Towards the end of the year we tend to review its ups and downs and start planning for the new one. Whether its a pledge to eat more healthy food, learn something new or improve your trading, everything seems to be possible to achieve when we're standing on the verge of another new year. So while you compile your own list of resolutions have a look at what some of the FXstreet.com contributors expect to achieve in 2014. Maybe you will discover you have similar goals or maybe they will give you inspiration. Aren't you curious?
Check previous year's experts resolutions!
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
Ed Ponsi
- Do More For Others
- Diversify My Holdings
- Enjoy Life More
Carol Harmer
- Try and Teach The Retail Trader How To Trade Profitably
- Explain That There Are Many Markets To Trade..Creating Missed Opportunities
- Make The Time To Write A Book
Valeria Bednarik
- Go back to the basics
- Write a book
- Finish my house
Joseph Trevisiani
- Stop Being Reflexively Contrarian
- Remember that in Writing the Hardest Part is Starting
- Give More of Myself
Kathleen Brooks
- Stop trying to make the market fit my strategy
- Stay disciplined
- Join the community
Navin Prithyani
- Setup technological platforms to allow others to duplicate my trades
- Setup a branch of my firm in Toronto, Canada
- Get more media attention for my firm
Ilian Yotov
- Enjoy another year with my family
- Launch my new currency management company AIMfx
- Expand my efforts to grow personal philanthropy and inspire others
Dr. S. Sivaraman
- Develop more strategic trading techniques and fine tune market reading
- Create more awareness among traders about reality of forex market
- Try and develop more patience and perseverance
David Pegler
- Be More Available
- Don’t underestimate funny money
- Enjoy trading again
Bradley Gilbert
- Make our professional training package more accessible for all traders.
- Increase our FUM to $25 Million
- Open our Asian headquarters in Beijing
Tarik Chebib
- Trust your gut feeling
- Understand the drivers of the US economy better
- Diversify my goals again
David Cooney
- Finalise the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulation process for MahiFX
- Finish my fixed wing instrument rating
- Figuring out a remedy for the daily 5 AM wake-up call courtesy of my four-year-old daughter
Matt Simpson
- Gauge market sentiment using fundamental information
- Improve Efficiency
- Increase Exercise
James Stanley
- Don’t manage every position aggressively
- Avoid the Noise
- Be more balanced
Editors’ Picks
EUR/USD flirts with daily highs, retargets 1.1900
EUR/USD regains upside traction, returning to the 1.1880 zone and refocusing its attention to the key 1.1900 barrier. The pair’s slight gains comes against the backdrop of a humble decline in the US Dollar as investors continue to assess the latest US CPI readings and the potential Fed’s rate path.
GBP/USD remains well bid around 1.3650
GBP/USD maintains its upside momentum in place, hovering around daily highs near 1.3650 and setting aside part of the recent three-day drop. Cable’s improved sentiment comes on the back of the Greenback’s irresolute price action, while recent hawkish comments from the BoE’s Pill also collaborate with the uptick.
USD/JPY edges up above 153.50 with all eyes on US CPI figures
USD/JPY appreciates above 153.00 but remains on track for a 2.4% weekly loss. Trading volumes remain subdued on Friday, ahead of the IS CPI release. The Yen remains supported by hopes of a stable government and calls for further BoJ tightening.
Editors’ Picks
EUR/USD: Yes, the US economy is resilient – No, that won’t save the US Dollar Premium
Some impressive US data should have resulted in a much stronger USD. Well, it didn’t happen. The EUR/USD pair closed a third consecutive week little changed, a handful of pips above the 1.1800 mark.
Gold: Metals remain vulnerable to broad market mood Premium
Gold (XAU/USD) started the week on a bullish note and climbed above $5,000 before declining sharply and erasing its weekly gains on Thursday, only to recover heading into the weekend.
GBP/USD: Pound Sterling remains below 1.3700 ahead of UK inflation test Premium
The Pound Sterling (GBP) failed to resist at higher levels against the US Dollar (USD), but buyers held their ground amid a US data-busy blockbuster week.
Bitcoin: BTC bears aren’t done yet
Bitcoin (BTC) price slips below $67,000 at the time of writing on Friday, remaining under pressure and extending losses of nearly 5% so far this week.
US Dollar: Big in Japan Premium
The US Dollar (USD) resumed its yearly downtrend this week, slipping back to two-week troughs just to bounce back a tad in the second half of the week.
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