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Trend, Trendlines and Channels

In this Master Academy educational video and article, we are introducing the concept of Trend, Trendlines and Channels. https://youtu.be/aPDXB7dSlF0 What is Trend? Markets tend to move in a general direction or trend An Up Trend An up trend is a sequence of higher highs and higher lowsIn an up trend, price will rally to a high (peak), then sell off to a low (trough)A market in an up trend has… Continued

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Copper in an Uptrend

Published 2 days ago by: Gregor Horvat

Hello traders! Copper can be unfolding a bigger, five-wave recovery, up from March of nineteen of 2020. Now price can… Continued

Euro still bullish against the US Dollar (EURUSD forecast)

Published 2 days ago by: Steve Miley

With US yields moving to record lows recently, the US Dollar remains weak.The US continues to struggle with significantly rising… Continued

Pound stays bullish versus US Dollar (GBPUSD forecast)

Published August 5, 2020 by: Steve Miley

The Pound versus the US Dollar Forex rate, GBPUSD has rebounded twice already this week, thereby sustaining a positive tone.This… Continued

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US share indices are still very bullish (S&P 500 forecast)

Published 1 day ago by: Steve Miley

In our article here on Monday we highlighted the bullish tone for US stock indices, focusing on the S&P 500,… Continued

Euro still bullish against the US Dollar (EURUSD forecast)

Published 2 days ago by: Steve Miley

With US yields moving to record lows recently, the US Dollar remains weak.The US continues to struggle with significantly rising… Continued

Charts Patterns: Reversal Patterns

Published August 14, 2019 by: Steve Miley

In this Master Academy educational video and article, we are looking at Charts Patterns, focusing on Reversal Patterns. https://youtu.be/hMYHY-3tJxM Charts… Continued

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Why you should keep a trading log

Published April 3, 2020 by: Steve Miley | Share:

Development can be tracked by considering the history of a set of actions and outcomes. For a trader, if you want to learn how to successfully trade Forex and CFDs (or any of the financial markets), it is key to be able to monitor your progress, to improve and become more successful at trading. Keeping a trading log (or journal) is an excellent way to… Continued

Trading in Volatile Markets

Published March 23, 2020 by: Steve Miley | Share:

Success in trading is always a challenge and can be difficult even with vast experience and a solid, structured training plan, that has been built over time and tested. However, when markets shift to a more volatile phase, even the most experienced trader or investor can find successful trading and investing extremely difficult. Here we are going to look at what an increase in volatility… Continued

Which markets should I trade? A deeper look at financial markets asset classes

Published December 13, 2019 by: Steve Miley | Share:

We will look at: What are the major asset classes in financial markets? What are the Forex options? What do I need to know about trading the stock market? What are the pros and cons of trading stock indices? Should I consider trading the bond markets? What do I need to know to trade the commodity markets? What financial markets are ultimately better suited to… Continued

Which Forex markets and currencies should I trade?

Published December 12, 2019 by: Steve Miley | Share:

We will look at: What are the major asset classes choices? Where to start with FX? Fundamental versus Technical Analysis The “FX Majors” Safe haven currencies “Risk” or commodity currencies Cross currency analysis Peripheral currencies and Emerging Markets What Forex markets are best suited to you? If you are relatively new to financial market trading then you will already have realized that the modern, Forex… Continued

CFD (Contract for Difference) Trading, Forex Trading and Spread Betting – similarities and differences

Published November 15, 2019 by: Steve Miley | Share:

In this article we are going to take a look at the history of Contract for Difference (CFD) Trading, what CFD Trading is and what are the advantages. We will also focus on Forex Trading, which is really just a subset of CFD Trading and also look at Spread Betting and how Spread Betting accounts differ from CFD and Forex Trading accounts. We will highlight… Continued

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Weekend Deep Dive

Trend, Trendlines and Channels

Latest News

Copper in an Uptrend

Euro still bullish against the US Dollar (EURUSD forecast)

Pound stays bullish versus US Dollar (GBPUSD forecast)

Latest Videos

US share indices are still very bullish (S&P 500 forecast)

Euro still bullish against the US Dollar (EURUSD forecast)

Charts Patterns: Reversal Patterns

Market Overview

Currency Converter

Learn how to trade Forex - Most Popular

Why you should keep a trading log

Trading in Volatile Markets

Which markets should I trade? A deeper look at financial markets asset classes

Which Forex markets and currencies should I trade?

CFD (Contract for Difference) Trading, Forex Trading and Spread Betting – similarities and differences

Top 5 brokers in your location

What is FX Explained and why are you here?

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