27th January 2023

Hanging Man

The Hanging Man candle is a bearish trend reversal signal. It is a candlestick pattern that needs a (...)

23rd January 2023

Spinning Top

The Spinning Top candlestick is a warning sign for potential change, indicating market indecision. I (...)

13th January 2023

The Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the US. With the USD being the world’s most widely used c (...)

5th January 2023

Monetary Policy and Interest Rates

Central banks use monetary policy to control the money supply in an economy. The aim is to balance e (...)

19th December 2022

Doji

When a candlestick price closes at the same level as the open it implies indecision. Doji candlestic (...)

6th December 2022

Nonfarm Payrolls

Nonfarm Payrolls are part of a key US labor market report released monthly. They impact Treasury yie (...)

1st December 2022

Hammers

We explain some of the most popular and recognisable single-period candlestick reversal signals. Ham (...)

28th November 2022

Bullish Engulfing

Bullish Engulfing candles can be very powerful positive reversal signals. Coming at the end of a dow (...)

27th October 2022

What Is a Broker?

Brokers are intermediaries working in many areas of trading and finance. The broker you decide to wo (...)

26th October 2022

A Quick Guide to Algorithmic Trading

Algorithmic trading, or algo trading, is a software-based model used to buy and sell financial instr (...)

22nd September 2022

What Are Trendlines and Breakouts?

Trendlines in trading explain how prices are moving or breaking out. They connect different price po (...)

20th September 2022

CPI inflation

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the most common measure of inflation. It is used to measure the le (...)