Market analysis
Market seasonality: real or not
Twenty years of data gives only twenty observations per month. The deciding question: is there a mechanism behind the pattern,…
Liquidity
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Market analysis
GBP/USD: more volatile than you expect
Its daily range runs 30-50% above EUR/USD, so using the same stop distance is a recipe for being swept out.…
Fundamentals
The four forex sessions and what each one is like
The four sessions in UTC, what each is good for, and why 08:00-16:00 UTC is the most realistic window for…
Fundamentals
Market liquidity and why it changes your costs
Liquidity sets your spread and your slippage. 20:00-22:00 UTC is the thinnest window of the day; 12:30-16:00 UTC is the…
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…
Trading costs
Six hidden costs in forex trading
Swap, slippage, currency conversion, inactivity fees and out-of-hours spread widening — six charges that never appear on the fee schedule…
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…