Chinese Lunar New Year       While I am not privy to the nuances of the various ways the annual Lunar New Year (February 9-17), is celebrated in China, I am familiar with...
What is Trader’s Comfort Food – Hungarian Goulash Trader’s Comfort Food – Hungarian Goulash  Courtesy of my Hungarian Wife Have you ever asked yourself what are those successful forex traders having for a lunch or a dinner....
This is part 2 of how the current geopolitical risks may impact financial markets. As I noted in “Ukrainian Crisis and it’s impact on the Financial Markets” while I do not ignore Geopolitical Risks but only focus to...
Ukraine – Russia conflict – Geopolitical Crisis The view from the Financial Markets angle  As I noted in my article, Will Current Geopolitical Risks Escalate, in our more than 25 years on the web, we have tried to...
How to Beat Your Forex Broker in It’s own Game Some say the broker’s deck is stacked against you and this is the reason why many traders lose money. While there are various obstacles inherent to online...
How to Treat Your Trading as a Business Let me state from the outset that trading is a business and not gambling. If you treat it as gambling you will wind up the same way most people...
How to Avoid Dumb Trades and Make Money While doing it Everyone at heart wants to be a swing trader. This implies that human nature is to look to buy low and sell high but it is...
How to make a little and lose a lot trading Forex Forex provides significant profit opportunities for aggressive traders because of such factors as twenty-four hour liquidity, ultra-high leverage and easy market access.  But for some reason,...
Why Forex Markets Move Markets move, whether forex or other, when there is an imbalance between supply and demand. In these cases, a market will move until it reaches a level that draws in buying or selling to...
What Are Safe Haven Currencies? In the current super-charged geopolitical crisis, traders will be on the lookout for which currencies are acting the follows and acting as safe havens. One way to identify safe havens is...
Age Old Trading Question: Technicals vs. Fundamentals There is an old saying in trading that the market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent. This is especially true in leveraged (margin) trading where you can trade...
Choosing the right mutual fund: factors to consider for successful investing Choosing the right mutual fund can be one of your most important investment decisions. Mutual funds are a great way to diversify your investments and...