Trading Articles Archive

Learning

Sep 16

5 min read

Hedging Positions on Forex: How to Protect Your Capital

Most novice traders focus on finding the "perfect entry" into the market. However, no strategy will give you a 100% result. Even if the analysis is flawless, unexpected news or a surge in volatility c...

Learning

Sep 16

6 min read

Why a Single Strategy Is a Risk, and Diversification Is The Key to Survival

Financial markets are a dynamic ecosystem where nothing is permanent except change itself. Asset prices rise, fall, consolidate, make false moves, and often surprise even the most experienced particip...

Learning

Sep 01

3 min read

What Is "Risk-On/Risk-Off" And How Does It Affect Forex?

If you are even slightly familiar with the currency market, you have probably heard the phrase "the market is in risk-on mode" or, conversely, "everyone is going risk-off today." It sounds almost like...

Learning

Sep 01

5 min read

Color Themes for Comfortable Intraday Trading and Scalping

The color scheme of a trading terminal is a factor that many traders underestimate. However, the psychology of color perception directly affects the level of concentration, reaction speed, emotional s...

Learning

Aug 19

3 min read

Price Pivot Zones (PPZ): a Trader's Guide

Price Pivot Zones (PPZ) are areas on a chart where the market has previously paused, reversed, or slowed down. Unlike simple support and resistance levels, these are active zones where a battle betwee...

Learning

Aug 19

6 min read

Where Should You Live as a Successful Trader?

Congratulations – you’ve reached the level where you can choose not only your trading strategy, but also where you want to live. This guide will walk you through regions with low taxation, high qualit...

Learning

Aug 05

3 min read

What Are Synthetic Indices?

If you trade Forex or CFDs, you’ve probably come across unusual assets like "Volatility 75 Index," "Synthetic NASDAQ," or "S&P 500 Synthetic." These aren’t real stock indices, they’re digital counterp...

Learning

Aug 05

4 min read

Locked-in Range Strategy Analysis

Locked-in Range Analysis (LRA) is a market analysis methodology that identifies price ranges where market participants are "trapped" in inefficient or losing positions. The core idea is to pinpoint mo...

Learning

Jul 22

4 min read

What if Trump Fires Powell? Implications for Markets

Tensions between Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell are flaring again. Donald Trump, known for his unconventional approach to politics, is once again calling for an immediate reducti...

Learning

Jul 22

3 min read

Breakout or Rebound? How to Read Horizontal Levels in the Forex Market

Horizontal support and resistance levels are the foundation of any technical analysis. However, traders always face a dilemma here: will the level break or will it bounce? This is not a matter of intu...

Learning

Jul 08

4 min read

Euphoria Brings Regret, and Fear Brings Missed Trades

Winning streaks can lead to overconfidence — traders begin skipping rules, increasing size, and entering without clear signals. Losing streaks do the opposite: hesitation, fear, and missed opportuniti...

Learning

Jul 08

5 min read

Switzerland and Zero Interest Rates

Contrary to popular belief, a zero interest rate does not mean free loans or generosity on the part of the central bank. It is a signal. A signal that the economy is slowing down, inflation is weakeni...

Forex

Jul 04

6 min read

The Importance of Discipline in Forex Trading 2025

The importance of trading discipline can’t be overvalued. It stands for research, analysis, and planning, so you build your strategy according to the moves that are actually working and bring profit.

Learning

Jun 16

3 min read

Risk Control Indicators and Tools in MT4 and MT5

One of the main myths among novice traders is that “the most important thing is strategy.” In practice, however, risk management is the real foundation of success, and strategy without it is just a ni...

Learning

Jun 16

4 min read

Why You Need to Track Dividend Calendar for Indices?

In the world of investing and algorithmic trading, many factors influence the dynamics of asset prices. One often underappreciated but extremely important aspect is index dividends, and in particular,...

Learning

Jun 02

4 min read

Why is the built-in grid in MT4 and MT5 useless?

If you have been trading Forex for more than a day, you must have paid attention to the standard grid in MT4 and MT5 terminals. This thin gray web is enabled on the chart by default and seems to be su...