Second this ...

Forex changed forever!

Second that. This period of central bank divergence provides great opportunity for starting traders to get into the flow of things.

Your top 3 indicators

Ohh man. This cracked me up. I'm in line with your fundamental outlook. Just looking out for short squeezes..

EURUSD

Totally agree. Still climbing that tree..

EURUSD

I'm much less familiar with yen .. but I believe ya. I quickly closed a cable long before the whole shake.. GBP has been hammered a lot. The hawks must be happy with today.

EURUSD

Spot on. Watching the cable wobble today was a little bit more exciting.

EURUSD

Let's see where the NY session wants to take it .. its been quite a week..

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Does someone here understand how MMs play these gaps? Is there "unsolved business" in terms of open interest, etc. I've heard that in equity markets these gaps are part of inventory adjustment, I wonder whether it applies to foreign exchange.

AUD/USD

dogol, I started there as well. Good introductory notes for a lot of things which one can deepen their knowledge into later on.

Introduction and trading basics

Kyr, Psychology is surely a factor as participants' perception is giving them a bias, whether of a buying or selling kind. The price movement itself can create a bias in the participant's mind so the relationship is two-way. There's more to it that ...

Introduction and trading basics

Wise words.. can't beat experience

Can a newbie be a successful trader within a year?

Hi Kyr. I've read a handful of books, one from Van Tharp and another one from Mark Douglas, so I won't speak like someone who knows the entire landscape of FX literature. What you read many have already read. Never stop learning however, and mix it ...

Introduction and trading basics

Thanks MTPockets. It's a bit like the art of war discussion on fti's thread, know the players, yourself, the terrain.. I took my own advice and went on to learn about the market, how it's structured, who the players are and what they're after. The ...

Introduction and trading basics

Anyone knows why the drop?

EURUSD

Hey Mr. Hatch, mind explaining this information?

EURUSD

Thanks TradeDream!!!

Introduction and trading basics

Thanks hanover! A wealth of useful information.

Hanover replies to PMs

Started reading Van Tharp and Mark Douglas and so far I'm enjoying it. I withdrew the remains from a nearly blown account that lasted a couple of months, I am now falling back to studying the markets. I came across some interesting academic work on ...

Introduction and trading basics