Forex Educational Library
Forex Academy’s Educational Library consists of the finest collection of written and video pieces of learning material. It focuses on every relevant aspect of trading.
Leverage and Risk
This is a small presentation about how, at Forex.Academy, you could discover the secrets behind risk control; and how position size could affect your profits and your probability of ruin.
AUDUSD – Cycle Analysis and Forecast
AUDUSD - Cycle Analysis and Forecast
The AUDUSD pair in daily chart is moving bearish as an A-B-C pattern, from the highest level reached on January 25 (0.81358 level).
Forex.Academy 2018-2019 Outlook – CAD Group
Summary
Forex Daily News: In this post, we analyse the Canadian Dollar group against their main currencies. As a summary, the second half of the year and 2019, we
The Trading Record
Introduction
Traders want to win. Nothing else matters to them; and they think and believe the most important question is timing the entry. Exits don’t matter at all, because if
Risk, Reward, and Profitability
The Nature of Risk and Opportunity
Trading literature is filled with vast amounts of information about market knowledge: fundamentals, Central Banks, events, economic developments and technical analysis. This information is
Centralized Exchanges And Decentralized Exchanges
Introduction
In this editorial we are going to discuss decentralized exchanges, why they exist or why are they going to exist, what are the advantages, what aren’t people still using
Source Evaluation Template For The Cryptocurrencies Market
Cryptocurrency market is still in its infancy stage. That means that the industry around it is too. People all around the world are jumping at the opportunity to take the
The Power Of Compounding
Novice traders enter the Forex markets with the illusion of becoming independent and wealthy. And they may be right. So why 95% of forex traders fail?
After no trading
FOMC Statement- March 2018
The information received by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), since its meeting in January, has shown signs of further strengthening of the labour market and economic activity has been
Monetary Policy Statements of Bank of Japan 2017
Category: Fundamental Analysis, Intermediate, Currencies, economic cycles, Monetary Policy, Economy, Macroeconomics, Central Banks.
Key Words: Central Banks, Monetary Policy, Bank of Japan.
Tags: Macroeconomy, BoJ, Monetary policy, 2017.
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Financial Report Bank of Japan 2017
The Bank Of Japan Financial System Report
The Bank of Japan publishes the Financial System Report twice a year in order to assess the stability of the Japanese financial system
Japan’s Economic Outlook
Japan’s economic outlook
Category: Fundamental analysis, Intermediate, Currencies, economic cycles, Monetary Policy, Economy, Macroeconomics, Central Banks.
Key Words: Central Banks, Monetary Policy, Bank of Japan, Projections.
At each meeting of
Quarterly Report on the Balance Sheet of the Federal Reserve 2017
In the quarterly reports of the Federal Reserve balance sheet, it is possible to appreciate the composition of the assets, obligations, capital and financial information of the Federal Reserve. With
Organisation of the European Central Bank
Globalisation has led to an integration of the various aspects of people's lives from consumer habits to cultural aspects. The economy has not been indifferent to this phenomenon and the
Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan is the central bank of Japan. It is a juridical entity established by the Bank of Japan Act. It has no governmental character nor is it
Quantitative Easing in the Bank of England
The issue of the balance sheet has been discussed by a number of analysts since there is no consensus on what the appropriate size for the assets of the bank
Inflation Reports – Bank of England November 2017
In the inflation report of November 2017, the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was published. They decided to raise the interest rate by 0.25% to 0.5%. In the
Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Reports 2009-2017
The Bank of England Asset Purchase Facility (APF) was established as a subsidiary of the Bank of England on the 30th of January 2009 to fulfil the mandate of the
Stress Test – Bank of England 2017
The Stress Test Report has been published annually since 2014. The report consists of taking certain variables such as unemployment, inflation, growth, among others, and evaluating what would happen to
Inflation Reports – The Bank of England May 2017
The Inflation Report is a quarterly report issued by the Bank of England, which analyses many variables such as internal consumption, the growth of countries that are important in the
Report of the Financial Policy Committee June-November 2017
The Financial Policy Committee (FPC) was established in 1998 and amended in 2012. The main objective of the committee is to ensure the financial stability of the United Kingdom, which
The Bank of England
Bank of England
The Central Bank of England is in charge of dictating the monetary policy of the country through a specialised committee. In addition to ruling the monetary policy
Minutes of the Federal Reserve June – December 2017
The minutes of the Federal Reserve are written records that register the details of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings. Comments are recorded in these minutes about the main
Macroeconomic Projections of the United States
In the course of 2017, the projections of the Federal Reserve almost did not change due to the good performance of the labour market. Good figures in the creation of
Components of the Federal Reserve
To understand how each meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is conducted and who is in charge of monetary policy we should understand how the Federal Reserve is
Federal Reserve Press Releases – June to December 2017
Released: 15th January 2018
By: Sebastian Alarcon
Federal Reserve Press Releases are issued after the meetings that take place between the different entities and in these press releases, the decisions
Basics of Money Management and Position Sizing
This is a 12-minute video on the basic concepts of money management and position sizing.
We observe that people that trade Forex and futures markets use leverage without knowing how
FED Monetary Policy Report
Monetary policy reports are the result of the studies carried out by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) showing how the United States economy behaves. With this report you can
How to Trade the Dead Cat Bounce
Background
The Dead Cat Bounce is a bearish structure that occurs mainly due to a high impact event, for example, news related, significative report or a speech of a
Trading using The Elliott Wave III: Applying Fibonacci Ratios and the...
Background
Traders use the Elliott Wave mostly as a continuously developing price map, on which they try to guess the most probable future path. Sometimes the trader waits for
Trading using Trader Vic’s Patterns
Victor Sperandeo, known as Trader Vic on Wall Street, is a legendary futures trader who has over 45 years of experience in the commodities markets. In this article
Trading Using The Elliott Wave II – Guide to Wave Counting
Introduction
One of the drawbacks of The Elliott Wave Theory is the challenge that wave-counting imposes to outsiders or rookies. When faced with a real price chart, a novel Elliott
Trading Using the Elliott Wave I
Introduction
An essential “first step” for a trader who aspires to reach success is to fully understand how markets work, the deepest dynamics if you will. I.e., that certain tool
How to Trade the Harmonic AB=CD Pattern
Introduction
Harmonic Trading is a method based on the specific structures recognition to determine highly probable reversal points. These structures possess specific Fibonacci levels that validate the harmonic pattern. In
International Trade: Types of agreements and movements against it.
Abstract
Globalisation is a process that has been observed since the early 1980s and this has seen an improvement in the general welfare of people, but in some countries, it
Macroeconomics and its Limitations
Abstract
Macroeconomics is the basis of the fundamental analysis of investors who analyse how an economy is, what are its most prosperous sectors and how is its regulation to
Designing a Trading System (V) – Testing Exits and Stops
The importance of exits
It’s not possible to create a system based only on almost perfect entries and using random exits and stops. As we could observe in the entry
Designing a Trading System (IV) – Testing Entries
Introduction
Once we develop an idea into a system, it seems straightforward to test it fully assembled, with entries, filters stops and exits. The problem with this approach is that
Making a Trading Plan using Fibonacci Tools
The Trading Plan
In the previous article, we've exposed a brief introduction to the Fibonacci Sequence, retracements, and projection concepts. In this article, we will show how to make a
Understanding The Fibonacci Sequence
Introduction
Fibonacci is probably the most famous tool for traders. In this article, we will explain its origin, how the more common levels are calculated, and how to use retracements
Finding Trading Opportunities using Pivot Points
Pivot Points
Pivot Points (PP) are maybe the most straightforward and accessible trading approach or technique. The objective of this article is to show how to find trade opportunities using
FED Beige Book – November 2017
Beige Book November
The Beige Book is a publication of the Federal Reserve system where the economic conditions of the twelve federal districts of the reserve are published monthly. This
Profitable Trading – Computerised Studies I: DMI and ADX
Introduction
The spread of personal computers gave investors and traders the opportunity to perform sophisticated computations in an attempt to extract information out of the naked price series. Many traders
Money and Monetary Policy
Introduction
Coming from the Latin word that defined the Roman coin denarius. Money is, in general terms, the preferred means for the exchange (charge vs. payment) of goods and services
How to Trade Using the RSI
Introduction
In 1978, J. Welles Wilder Jr published the Relative Strength Index (RSI) in the book "New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems." Wilder describes the RSI as "a tool which
Evidence-Based Technical Analysis
Introduction
Before proceeding to discuss forward-testing and Montecarlo permutations, we need to know the basics of the methodology and statistical foundations of evaluation and hypothesis testing. To achieve that, I'll
Transmission Channels of Economic Cycles
Abstract
The economic cycles are one essential topic studied by the economy. There is a wide variety of literature that mentions the fluctuations and long-term trends of economies. But
The Potential of Emerging Economies
Abstract
Some countries have valuable domestic productions such as Germany, Japan, the United States, Canada or France among others. But there is another group of countries that are representative
Problems and Crisis in the Economy
Abstract
The economy fluctuates in some studied cycles and it is normal that it revolves around long-term trends showing its productive capacity. It is therefore normal to see a
Monetary Policies in Open Economies
Abstract
The central bank and the government have tools to accelerate the monetary policies or contract the economy such as the interest rate, public spending, the amount of money in
