Market Overview Q3
Hello traders, and welcome to Q3 in what has been one of the most interesting years in my trading career. I wanted to put together a little overview of some super interesting market highlights that you may have missed, and what they could mean for the markets in the coming weeks, months and years. Oil […]
Market Bubbles & Crashes
Dot-Com Bubble Chart source:www.marketwatch.com In-light of everything going on in the crypto space… let’s talk about market bubbles. #btc #ust #eth Above is a chart of the Dot-com bubble. Peaking around 2000, this stock market bubble came on the back of excessive speculation of Internet-related companies in the late 1990s. The problem with a rapid price increase […]
Price Action Entries
Not all trades are executed with a pending limit order, we have spoken about the different types of orders in a previous blog post so if you’re unsure about the difference between a limit order and a stop order go check that out first. This week we will be focussing on what price action constitutes […]
Inside Bars
In the previous blog post we discussed a couple of different price action entries, we also looked at the different ways we can approach these. Whether that be a go-with approach or a retracement etc. This week we are going to focus on inside bars, these can be used as another price action entry and […]
Russia Attacks Ukraine
Forex Factory Headlines What impact is this having on the markets? Brent Oil has hit $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014 Gold reaches highs not seen in more than a year USD, JPY and CHF assets have gained strength Why do these assets gain strength during these times? The Japanese yen […]
Trading From a Phone?
This is a stereotypical topic that you will see around social media, “trade to make a side income”, “make money on the beach from your phone”. So, is it actually possible? Today I’m going to cover the apps that are available and the tools that are available to enable you to trade from your […]
Trading Flag Patterns
This week we are going to take a look at another well-known retail trading pattern. Like many of these patterns it’s knowing when to execute them that plays the significant factor within the success rate rather than the pattern itself working every time. The two types of flag patterns we will focus on today are […]
KB Backtesting Guide
This week’s blog will be focussed on walking you through how we backtest here on the trading floor and the various tools we use. In the first section we will run through TradingView, this is a great platform that I have used in the past and is one of the most user-friendly backtesting tools I […]
Profitable With a 30% Strike Rate?
This week we’re going to take a look into risk management. Risk management allows us to have an edge in the markets even if we only win 30% of our trades. Imagine losing 70 trades out of 100 and still being in profit, it’s not actually as crazy as it sounds. We have touched […]
Optimal Trading Environment
In order to ensure longevity within your trading career you need to surround yourself with the right people and have a trading environment that is conducive to constant progression and improvement. Without either of these two aspects you will learn bad habits and your learning curve will plateau. The markets are ever changing, albeit they […]
