Category: Blog Posts
Trading education and market commentary from The Two Traders: strategy, psychology, risk and the lessons behind our own trades.
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How to Trade Forex in Simple Steps (UK Beginner Guide)
How to trade forex for beginners in the UK: currency pairs, pips and lots, £ per point, session times, costs and leverage…
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Types of Trading Styles: Scalping, Day, Swing and Position Trading
The four types of trading styles compared: scalping, day, swing and position trading timeframes, spread costs, stop sizes and fit with a…
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How to Trade Forex in Both Directions: Going Long and Short
How to short forex: why every trade is long one currency and short another, how a short works on a spread bet…
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Should You Buy at All-Time Highs?
Is buying at all time highs smart or reckless? The momentum evidence, the real risks, and how price action traders handle a…
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What Moves the US Dollar? A Guide for Forex Traders
What moves the US dollar: Fed policy, CPI and payrolls, yields and risk sentiment, plus the DXY explained and how USD moves…
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How to Prepare for a Big Week in Forex
How to prepare for the trading week in forex: mark the economic calendar, update key levels, write if-then plans, set a risk…
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The Power of Compounding Growth
One of the biggest hurdles that new traders face is access to capital. As such, one of the questions most asked is…
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A $6,000 Lesson From Ripple
As I regularly mention, I often feel there is more to be learnt from a losing trade than a winning one. You…
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Is Learning to Trade Worth It? 5 Reasons and the Honest Costs
Is learning to trade worth it? Five reasons from our 2017 post, the real costs in time and money, who it suits,…
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Crazy Cryptos & Catching Copper! Plus a New Space for Traders!
As we approach the Christmas period, I am up nearly 20% for the month! This puts me in profit for 7 out…