Forex Trading and Miscellaneous

Over recent days the SNB revealed the profits it made for 2016, yes that’s right you read it correctly; a central bank that makes profits. They don’t quite conduct themselves in the manner of most central banks, such as the Fed, ECB and the BoE. Not only does the bank invest/speculate on currency movements, it […]

As we’ve now entered the New Year it’s worth reflecting on our achievements in 2017, in relation to the ambitions we originally set for ourselves at the start of the year. Did we reach our targets, did we grow our trading account by the percentage we targeted? Did we stick to our trading plan and

Bitcoin and crypto currencies were not only the hottest topic amongst many forex traders in 2017, they also became a hot topic in the mainstream media. Hardly a day passed without news channels in the USA and U.K. covering the subject of bitcoin. Naturally, when an investable product rises by circa 1,500% in a year,

Political analysis is often confused with fundamental analysis, however, the two separate phenomena and the skills required to identify and translate the entities into coherent trading decisions, shouldn’t be confused. We should be aware of and fully conversant with the impact medium to high impact news releases have on our trading. The vast majority of

The majority of experienced FX traders and market analysts will testify that its fundamental economic events that move our markets. They’d also contend that the only time technical analysis effects our trading is if price either: reaches a critical round number (generally referred to as a handle), reaches or breaches a big moving average, such

Depending on where you are on the learning scale, you’ll have a different view of the various trials and tribulations you’ve experienced (and at times endured) during your FX learning pathway. If you’re close to the start of your journey, having recently discovered FX trading as a potential investment opportunity, or you’re a part time

There are some obvious benefits in learning how to trade in the globe’s largest market and there’s some subtle benefits, which are far less straightforward to identify. We know that due to the huge levels of turnover, estimated at $5 trillion a day according to BIS, we trade in the most liquid market there is.

As we’ve now entered the final two weeks of the trading year, many of us will slow down our trading, particularly if we’re manual day traders we’ll consider simply downing tools for a week or so. If we trade on a fully automated basis, then we’ll maybe consider disengaging our expert advisor over the holiday

Ask a colleague, friend, or family member what they knew about Bitcoin, or crypto currencies back in 2015 and the likelihood is that you’d be faced with a blank stare. This year the Bitcoin phenomenon has truly gone mainstream. It’s impossible to compare the mania and craze to recent stock market events, such as the

It’s fascinating watching television coverage of the markets, particularly when, for example, Bloomberg switch to a trading floor at the NYSE. As far back as 2010, estimates suggested that between 50-70% of all stock trading on Wall Street was conducted by high frequency trading algorithms. As we reached 2012 the leading USA investment bank Morgan