Margin and Margin Call in Forex: What They Are and How to Avoid Them
What margin is in Forex, how the margin level is calculated, and why a margin call happens. An example with numbers and 5 rules to avoid it.
How to Calculate Lot Size in Forex to Risk Only 1%
How to calculate lot size in Forex with a simple formula: decide first how much you risk, measure the stop, and adjust your position size.
Spread, Commission and Swap: What You Really Pay When You Trade
What the spread is in Forex, how commission and swap work, and how to calculate what each trade costs you before opening an account.
How to Choose a Reliable Broker If You’re Just Starting Out
Scammers promise guaranteed profits and the best conditions. Here are my criteria for choosing a reliable broker or exchange, and how to check it yourself.
The Only Criterion I Use to Rule Out a Broker Instantly
Before depositing, I ask just one question: how many people does this broker serve? Why that's enough for me and how I check it.
My 3 Best Market Entry Points
One candlestick pattern and three setups where it works best: a trendline, Fibonacci 50 after a range, and the retest of a broken level.
False Breakout: What It Is, Why It Happens, and How to Trade It
Price seems to break a support or resistance level and then comes back. Why it happens and three ways to trade a false breakout.
Level Breakout and Retest: Strategies and Analysis
What a level breakout is, what a retest is, and three ways to trade when the price comes back to test the broken level.
How to Use a Trailing Stop
What a trailing stop is, how it works, its types (fixed, percentage and ATR), pros and cons, and an example with numbers.
From Demo to Live Account: When Is the Right Time
I moved from demo to live the same afternoon, and it took me 6 years and over $80,000 to learn. Here is the checklist I would follow today.