Joshua Crafter, Author at Forextraders.com

Growing up in a military family, Josh is widely travelled, having spent time in Germany, Gibraltar, Cyprus and Canada. Being on the move prompted Joshua to seek opportunities on the global market and eventually he was drawn to the worldwide accessibility of forex trading. He admits that his initial, uneducated attempts at trading did not go so well and that he had to learn some tough lessons along the way. Taking a more careful approach and engaging in much more research and planning, Josh realised that he could see better sustainable returns and decided to persevere despite the initial setbacks. Taking a much more pragmatic and disciplined approach has worked wonders and Josh now has many years of experience and a solid portfolio of successes under his belt. Unsurprisingly, his main area of interest when it comes to writing lies in beginner trading and helping others gain the right tools, approaches and mentality to avoid the painful pitfalls which often await the uninitiated. Josh is a keen tennis player and continues to travel the world when he can, following high-profile tennis tournaments. He is a personal friend of one of our other contributors, James Randall, who encouraged him to join the team.

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Risk Back on the Forex Markets Agenda as Dollar Slows

Joshua Crafter

Published: 15th April, 2021

The US dollar started to suffer in the foreign exchange markets on Tuesday and early on Wednesday. It had seen a number of…

USD Persists with High Performance in Forex Markets

Joshua Crafter

Published: 21st July, 2022

Risk continued to be avoided in the foreign exchange markets this week after worries about global economic performance meant traders flocked to the…

Euro Plummets in Forex Markets After Bank Urges Caution

Joshua Crafter

Published: 15th April, 2021

The euro was down in the forex markets as trading got underway on Friday following a warning from the European Central Bank. The…

Dollar Enjoys More Forex Market Success as Risk Back on the Agenda

Joshua Crafter

Published: 21st July, 2022

The US dollar continued to enjoy strong performance as the week’s trading began to warm up on Monday morning. It managed to hit…

Pound Clings on in Forex Markets as Theresa May Survives Vote

Joshua Crafter

Published: 21st July, 2022

British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a key vote of no confidence in the British parliament yesterday. Although opposition parties combined to attempt…

Dollar Heads For One Month Low as Forex Markets Week Ends

Joshua Crafter

Published: 21st July, 2022

The US dollar was set to spend Friday rounding off a gloomy few days after it saw a 1.2% decline over the space…

Federal Reserve Boss Speech Keeps Dollar Muted in Forex Markets

Joshua Crafter

Published: 21st July, 2022

The US dollar didn’t rise as much as some traders might have hoped yesterday after the Chair of the Federal Reserve central banking…

Yen Drops in Forex Markets as Bank of Japan Issues Warning

Joshua Crafter

Published: 21st July, 2022

The Bank of Japan indicated that it wasn’t planning to limit its stimulus packages any time soon after it kept monetary policy in…

US Dollar Leads in Markets After Treasury Boss’ Provocative Comments

Joshua Crafter

Published: 21st July, 2022

The US dollar was on the rise as trading began for the week this morning. The dollar index, a tool used to work…

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