About the Book
"Play the forex markets to win with this invaluable guide to strategy and analysis Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market gives forex traders the strategies and skills they need to approach this highly competitive arena on an equal footing with major institutions. Now in it's third edition, this invaluable guide provides the latest statistics, data, and analysis of recent events, giving you the most up-to-date picture of the state of the fast-moving foreign exchange markets. You'll learn how the interbank currency markets work, and how to borrow strategy from the biggest players to profit from trends. Clear and comprehensive, this book describes the technical and fundamental strategies that allow individual traders to compete with bank traders, and gives you comprehensive explanations of strategies involving intermarket relationships, interest rate differentials, option volatilities, news events, and more. The companion website gives you access to video seminars on how to be a better trader, providing another leg up in this competitive market. The multi-billion-dollar foreign exchange market is the most actively traded market in the world. With online trading platforms now offering retail traders direct access to the interbank foreign exchange market, there's never been a better time for individuals to learn the ropes of this somewhat secretive area. This book is your complete guide to forex trading, equipping you to play with the big guys and win--on your own terms. Understand how the foreign currency markets work, and the forces that move them Analyze the market to profit from short-term swings using time-tested strategies Learn a variety of technical trades for navigating overbought or oversold markets Examine the unique characteristics of various currency pairs Many of the world's most successful traders have made the bulk of their winnings in the currency market, and now it's your turn. Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market is the must-have guide for all foreign exchange traders"--
Book Synopsis
Play the forex markets to win with this invaluable guide to strategy and analysis
Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market gives forex traders the strategies and skills they need to approach this highly competitive arena on an equal footing with major institutions. Now in it's third edition, this invaluable guide provides the latest statistics, data, and analysis of recent events, giving you the most up-to-date picture of the state of the fast-moving foreign exchange markets. You'll learn how the interbank currency markets work, and how to borrow strategy from the biggest players to profit from trends. Clear and comprehensive, this book describes the technical and fundamental strategies that allow individual traders to compete with bank traders, and gives you comprehensive explanations of strategies involving intermarket relationships, interest rate differentials, option volatilities, news events, and more. The companion website gives you access to video seminars on how to be a better trader, providing another leg up in this competitive market.
The multi-billion-dollar foreign exchange market is the most actively traded market in the world. With online trading platforms now offering retail traders direct access to the interbank foreign exchange market, there's never been a better time for individuals to learn the ropes of this somewhat secretive area. This book is your complete guide to forex trading, equipping you to play with the big guys and win--on your own terms.
- Understand how the foreign currency markets work, and the forces that move them
- Analyze the market to profit from short-term swings using time-tested strategies
- Learn a variety of technical trades for navigating overbought or oversold markets
- Examine the unique characteristics of various currency pairs
Many of the world's most successful traders have made the bulk of their winnings in the currency market, and now it's your turn. Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market is the must-have guide for all foreign exchange traders.
From the Back Cover
YOUR INVALUABLE GUIDE FOR PLAYING THE FOREX MARKETS WITH CONFIDENCE AND SKILL
Thoroughly revised and updated, the Third Edition of Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market outlines for traders the most current strategies and information needed for developing the skills to win in the highly competitive forex marketplace. Kathy Lien--an expert in forex trading--includes the latest statistics, data, and analysis of recent events that combine to create an up-to-date depiction of the fast-moving foreign exchange markets.
Written in jargon-free language, this comprehensive resource describes the technical and fundamental strategies and offers explanations of approaches involving inter-market relationships, interest rate differentials, option volatilities, and news events. The author also includes information on the best times to trade currencies, the most market-moving economic data across market correlations, and unique currency characteristics.
Discover how to borrow tactics from the most successful players in the game to profit from trends and compete with the big boys on your own terms.
About the Author
KATHY LIEN is Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management and Co-Founder of BKForex.com. Having graduated New York University's Stern School of Business at the age of 18, Kathy immediately started working on Wall Street, where she earned more than 13 years of experience in the financial markets with a focus on G20 currencies. Her career started at J.P. Morgan Chase where she worked on the interbank FX trading desk and later in the cross markets proprietary trading group. As an expert on G20 currencies, Kathy is often quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Marketwatch, Associated Press, UK Telegraph, Sydney Morning Herald, and other leading news publications. She is also an internationally published author of the bestselling book Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market as well as The Little Book of Currency Trading and Millionaire Traders: How Everyday People Beat Wall Street at its Own Game.
