Indices vs. Currencies – what’s best for trading?
In this episode, Algorithmic breakout trading specialists Tomas Nesnidal and Andrew Swanscott discuss:
- The most decisive factor when picking a market to trade,
- Why trends=money and why you should ignore the hype and follow the data,
- Comparing index trends vs currency trends,
- The challenges of trading the Forex markets,
- Healthy trends vs noisy markets,
- Why starting with indices is easier,
- Account size requirements for portfolios,
- Liquidity in currencies and futures,
- Example trading strategies,
- The best market to start trading,
- And much more.
Episode Highlights:
[00:00] Introduction
[03:30] The most decisive factor when picking a market to trade
[06:40] Why trends=money
[08:10] Ignore the hype, follow the data
[09:40] Comparing index trends vs currency trends
[15:00] The challenges of trading the Forex markets
[17:40] Healthy trends vs noisy markets
[20:25] Why starting with indices is easier
[21:30] Example trading strategies
[23:05] Indices vs Currencies (FX)
[27:00] Liquidity in currencies and futures
[28:47] The best market to start trading…
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Released: February 22, 2023
