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How To Loose Everything - The Worst Forex Trading Strategy Ever That You
Might Be Using
By: David Jenyns
You may be wondering, `Why would David Jenyns write about the worst Forex
trading strategy around?`
There are a couple of reasons:
First, to warn you about the worst Forex trading strategy, because you really
don`t want to end up using this system.
Second, because once you know the worst possible Forex trading strategy, the one
that is designed to maximize your losses over the long run, then you can reverse
it to craft a strategy which does the exact opposite.
With what you learn from the worst Forex trading strategy, you will be able to
create a system that will produce some tremendous long-term gains. The worst
Forex trading strategy I`m referring to, which is simply the worst Forex trading
strategy I have ever encountered, is known as averaging down. This horrifying
Forex trading strategy is the process of buying more shares that you had
previously acquired, as the price drops.
Traders often purchase shares this way in an effort to reduce their initial
entry price.
Only bad investors average down by buying shares of a sinking assests to
decrease their overall average price per share. This Forex trading strategy is
hardly ever effective, and is often like throwing good money after bad. It also
magnifies a trader`s loss if the share keeps dropping. Remember, just because a
share is cheap now that doesn`t mean it`s not going to get any cheaper. However,
let`s examine how this devastating Forex trading strategy works. Say you bought
one thousand shares at $40.
The novice investor may not have a stop loss in place, and the share price falls
to $30 dollars. Here comes the stupidity of this Forex trading strategy – to
average down the novice trader might by another thousand shares at $30 to lower
the average cost per share that he`d already purchased. So, his average cost per
share would now be $35.
Unfortunately, the share price may fall even further, and the novice trader will
again buy more shares to reduce the average cost per share. They end up buying
more and more into a share that`s losing their money.
Now, imagine this Forex trading strategy being applied to a portfolio of assets.
In the end, all the capital will automatically be allocated to the worse
performing assets in the portfolio while the best performing assets are sold
off. The result is, at best, a disastrous underperformance versus the market.
If a trader uses an averaging down system and uses margins, their losses will be
magnified even further. The biggest problem with this Forex trading strategy is
that a trader`s gains are cut short, and the losers are left to run. My advice
is – never average down. The process of buying a share, watching it fall, and
then throwing more money at it in the hopes that you`ll either get back to break
even or make a bigger killing is one of the most misguided pieces of advice on
Wall Street. Never be faced with a situation where you`ll ask yourself, Should I
risk even more than I originally intended in a desperate attempt to lower my
cost and save my butt?`
Instead, design a simple, robust system with good money management rules. I can
practically guarantee the results will be better than averaging down.
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