#202: Indices vs Currencies- What's Best for Trading?

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.

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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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