A newbie’s guide to invest in precious metals

precious metals

Precious metals, which are considered to be gold and silver, among others, have been always on investors’ list of interest. Are they worth investing in? What makes them so volatile? Let’s find the answers. Precious metals You can add precious metals to your portfolio in many ways. They can serve well as portfolio diversifier and … Read more

What are ETFs and why they are so attravtive to investors

ETF

An ETF is the Exchange-Traded Fund which means it holds various underlying assets such as, for example, stocks, currencies or commodities. This is the main difference between ETFs and regular stock. You can buy or sell ETFs on a stock exchange. What are the types of ETFs and how to trade them? Let’s see into … Read more

7 Practical tips to standout at online trading

online trading

Online trading is all about opening buy and sell transactions for various financial instruments via the internet. The most difficult task is to know when is the best time to enter and exit trades. But there is more to it. The good news is we have some useful tips for you that will help to … Read more

5 trading metrics you should care about

trading metrics

Much has been said about the importance of keeping a trading journal. Despite this, it seems that traders still underestimate the value of evaluation of their own performance. Let’s focus on the most essential metrics you should think well through. Win Percentage Win Percentage is an easy to understand concept. It reveals how many of … Read more

All about Day Trading

easy money with day trading

Many people dream about fast and easy money. Recently more and more individuals think about joining the trading business. In past, the stock market was available only for those working for big financial companies. But with the development of the internet and brokerage, getting into trading has become possible basically for everyone. The question is … Read more

What is the drawdown?

drawdown

Today’s article discusses a drawdown. What is it? How to assess it and what do you need it for? The answers to these questions you will find below. The drawdown description In the trading world, the drawdown is a decline from a peak to a trough over a certain period of time for a specific … Read more

Are Heiken-Ashi better than regular candlesticks?

Choosing between candlestick chart and Heiken-Ashi

There are a few types of price charts you can come across while trading. The most popular is the Japanese candlesticks. But is it the best one? How can you utilise another kind that is called Heiken-Ashi? Read today’s article and you will find the answers. What is the Heiken-Ashi candlestick? In Japanese, Heiken-Ashi (or … Read more

What is the gambler’s fallacy? A lesson about probability.

tossing a coin

The gambler’s fallacy is referring to probability and the wrong assumptions. It may lead to erroneous suppositions and bad trading decisions. You must always analyse the market very carefully and avoid any traps that are waiting for you on the chart or in your own mind. So what is the gambler’s fallacy? The gambler’s fallacy … Read more

Is The Golden Cross a Holy Grail of trading?

The Golden Cross

Traders usually open the transactions basing on the signals received from the technical analysis tools. Sometimes, a candlestick pattern or one indicator is enough to provide trading signals. Sometimes, traders use a combination of a few. Today’s strategy called a golden cross relies on two moving averages. Is it really such a golden method of … Read more