Yet another Japanese concept, the Heikin Ashi candles provide a great setup in both swing trading and Forex scalping. When the Western technical analysis world met the Japanese approach, it was stunned to find out the simplicity and the power of the Japanese candlesticks. As it turned out, the Japanese traders used candlesticks patterns to […]
One of the biggest things in trading is the placement of stop losses in your trades. Part of any money management system, stop losses orders bring discipline to Forex trades. Many traders choose not to use stop losses orders. At all. The reasoning isn’t that bad. They fear brokerage houses interfere with market activity. And, […]
The most popular Forex trading platform among retail traders, the Metatrader 4 has some fantastic features. A beginner’ guide to retail FX trade must start with understanding the Metatrader 4 platform. A Forex platform has the capability of bringing traders together. Those aren’t just big words. That’s reality. The Metatrader 4 is so popular because […]
Support and resistance are the basis of price action trading. Part of any technical analysis 101 course, every trader goes through them. Moreover, throughout a trader’s life, both price action and support and resistance levels will follow his/her analysis. And, for a good reason. They’re reliable, rarely give false signals, and keep the trader on […]
Part of money management, position trading and position sizing in Forex determine the profitability of a trading account. Many try, few succeed. Traders bear enormous responsibility. From the moment they fund the trading account, suddenly become money managers. Like it or not, this is the reality. However, managing money is not for everyone. Traits must […]
Forex technical analysis and Forex fundamental analysis complement each other for the perfect trade. While fundamental analysis gives the reason, technical analysis shows the direction of a trade. So far, so good. But what makes technical and fundamental analysis? The two notions are so vast, is impossible for one trader to master everything. Hence, retail […]
Technical analysis as we know it today wouldn’t be the same without Demark indicators. These aren’t just words, but a recognition of one of the most talented technical analysis trader. As the creator of Demark Indicators, Thomas Demark offered consulted big names in the trading industry. His contribution to technical analysis is nothing short of […]
Automated trading became a reality recently. With faster computers, manual Forex trading started to lose its significance. Statistics don’t lie. Nowadays, over eighty percent of orders belong to automated trading. Moreover, the percentage is on the rise. Does this mean that the manual Forex trading will disappear? Or, that the human’s touch in the financial […]
Among the Japanese candlestick patterns, two stand out of the crowd: the bullish and bearish engulfing. Like almost all candlestick patterns, the bullish engulfing and the bearish counterpart, reverse trends. Therefore, they form at the end of a trend. Either rising or falling, the trend must exist. The Japanese candlesticks techniques have an exciting story. […]
Retail traders start their journey to financial trading with a significant disadvantage. Statistics won’t help. Most of them lose the first deposit. As such, finding the right FX strategy became the norm. However, there’s a catch. What is the right FX strategy? Because people have distinct backgrounds, what works for one doesn’t for the other. […]
