Forex traders that decide to trade in a bear market are looking for a strategy or a way to make a profit when markets are falling. But, is it possible to swing trade in a bear market? It is. The most used strategy in bear market trading is the swing strategy. Traders that want to swing trade must first understand the swing trade meaning. Swing trade is a trading...
Hello traders. In this post we aim to explain you on how to identify the correct orderblock. Please pay careful attention to the annotations made on the chart. Happy Trading Team Lamda
Currently, the forex market offers numerous different tools to improve trading. Experts in financial markets develop both simple trading strategies, which will be convenient for novice traders, and complex systems, combining several strategies. Besides, experienced participants in the market develop their own strategies for their trading. They base their systems...
Hello hello! In this post, we'll take a look at the basic principles behind the spread in forex market and why it is important. In the foreign exchange market, the spread is the difference between the bid price and the ask price for a particular currency pair. The bid price is the highest price that a market maker is willing to pay for a currency, while the ask...
Trading is exciting. Trading is hard. Trading is extremely hard. Some say that it takes more than 10,000 hours to master. Others believe that trading is the way to quick riches. They might be both wrong. It is important to know that no matter how experienced you are, mistakes will be part of the trading process. That’s why you should be prepared to expect them and...
Hello traders - Here you can see how risky it is to trade without sufficient knowledge, because you can encounter a trap at every step, which will end up costing you a lot. - There are a lot of traps for traders left by big boys in the markets to take your money. That's why it's important to be careful, and don't swim with fish but swim with sharks if you don't...
Head and Shoulders pattern This lesson will cover the following What is a “Head and Shoulders” formation? How can it be confirmed? How can it be traded? The Head and Shoulders pattern forms after an uptrend, and if confirmed, marks a trend reversal. The opposite pattern, the Inverse Head and Shoulders, therefore forms after a downtrend and marks the end of...
The Relative Strength Index is one of the most widely used tools in traders handset. The RSI is an oscillating indicator which shows when an asset might be overbought or oversold by comparing the magnitude of the assets recent gains to its recent losses. A common misconception is that the RSI draws a comparison between one security and another, but what it...
WHAT IS A PIP? The pips is the unit with which we measure the price movement of a pair. Example: If the USD/MXN pair is used. If the dollar is worth 20.7 and rises to 20.8, it is said to rise to 1 cent but in FOREX it is not measured with cents, it is measured with pips. The price of the USD/MXN chart has 3 extra decimal places 20.8 000 those 3 extra decimal...
There are 2 types of edges in trading, a trading strategy edge and a trading psychology edge. You need to have both to succeed. This post will focus on how to develop your mental edge, which is the more important of the 2 types. The process of developing a trading psychology edge is simple, but usually not easy. Start trading Identify your...
What Is Divergence? Divergence is a trading phenomenon that offers reliable and high-quality information regarding trading signals. It refers to when an asset’s price moves in the opposite direction to the momentum indicators or oscillators. Commonly used indicators include the relative strength index (RSI), stochastic oscillator, Awesome Oscillator (AO), and...
In this diagram we aim to help you understand the difference between BOS and CHoCH. Pay careful attention to the annotations made on the chart. Happy Trading Team Lamda
The first step of the last-kiss trade is to identify the consolidation zone. One way to visualize a consolidation zone is to draw a box on the chart. This box will contain the choppy movements of the directionless market. This box should encompass the market movement during the choppy, drifting-market phase. It should be obvious that the market is stuck between...
Swing trading is a style of trading that attempts to capture short- to medium-term gains in a stock (or any financial instrument) over a period of a few days to several weeks. Swing traders primarily use technical analysis to look for trading opportunities. Swing traders may utilize fundamental analysis in addition to analyzing price trends and patterns. Some...
Find correlating forex pairs when you've decided on a trading strategy. You'll have to do less work deciding on your week's trades. EURUSD and GBPUSD are great pairs, for example.
What is a lot? A ‘lot’ is a measure of a transaction amount. It’s the minimum number of units of the base currency that you can buy or sell. This gives traders more control over the exposure per trade. There are four main types of Lot Sizes. Lot size #1: Standard lot = 100,000 units of base currency Risk per pip =$10 per pip Lot size #2: Mini-lot = 10,000...
December statistically the weakest month for the US Dollar, a statistic since 2000 against the EUR/USD. Relative to statistics, December is the month in which EUR/USD gains the most. The average EUR/USD increase for the month is over 1.58%. This year there is a really good chance that the rule could be confirmed. December statistically the weakest month for...
Have you ever seen the debate on any social media platforms between traders and investors? On each side, Investors or Traders Claimed their techniques were far superior to the other because of the capability of earning more profit and a High Win Rate. Endless Debate Between Investors and Traders never stops to this day. They are blinded by their false sense of...