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Mar 28, 17 •
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Forex Trading Articles •
Zahir Shah
Comments Off on Testing your ability to forecast the impact of an upcoming fundamental news event
Experienced and successful traders (you can’t be one without being the other), will always testify that it’s fundamentals that drive our FX markets and many of us in the analyst community will never tire of constantly reminding you that the...
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Mar 25, 17 •
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Forex Trading Articles •
Zahir Shah
Comments Off on Why are you trading, what’s your goal, what’s your end game?
Many of us recoil when confronted with motivational talking and writing, particularly when it’s aimed at us FX traders. You’ll recognise the style of writing by now; “stay positive and think your way to profitability”, “you can...
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Mar 21, 17 •
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Forex Trading Articles •
Zahir Shah
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There is undoubtedly a romance involved in trading, many of us enjoy discussions surrounding Fibonacci due to its romanticism. The mathematical purity, history, the links to nature and the infinite qualities simply adds to its legendary allure. There are...
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Mar 16, 17 •
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Forex Trading Articles •
Zahir Shah
Comments Off on Understanding the idea of Forex Trading
According to various recent data sources, the average profile of a private (retail) forex trader is similar to that published by both the ECB and Citigroup in 2014. They cited that traders are predominantly male and have a median age of thirty five. There...
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Mar 15, 17 •
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Forex Trading Articles •
Zahir Shah
Comments Off on Understanding the risk warning and identifying the risks
Forex brokers should take their responsibilities seriously, that’s why most go to careful lengths to explain the process and the overall risks involved with trading to their customers. In fact the message and narrative regarding risk is often that harsh...
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Mar 14, 17 •
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Forex Trading Articles •
Zahir Shah
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Many of us (of a certain age) were big fans of Star Trek, the original series with William Shatner playing James T. Kirk. As kids we were mesmerised by the phaser and the communicator gadgets. The most memorable message delivered into the communicator by Kirk...
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Mar 13, 17 •
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Forex Trading Articles •
Zahir Shah
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The word “Renaissance” means rebirth in French. The Renaissance was a period in European history, from the 14th to the 17th century, regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history. That bridge; between a bygone age and...
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Mar 8, 17 •
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Fundamental Analysis •
Zahir Shah
Comments Off on The Fundamentals involved in Trading Fundamentals
The efficacy of technical analysis has been disputed for decades, long before the invention of many of the modern day technical indicators we’re now familiar with. Whilst arguments have raged offline, long before tens of thousands of threads were...
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Feb 27, 17 •
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Between the lines •
Zahir Shah
Comments Off on A Candlestick refresher Course, looking for price action
OK, so most of us forex traders know what candlesticks are and what they’re supposed to represent on our charts. We’ll avoid the history lesson, by delivering this quick synopsis and reminder of the basic candlestick body and shadow meaning....
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Feb 27, 17 •
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Between the lines •
Zahir Shah
Comments Off on The psychology involved in Forex Trading
The 3 Ms of trading is a phenomenon often referred to when discussing trading; mind, method and money-management have become the accepted terms by which we define the disciplines involved in trading. Method is generally defined as the trading strategy...