While losing a few trades in a row does not necessarily mean you need professional help, it does mean you need to stop and pull yourself away from the market and objectively think about your trading decisions. Over trading and obsession with the market are two very real problems that many traders experience, with a little time and effort on your part you can easily overcome these often made trading errors.

There are many forex traders who don't know what to do to protect themselves in the forex markets. Online brokers offer various types of orders designed to protect investors from significant losses. The most commonly used order is a stop loss, but another type of order should be considered is trailing stop loss.