Australian Dollar, AUD/USD, RBA, Fed, Recession, China – Talking Points Global growth and sentiment sways has kicked AUD/USD around The RBA have acknowledged inflation, but… Read More »Australian Dollar Hostage to External Factors but RBA Might Have More Work to Do
Japanese Yen Talking Points USD/JPY appears to be tracking the recent advance in US Treasury yields as it retraces the decline from the yearly high… Read More »USD/JPY Rate to Track Treasury Yields Ahead of US PCE Report
Bitcoin, BTC/USD, China, Oil, Copper, Iron Ore – Talking Points Bitcoin prices fall alongside US stocks despite rosy US economic data Copper and iron ore… Read More »BTC/USD Prices Fall into APAC Trade as Oil and Metals Catch a Bid
US STOCKS OUTLOOK: After a powerful rally last week, the S&P 500 trades lower on Monday amid cautious sentiment, down 0.3% to 3,900 Despite today’s… Read More »Quarter-End Rebalancing Could Spark a Stock Market Rally This Week
Probably one of the more compelling areas of price action is in its ability to show key levels or price zones that matter. And to… Read More »The Power of the Wick
Price Action Support and Resistance As we look at throughout our education section there’s a plethora of ways to find support and resistance levels. Fibonacci… Read More »Price Action Support and Resistance
As we talked about in our introduction to price action, markets are cyclical creatures. Prices go up, prices go down and as traders, the most… Read More »Support at Prior Resistance, Resistance at Prior Support
Much of trading is waiting. I get it, that’s not what you want to hear. You want action, you want riveting, you want excitement. Heck,… Read More »Trading Triangles in Price Action
There’s a litany of candlestick formations that traders can look for but few carry the potential of the engulfing candlestick. Introduction to Technical Analysis Candlestick… Read More »Engulfing Formations for Price Action Trading
We’ve looked at the importance of candlestick wicks in a few of our articles in the price action sub-module already. Wicks highlight reactions, and as… Read More »Price Action Pin Bars
Inside Bars – The Hidden Price Action Driver As odd as it is many aspects of trading analysis aren’t necessarily based on what’s happening as… Read More »Inside Bars – The Hidden Price Action Driver
Earlier in the sub-module we introduced the topic of support and resistance when using price action and we started by focusing on a very important… Read More »Using Candlestick Wicks to Identify Price Action Support and Resistance
Most organic things live and experience the world in cycles. Whether it’s seasons or moods or growth, contraction often leads to expansion and when that… Read More »Price Action Trends
There’s a strong correlation between interest rates and forex trading. Forex is ruled by many variables, but the interest rate of the currency is the… Read More »Interest Rates and the Forex Market
Price action lies at the heart of technical analysis and is a simple, yet powerful way to identify trading opportunities. We examined in depth with… Read More »Price Action Trading
The video above outlines a few rules and tenets that can be helpful to traders staying on the right path on a consistent basis. Some… Read More »Trading Rules and Wisdom
In this piece I will discuss two core strategies; one entails entering on a retracement in price, or a pullback, and upon a breakout above… Read More »Trading Breakouts and Pullbacks
It should go without saying, but confidence is essential to trading or anything we set out to do, for that matter. There are certain ways… Read More »Building Confidence in Trading
The importance of a trading plan can’t be overstated, but yet the number of traders who don’t have one far outnumbers traders who do have… Read More »How to Create a Trading Plan
Introduction to Risk Management Risk management is at the core of any good trading plan, without having a sound set of principles to follow a… Read More »Risk Management
In this lesson, we discussed the unavoidable and avoidable drawdowns that traders go through. Losing is part of trading, and there will be plenty of… Read More »What is a Drawdown in Trading and How to Handle It
In this session, I discussed some of the most common mistakes both inexperienced and experienced traders. I also provide solutions on how to fix these… Read More »Mistakes Traders Frequently Make & How to Fix Them
To begin today’s session, we first examined the age-old cliché – “Don’t trade with emotion.” For starters, is this even possible? We are not robots… Read More »Trading Psychology: Managing Emotions
What is Economic Growth and Why is it So Important? Top news headlines are often dominated by the release of gross domestic product (GDP) figures… Read More »Economic Growth: What is GDP Growth?
What is Inflation? Inflation is the rise in prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time, and is often displayed… Read More »Understanding Inflation and its Global Impact
Quantitative Easing Explained: Main Talking Points With interest rates near zero, the Federal Reserve ventured another policy tool in quantitative easing After years of QE,… Read More »Central Bank Tool for Growth
How Can Stock Markets Impact US Presidential Elections? How can returns in the Dow Jones, S&P 500 influence voters at the polls? This study analyzes… Read More »Can Stock Markets Predict Presidential Elections?
Does a Relationship Exist Between the S&P 500 and the US Election Outcome? Beyond policies and history, past data suggests that S&P 500 stock can… Read More »How Societal and Economic Crises Impact US Presidential Elections
How to Trade Geopolitical Risks The global economy is showing increasing weakness and fragility Eroding economic fortitude exposes markets to geopolitical risks Examples of political… Read More »How to Trade the Impact of Politics on Global Financial Markets
How Do Politics and Central Banks Impact FX Markets How do monetary and fiscal policy measures impact currency markets? What is the Mundell-Fleming model and… Read More »How Do Politics and Central Banks Impact FX Markets?
The US Presidential election has a historical tendency to influence financial markets as a change in leadership often brings a shift in fiscal policy. For… Read More »Gold Price Implications Around US Presidential Elections
Central Banks look at a variety of economic data and projections before setting policy. These datapoints are then applied to the central bank’s operating framework… Read More »How Central Bankers Set Policy