Profit Potential in SigmaForex

• Profit Potential In Both Rising And Falling Markets

In every open FX position, an investor is long in one currency and short the other. A short position is one in which the trader sells a currency in anticipation that it will depreciate. This means that potential exists in a rising as well as a falling market.

The ability to sell currencies without any limitations is another distinct advantage over equity trading. In the US equity markets, it is much more difficult to establish a short position due to the Zero Uptick rule, which prevents investors from shorting a stock unless the immediately preceding trade was equal to or lower than the price of the short sale.

• Forex Trading different roles in the FX Market

Central Banks And Governments

Policies that are implemented by governments and central banks can play a major roll in the FX market. Central banks can play an important part in controlling the country's money supply to insure financial stability.

• Banks

A large part of FX turnover is from banks. Large banks can literally trade billions of dollars daily. This can take the form of a service to their customers or they themselves speculate on the FX market.

• Hedge Funds

As we know the FX market can be extremely liquid which is why it can be desirable to trade. Hedge Funds have increasingly allocated portions of their portfolios to speculate on the FX market.

Another advantage Hedge Funds can utilize is a much higher degree of leverage than would typically be found in the equity markets.

• Corporate Businesses

The FX market mainstay is that of international trade. Many companies have to import or exports goods to different countries all around the world. Payment for these goods and services may be made and received in different currencies. Many billions of dollars are exchanges daily to facilitate trade. The timing of those transactions can dramatically affect a company's balance sheet.
The Man In The Street
Although you may not think it, the man in the street also plays a part in toady's FX world. Every time he goes on holiday overseas he normally need to purchase that country's currency and again change it back into his own currency once he returns. Unwittingly he is in fact trading currencies.
He may also purchase goods and services whilst overseas and his credit card company has to convert those sales back into his base currency in order to charge him.

Money Flow Index (MFI)

The Money Flow Index measures the amount of money flowing in and out of a security.
It's a good measure of the strength of money flowing in and out of a security.
It compares "positive money flow" to "negative money flow" to create an indicator that can be compared to price in order to identify the strength or weakness of a trend.
- A divergence between price and MFI often signals an imminent reversal of the trend.
- Readings below 20 on the scale are considered oversold (bullish).
- Readings above 80 on the scale are considered overbought (bearish).
When analyzing the MFI the following should be taken into account: divergences between indicator and price movement. If prices increase and MFI falls (or vice versa), the probability of price turning is very high. MFI values higher than 80 and lower than 20 signalizes respectively about potential peak or foundation of the market.