Yeah, well I don't think any of the above reasons give fx an advantage over stocks. Trading 24/5 doesnt make fx easier. High leverage doesnt. Risk managment tools are the same. Liquidity has no advantage, plenty of stocks have enough liquidity to be easily tradeable. Fx simplified decision making vs more choices with stocks....... blah blah Some stocks easily gain 100% in a year. You won't see that with fx.
We need to understand the seasonal tedencies where sometimes stocks give good yield and sometime forex returns are sky rocketed.
If you can analyze the market correctly using technical and fundamental analysis, you can make money on both forex and stocks. But in my opinion, the main differences in these types of trading are that forex is more often focused on short-term speculation using high leverage and requiring quick decision-making, while stock trading is more associated with long-term investments in companies and analysis of their fundamental indicators.
Well thanks very much for your reply. I put this question up a very long time ago now so I'm glad to see that people still read it. I appreciate the answer, and I think you are right too. If short-term speculation and price action ever so important it's in Forex trading.
Welcome to burnt fingers and good to see you've finally made up your mind 3 months ago. What's wrong with trading crypto?
Crypto markets are too manipulated. I simply do not trust the exchanges they are traded on. Seen too many weird anomalies
Forex trading differs from stocks due to high leverage, volatility, and lack of volume data. It can feel harder without familiar tools like VWAP, but success comes from adapting strategies, focusing on key levels, economic news, and understanding currency behavior. Practice on demo accounts to build confidence and skills.
I started in Stocks in 1978, I had 10-15 advisors that hung around Merill Lynch office Monday thru Friday, I was in the Army then. Merrill had free lunch each day, LOL. They taught me how to read fundamentals but in todays' world, can't trust the numbers. Trading is about evolution, you learn as you go. Long term stocks that pay dividends and optionable for me were best. But I wanted more bang for the buck, so went to Futures. Learn as you go, years goes by, decades if you are dedicated you learn your craft. Traded over four decades, don't matter what I trade, it is all the same. I use chart patterns and one indicator for trend. Initially all trades are countertrend, if I stay in long enough and trend starts for most, they can become long term trades.