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One of the first rules of trading on the currency market, which is persistently put in the trader's head, is the obligatory placement of a stop-loss order to limit his possible loss if the price goes in the opposite direction to the open trade. There is no doubt that one of the most important qualities of a trader is the ability to manage his losses - this is the direct purpose of StopLoss order. What is StopLoss What is a Stop Loss Order for? How Stop Loss Order Works How to set Stop Loss Order in MetaTrader 4 Technical Rules for Setting a Stop Loss Order How to Calculate the Size of a Stop Loss Order What is Breakeven and How to Use it What is Trailing Stop Loss or Trailing...
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[info_block align="right"]Managing a trade effectively may require you to break the trade into several parts. This means that you partially close the position, and perhaps even re-enter the previously closed portions.[/info_block]To achieve stability you must be able to adapt to changes in the market once the trade has opened. Holding and hoping that price reaches your take profit is a trading strategy that is very far from the best. Low-risk/high-yield entry is all well and good, but if you can't handle a number of surprises, your results will never reach the levels they can. Before you are 17 trade management techniques that we use in our...
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What is an uptrend? An up-trend is one of the three types of trend on , which is a series of consecutively increasing price lows and highs. In other words, up-trend shows the growth of prices in a certain period of time. On the currency market, the up-trend is also called a bullish trend. The direct opposite of the uptrend is a downtrend. How to build an uptrend correctly? An uptrend is graphically shown as two parallel lines which slope upwards. The trend line limiting the uptrend from below and passing through the minimum values is the main support for the uptrend. It should be directed upward, the angle of the slope varies with the strength of the trend - the sharper it is, the...
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Are you happy with the results? [info_block align="right"]If you work for the process, you will achieve the desired result, not the other way around. [/info_block] Another calendar year is over and it's a great time to stop trading for a while and look back. This means that you need to be as honest with yourself as possible and answer the question: what was this year for me? Am I satisfied with the work I did and the results I got? Can you honestly say that you've made every possible effort to become a really disciplined, consistent and thoughtful trader, or on the contrary, that you've remained an "overextended Vegas player" all year long? Either way, now is the time to get into the...
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What is an investment portfolio? An investment portfolio is a set of financial and real assets, which the investor selects in various proportions in order to gain maximum profit or diversify risks. The quantity and composition of assets that make up an investment portfolio depend on the investor's experience and interests. For example, a portfolio may contain high-yielding and risky instruments, or, conversely, instruments, transactions with which will bring less profit, but will be more reliable. More often than not, an investment portfolio is a tool of a manager, who works with clients' funds. Depending on the chosen strategy and the desired timing of profit, an investment portfolio will include certain instruments. What types of investment portfolios are there? There are.
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What is a pending Sell Limit order? A Sell Limit order is a pending order which allows you to place a sell order above the current price. In fact, by placing a Sell Limit order, you want to sell at a higher price than you are currently able to do so. Sell Limit order is standard for MetaTrader 4, it is executed at the Bid price and it is possible to apply protective StopLoss and TakeProfit orders to it. How does Sell Limit work? Having analyzed the situation on the currency market, the trader believes that the price of the asset will grow to a certain level, after which it will resume its decline. In order to sell the asset at the pivot point, the trader...
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[info_block align="right"]Please note that the quality of quotes history varies from broker to broker, which can cause serious differences in the results of testing one EA on accounts from different brokers[/info_block] In the modern trading environment using EAs in trading does not look exotic anymore. Almost every day there are new free and paid trading robots, which impress with their profitability and a desire to make a quick profit. However, putting an Expert Advisor on your trading account without checking is a dubious venture that leads to "unexpected" losses in potential. Therefore, we recommend you to start testing your trading robot. All you need to know about how to test an Expert Advisor in the Strategy Tester of the MetaTrader 4 terminal...
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The world of trading is a strange space where the average trader is under constant psychological pressure. From various sources, he is bombarded with information that with the help of some "super indicators", "unique trading systems" and author's trading training courses he can achieve success overnight (or, at least, do it in a short period of time), realize his most daring dreams and financial plans. The main idea of all the messages and promises is that trading in the market will set you free financially, socially and professionally. Trading is you, not the market Many traders come into the market and become obsessed with finding 100%-working trading systems...
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Some time ago we published some lessons on trading with Ishimoku indicator by Andrew Lukin, the links to which you can find below. Today we will return to this topic, refresh our memory and try to answer some questions related to practical application of the rules of these lessons. This article is written in the form of a question-answer, but to fully understand the essence of the subject we recommend to take a look at the literacy on the Ishimoku indicator. Lessons on Yishimoku: the indicator, its components and basic signals Trading with the Yishimoku: the cloud, its purpose and trading signals Lessons on Yishimoku: market entry and stop orders Trading with the Yishimoku indicator: the Chinkou Span...
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What is HFT trading? High-frequency trading or HFT trading is a special type of robotic trading, where transactions are conducted literally in fractions of a second. HFT-strategies stand out among others because their main income items are market making and arbitrage. The main point is to exploit the speed advantage - a faster transport channel between the trader and the exchange reduces the time to send a request and receive a response. In essence, there is an arms race, where some algorithms fight with others for the right to win a few fractions of a millisecond. As a consequence of HFT-algorithms many big players began to underestimate profits when putting positions into the market, and the littering of the stock market led to...
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The U.S. Federal Reserve (Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve) is the U.S. central bank, whose decisions may affect not only the U.S. economy, but the world as a whole. The explanation is simple: it is the Fed that issues the dollar USD, which remains the reserve currency and retains its paramount importance in the planetary scale. This is why the Federal Reserve gets a lot of criticism and advice on monetary policy and economic management from all over the world. History, Functions and Heads of the U.S. Federal Reserve One of the main differences between the U.S. Federal Reserve System and central banks from other countries is its independence from the government. In some ways, the Fed is controlled by Congress, which...
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[info_block align="right"]When considering various ways to turn a small amount of money into a very large amount of money, stock trading often seems like a quick and easy way to get rich.[/info_block] Almost everyone who touches the world of stock trading, even on a very limited scale, dreams of becoming a full-time professional trader one day. Making a living as a trader is a worthy goal for many talented and hardworking people, so I like to ask leading questions to hopeful and eager newcomers: Why do they want to make stock trading their profession? What underlies this burning desire? What are they looking for in this profession for themselves? Before you are the most popular answers. 1. Quick millions with minimal investment No...
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[info_block align="right"]The ideal scenario is that the initial deposit has already been withdrawn and the robot continues trading using only the funds earned.[/info_block] Every beginner trader has heard horror stories about trading strategies using the Martingale principle, which can quickly earn and also quickly lose the deposit, literally within a few hours. Moreover, the specialized websites are literally flooded with the robots built on the basis of the Martingale principle, averaging, placing a grid of orders and other "overcompensation". However, with time, as soon as they become more familiar with the market mechanisms and gain experience, many traders pay attention not only to the high risks of such Expert Advisors, but also to their high profitability. How to resist temptation and not to try? Yes, very...
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The G20 Summit, or G20 Summit, is a meeting of finance ministers and central bankers of the world's 20 largest economies. The G20 also brings together representatives of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The G20 was created at the initiative of the G8 in 1999 to address important economic issues. The G20 is joined by the European Union and 19 other countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the PRC, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, USA, Turkey, France, South Africa, and the Republic of Korea. The economies of these countries account for 90% of world gross national product and 80% of world trade. Summit countries represent 2/3 of the world's population. It should be noted that before 2008.
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New institutions are coming to the Russian financial market, the popularity of which is growing rapidly around the world. With the entry into force of Federal Law № 145-FZ of 28.07.2012 "On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation" from September 1 of this year, investors have the opportunity to invest in exchange-traded mutual funds, which in foreign practice are similar to ETFs. Basics of ETF-funds The first ETF-fund (Exchange Traded Fund) appeared in Canada, however the starting point in the history of development of these financial institutions is rightly considered to be the creation in 1993 in the USA of a spider - a fund oriented to investments in stocks included in calculation of S&P500 index. For almost...
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Современная экономика не может существовать без инфляционных и дефляционных процессов, которые представляют собою два различных полюса одного финансового механизма. Чем они отличаются и какую опасность представляют? Инфляция – обесценивание денег Когда цены на товары и услуги повышаются, тогда деньги теряют свою цену и на сцену выходит инфляция. Возникновение инфляции имеет несколько причин. Это может быть дефицит какого-то товара или услуги, связанный с повышенным на них спросом и, соответственно, растущей ценой. Или причина административного характера. Имея дефицит налоговых поступлений, правительство, чтобы иметь средства для выплат, зачастую проводит политику внешних займов или просто запускает печатный станок и печатает недостающие деньги. Естественно, напечатать…
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The MetaTrader 4 trading platform is currently one of the most popular platforms for trading at the stock exchanges. Created primarily for the Forex market, MetaTrader 4 allows you to make transactions also with stocks, CFD instruments and futures. The developer of the trading platform is MetaQuotes Company. The functionality of the MetaTrader 4 trading platform allows: to make transactions in various financial instruments, including stocks, currency pairs, CFD and futures; to carry out comprehensive technical analysis of the selected instrument - for this purpose, the terminal is richly equipped with various indicators, time periods, as well as the ability to create and use analysis programs; to automate the process of trade - the built-in programming language...
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Emotional intelligence is the main trader's skill that needs to be mastered in order to succeed. Emotional intelligence is a skill that can be mastered Working as a coach, I came to the conclusion that my main task is to teach novice traders certain principles of work that can lead them to consistently profitable trading. Often I receive requests from ambitious speculators who want, with my help, to find one single trading strategy that will make them successful. Unfortunately, I have to disappoint them. Such a strategy simply does not exist. Successful trading on the market requires, first of all, inner equilibrium and self-control from a trader. Undoubtedly, technical aspects of trading strategy are extremely important, but the factor...
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Hello, dear traders. We continue our series of articles on "Price Action Trading Methods". This article, which is the second in a row, is dedicated to trend lines as an integral part of the Price Action system. What are trend lines and how to draw them correctly? The concept of a "trend line" is often treated ambiguously and inconsistently. However, it should be remembered that out of the many trend lines, only one is true. Fig. 1. Examples of trend lines of a beginning trader. Let's see what we see on the chart of the beginner trader. Figure 1 shows such "desktop" where we see a lot of lines that often cannot be called a trend line. Naturally, the principle "some or other line" works in such drawings.
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What are federal loan bonds? Federal Loan Bonds (OFZ) are one of the types of securities in Russia that are issued by the Ministry of Finance. In essence, bonds have a standard format, their peculiarity only in the fact that the reliability of the securities is ensured by the state itself. What is the essence of federal loan bonds? Essentially, when you buy OFZs, you lend money to the government for a certain period of time. With OFZs, you'll receive coupon income (usually once every six months) for the entire term of the bond. At the end of the term, you'll receive a refund of the original cost of the bond itself. Types of Federal Loan Bonds Federal Loan Bonds are divided into several types based on the type of coupon payment and face value. By type of coupon payment...
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