Forex is a great market to trade because the requirements to swing trade are actually very low. Learn how low they are and how they compare to other markets.
19 Powerful Positive Affirmations for Traders
Daily positive affirmations can help you become an elite trader. But only if you write them correctly. Learn how to create powerful positive affirmations for trading.
Is Forex Easier Than Stocks? Not for These Types of Traders
Which market is easier to trade? Well that really depends on you. Learn what to consider when deciding on which market to focus on.
How to Find the Best Place to Set Your Stop Loss
Where is the best place to set your stop losses? That depends on you and your trading strategy. Learn how to figure it out in this post.
How to Install Indicators on MT5
Learn how to install custom MT5 indicators and get answers to frequently asked questions.
9 Strategies for Growing a Small Trading Account
Growing a small account isn’t necessarily about taking high-risk trades. There are many other ways that you can grow your account. Learn what they are here.
Trade Mindfully: 5 Commonly Overlooked Ways to be More Mindful
It can be challenging to trade mindfully. This post will give you 5 ways that you can increase your awareness…and performance.
RSI Trading Strategy Results: 3 RSI Strategies Backtested
There are a lot of trading strategies on the internet. But how many of them actually have an edge? In this post, I’ll do a real test of RSI trading strategies on the EURUSD daily chart.
How to Hide Stop Losses From Your Broker
Not all traders will benefit from hiding their pending orders. Learn which traders will benefit and how to get started.
RSI Trading Strategies: 3 Complete Trading Plans
There are a lot of RSI trading strategies available on the internet. But which ones actually work? In this post (part 2), I give you 3 RSI trading methods, with exact plans. In part 3, I’ll show you the testing results.
Throw Away Your Vision Board and Use This Instead
Vision boards don’t work for me. Find out what I use instead, and why it’s much more effective.
Revenge Trading: How to Stop This Expensive Habit
Revenge trading is one of the biggest reasons that traders blow out their accounts. Learn what it is, what causes it and how to stop it.
Forex Tester 4 Review (After 7 Months)
Find out what I really think of Forex Tester 4. See the good, the bad and what I would love to see in a future version. Also see the cheap hardware add-on that I use to speed up backtesting.
Why Traders Fail: 3 Major Failure Points to Avoid
Trading seems so easy…just follow the rules of a proven trading system. Then why do over 90% of traders fail? This post will show you why and more importantly…how to beat the odds.
RSI Indicator Explained: Calculation and Definition
Wondering how the RSI indicator works? This post will explain how it’s calculated and how traders use it to create profitable trading strategies.
How to Increase Trading Profitability with the MaxR Metric
MaxR is a very simple metric that can help you optimize your trading strategy. Learn how it works and what to look for.
7 Steps to Consistently Profitable Trading (Roadmap)
When you are learning to trade, it’s difficult to understand where you are in the process. It can be very confusing and that’s why over 90% of traders fail at Forex trading. This post will give you the exact roadmap to trading success.
MT5 Mobile App Quick-Start Guide for Beginners
If you are brand new to the MT5 mobile app, this iOS/Android tutorial will get you started. Learn how to setup your watchlist, enter trades, connect to your broker, and more.
Visual Strategy Builder Review: Build EAs Without Coding
Visual Strategy Builder is a product that is built by Forex Tester and it allows traders to build MetaTrader EAs and indicators, without knowing how to code. I built my first EA on this platform and I’ll show you what I thought of it.
This is the Trading Journal I’ve Always Wanted
I’ve complained about trading journals in the past and I finally realized that the only way to have the trading journal I want is to make it myself. Here’s what we have created.
Best For Trading Meditation: Freestyle or Holosync?
Do you find meditation difficult? Don’t worry, many people do. That’s why it can be helpful to use a meditation aid. In this post, I’ll show you the results of my test of Holosync, an audio recording that is supposed to help you create a deeper level of meditation.
How to Optimize TradingView Flagged Symbols
I’ve been using TradingView for awhile now and I love it. Watch this video to learn why I think it’s so much better than MT4. One of the features that I use a lot is TradingView flagged symbols. They are those little colored tags that you can add next to the symbols in your watchlist. […]
Advanced Trading Psychology: The High-Performance Trading Toolbox
You have been doing everything that the blogs, books and trading courses tell you when it comes to trading psychology. But you keep making the same mistakes and you just can’t seem to change your behavior. This blog post will show you why and give you powerful tools that can help you change your behaviors permanently.
How to Broadcast Metatrader Alerts to Multiple Traders/Devices
This guide will show you how to send Metatrader or TradingView alerts to multiple traders and/or devices. It’s perfect if you have a trading group, or you want to get the same alert on multiple devices at the same time.
9 Popular Trading Education Methods: Pros and Cons
Which trading education method is best? In reality, they all have their own pros and cons. Learn some benefits and downsides that you may not have been aware of.
EP30 // Behind the Scenes Look at Starting an ECN Forex Broker in Sweden with Arif Alexander Ahmad
In this episode, I sit down with Arif Ahmad and find out why he and his co-founder decided to start a Forex broker in Sweden. Learn the advantages to having a broker in Sweden and the cultural changes that they are trying to make in the Forex world.
7 Trailing Stop Loss Strategies That Work
If you are tired of missing out on profits after you close a trade, then this post is for you. Trailing your stop loss can be a great way to lock in some gains, while letting your profits run. Get the pros and cons of each of these 7 popular trailing stop loss methods.
MaxR vs MFE: Why You Need Both
You probably know about MFE. But do you also track MaxR? In this post, I’ll show you why MFE only gives you half of the story and how MaxR can help you dramatically improve your profit per trade.
How to Get Started in Forex Trading
This is the #1 question that I get from traders. So in this blog post, I’ll lay out the roadmap for getting started in Forex trading and how to avoid many of the common mistakes that beginners make.
How Does the Carry Trade Work?
Learn how the carry trade works and why it isn’t as low-risk as some people say it is. Find out the benefits, downsides, and why you shouldn’t trade the Turkish Lira.
7 Reasons Two Traders Can See the Same Chart Very Differently
Trading is weird in that two traders can look at the same chart and see entirely different things. Find out how this can happen in this post.
How to Setup and Trade with Volume Profile
What is Volume Profile and is it worth using? In this post, I’ll go over how to install this indicator and how it can be used in real-world trading.
EP29 // NeuroTrader: Using Biodata and AI to Boost Trader Performance with Chris Capre and Ken Medanic
The fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and biodata are creating some exciting opportunities for both hedge funds and independent traders.