FX in the recent period have been breaking from the "conventional" correlation with equities markets.

its important to be clear what you want from your money. do you want to invest, trade or speculate. many times people get confused over what they want. typical example of averaging down and resorting to buy n hold. suddenly a short term position becomes a long term view and small manageable losses morph into monstrous holes!

if things are that easy, there is no need/reason to pay premiums for the services/skills of bankers/fund managers. if statistics are good indicator, how many people in the world are capable of making their living solely thru investment, trading or speculation?

timing is a critical issue. it was easy to make money during bull runs. but it was also equally easy to lose it all when the downturn comes.

therefore, if one is clear in his/her target. losses can be limited. and that is the key between losing n winning.