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Foreign Exchange Economic Calendar

With the constant fluctuations of the currency market, proper analysis of the foreign exchange market is paramount as it gives you an upper hand as a trader the ability to know the losing and gaining currencies. The foreign exchange economic calendar provides up-to-date and real-time results of the winning and losing currencies. For example, as at 6th October according to Daily FX, the SPX500 is up by a volatility percentage of 28% which is the highest while JPN225 is down by 45% which is the lowest. The economic calendar updates fast and covers all relevant events that may arise within…

What is Technical Analysis?

Photo by CC user Kbrose on Wikimedia Commons. Technical analysis is the examination of historical price action which is based on the theory that all the available information is reflected in the current price of a security. Those who use technical analysis believe that this type of analysis can assist in the process of predicting future changes in the price of the security. Daily fluctuations in the price a currency pair or a stock, reflect changes in human psychology, and represent the fear and greed of market participants. The study of technical analysis ranges from finding areas of robust demand and…

Trading Masters – Get Free Forex Education From Trading Legends

If you look online, you can find plenty of Forex education from some great traders, and you can get it for free. Here we will look at some free info from great traders which can help lead you to currency trading success… Let’s look at a few true market masters and see how they can help you become a better and more profitable trader. Dow Theory – How and Why Markets Move Dow Theory is an essential education for anyone wanting to know how and why markets move. Charles Henry Dow (1851-1902), was a founder and former editor of The…

4 Tips For The Modern Trader

A lot of people talk about trading and investing in stocks as if it’s some age-old practice to which there are understood methods and patterns. To an extent, this is accurate; there are certain patterns that can be recognized over time, and methods learned years ago can still be useful and effective today. But the broader truth is that the markets change over time. In a matter of years, new industries can be at the forefront of investor focus, stock charts can change significantly and, perhaps most notably, the ways in which we conduct trades can be disrupted and adapted.…

Will Bitcoin ever become mainstream?

Milton Friedman made a prediction in 1999 that the internet would be one of the major forces that would redefine and also limit the active role of government. The only thing keeping that from becoming a reality was a reliable e-cash, that allowed for quick and easy money exchange across the internet for goods or services. Back as far as 1982, computer scientist David Chaum introduced the concept of a cryptographic digital currency. He later founded “Digi-cash” and then developed “e-cash” but they did not succeed. Since then many others have tried and have failed, until now.  Bitcoin is promising to…