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Avoiding three pitfalls of shorter timeframe trading
Trading short timeframes is a popular strategy choice for many traders. Indeed, the shorter time-frame charts e.g. 15 minutes or less, are often peddled by so called trading gurus as the optimum way to trade Forex and index/commod...
Read MoreLimited Time Offer: 50% off Commission
How it works: Forex & Metals GO Markets normally charges a commission of A$3.00* per side/standard lot when trading FX or metals on a GO Plus+ Account. However, when opted into the promotion and while the promotion is active, you will be ab...
Read MoreCreating a trading edge – Is it possible?
A trading edge is a certain approach or special system techniques that, in theory, gives a trader some type of advantage over other market participants, hence making a trader more likely to achieve positive trading results. Many are cyni...
Read MoreSix Steps to Improve Trading Discipline – #2 Prioritise and Identify your cause
In a previous article we introduced the SIX steps to improving your trading discipline and offered some guidance on developing “awareness” with a downloadable ‘checklist’ for you to complete. Before we start, If you haven’t se...
Read MoreGetting started with your trading journal – Free Download
Those of you who have attended any of our LIVE Inner Circle education sessions, or participated in our courses, will know that a regular theme covered is the importance and benefits of measuring your trading. One of the key tools we often d...
Read MoreFed in Focus – US Repo and Funds Rate
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets Fed in Focus - US Repo and Funds Rate During the week, it was all about the Repo market. A Repurchase Agreement known as Repo is a form of short-term borrowing for dealers in government securities. The Repo ma...
Read MoreSix Steps to Improve Trading Discipline – #1 Awareness
With very rare exceptions every trader must battle with trading discipline at stages in their trading career. Commonly when we explore trading discipline, there is an obvious focus on what we will term “execution discipline”, that i...
Read MoreECB: Draghi’s Last Call for A Significant Degree of Monetary Stimulus
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets Central banks of major economies like the US, UK and Japan turned to quantitative easing (QE) at a time where they were unable to push interest rates any lower. The European Central Bank (ECB) launched its firs...
Read More3 Game-Changing Questions You Could Ask of Your Trading Journal Data
In previous articles we have discussed in detail the merits of a trading journal in offering evidence for both: a. How well you are following a trading plan? b. How well your trading system is serving you? (assuming you are already fo...
Read MoreOne Country, Two Systems
By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets One Country, Two Systems The Hong Kong protests have reached a point where it is threatening the “one country, two systems” that exists between the special international financial hub and the mainland. It...
Read More5-point checklist for using chart patterns within your trading plan
Chart patterns (e.g. head and shoulders, triangles, double bottoms/tops), are commonly used to assist in trading decision making. If using these as part of your entry approach, their use should be viewed as a specific strategy, amongst othe...
Read MoreMaking trading choices – A trading journal?
We frequently refer both in the articles we publish and the weekly “Inner Circle” sessions we present, to the benefits of a trading journal. However, the reality is that many traders make the choice not to measure trading despite the lo...
Read MoreAvoid the FOUR traps following a major trading capital drawdown
There are few long-term successful traders that at some stage have not suffered a major capital drawdown on their account at some stage. For whatever the reason the major factor as to whether you continue and get back to “winning ways”...
Read MoreAll Eyes on Jackson Hole Economic Symposium
All Eyes on Jackson Hole Economic Symposium The annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium is sponsored by the Federal Reserve of Kansas City and is annually held in Wyoming. It is an exclusive central bank conference which fosters open discussions on g...
Read MoreAccumulating into a Profitable Trading Position: A System Checklist
Position accumulation is to increase exposure to a currency pair, by adding a second (or more) position in the same trading direction. Although on the surface the opportunity to increase potential return is attractive, there are also risks that MUST ...
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