The focus of this article is a new study by Caporale and Plastun. They suggest that there’s an edge to be had in forex markets by trading gaps. However, they could not find an edge in other assets. Following are some of the findings from the research paper and then some concerns we have about […]
Forex
Janet Yellen Does It Again : Dollar Drops
As I predicted on Monday, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold yesterday and this saw the US dollar drop against most of its major trading partners. The central bank cited low inflation and uncertainty abroad as the main reason to keep rates on hold and this has pushed market expectations for the first […]
Understanding The US Dollar Index (USDX)
USDX is the US Dollar index that is used as an indicator by traders who wish to deal in gold currencies, futures, commodities and bonds. It’s one of several indicators which help Forex traders to assess the relative strength or weakness of the US dollar against another currency.
This is why forex trading is not easy (simple trading systems debunked)
People often want to know whether forex trading is profitable. They see a strategy online promising 1000% returns and millions of dollars in profits and wonder whether they too can become successful forex traders. On the flip side, though, they will also have heard the stories of those traders who have lost money and in […]
The similarities between trading and cricket
Trading and cricket It is not altogether uncommon for people to try and compare professions with sport. With trading this is equally true and I have heard many times people compare trading to American football, baseball, golf or even tennis. In many ways, baseball is a good comparison; The film Moneyball with Brad Pitt is an […]
Setting up a Free MetaTrader 4 Expert Advisor
MetaTrader 4 is the trading platform of choice for thousands of forex traders because it allows charting, back-testing, the coding of expert advisors and lots more. It’s a true all-in-one package that can be downloaded free from most brokers. Expert Advisors are simply trading systems that use MT4’s own built in programming language and using […]
List of economic indicators to trade forex
Predicting the direction of forex markets, particularly on a short term basis, is no easy task. For longer durations, however, it is a good idea to see a list of economic indicators as these show the fundamental reasons why currencies move. Technical indicators work too, but they are best combined with the fundamentals. Below is […]
Using the COT report to trade forex
The COT report or commitment of traders report is provided by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and is an excellent tool for forex and commodity traders to analyse what other participants are doing in the market. The COT report is published using data from Chicago and New York futures exchanges every Friday at 14.30 EST […]
