Archives: Trading Articles

Learning

May 08

5 min read

Trailing Stop: Mathematical vs. Technical

Exiting a trade is an art – far more complex than entering one. As traders like to say, “even a monkey can get into a trade, but only a professional can exit with profit.”

Learning

May 07

4 min read

How Seasonality Works in CFD Trading

There’s an old market saying: “Sell in May and go away.” Most traders have heard it, smirked, and moved on. But the numbers tell a different story. Over the past 70 years, the S&P 500 returned about 4...

Learning

Apr 27

7 min read

Why even a profitable strategy can ruin you

Let’s start with a question. Here’s a strategy: Win rate: 55% Risk-reward ratio: 1:1 Risk per trade: 10% of the deposit

Learning

Apr 27

5 min read

The Mathematics of Stop-Losses and Break-Even Moves

When, how, and why to move your stop – a complete quantitative breakdown

Learning

Apr 08

4 min read

Phantom Patterns: When a Trader Sees What Isn’t There

There’s a word for this – pareidolia. It’s our brain’s tendency to find familiar shapes in random things. Thanks to it, we see animals in clouds, a smiley face on a fried egg, or a head‑and‑shoulders...

Learning

Apr 07

6 min read

Government Debt and Liquidity: Their Impact on Currency Markets

For a trader, understanding macroeconomic mechanisms is the difference between “guessing on a chart” and consciously prognosing market cycles. When we talk about government debt and fiscal policy, we’...

Learning

Mar 25

8 min read

Stagflation – The Silent Killer of Financial Markets

Economists fear stagflation much the same way doctors fear a disease for which there is no effective treatment. Today, with the Middle East in turmoil once again and oil trading above $90 a barrel, th...

Learning

Mar 25

8 min read

Demand vs. Supply at Central Banks

The central bank is not an all-powerful regulator of the economy. It is a precise instrument, tailored to a single specific task: managing the cost of money to influence demand. But the economy is not...

Commodities

Mar 12

10 min read

What Will Happen if Oil Reaches $150 or $200 per Barrel?

Imagine: conflict in the Middle East spirals out of control. The Strait of Hormuz is closed – almost 20% of the world's oil supplies pass through it. The market instantly loses 15-20 million barrels p...

Learning

Mar 12

5 min read

Geopolitical “Perfect Storm”

Markets opened the week under conditions that seemed like the plot of a political thriller just a week ago. The events of the weekend of February 28-March 1, 2026, completely redrew the financial map...

Learning

Feb 19

7 min read

Non-obvious intermarket correlations

Most traders view markets as isolated islands. If you trade stocks, you follow the S&P 500 and company reports. If you work with forex, you look at central banks and macro data. But reality is complet...

Learning

Feb 19

8 min read

Shadow calendar: Events that are not included in the regular schedule

When we look at a trader's financial calendar, we usually see macroeconomic releases, central bank decisions, corporate earnings reports, and holidays such as Christmas or New Year's Eve. We think: th...

Learning

Feb 05

7 min read

What Forex Traders Need to Know About Bonds

Most forex traders look at charts, economic calendars, and central bank statements. And that's normal. But there is one market that often remains "behind the scenes," even though it frequently moves c...

Learning

Feb 05

8 min read

Average True Range (ATR) – an Indicator That Will Save You Money

Do you know what most traders who lose their deposits have in common? They are unable to accurately assess market volatility. People overload charts with oscillators, looking for moving average crosso...

Learning

Jan 20

6 min read

Signs of a Probable Impulsive Move in Financial Markets

An impulsive move (momentum) is a central element of any market dynamics. It is an impulse move that generates the bulk of profits and changes the structure of the market and the psychology of its par...

Learning

Jan 20

7 min read

The Psychology of “Freezing”: Why the Brain Considers Stop-Losses as Physical Wounds

Have you ever caught yourself staring motionless at the monitor while your trade goes deep into the red? Thoughts swirl around in your head: “It'll turn around now,” “The market is just removing liqui...