Fundamentals
Bollinger Bands and reading volatility
Price touching the upper band does not mean a fall is coming. A squeeze warns that volatility is rising but…
Fundamentals
Core concepts for new traders: lots, pips, margin and order types.
Fundamentals
How to use a demo account so it actually helps
Demo teaches mechanics and rules, not psychology. The biggest mistake is a $100,000 balance when you plan to fund with…
Fundamentals
TradingView for beginners: what to use first
A watchlist of at most five instruments, three drawing tools and price alerts. The free tier is enough if you…
Fundamentals
What MACD is and when it is worth using
The histogram gives the earliest signal; the zero-line cross is more reliable than the line cross. And why stacking indicators…
Fundamentals
Sizing a position from the risk you accept
Risk decides size, not the other way round. The same $50 of risk gives 0.2 lots of EUR/USD but only…
Fundamentals
Trading VPS: when you actually need one
Stop loss and take profit sit on the broker's server and keep working with your computer off — a lot…
Fundamentals
Why didn't my pending order fill when price touched it?
MT4 charts are drawn from the Bid but buy orders fill on the Ask, so a candle touching your level…
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MT4/MT5 server time vs. your local time
Daily candles close on the broker's server clock, usually GMT+2 or GMT+3 — four to five hours behind Vietnam time.…
Fundamentals
Do brokers hunt your stop loss?
Your broker can see your stop loss — that is true of every broker. Whether it has a reason to…
Fundamentals
Balance, Equity and Free Margin: what each one means
Balance stands still for as long as you hold a position, so an account deep in loss still shows the…