readers of FX Instructor,

Me, The Geeky Koala as you all know, would like to wish you A Merry Christmas.

Thank you for your kind and wonderful support to TheGeekKnows.com and FXInstructor.com.

We love our forex work and our readers and will strive to serve you better in the days ahead

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To the kind and wonderful folks at FX Instructor, me and my koalas would like to thank you for this honor to be able to contribute to this wonderful site of forex learning. We look forward to more wonderful work together.

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God bless

Hi there fellow traders,

Just a heads up to those not in the know – I run a comprehensive and absolutely free forex education curriculum called Forex 101.

Don’t let the name fool you – this is not just a rehash of the basic forex tutorials you find all over the web. We cover topics ranging from fundamental analysis, to Fibonacci Numbers, to building your own working trading system.

And I’ll be hosting TWO such free lessons this week – on Wednesday September 9 and Thursday September 10 at 8:00pm EST (for Europe, the timezone conversion puts the lessons on the next calendar day, at Midnight GMT).

What are this week’s lessons about?

On Wednesday, we will learn about the different types of technical indicators and when to use them. We will examine Trend Followers, Leading Indicators and Volume Studies, and how to make them work for YOU.

Then on Thursday, join me in checking out one of the most powerful tools in a technician’s arsenal – Fibonacci analysis. We will explore the Fibonacci Numbers’ different applications, and their theoretical underpinning.

How to sign up?

Easy! Simply visit this page (or click the button below), choose the lessons that you want to attend, and fill out the form to RSVP.

Please note that I will NOT be using Hotcomm for these lessons,  but rather GoToMeeting, so the lessons will NOT be located in the usual Live Trading Room channel. You will receive all the necessary connection instructions once you register.

If you need any help or have questions about my curriculum, don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Happy Trading,

Mark

Hey fellow traders,

The first baby steps of launching a new Japanese Candlesticks course with pro trader and money manager Muhammad Azeem have proven successful enough to justify splurging on a full curriculum, expanding further on this topic.

However, instead of bulking everything together into one big course – we will offer 5 distinct ‘levels’ instead, letting YOU decide where you need to start – or simply enrol for all 5 together, at a discount.

The course material takes the original discussion of Japanese Candlesticks, and hits it right out of the ballpark – culminating in the development, backtesting, and use of your very own trading system.

Here is a brief summary of each level’s content:

Level 1 – History and Basics
Next Session: Sunday, August 30 at 7:00pm EST
Japanese Candlesticks have been in use by traders since the 17th century…
But just how well do YOU know them? If you want to learn to trade with Japanese Candlesticks THE RIGHT WAY – this is the lesson for you.

Level 2 – Advanced Candlestick Patterns
Next Session: Tuesday, September 1 at 7:00pm EST
You will learn powerful candlestick patterns that appear during the London market session on the EUR/USD currency pair.
We will discuss different technical oscillators that a trader can use, and deal with proper use of stop loss placement.
In this webinar, you will also learn a new way to use moving averages to take your trading to the next level.

Level 3 – Trade Entry and Exit
Next Session: Thursday, September 3 at 7:00pm EST
You will learn proper use of support and resistance levels on an intra-day basis.
Anyone can enter the market, but it is a “Good Exit” that determines the success of trade. So, you will learn different types of exit strategies to close your winning trades with more profit.
You will also learn how to reduce risk in trading by using different types of trailing stop and money management techniques.

Level 4 – Your Own Trading System
Next Session: Tuesday, September 8 at 3:00am EST
Everyone wants to trade with the trend but how well do YOU know how to define a market trend and how to exploit it to make profit?
We will teach several methods to help you skip bad trading signals.
Webinar Attendee will be able to connect all the bits and pieces of information that they have learned through past lessons to create a workable day trading system.

Level 5 – Perfecting the System
Next Session: Thursday, September 10 at 3:00am EST
This session is the heart of creating our own day trading system. We will design, create and test a complete trading system during our less.
We will discuss different possible scenarios that traders encounter at the time of trading, including concepts such as risk-to-reward ratio, profit-to-loss ratio and maximum drawdown.
We will also use this session to tie up any loose ends from prior lessons.

Remember – the next lesson starts THIS SUNDAY (August 30), so hurry and reserve your seat before it’s too late.

You can learn more about the lessons and reserve your seat right here:

http://www.fxinstructor.com/eng/courses/jcandlesticks-reserve.php

Hi again everyone,

No analysis this time, just a heads-up: we’re oFF FF! Yeap that’s right, we’re dismissed Starting tomorrow you won’t be able to read our articles & analyses on ForexFactory. Personally I think that’s for the best… You already know us and we most likely know you, we can work together just as well without any intermediaries. All you have to do from now on is to sign up for updates directly from our website & receive our articles hassle-free: http://fxinstructor.com/eng/resources/commentaries.php.

I haven’t been around FF as long as our colleague Matt Carniol (by the way Matt, I was truly impressed with your dedication & perseverence in publishing your high quality articles over the years, keep up the great work! ) but I did notice that sometimes on ForexFactory people lose sight of their objectives, judge excessively & unjustly and in general simply prefer having a good dispute with a so-called “competitor” rather than hearing the guy out & see what he has to say… It is because of this that some of us (i won’t say ALL) got a lot of out-of-the-hat fade votes & outspoken hostility simply because our last name happens to be FXInstructor. I was not offended, neither did I respond to any such provocations which simply turn me away from my work & my objectives. FXInstructor is not about that… I believe that the quality & integrity of our work speak for themselves & therefore no other answer is needed except our views on the market – that’s what most of you are here for anyway. If you haven’t already, I invite you to pay us a visit in our Live Trading Room & see for yourselves who we are, how we analyze the charts & how we trade the market.

Regardless of our relationship with FF (or lack of it starting now), I want to thank all of you FF traders who generously voted for us, sent us feedback & in general put your trust in us over the last years. I invite you to participate in our FXInstructor community & continue to actively share your thoughts & comments with us all. There are a lot of free resources for you to check out, a lot of events (free courses, Live Trading Room, guest speakers, etc) available every week, a great forum with REAL traders, lots of new & exciting news coming up with the arrival of our new website format. In one word – we’re a vibrant community of traders sharing the goal of trading together successfully, learning from each other & having fun while inevitably spending time in front of the charts

So, goodbye ForexFactory readers, wherever you are… And welcome to FxInstructor.com!

Hey traders,

Let that be a lesson for us – check, check, and triple-check the schedules!

The following topics will be covered:

• How to construct your basic trading process.
• Choosing the right research sources.
• Choosing the right strategy.
• Making a trading plan – and sticking to it.
• The Trader’s OODA Loop
• … and more!

Hey everyone,

We have a FREE webinar coming up on the FXStreet.com forex portal, on July 17, 2007 at 11:00 GMT (7:00am EDT).

We will be presenting our Live Trading Room:

“Observe dedicated market professionals trading in the real-time market – learn from their analysis, technique, and trade planning. Mistakes on Forex are very costly. That is why observing professional traders as they open positions in our Live Trading Room (LTR) is so essential for traders of all levels. Watch, listen, and participate, as we turn our knowledge and experience into market advantage.”

I hope you will join us there!

To register for the session, please click here.

You can also see a list of all our upcoming FXStreet sessions by clicking here.

Hey everyone,

We have a FREE webinar coming up on the FXStreet.com forex portal, on June 19, 2007 at 16:00 GMT (12:00pm EST).

The topic of the lesson will be “Trading with Pivots and Momentum Value Indicator”.

I hope you will join us there!

The link to register for the session is:
http://www.fxstreet.com/live/session…0-94b6a43b4d87

You can also see a list of all our upcoming FXStreet sessions by clicking here.

Dear Fellow Trader,

Time for another Member Update. This time I have several important things I want to tell you about:

* Extended LTR promotional period
* The new FX Instructor Forums
* Updated schedule for the coming week’s LTR
* New Promotion – bring 4 friends, get 1 month of LTR access, FREE!

Lets take it from the top.

Extended LTR Promotional Period

Firstly, regarding the extended promotional period – I have some great news! If you have missed the free promotional period we have been offering for our Live Trading Room, you have another chance to see what we are all about this week, by joining for free until Wednesday, June 20th.

As an incentive for this promotion period, there are big pricing discounts for all new LTR subscriptions made before the end of the promotional period. Be sure to check it out.

Remember – starting June 20th, the Live Trading Room will be available only to subscribers. I do hope you will join!

New FX Instructor Forums

Another new development that you ought to be aware of are the new FX Instructor Forums. We are sure you will find the forums to be a helpful and constructive medium through which to get your questions answered and to communicate with your fellow traders.

The forum is located at http://forum.fxinstructor.com and is free to join. There is a private area for students and LTR subscribers, and a special area for getting help.

I invite you to join in and help make the forums into a thriving community for forex traders.

Updated LTR Schedule

On to the schedule. We have an exciting lineup of active trading, strategies, and discussions for this week.

The Live Trading Room is designed to provide you with an understanding of professional trading techniques, while observing actual trades performed by us, and discussing setups.

You can find the updated schedule on our website, by clicking here.

We are constantly adjusting our lineup to provide best value to LTR subscribers, and you can help us make it better.

Be sure to let us know if you have any suggestions or feedback!

New Promotion – Bring 4 Friends, Get 1 Month of LTR Access, FREE!

Why trade alone when you can trade with 4 of your friends, especially when your Live Trading Room access is absolutely free for 1 month?

We are offering this promotion to all new and existing Live Trading Room subscribers. If you have friends into Forex, who may be interested in participating in the Live Trading Room, be sure to take advantage of this promotion.

When your friends sign up, simply have them email us, telling us your name and email address. We will take care of the rest.

To learn more about this and other promotions, please click here.

If you have any questions about this or other updates, please feel free to get in touch with us at any time!

Here are several webinar sessions we have coming up in the near future, on FXStreet.com. Be sure to visit their Live Sessions page on FXStreet.com to see what is coming up.

Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 (repeats on May 22, May 29)
Time: 8.30am to 9.45am EST
Topic: Trade the 200MA strategy in the FxInstructor Live Trading Room
Instructor: Sunil Mangwani
Description:

The 200MA strategy is a technique to get high probability trades in the direction of the trend. This simple strategy uses two unique time frames with the 200MA to get precise entry points in a trend.
This strategy is very easy to follow with precise rules for entry, stop and exits, and hence has a good success ratio.
But only learning an effective technique is not enough. A trader must build a complete trading plan for the technique, and identify situations to correctly trade this technique.
In the second part of this free webinar series, we will identify setups in the live market, and trade these setups with a well defined trading plan.

Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Time: 10.00am to 10.45am EST
Topic: Applying Money Management Rules
Instructor: Mihai Marinescu
Description:

Money/risk management is a crucial part of being a successful trader. Without good money management, your profits can easily turn into losses, and your account can crumble away without proper discipline. In this special FXStreet presentation, you will see:
- How to integrate money management rules with a trading strategy
- Presentation of the strategy
- Psychological aspects and conclusions
We believe this is a very important lesson and invite traders of all levels to participate.

Date: Thursday, May 17, 2007 (repeats on May 31)
Time: 10.00am to 10.45am EST
Topic: (Premium FXStreet Webinar) Trading the Andrew’s Pitchfork with advanced techniques.
Instructor: Sunil Mangwani
Description:

The Andrews Pitchfork or the Median Line method is basically a trend line system which is used in a trending market to visually calculate a target.
According to Andrews, the purpose of the median line is to determine the trend.
The most important part of this concept is that prices typically make it to the median line 80% of the time, and the developing trend should be contained within the upper and lower lines.
This, by itself, is a powerful factor which enables a trader to visually estimate where price would most likely encounter support or resistance.
We take this highly effective concept one step further, and add some filters to obtain precise levels for entry, stop and exit, and also build the correct money management principles for it.

More sessions will be announced as they come available. We look forward to seeing you there!

Did you know that you, as a trader, are your own worst enemy? You might have a perfect setup, a great strategy, and a foolproof trading plan – but if you lack the discipline or patience to see it through, none of it will do you much good. In a less grotesque example, you may simply want to improve your mindset and focus, and get yourself “in the zone” to help improve trading performance – and enjoyment.

Trading for profits is all well and good, but if you are struggling against yourself, you will not enjoy the process. Chances are, if you are trading professionally, this is your JOB – and you gotta love your job. If you are not loving your job, what the heck are you doing here? Its a vicious cycle – resent your job, and poor results will follow, causing further resentment.

Thankfully there are some very talented people out there, such as our very own Paul Wallace, who can help you achieve that forex zen which no technical or fundamental strategy ever could.

Take this opportunity. Join Paul, and listen to what he has to say. Use your technical analysis. Use your fundamental analysis. But please don’t forget your mental analysis! Perfect it!

Click here to learn more about ways we can help your trading psychology.

Always feel free to contact us if you have questions about any of our courses or services.