Market Analysis
BOS vs CHoCH: Break of Structure and Change of Character
BOS vs CHoCH: how a break of structure differs from a change of character, with close and wick rules, timeframes, false breaks and how to test them.
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Forex Basics
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Forex Basics
Forex VPS: What It Is and When You Actually Need One
A forex VPS keeps an expert advisor running 24/5 close to your broker's server. Learn when it helps, when it wastes money and how to keep it secure.
Forex Basics
Forex Weekend Gaps: What Happens When the Market Reopens
A forex weekend gap is the jump between Friday's close and the Sunday open. Learn why gaps happen, how stops fill in them and how to size weekend trades.
Forex Basics
Margin Call and Stop Out in Forex, with Real Numbers
A margin call in forex warns that equity is close to used margin; a stop out closes trades. See both worked out on a $2,000 account, step by step.
Market Analysis
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BOS vs CHoCH: Break of Structure and Change of Character
BOS vs CHoCH: how a break of structure differs from a change of character, with close and wick rules, timeframes, false breaks and how to test them.
Market Analysis
Order Blocks in Forex: What They Are and How to Mark Them
Order blocks in forex explained: mark a bullish or bearish block, choose body or wick, track mitigation and invalidation, place stops and test the idea.
Market Analysis
Elliott Wave Theory: What It Claims and Why Traders Disagree
Elliott wave theory explained fairly: the 5-3 wave pattern, the three hard rules, Fibonacci ratios, why counts change and what tests can show.
Fundamentals
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Fundamentals
How to Trade Forex News: Three Approaches and Their Risks
How to trade forex news: why prices jump on releases, three approaches and their risks, what spreads and slippage cost, and a news-day checklist.
Fundamentals
The Carry Trade Explained: How It Works and When It Unwinds
The carry trade explained: how holding a high-rate currency against a low-rate one earns swap, why markups eat it and why it unwinds so violently.
Fundamentals
Central Banks and Forex: Fed, ECB, BoE and BoJ Explained
Central banks and forex explained: what the Fed, ECB, BoE and BoJ aim for, the tools they use, when they speak and how their decisions move currencies.
Risk Management
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Risk Management
Risk of Ruin in Trading: The Maths of Blowing an Account
Risk of ruin is the chance your account hits a set loss before you reach your goal. See how risk per trade, win rate and reward-to-risk drive it.
Risk Management
The 1% Rule in Trading: What It Is and Why It Works
The 1% rule in trading caps the loss on any trade at 1% of your account. Why it survives losing streaks, how to size lots from it and when 0.5% is better.
Risk Management
Currency Correlation: How to Avoid Doubling Your Risk
Currency correlation explained: what the coefficient means, why pairs move together, and how to count your net exposure so three trades are not one bet.
Trading Psychology
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Trading Psychology
FOMO in Trading: Why You Chase and How to Stop
FOMO trading explained: why you chase moves and missed trades, what a late entry does to your risk-reward, and the rules that stop impulsive trading.
Trading Psychology
How to Handle a Losing Streak in Trading Without Blowing Up
A losing streak in trading is normal maths. See how likely long streaks are, what they cost at 1% vs 3% risk, and the rules that keep you in the game.
Trading Psychology
Loss Aversion in Trading: Why Losses Feel Twice as Big
Loss aversion in trading makes you cut winners early and hold losers too long. See the psychology, the disposition effect and the rules that fix it.
Brokers & Platforms
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Brokers & Platforms
Copy Trading Explained: How It Works, Costs and Risks
Copy trading mirrors another trader's positions in your own account. Learn how sizing works, what the fees cost and how to read a provider's record.
Brokers & Platforms
Forex Signals: How Signal Groups Work and How to Check One
Forex signals are trade ideas sold in Telegram, WhatsApp and Instagram groups. Learn how the groups earn money and how to test a record on demo.
Brokers & Platforms
Prop Firm Challenges Explained: Rules, Fees and the Maths
A prop firm challenge is a paid test on simulated capital. Learn the rules, the fee model, payouts and the risk maths of a $100,000 challenge.
Currency Pairs
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Currency Pairs
AUD/USD Trading Guide: China, Commodities and the RBA
AUD/USD trading explained: how China, iron ore, the RBA and risk mood move the Aussie, when it is active, what a pip is worth and how to size trades.
Currency Pairs
Best Currency Pairs for Beginners (and Ones to Avoid)
The best currency pairs for beginners pass five tests: liquidity, low cost, news you can follow, your hours and calm moves. How to pick one to three.
Currency Pairs
EUR/GBP Trading Guide: How to Trade the Euro–Pound Cross
EUR/GBP trading explained: how the euro–pound cross is priced from two dollar pairs, its pip value in pounds, what moves it and why it ranges.
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