How to be successful in forex business? - page 3

 

Yeah, in gambling there is high chance to gain as well as to loss.

 
Ashwell John:
Yeah, in gambling there is high chance to gain as well as to loss.

In gambling there is always higher chance to lose than to gain (the famous 00 case). The same is forex trading and with spreads and commissions : that is the forex "00"

 
nbtrading:
In gambling there is always higher chance to lose than to gain (the famous 00 case). The same is forex trading and with spreads and commissions : that is the forex "00"

I am totally agree with you in this case. First change to lose and then gain.

 

Lets assume the following : that the average trade is closed after 100 pips

With an average 2 pips spread (or the value of those 23 pips in commission) it takes 2% only on a spread, Leaving us 52 to 48 odd of losing.

That is in a case of 100 pips closing. But knowing that it happens far before that, the odds of winning in the start are far bellow 50% (taking into account only the spread, nothing ales). Already on 50 pips orders, the odds are 54 to 46 to lose

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