Category: Trading Tips

Expectancy in trading explained: the formula in R and pounds, a worked example from 50 trades, the effect of costs and how…

Risk reward ratio explained step by step: how to calculate it from entry, stop and target, the break-even win rate formula, and…

Break of structure trading in plain English: what BOS and CHoCH mean, how they map onto classic highs and lows, and how…

Round numbers in trading explained: why orders cluster at big figures, what the research shows, and how to place stops and targets…

Pivot points trading explained: the floor pivot formulas, a worked calculation, how we use daily pivots as levels, and the mistakes that…

Ichimoku cloud explained in plain English: the five lines and their 9, 26, 52 settings, how to read the kumo, why it…

The shooting star candlestick pattern explained: its shape, how it differs from an inverted hammer, where it matters and a full trade…

Overnight funding charges explained: how spread bet and CFD financing is calculated, why shorts can be credited, and what holding a trade…

Interest rates and forex explained: why central bank decisions move currencies, why a rate rise can still sink the pound, and how…

Carry trade explained in plain English: how the interest rate differential is earned, why retail funding charges often swallow it, and why…