Trading Articles & Insights

Learning

May 11

7 min read

Why Even a Profitable Strategy Can Ruin You

Let’s start with a simple example. Imagine a trading strategy with the following parameters: Win rate: 55% Risk-to-reward ratio: 1:1 Risk per trade: 10% of the deposit

Learning

May 11

6 min read

The Mathematics of Stop-Losses and Break-Even Price Moves

A familiar scenario plays out in trading every day. A position moves slightly into profit, the trader shifts the stop-loss to break-even, feels a sense of safety – and shortly after, price pulls back,...

Learning

Apr 14

7 min read

Oil Shock, Inflation, and Recession – The Stagflationary Triangle

March 2026: The conflict in the Middle East involving the United States, Israel, and Iran has resulted in the closing of the Strait of Hormuz for all shipping. Daily, 20 million barrels of oil, or one...

Learning

Apr 14

6 min read

Demand vs Supply. Central Banks

The central bank isn’t just the boss of the economy. It’s just one dial on a big machine, and its job is to adjust the interest rate to change demand. But the economy isn’t just about demand. Half of...

Learning

Apr 14

4 min read

What Does It Mean for Markets: The Hormuz Crisis

The markets remained under significant pressure following the recent events. In early March, the Middle East rewrote the rules for global energy, logistics, and financial markets. The focus was no lon...

Learning

Apr 14

11 min read

Who Survives $200 Oil and Who Doesn't

The Strait of Hormuz is completely shut off because of the war in the Middle East. Next, 20 percent of the world's oil supply, 15 to 20 million barrels, vanishes into thin air. Oil prices explode to $...

Learning

Mar 23

4 min read

Non-Obvious Intermarket Correlations

Traders often view markets as distinct spaces. Equity traders follow market indices and earnings, forex traders follow macroeconomic data and central banks, and commodity traders follow supply and dem...

Shadow Calendar: The Market Events You Don’t See

Learning

Mar 23

5 min read

Shadow Calendar: The Market Events You Don’t See

When traders look at their financial calendars, they usually concentrate on the events that are scheduled: macroeconomic announcements, central bank meetings, earnings seasons, and important public ho...

Forex

Feb 26

5 min read

How to make backtesting on the Forex market

Backtesting is the foundation of structured and confident trading. Most traders understand this in theory, yet only a small percentage actually perform deep historical testing. The reason is simple: w...

Learning

Feb 24

3 min read

The technological future of trading: how AI is rewriting the rules

Technology has always shaped financial markets, but today we are witnessing a major transformation. Artificial intelligence and advanced algorithms are no longer analytical tools. Such technologies ar...

Learning

Feb 16

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

Feb 16

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...

Forex

Jan 29

16 min read

Get Started With Forex Day Trading: A Beginner’s Guide

Day trading in the forex market is one of the most popular trading strategies, and for good reason. With high volatility, tight spreads, and around-the-clock trading hours, forex provides an ideal env...

Forex

Jan 28

16 min read

Best Time to Trade Gold in Forex for Maximum Returns

Gold trading in the Forex market is a powerful tool for traders aiming to diversify their strategies with a time-tested asset. Recognized for its role as a safe haven, gold attracts both short-term tr...

Stocks

Nov 26

6 min read

Bank of Japan’s ETF Sales: What It Means for CFD and Stock Traders

The Bank of Japan recently announced plans to sell parts of its ETF portfolio. From the perspective of financial market participants, this is a huge event that, even before its implementation, is alre...

Forex

Nov 26

7 min read

High Leverage Forex in Japan and CFD Risk Management Tactics That Work

Japan is a unique market for trading forex through CFD instruments. This is not a metaphor, but a well-founded fact. The fact is that the Financial Services Agency limits leverage to 25:1 (4% margin)....