An exchange traded fund (ETF) is an investment fund that invests in a basket of stocks, bonds, or other assets. ETFs are traded on a stock exchange, just like stocks. Investors are drawn to ETFs because of their low price, tax efficiency and ease of trading. ETFs seek to provide the performance of a specified index, such as the S&P 500, and typically have low...
Hi friends! This educational idea about the dollar index and entire crypto market will be really usefull for the beginners and the experienced traders also. I`ll explain you several fundamental and technical reasons why and when BTC ans other crpyto will start rise. You can also use it in your trading to identify the global trend and open more succesfull...
A Short Post about Psychology. Some people dismiss this area but in my opinion it is a huge determining factor as to whether someone will make it or crash and burn as a trader. In meeting many new traders I find that most questions that they pose revolve around trading systems and how to make the most money from the market. Rarely am I asked questions related to...
Your mindset is everything. Believe it can be your reality. Unbelief will make you quickly derail this with all kinds of thoughts. If you don't believe you can ever trade 7-8 figures and more, you will never get to trade it. Question you should be asking is, does this logic work? Can I repeat this same process on any pair in the market place? That will be...
Good Day Constant Reader... I hope this day has received you well and in good health. It is Saturday... once again. This is the time to reflect on what you learned, albeit via pain or pleasure. Take experience from the enduring of your development... it will serve you well later on. It feels different at various stages of your learning. Uncertainty will be a...
Here's a quick video on how to use the monthly open as a simple analysis for your trading. This technique helps us FOLLOW and not PREDICT the market.
Hi friends! Do you want to know what zones I marked on the chart? Put 🚀 and read to the end. In this educational idea I will explain a few traders secrets that will help you stay profitable in any market for the long term. Take Bitcoin as an example and you'll be surprised how often the same mistake is repeated by beginners and understand how professional...
What happened today on the earnings announcement by PEP? Pro traders took profits against the retail crowd's buying on the news headlines that suggested an earnings "beat" for Q2. The retail buying causes the gap up at open, which is a prime cue to take profits on swing trades. This was what we call a pre-earnings run. The earnings results don't matter as much...
I have been actively trading the market since 2019 without doing stupid things (only minor mistakes). Before 2019 I was trying to get rich fast, and of course, that didn't go well. One of the things I have been doing since 2019 was writing principles or key ideas regarding my trading journey. That includes significant mistakes or things I noticed about the...
Hi friends! Probably all traders began their career by learning the trading patterns. A trading pattern is a price movement pattern in a certain range. Generally there are 2 types of patterns: candlesticks (shooting star, hammer, bullish or bearish engulfing) and figures (triangles, channels, flags, head and shoulders, etc.). The number of them is constantly...
Starting out in trading is definitely an exciting experience but you must be very careful not to make these dangerous mistakes that most beginners make. While there are many dangerous mistakes for forex newbies to make, I’ve highlighted the two that are subtle enough not to be noticed but can have a big influence on your trading career. 1. ...
When you should use leverage in your trades? I’m going to answer this question, but first, we have to mention two other questions to be answered. Q1: What is a reasonable trade? An order in which the entry point, stop loss, and take profit are already pre-defined based on a good return strategy or rules. Q2: What is money management? Money management is to...
It's time for my mid week educational post. Today I want to talk about the three pillars needed by all traders for success in the markets. This isn't just the forex market either this applies to trading all financial markets. Be it forex, crypto or stocks, so lets get into the the three pillars of success. PILLAR NUMER ONE- STRATEGY You MUST have an...
What are the parts of a trading strategy? I was doing a backtest on a new concept yesterday, and I realized the different parts of my testing strategy. At that moment, I became aware that the way I see any trading strategy is like an algorithm with several filters or steps. When those filters become "TRUE," we can check the following filter until we have a...
The volume indicator is so universal that it is used by most traders, no matter what their trading style. I will talk about the main methods of using this indicator in this idea. 📊What is the volume? A volume indicator is data from the exchange on how much cryptocurrency or shares were traded during a certain period of time. Volumes are displayed in the form of...
INDEX:BTCUSD INDEX:ETHUSD FXOPEN:XAUUSD FRED:SP500 NASDAQ:NDX I see this time and time again - no matter if you are trading, cryptocurrency, commodities, indices or stocks, the principle remains the same: Shorting at support and longing at resistance is GENERALLY not a good idea. I show you examples in the video and explain why. There is however a good...
What helps the traders to be successful? That's right, their trading strategies. A trading strategy is a trader's plan for deciding whether or not to open a trade. The purpose of the strategy is to help the trader to make more successful trades, to analyze the mistakes and successes. At a time of uncertainty, these rules help to keep calm and make the right...
Your strategy will inevitably go through a Drawdown. And there's nothing you can do about it to stop that. However, you can learn how to survive it! Today I will give you actionable steps, that you can use for the next time the market hit your strategy and you feel that everything is going wrong. Let's start with an idea of what a drawdown is, and why drawdowns...