The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) plays an integral role in the economic framework of South Africa. Its foundations, mandate, unique shareholder structure, and policy… Read More »The South African Reserve Bank: A Trader’s Guide
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is the country’s central bank, responsible for maintaining price stability and promoting sustainable economic growth. Established in 1934,… Read More »The Reserve Bank of New Zealand: A Trader’s Guide
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is one of the world’s most important Central Banks and by its actions controls the path of the Australian… Read More »The Reserve Bank of Australia: A Trader’s Guide
EARNINGS CALENDAR Publicly traded companies, listed on organized exchanges, are generally required to announce their financial results on a quarterly basis and at the end… Read More »DailyFX Global Earnings Calendar
China-ASEAN Relations, Singapore Dollar, Indonesian Rupiah, Malaysian Ringgit, Philippine Peso – Talking Points How do changes in Chinese growth impact ASEAN FX: SGD, IDR, MYR,… Read More »China as the Economic Engine for ASEAN Economies: SGD, IDR, MYR, PHP
What is Employment? Employment is considered to be a key economic driver and is an important measure of economic growth. According to the International Labor… Read More »The Key Driver of Economic Growth and Prosperity
How to Determine a Bull or Bear Market Bull and bear markets are two very different animals – in more than one way. The ability… Read More »How to Determine a Bull or Bear Market
‘The trend is your friend’. We’ve all heard it, and it makes perfectly logical sense; but in practice, this advice is so opaque that it’s… Read More »How to Use Price Action to Trade New Trends
Stocks and commodities are two of the most widely-traded financial products today. These asset classes can serve as a powerful influence on the economy, business… Read More »Top 5 Differences & Trading Tips
What is currency correlation? Currency correlation, or forex correlation, denotes the extent to which a given currency is interrelated with another, helping traders understand the… Read More »Using Currency Correlation in Forex Trading
Safe-haven assets are an essential antidote to economic downturns. They represent the markets that can protect traders and investors from losses when equities fall. Continue… Read More »What are Safe-Haven Assets & How to Trade Them
Safe-haven currencies are currencies that tend to retain or increase in value during times of uncertainty and market instability. Safe havens tend not to have… Read More »A Guide to Safe-Haven Currencies and How To Trade Them
Four Hour Trader Talking Points: Traders can implement a well-heeled plan taking only four hours per week The four-hour chart can be ideal for Forex… Read More »The Four-Hour Trader, A Full Trading Plan
Risk management is a key component for a successful trading strategy which is often overlooked. By applying risk management techniques, traders can effectively reduce the… Read More »Risk Management Techniques for Trading
Relative Strength Index – Talking Points: What is Relative Strength Index (RSI)? How do you calculate Relative Strength Index? What does the Relative Strength Index… Read More »Relative Strength Index (RSI) Defined and Explained
Effective forex risk management allows currency traders to minimize losses that occur as a result of exchange rate fluctuations. Consequently, having a proper forex risk… Read More »What is Forex Risk Management? Learn the Basics
Gap trading strategies help traders capitalize on the gaps in charts caused by price fluctuations between sessions. Read on to discover more about the phenomenon… Read More »What are Gaps & How to Trade Them?
Retail Sales: A Definition Retail sales or the Retail Sales Index (RSI) is an economic indicator that serves as a gauge of the overall health… Read More »What are Retail Sales and Why is it Important to Traders? A Guide
What is Consumer Sentiment? Consumer sentiment, consumer confidence or the Index of Consumer Sentiment (ICS) is used as a barometer for overall economic health by… Read More »Basic Principles and Uses in Trading
The Trading Tracker is your trading assistant designed to analyze your activity and give advice on how to improve your trading strategy. What is it?… Read More »The Trading Tracker: Analyze your trading performance
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
USING THE RSI INDICATOR – KEY THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW: Think beyond the simple crossovers Use the centerline to aid with determining trend biases… Read More »3 Trading Tips for RSI
Using the Average Directional Index (ADX) in a Trading Strategy In our last article, we looked at the ADX indicator. While many other technical indicators… Read More »How to Use the Average Directional Index (ADX) in a Trading Strategy
An Introduction to Trend Trading Of the three market conditions, trends are often the most sought after. This is an attractive market condition for traders… Read More »Trend Trading