Fundamentals
Reading RSI properly, and three common mistakes
RSI above 70 means price is rising strongly, not that a fall is due. Three mistakes, and how to use…
Fundamentals
Core concepts for new traders: lots, pips, margin and order types.
Fundamentals
Forex for beginners: the complete guide, in the order worth learning it
Start with cost and position size rather than indicators. Most accounts are not lost by guessing direction wrong but by…
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Bid and Ask: the price you actually trade at
You buy at the Ask and are marked to the Bid, so a new position is down by the spread…
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Trading robots (EAs): realistic expectations
An EA cannot create an edge the strategy does not have. A win rate above 90% is the classic sign…
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Moving averages and how to use them
A lagging indicator: useful for direction and as a filter, useless in a range. A crossover is a slow confirmation,…
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A forex learning path that costs least in tuition to the market
Most curricula begin with indicators and candlestick patterns. That is why so many people blow up before reaching them. There…
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How forex and crypto differ: leverage, fees, hours and regulation
The two get lumped together because both trade around the clock with leverage. But the fee model, the volatility and…
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Equities or forex: compare on cost and hours, not on returns
Vietnam's stock market trades 09:00-15:00 local, squarely inside working hours. Forex runs 24/5 but with a far more complicated cost…
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How to read a currency pair symbol and its quote
EUR/USD at 1.0850 means one euro buys 1.0850 dollars. How to read pips, points and platform symbol suffixes, plus the…
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How much capital you need to start: work back from cost, not from the minimum deposit
Brokers accept $1-5. That is what the broker will take, not what is enough to trade with. The real figure…