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Develop a habit of reviewing and analyzing

Develop a habit of reviewing and analyzing your good and bad trades. Then you will have a much better sense of what will work best in your future trades.

Trading is always full of emotions

Because trading is always full of emotions, you must have a trading strategy which includes a set of rules you stick to. This will help protect you from yourself.

software which aims at predicting future trends

While there are a lot of companies who make money by selling software which aims at predicting future trends, the reality is that if this software really worked, these companies would not be giving the secret away.

Trade wisely

There are many beginners who make trades in any direction. While there is a possibility to make profits both on the upside and downside of a trade, trading in the direction of the trend will give you the best chances for success

Invest in a good Forex trading education

The market is always changing and it may be hard to understand and keep up with these changes unless you invest in a good Forex trading education

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

U.S. futures lower amid China, Ukraine worries; Dow Jones down 0.16%

U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower open on Wednesday, as concerns over the economy in China and ongoing tensions in Ukraine continued to weigh on market sentiment.
U.S. futures lower amid China, Ukraine worries; Dow Jones down 0.16%Nasdaq Building
Ahead of the open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures pointed to a 0.16% loss, S&P 500 futures signaled a 0.19% fall, while the Nasdaq 100 futures indicated a 0.24% decline.
Investors remained cautious amid worries over the outlook for China’s economy after data over the weekend showed that exports dropped 18.1% in February and inflation slowed.
Markets were also eyeing the standoff between Russia and the West over Ukraine. Ukraine’s interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk was to travel to the U.S. to meet President Barack Obama on Wednesday, as diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis continued.
The auto sector was likely to be in focus, after U.S. Governor Chris Christie’s administration blocked Tesla Motors Inc. from direct auto sales. The electric-car maker said the move could shutter its only two stores in New Jersey and sent shares down 1.67% in pre-market trade.
Facebook was also expected to be in the spotlight, after the headquarters of the social media giant in Northern California were evacuated late Tuesday, as a suspected threat to the company caused it to contact police. Shares slipped 0.20% in early trading.
Elsewhere, the Walt Disney Company was up 0.56% pre-market amid reports it has been talking to Maker Studios about an acquisition that would value the YouTube network at $500 million or more.
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. was also slated to be in focus, as its BNSF Railway Co. was said to be leading an effort by U.S. railroads to add hundreds of locomotives to ease a cargo jam spurred by bad weather and surging crude shipments.
Across the Atlantic, European stock markets were sharply lower. The EURO STOXX 50 lost 1.08%, France’s CAC 40 tumbled 1.27%, Germany's DAX retreated 1.22%, while Britain's FTSE 100 dropped 0.90%.
During the Asian trading session, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index tumbled 1.65%, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index plunged 2.59%.