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This section is a database of simple strategies following the principles of simplicity and efficacy. We describe the principles that every strategy follows and the guidelines for its use. We also qualify them for its potential rewards, easy to follow and risk. The main parameters of the strategy will be shown: Percent winners, average reward-to-risk ratio, expected drawdown, and others.

Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Forex Trading Skills

We are always on the lookout for new ways to improve our trading and the results that we are achieving. We have probably tried...

How to Achieve Financial Freedom Through Forex

In this article, I will present a practical guide with the 3 key points to achieve financial freedom. This means that someone who does...

What Lot Sizes Should I Be Trading?

If you are a novice in the Forex market and you don’t know exactly what a lot on Forex is and what this is...

Specification Risk: The Advantages of Diversifying Your Trading Systems

Diversify. This is the advice that is repeated time and again in the world of investment. Now, what does true diversification involve? Could we...

This Information Will Help You to Beat the Forex Market

Traders and investors often think about how important it is to read and read books, websites, and all kinds of material in order to...

Top 8 Real-Life Lessons About Forex Trading

If you ever decide to go the traders’ way, know the only boss you will have to listen to is you. Also know listening...

Forex Strategy: A Simple Definition

We can debate how to define a forex trading strategy but in the end, is it really important? We believe it is more important...

How to Get Better Results Out of Your Forex Strategies

Some many strategies are developed but all traders have one in common, the element that separates them from the pack (most starters lose). These...

Apply These 5 Secret Techniques To Improve Your Forex Trading

There are so many ways to fail with forex trading but so many ways to improve on. Each trader is unique in how he...

Is There Really a 100% Winning Strategy in Forex?

The short answer to this question is simply, no, there is not a 100% winning strategy, the only way that you can avoid losing...

These Are Widely Viewed As the Most Powerful Forex Strategies

Any novice in currency trading will soon find out that there are a lot of different currency trading strategies. Therefore, any novice trader will...

How to Become a Pro At Averaging Down

I have seen in several forums that many investors practice the risky sport of averaging down. This strategy is nothing more than investing more...

How To Earn $398 Per Day Trading Forex

How does earning $398 a day sound to you? Good right? Many of us can only wish that we will eventually make this much,...

WARNING: You’re Losing Money by Not Using this Forex Strategy

What if there is a solution to keep your account afloat no matter the strategy you are using? Would you follow it to the...

Create a Powerful Forex Strategy In Only Five Steps

One of the first things that can happen to you when you start trading forex is seeing that it is possible to earn money...

Top 9 Ideas You Can Steal from the World’s Best Traders

As with anything in life, when it comes to looking at the experts, there are always little parts of what they do that we...

Signs You Need Help With Your Forex Strategy

We all need help with things in life, the problem is that it can often be quite hard for us to realise that we...

Ways to Completely Revamp Your General Forex Strategy

When you have been trading for a while, you will most likely come across some rough patches, or times where you simply do not...

How To Construct and Write Up Forex Trading Plans

A good winning Forex trading plan should become the start for any path to becoming a consistently profitable trader. Unfortunately, some traders don’t write...

An Entirely Innovative Approach to Forex Trading

If you are looking to find something different this is a good sign. You will do well in forex simply because you do not...

Do Forex/Stock Day Trading Strategies Apply to Cryptocurrencies?

The short answer to this question is yes, absolutely, however, you will need to adapt for it to be so. Let's dive into how. ①...

Trend Trading When There Are No Trends

During a larger part of 2019 traders have witnessed probably the least volatile forex market in history. These periods are often followed by steady bullish equities markets when most of the capital goes on this side of trading. Forex traders that use trend following methods have two options in these situations. Trade as they are still in trending markets and give back what they have earned during the previous year or use this environment to their advantage. The situation from 2019 is perfect grounds to learn, test, and separate consistent traders from the rest. 

Undeniable Proof That You Need A Trading Strategy

If you are new to trading or are simply thinking about joining and have spoken to another trader, they most likely would have asked...

Three Trade Duration-Based Forex Strategies

In this article, we will analyze the types of existing automated systems according to the duration of the trade. I’ll show you some interesting...

Market Profile Singles Indicator Review

Today we will examine the Market Profile Singles Indicator (we could also call it a single print indicator or gap indicator), which is available on the mql5.com market in metatrader4 and metatrader5 versions.

Optimization Vs. Over Optimization

Today we discover the dangers of optimization: over-optimization. That’s the secret to making our system robust, consistent, and quite durable over time, or a...

How to Measure Your Trading Strategy with “R Square”

Chances are if this is the first time you’ve heard that square R, you have no idea what exactly I mean or where the...

What Is the Best Strategy for Forex Trading in 2021?

2020 is over and we must prepare our best Forex strategy to start the year 2021 in the best possible way. Undoubtedly, to define...

Social Trading: What are the Advantages and Disadvantages?

Social trade is a fairly new concept in Forex retail and its popularity has been growing considerably in recent years. Let’s see the pros...

What Happens When an Asset Tests a Level of Support?

He who lives by the crystal ball will eat shattered glass, said Ray Dalio. The ways to analyze the market are increasing by the...

The Absolute BEST Forex Trading Strategies for Beginners

It’s easy for beginner traders to become overwhelmed, which sadly leads many to give up on trading for good before ever really getting started....

What is the Best Trading Position? Part IV – How Much...

We showed how to manage your risk in the last three articles of this series. Today, we are embarking on another journey, teaching you how to manage your money like a professional, wealthy trader. The problem with most traders is that everyone is anxious about how much money they can lose, never thinking about whether there is a win limit too. That is where we are heading in this article – learning about our maximums.

Profitable Forex Strategies That Nobody Tells You About

There are a lot of factors that can make or break your chances of success in the forex market, from the amount of money...

Price Action Forex Sniping Strategy: Review & Instructions

The Sniper’s trading strategy is recommended by dozens of bloggers and mentioned within informative resources. Even simple web pages (landing pages) are created for...

Simple Yet Effective Position Trading Strategy

If we look at it a little bit, in recent years, we have seen great trends that were noticed, first, in the JPY in...

The Swap: 20% Yearly Gain Forex Strategy

Recently I came across a seemingly interesting trade strategy aimed at trading futures, but theoretically applicable to Forex trading. The author of this interesting...

How to Trade Forex Using Ichimoku Kinko Hyo Starting Today!

This indicator is an old veteran. Ichimoku Kinko Hyo was created in the 1930s in Japan. Spot forex came to life more than half a century later – in 1996. So why do people still use it? Today we will give you a clear but detailed description of this indicator and offer strategies you can apply immediately.

A Foolproof Strategy for Following Price Trends

Easily one of the most effective forex trading strategies is to take advantage of prevailing trends in price movements – but how do you...

Profit Today from These Tried & Tested Breakout Strategies

Let’s talk about currency breakout strategies. Have you ever heard that most breakouts are fake or that you should avoid operating breakouts? In the...

Always Test Your Forex Trading Strategies! Here’s Why…

Coming up with a new trading plan can be exciting. It can make you want to jump straight into the markets and use it...

Is Buy Low/Sell High Truly the Most Effective Strategy in Forex?

The concept of buying low and selling high is an interesting one for many reasons, it has been the essence of trade and making...

Master the Art Of Forex Backtesting With These Key Tips

Let’s talk about the results of our trading strategies. And if we talk about results we’re going to have to talk about backtesting when...

Momentum Trading

  Introduction There are two approaches to address the market, even when trading in favour of the primary trend. The first one is buying weakness and the second one is

Are You Switching Up Your Forex Trading Strategies?

Having multiple strategies can be a result of one failing in a certain market environment. Traders then try to fill up holes the original...

Walk Forward: Optimise Your Trading System to Boost Your Earnings

Before you start talking about optimizing a trading system, it’s important to know what these systems are based on or why you should work...

Key Strategies the Pros Use For Profitable Gold Trading

Trading and investing in Gold is one of the top searches on the internet and a hot skill that could be the best thing...

Silver Trading Doesn’t Have to Be Difficult – Check Out These...

Dominant gold association with wealth and security is going to be even more hyped after the next economic downturn most economists expect to be...

Embarrassed By Your Index Trading Skills? Here’s What To Do…

Indexes are popular as they represent the economic activity in certain areas. Therefore it is often the case to see a company stock move...

Apply These Secret Techniques to Improve Your Platinum Trading

Whenever you see marketing product bundling schemes they are commonly named by precious metals, starting from “silver package” up to gold and platinum as the top, most expensive offer. However, platinum is not the most expensive metal you can trade on the market, it is cheaper than gold and palladium. The price of an asset is not important to traders, they look into other important factors such as volatility, supply and demand, fundamentals, and policies.

When Is the Best Time to Use Trend Following Strategies? (The...

Trend following strategies are some of the most popular strategies around today, they have grown in popularity due to the increase in social media...