• Section: Money Guide - Category: Invest Online
• Written by Sacha Tarkovsky

If you want a successful FOREX trading strategy, you should incorporate the following tips into your existing strategy

ake big profits.

2% is a commonly touted figure to risk per trade - but if you're trading $10,000 that's just $200.

Risk more if you're confident - 10% is fine - you just need to be selective with your trades. You can have the best FOREX trading strategy, but you need to take calculated risks to make big gains.

3. Don't Trade Frequently

The good trades only come around a few times a year, so focus on them.

Many traders think there are good opportunities everyday - there aren't.

There's no correlation between how often you trade, and how much money you will make - if you want to make big profits, you need patience.

4. Only Focus on the Long Term Trends

Forget day trading, and focus on the longer-term trends only - how can you make big profits in a day? - You can't. Don't forget you have to cover your losing days as well.

Always remember - brokers interested in making the maximum amount of commission, perpetrate the make money by day trading myth.

Currency trends last for months or years - focus on them, and milk them for all they're worth.

5. Trade in Isolation

Don't discuss your trading with anyone - the only way you'll make big money is by doing it by yourself.

Have confidence in your ability and don't let anyone put you off - this is an essential character trait of all great traders.

6. Work Hard not Smart

Many losing traders think the more effort they make with their FOREX trading strategy, the greater their trading skills will become

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