The foreign exchange market – also frequently called Forex – is an open market that trades between world currencies. For instance, an American trader can buy a the equivalent of a hundred dollars in yen if the yen is a weaker currency than the U.S. dollar. If the dollar happens to be stronger, there’s a lot of profit in it.
Never trade on a whim or make an emotionally=based decision. If you trade based on greed, anger, or panic, you can wind up in a lot of trouble. You obviously won’t be able to eliminate your emotions if you’re human, but try to let them have as little bearing as possible on your decisions. Emotional trading is risky and, by definition, illogical.
Consider the advice of other successful traders, but put your own instincts first. See what others are saying about the markets, but you shouldn’t let their opinions color …