The value of strategies in online trading

The phenomenon of online trading has experienced considerable success over the last few years, but despite the growing numbers, there are still many traders who close their investments at a loss. The blame, in most cases, is to be attributed to the absence of real and effective strategies: too many people invest without having planned their actions in advance, in the absence of a detailed program from which to manage the various financial operations. In fact, the use of trading signals alone is not sufficient to obtain profits and winnings with online trading platforms.

 


How to set up a winning strategy in online trading

The factors that contribute to the definition of a successful strategy in the field of online trading are numerous: first of all it is necessary to take into account your personal financial resources, and therefore the budget you intend to invest. Another decisive parameter, then, is the reference time horizon, but it is also advisable to take into consideration the type of investments that one intends to make and the assets on which to operate. The schemes that derive from the evaluation of all these criteria cannot be considered fixed and immutable, valid forever, but must be modulated according to the circumstances and updated from time to time: these are constantly evolving structures that must be adapted to the  many variables  that trading involves.

How to get started

A beginner can find a valuable point of reference on the Investing Goal. It website; more generally, at the beginning you shouldn't be afraid to stay and observe how other traders operate, in order to understand their behaviors and the underlying motivations. The operations undertaken must always be targeted, and in any case following a prolonged study phase, accurate analysis and meticulous monitoring. Whatever investment you intend to make, you must complete it with full knowledge of the facts, and always placing it in a broader context, that of  a 360-degree strategy . Timing is an element that must be exploited carefully: especially if you are not yet an expert in the sector, it is good to remain still in moments of greatest nervousness and when the situation is most agitated. It is no coincidence that when the markets open and when they close, it is mainly traders with proven competence who act, while the others wait for quieter times.

Mistakes to avoid

One of the mistakes to avoid is, therefore, that of  trading close to or immediately after the release of important economic or political news : those are in fact the moments in which volatility "flies" through the roof, exponentially multiplying the potential gains in the within a few seconds, but also and above all the losses. The psychological dimension plays an important role, particularly from the point of view of managing emotions: if you are not able to keep them under control, you run the risk of causing damage. On the other hand, it is best not to indulge in flights of fancy regarding the profits that can be obtained: a healthy dose of realism never hurts. In this regard, it should be known that it is not the single operation that allows you to earn money in online trading: what matters, instead, are the results obtained in the long term. Not making mistakes is impossible, and the best professionals are not those who don't make mistakes, but those who know how to manage the negative reactions that derive from  losses  and who within a year, or in any case over a very long period of time, manage to get to to a profit.

The choice of assets

The choice of assets  to invest in represents a very delicate phase for traders: experts recommend not investing in indices, virtual currencies, forex currencies, bonds, shares and raw materials at the same time. The reason is very simple: you cannot be competent on such a large number of markets, which are all different from each other.

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