
Forex Vs. Stocks:
Forex | Stocks |
24 hour market | Open only a few hours a day |
Most liquid market in the world | Limited liquidy especially in the smaller capitilzation stocks |
High leverage | 50% leverage at most |
Slippage is usually very limited | There is usually slippage on every order |
No commissions | Commissions on every trade |
Can go long or short easily | Harder to go short with uptick rule and possiblity of borrowed shares being called |
Can make as many trades you want | Daytrading limitations on how many trades you can do in a period of time |
Limited risk, most forex brokers will automatically close your positions when your account balance goes to zero | It is possible to have a negative balance after an adverse move in the market |
Minimum slippage and order errors | More room for slippage and error |
Can short-sell anytime | Need to obey uptick rule in order to short-sell |
Minimum slippage and order errors | More room for slippage and error |
Relative strength Index
Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a popular momentum oscillator developed by J. Welles Wilder.
The RSI indicator ranges in value from 0 to 100, with numbers above 70 indicating overbought conditions and fewer than 30 indicating oversold (Go long when RSI falls below the 30 level and rises back above it) or on a bullish divergence where the first trough is below 30.
If the RSI rises above 30, it is considered bullish, while if the RSI falls below 70, it is considered bearish (Go short when RSI rises above the 70 level and falls back below it
or on a bearish divergence where the first peak is above 70).