There are often references in financial reports that refer to the ‘yield curve’. You may be aware that they have something to do with bonds, but perhaps you are unclear…
With the U.S. Dollar being the world’s reserve currency and the U.S. the world’s largest economy, the economic data from the United States is central to currency trading. Because it…
A disciplined approach to trading is forming a trading plan beforehand or knowing your exit point before you enter a trade. Executing a trade is a different story. A plan…
Pattern recognition is at the core of technical analysis and provides a disciplined approach to trading. Over time, investors have noticed that the market forms distinct patterns before continuing or…
NFP stands for Non-Farm Payrolls and it represents critical economic data for the United States. It reveals the state of the United States labor market, and it comes out on…
The difference between beginner and professional traders When you start trading from a retail perspective it is a bit like entering a profession as an amateur. So, for example, imagine…
How to trade on holidays “To trade, or not to trade, that is the question.” Apologies to Shakespeare for adulterating his famous quote from Hamlet Act 3, Scene 1, but…
As a popular trend indicator, the Moving Average (MA) is used by most investors. Due to its advantage of showing a clear market picture, investors use the Moving Average to…
Ever wondered why the currency market moves so fast? Or, why it spends so much time in ranging conditions, before, suddenly, all currency pairs move at the same time? The…
News trading is one of the reasons so many investors join the currency market. What can be more exciting than waiting for an economic release, seeing if the news is…