Beat the odds in Forex trading : how to identify and profit from high percentage market patterns

"Beat the Odds in Forex Trading provides traders with tremendous value by disseminating the trading methods and philosophy of one of the most remarkable Forex success stories since Soros." --Alexander De Khtyar, President, Forex International Investments, Inc. Add certainty and systematization into Forex trading with this practical approach. Author and industry professional Igor Toshchakov shows how recurring market patterns--which can be recognized on a simple bar chart--can be successfully used to trade the Forex market. Written for traders at every level, this valuable resource discusses the challenges of developing a trading method, while revealing the Toshchakov's approach to the market--both from a philosophical and tactical point of view. You'll discover specific trading strategies based on recognizable market patterns, get detailed information on entry and exit points, profit targets, stop losses, risk evaluation, and much more.

Longtime Forex traders know they will never achieve certainty of profit. The best they can hope for is to trade uncertainty for a proven system and a reliable combination of recurring patterns.
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Wiley (July 28, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0471933317
ISBN-13: 978-0471933311
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
Subjects Foreign exchange market. Foreign exchange futures. Speculation.
Responsibility: Igor Toshchakov.
Language: English
Description: viii, 216 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes: Includes index.

Contents: Recommendations to novice traders -- How to get started -- Establishing a trading account -- Choosing the right dealer -- Developing a trading method -- Psychological challenges of speculative trading -- Discretionary versus mechanical trading systems -- Technical and fundamental analysis -- The Igrok method -- Philosophy of the Igrok method -- Evaluating probabilities using technical analysis -- Basic trading strategies and techniques -- Choosing a currency pair to trade -- Money management rules and techniques -- Market behavior and trader discipline -- Short-term and intraday trading strategies using the Igrok method -- Principles of the intraday trading plan -- Entering the market -- Exiting the market -- The importance of timing -- Trading strategy during the central bank intervention -- Templates for short-term and intraday trading -- Average daily trading range templates -- Technical formation templates -- Trendlines, support, and resistance templates -- A sample trade.

 
Beat the Odds in Forex Trading: How to Identify and Profit from High Percentage Market Patterns
- Introduction Page#
Part I - Recommendations to Novice Traders1
   How to Get Started3
   Establishing a Trading Account7
   Choosing the Right Dealer15
Part II - Developing a Trading Method25
   Psychological Challenges of Speculative Trading27
   Discretionary versus Mechanical Trading Systems33
   Technical and Fundamental Analysis37
Part III - The Igrok Method51
   Philosophy of the Igrok Method53
   Evaluating Probabilities Using Technical Analysis59
   Basic Trading Strategies and Techniques77
   Choosing a Currency Pair to Trade95
   Money Management Rules and Techniques97
   Market Behavior and Trader Discipline103
Part IV - Short-Term and Intraday Trading Strategies Using the Igrok Method111
   Principles of the Intraday Trading Plan113
   Entering the Market117
   Exiting the Market125
   The Importance of Timing133
   Trading Strategy During the Central Bank Intervention141
Part V - Templates for Short-Term and Intraday Trading145
   Average Daily Trading Range Templates147
   Technical Formation Templates159
   Trendlines, Support, and Resistance Templates191
   A Sample Trade207
- Index211