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Trading For Beginners (23)

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What is a pip

What are pips and pipettes? What does "price move of 20 pips" mean? Simply put, pip is a 4th decimal unit of change in exchange rate, and pipette is 5th.

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Beginner

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How to Read Trading Chart

Forex trading charts explained. Learn to read the Forex trading charts ✔ understand the different chart types ✔ how to analyze them.

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Beginner

7 min

10 Most Valuable Currencies in the World

Want to know what the strongest currency in the world is? Check out our list of the 10 strongest currencies you can trade in the Forex trading market.

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Beginner

6 min

Forex Sessions

The forex market is open 24 hours a day during weekdays, but this does not necessarily mean that you should trade forex assets at any time

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Beginner

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Forex vs Stocks

Forex and stocks represent the two most significant and most popular markets for many investors. Learn more about their differences with Friedberg Direct .

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Beginner

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Speculation

Is Speculation a good way to make money in 2024? ⭐ The market change everyday & the key to success is: Diversification.

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Intermediate

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How to trade online

How to trade forex online? Why trade forex now? Read this beginner's guide to online trading + tips & recommendations on forex trading ➤ Don't miss it…

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Currency Trading

Currency trading is the most liquid & robust market in the world ✔ Learn how to trade on currency markets with Friedberg Direct & ⭐Join the action!

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Beginner

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How to trade stocks

Want to ditch your broker and start trading stocks online? ✔ Learn proven trading strategies that can help you trade Stocks smarter ➤ Sign Up Now!

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Beginner

6 min

Why Trade Indices CFDs

Stock market indices are really underappreciated by online traders. Here are 5 reasons we believe you’ll enjoy adding at least one index to your portfolio.

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Beginner

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How to Choose a Forex Broker

As online traders, the first decision you will need to make is choosing a broker. Here we take a look at the main things to consider when making a decision.

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Beginner

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Leverage Trading

➤ What is Leveraged Trading? How does leverage trading work, and why it became popular? Learn the pros and cons of trading on a margin!

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Beginner

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How to Trade Bonds

It is important to understand how bonds work before trading them. Learn about the factors that influence bonds prices and how to trade on them here and now.

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Beginner

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Trading Markets

Trading CFDs offers flexible options to trade long or short with equal ease, allowing anyone to work with either rising or falling prices. Learn more.

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Short Selling

Learn the advantages of short selling. See how you can profit from shorting when the markets are down ➤ Join Friedberg Direct & enjoy the many benefits!

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Beginner

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Currency Strength

Currency strength is the relative purchasing power of a currency when traded for products or against other currencies. ➤ Learn how to use it in trading.

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Forex Scams

As long as the lucrative Forex market exists, Forex scams will always exist. Read our guide to learn how to identify and avoid common types of FX scams.

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Beginner

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Day Trading

Discover why day trading is one of the most popular financial trading styles. Learn day trading strategies & how to become a day trader at Friedberg Direct

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Beginner

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Forex Infographic

View our what is forex infographic and see in an easy to view graphic an explanation of the forex trading market

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CFDs Infographic

See our what are CFDs Infographic and view in an easy to view graphic how to trade contract for differences

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Beginner

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Efficient Market Hypothesis

Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) & Random Walk Theory suggest opposite views on how the financial markets behave. Read more about these two concepts here.

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Intermediate

6 min

Financial Derivatives

Wondering what futures, forwards, options and swaps are? Click to learn about different financial derivatives ⭐ their differences ⭐ pro's, con's and uses.

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Intermediate

5 min

Swing Trading

Swing trading is a style that seeks to capture short to medium-term profits out of directional price ‘swings’ in the market. Learn more with Friedberg Direct.

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Beginner

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Order types (3)

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Limit & Stop Orders

Learn how to use stop and limit orders (Buy Stop order, Sell Limit order, etc.) in you trading strategy. ➤ Learn Conditional orders for safe trading here.

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Beginner

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One Cancels the Other Orders

Learn how to use Once Cancels the Other order when trading ➤ Start trading with confidence now!

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Beginner

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Market Orders

Learn how to use market orders when trading ➤ Start trading with confidence now!

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Beginner

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Online Trading Strategies (7)

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News Trading Strategies

News trading is a strategy that seeks to take advantage of opportunities that arise in the markets when relevant economic data hit.

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Intermediate

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Indices Trading Strategies

Indices offer less risky, diversified asset. Read how to trade indices & learn about some of the most popular indices trading strategies you can use today.

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Intermediate

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Trading Breakout

A breakout happens when an asset price moves out of defined support and resistance areas with increased volume or momentum. Learn more with Friedberg Direct.

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Intermediate

6 min

Price Action Trading

Price action trading is a powerful way of picking out and trading high probability trading opportunities in the market. Learn about price action here!

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Intermediate

6 min

Risk Management

We apply risk management to minimise losses if the market tide turns against us. ⭐ Learn the basic & advanced risk management rules for forex traders here!

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Intermediate

12 min

Quantitative Trading

In Quant trading price & volume are the most important variables, through statistical models and computation they help to identify profitable opportunities.

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Advanced

8 min

Range Trading

Range trading strategies help investors exploit lucrative opportunities when there is sideways price action in the market. Read more here!

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Beginner

6 min

Market Terms (19)

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What are Block Trades?

A block trade is the purchase or sale of a large number of securities at an arranged price between two parties. Join Avatrade today!

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Beginner

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ATM - At the Money

At the money (ATM), is used to describe the relationship between an option's strike price and the underlying security's price.

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Advanced

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DTM - Deep in the Money

Call option means that the strike price is at least $10 less than the underlying asset, or $10 higher for a put option. ⭐ Read more.

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Advanced

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ITM - In the Money

ITM indicates that an option has value in a strike price that is favorable in comparison to the prevailing market price of the underlying asset.

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Advanced

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OTM - Out of the Money

OTM describe an option contract that only contains extrinsic value. ⭐ These options will have a delta of less than 50.0.

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Advanced

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What Is Correlation?

Read about the different types of assets price correlation (Positive ⭐ Negative ⭐ Uncorrelated) ✅ Learn correlation-based trading strategies here !

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Beginner

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Market Cycle

Market cycles dictate the trend direction in financial markets ✅ Find out what drives the markets ☑️ How you can use it ???

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Intermediate

3 min

Currency Swap

Learn the meaning & uses of currency swaps in markets ✅✅ Knowledge translates to ability to pinpoint opportunities in forex trading !!!

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Intermediate

6 min

What is Drawdown

In financial trading, a drawdown refers to how much an account has fallen from its peak to its trough in terms of capital or investment amount. Learn more!

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Beginner

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Stock Market Crash

What are stock market crashes, why do they happen, how long do they last, and what are the consequences of a stock market crash. Read the full article here!

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Advanced

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What is Currency Peg?

Learn about currency pegging (fixed exchange rate) ✅ Why countries do it? ☑️ How it creates arbitrage opprotunities in Forex trading?

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Intermediate

3 min

Slippage

Slippage is a major trouble for most forex traders ✅ Find out why does it happen ☑️ How to minimize its effects ⭐ How to avoid it ???

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Intermediate

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What is Arbitrage?

Learn about different types of arbitrage in financial markets ☑️ How to use it for profit? ✅ Currency, statistical & triangular arbitrage explained.

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Liquidity

Liquidity refers to the extent to which an asset can be bought or sold quickly without having a ⭐ Significant effect⭐ on its price ✅ Read more

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What is Carry Trade?

Learn about carry trading in currency markets ✅ Utilize this powerful trading strategy to take advantage of interes rate differential when trading Forex.

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Beginner

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Volatility definition

Volatility in finance is defined as the rate and range at which the price of an asset changes during a certain time frame. ➤ Read more.

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Intermediate

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What is Contango?

Contango refers to a situation where the futures price of an underlying asset is higher than its current spot price, the opposite is called backwardation

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Advanced

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Gamma Squeeze

Gamma squeezes have been a more common occurrence in recent months. They present lucrative opportunities for modern investors. Learn more today!

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Intermediate

4 min

Petrodollar

Petrodollars are US dollars that are used to purchase crude oil, which is dominant in the global economy. Learn with Friedberg Direct about the petrodollar system's impact on financial markets and Global trade.

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Beginner

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Fundamental Indicators (12)

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Interest Rates

Interest rate is what gives purpose to all other economic indicators. ⭐ To understand how they work & affect the economy, read our comprehensive guide.

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Beginner

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Gross Domestic Product

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the total value of goods & services produced in a country. Learn how it reflects the state of economy & imacts the markets.

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Beginner

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Unemployment Rate

The Unemployment Rate is % of the unemployed in the total workforce of a country. Fluctuations in the UR became a new go-to source for fundamental analysis

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Beginner

7 min

Consumer Price Index

Carefully trading the CPI reports can ensure that your portfolio continues to inflate. Check out when is the next CPI report and ready your positions!

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Intermediate

7 min

US indicators

Official Economic figures and reports released by the US government and industry have an important impact on the world’s financial markets.

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Intermediate

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Euro indicators

Keep track of all of the important European Union economic reports with Friedberg Direct’s handy list of the key Euro-region indicators.

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Intermediate

2 min

Asian indicators

Asia has a number of important economies to watch for online traders ✔ Check out this list of important economic indicators from China, Japan & Australia.

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Intermediate

3 min

Balance of Trade

A country's economic power & growth potential are based on the effectiveness of its international trade strategy. ⭐ Lean about Balance of Trade impact.

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Intermediate

9 min

Fiscal vs Monetary Policies

Together, fiscal and monetary policies help the government to monitor and adapt the nation’s economy and money supply. Learn more about them here!

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Intermediate

7 min

Corporate Profits

As the private sector represents a significant portion of a country’s economic production and employment, its well being is vital for the national economy.

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Intermediate

6 min

Income and Wages

Learn how to analyze income and wages reports from our comprehensive guide & use it for fundamental analysis of your future trade setups. ⭐ Click here >>>

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Intermediate

7 min

Building Permits

The Building Permits report sheds light on the performance of one of the most important economic sectors. ⭐ Learn to use iot for fundamental analysis here.

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Intermediate

7 min

Central Banks (12)

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Currency Interventions

Central bank interventions can cause extreme volatility in the forex markets. Click here to learn more about them + some tips about trading during such events.

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Beginner

5 min

Federal Reserve

Want to know how the Fed’s decision makers operate and how their actions affect the U.S. markets and economy? ⭐ Read our complete guide on the Fed here.

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Beginner

8 min

European Central Bank

The European Central Bank (ECB) is the top monetary institution in the EU, governing the Euro, the monetary & financial affairs in the region. ➤ Read more

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Bank Of England

Bank of England in fundamental analysis. ⭐ Here we look at the history, structure & functions of the BoE, and how it's decisions can be used in trading.

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Beginner

7 min

Swiss National Bank

The SNB is the central bank of Switzerland, and it has the responsibility to formulate the country’s monetary policy & administer Swiss franc banknotes.

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Beginner

4 min

Bank Of Japan

Get ready to gain the upper hand with AvaTrade’s wide selection of JPY related assets, once you've learned how to analyse BoJ decisions impact. ➤ Read more.

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Reserve Bank of Australia

RBA has a massive influence on local and international assets. The interest rate decision delivered by the RBA has the potential to move the FX markets.

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Bank of Canada

The Bank of Canada handles operations that ensure that the economic & financial environments in Canada thrive. ⭐ Read on how to use it in your analysis.

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Reserve Bank of New Zealand

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand, also referred to as the RBNZ, is one of the leading apex banks in the world. ⭐ Learn how to use it in trading.

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Bank of China

China is a major player in the global financial markets, which makes the PBOC particularly influential. ⭐ Read this guide to learn how to analyse its moves.

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South Africa Reserve Bank

SARB is one of the most influential central banks. It was Africa’s first central bank and practically the first one established outside the Western World.

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Beginner

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Central Banks Meetings

Central Bank Meetings are periodic gatherings of a central bank’s monetary policy committee to evaluate the effectiveness of the current economic policy.

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Beginner

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Technical Analysis Indicators & Strategies (27)

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Support and Resistance

Support and resistance levels illustrate how the supply & demand forces interact to determine the prevailing price of an underlying asset. ⭐ Learn more >

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Beginner

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Chart Patterns

Chart patterns are powerful technical analysis tools because they represent raw price action & help traders to feel the mood and sentiment of the market.

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Beginner

10 min

Candlesticks Patterns

Read our comprehensive guide to candlestick patterns to learn how they are formed, which trading signals these patterns provide, and how to trade on them.

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RSI Trading Strategies

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is one of the main oscillators used in technical analysis, and it's used in various trading strategies. Click to learn more!

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Fibonacci Indicators

What are Fibonacci levels? Learn about the technical analysis indicators based on Fibonacci sequence. Fibonacci trading strategy examples included!

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Beginner

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MACD indicator

Read how to install and use MACD in online trading strategies. Types of MACD indicator settings, parameters and signals. Learn to use technical analysis!

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Moving Average Forex Strategy

Install and use Moving Averages Indicator in online trading. Types of MA indicator settings, parameters and signals. Learn to use technical analysis!

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Beginner

9 min

CCI Trading Strategies

How to install the Commodity Channel Index on MT4 & how to interpret its signals. Read about more complex trading strategies based on CCI and start trading.

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Beginner

6 min

Stochastic Indicator & Trading Strategies

Stochastics indicator is one of the most powerful and commonly used technical analysis tools. ⭐ Read our in-depth guide to learn how to use it for trading.

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Beginner

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Bollinger Bands Trading Strategies

Bollinger Bands are a technical analysis indicator that is used by traders to estimate the price volatility of a specific financial instrument. Learn more >

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Beginner

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Ichimoku Cloud Indicator and Strategies

Ichimoku Cloud helps traders to pick out trading opportunities in trending markets, establish price momentum, and plot support and resistance price zones.

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Intermediate

5 min

Parabolic SAR Indicator

Parabolic SAR (parabolic stop and reverse) is one of the most popular trend-following indicators. Read our guide on how to use it for trading here >>>

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Intermediate

5 min

Aroon Indicator

The Aroon indicators are a type of momentum oscillator that was developed in 1995 by Tushar Chande. Learn how to start trading @ Friedberg Direct

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Intermediate

5 min

ADX Indicator Trading Strategies

Average Directional Movement Index (ADX) is a technical analysis tool used by traders to establish trend strength as well as trend direction. Learn more >

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Intermediate

5 min

Donchian Channel Indicator - Trading Strategies

Donchian Channel is a volatility indicator that helps to identify and define price trends & determine the optimal entry and exit points in ranging markets.

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6 min

TRIX Indicator and Trading Strategies

TRIX is a powerful indicator designed to help traders determine the momentum of a price and identify overbought and oversold conditions. Learn more here >

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Intermediate

5 min

Bill Williams Indicators

Bill Williams has developed his own proprietary indicators that are now extremely popular and available on most trading platforms. ⭐ Learn more >>>

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10 min

ROC Trading Strategies

The Rate of Change (ROC) is a price-based indicator designed to measure the rate at which the price changes, similar to Momentum Indicator. ⭐ Learn more >>>

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Keltner Channel Indicator and Strategies

The Keltner Channel is a volatility-based indicator that helps in defining trends as well as pinpointing overbought and oversold conditions in the market.

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5 min

MFI Indicator Trading Strategies

The Money Flow Index (MFI) is a technical analysis indicator that allows traders to ‘follow the money’. Read our guide on how to use it for trading here>>>

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RVI Indicator and Strategies

The Relative Vigour Index (RVI) is a technical analysis indicator designed to measure the conviction of the recent trend of an asset. Learn to use it here >

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5 min

Awesome Oscillator

Awesome Oscillator is an amazing technical analysis indicator designed to measure the market momentum as well as to confirm trends and anticipate reversals.

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Intermediate

5 min

Elliott Wave Theory

Elliott Waves describe how the collective psychology & sentiment of market participants drive the demand & supply of underlying assets. ⭐ Learn more >>>

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Intermediate

6 min

Pivot Points Trading Strategies

Pivot Points are used to map out support and resistance zones. Learn how to use this indicator for trading Forex and CFDs. Try it on a free demo account >>>

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Intermediate

5 min

ATR Indicator

The Average True Range (ATR) is a common technical analysis indicator designed to measure volatility. ⭐ Read more to learn how to use it for trading >>

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Intermediate

6 min

MT4 Indicators

MT4 indicators are analytic tools that help traders to do efficient technical analysis of the assets' prices. ⭐ Learn their features.

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Beginner

4 min

Leading and Lagging Indicators

Technical analysis tools fall into two broad categories: leading and lagging indicators. Visit the Friedberg Direct education section and learn more. Click here!

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Intermediate

7 min

Correct Trading Rules (11)

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Trading Plan

What is a trading plan? Why do you need it? How to create a trading plan? ✅ Read this guide to improve your trading skills ➤ Click now!

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Intermediate

4 min

Trading Budget

How much money do I need to trade forex? You can start trading with as little as $100, but your trading experience will be limited ➤ Learn more here.

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Intermediate

3 min

Trading styles

Are you a scalper, day trader or position trader? What timeframe, risk and reward potential & trading style suit you the most? ✔ Read further to find out.

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Intermediate

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Money Management

Learn all about money management in forex ✔ How to manage risks ✔ determine proper leverage level ✔ choose position size & set stop loss orders.

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Trading Psychology

Read about trading psychology ✔ recognize emotions like fear, greed, hope & regret, that impact trading decisions ➤ Learn to control them with this guide.

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Intermediate

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What Types of Traders Are There?

What types of traders are there and which one are you? Read more about noise traders, sentiment analysis, market timing and fundamental trading and decide!

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Intermediate

5 min

Paper Trading

Paper trading (aka using Demo Account) is the best way to get trading experience without putting any money at risk. Read the full article to learn more about it!

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Beginner

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How to Read Trading Chart

Forex trading charts explained. Learn to read the Forex trading charts ✔ understand the different chart types ✔ how to analyze them.

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Beginner

7 min

What is a Trend and How to Define It

Everybody knows the phrase "trend is your friend", but what is a trend? How to define & to confirm it? And most importantly, how to trade trends? Read here➤

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Intermediate

6 min

Trading platforms comparison

Review trading platforms available at Friedberg Direct ✔ Compare their features ➤ Choose the best software for your needs & start trading.

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Intermediate

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Forex Tax

Do investors have to pay taxes on their profits? ⭐ Are there any differences between countries? ⭐ This is what we will explain to you.

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Intermediate

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