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BoJ Interest Rate Decision: Dates, Times and Japan's Rate
The Bank of Japan held at 1.25% on 30 October 2026. Every meeting date to 2027, when the decision lands in Europe, and how the yen and the Nikkei move.
Contango vs Backwardation: Futures Curves Explained
What contango and backwardation mean, why futures curves slope up or down, what a roll means for your position, with real gold, oil and gas curves from 28 October 2026.
Best Gold Stocks 2026: Miners and Royalty Companies
Gold mining and royalty stocks compared: 2025 output, costs, dividends and takeovers from company reports, chart levels after the 2026 record highs, and gold miner ETFs.
Best Oil Stocks 2026: Majors, Pipelines and Refiners
The largest oil stocks compared by business model, market value and dividend, with dated figures, MLP tax traps for US and foreign investors, and energy ETFs.
Next RBA Meeting 2026: Decision Dates, Times and the Aussie
The next RBA rate decision is on 3 November 2026 at 2:30 p.m. Sydney time. All Reserve Bank of Australia dates to 2027, with times in New York and Europe.
Nasdaq Biotechnology Index: Holdings, Weighting and Risks
What the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (NBI) holds, how Nasdaq caps the weights, its largest declines since 2003 against the Nasdaq-100 and which ETFs really track it.
Day Trading for Beginners: Markets, Risk and Practice
What day trading is, how it differs from swing trading and scalping, which markets suit it, the current US account rules, what the studies say, and a safe way to practise.
Day Trading Strategies: Rules, Examples and When to Skip
Opening range breakout, trend pullback and range trading compared on market phase, entry, stop, exit and no-trade rules, with VWAP as a filter and three real SPY cases.
Fed Interest Rate Decision 2026: Dates, Rate and Outlook
The Fed held rates at 3.75 to 4.00% on 28 October 2026, with two votes for a rise. Every FOMC date, the dot plot and how much a decision moves markets.
Bank of Canada Interest Rate Decision: Dates and Times
The Bank of Canada raised rates to 2.50% on 28 October 2026. Every decision date to the end of 2027, the times in New York and Europe, and how USD/CAD reacts.
Bank of England Interest Rate Decision: Dates and Times
Every Bank of England decision date to the end of 2027 with the time in New York and Europe, the MPC votes of 2026, and how much the pound moves on BoE days.
CME FedWatch Tool Explained: Forecasting Fed Rate Decisions
How the CME FedWatch Tool turns Fed funds futures into rate probabilities, how accurate it is, and what the numbers mean for bonds, stocks and currencies.
COT Report: How to Read Commitments of Traders
Learn to read the COT report, calculate net positions and the COT Index, and use gold and currency examples without mistaking positioning for timing.
Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP): Release Dates and What They Mean
The US jobs report explained for traders: NFP release dates for 2026 and 2027 with time zones, the key figures, revisions and how markets react.
Price Action Trading: How to Read Charts Without Indicators
Price action trading from a trader with 45+ years of experience: market structure, key zones, three bar patterns, a core setup and a failed SPY signal.
Anthropic Stock: IPO Date, Valuation and How to Invest
Can you buy Anthropic stock? Where the IPO stands, how the valuation compares with revenue, how to get exposure today and what the SpaceX listing teaches.
SOX Index: Holdings, Weighting and How to Use It
What the PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOX) contains, how Nasdaq weights it, how it compared with the Nasdaq-100 since 2004 and which ETFs really track it.
Relative Strength: Compare Stocks with the Market
How to calculate a stock's relative strength against a benchmark, why it is not the RSI, and a five-step watchlist process with two real Dow examples from the same selection date.
Micro Futures: MES vs MNQ, Tick Values and Risk
What micro futures are, how MES and MNQ differ in tick value and size, and how to size a position from your stop, with costs, slippage and margin shown separately.
Pullback Trading: Entries, Stops and Failed Setups
How to tell a pullback from a possible reversal, two ways to enter, and one fixed rule set applied to three real QQQ cases: one target, one stop and one cancelled setup.
Best Trading Journal Software 2026: 6 Tools Compared
Six trading journals compared on price, free plan, refunds, automatic broker sync, cost tracking and export, with a decision guide by trader type.
Edgewonk Review 2026: Features, Costs and Limitations
Edgewonk review: $35 a month or $197 a year, the 14-day refund period, MetaTrader auto sync, the psychology tools and the limits.
Tradervue Review 2026: Imports, Reports and Costs
Tradervue review: what Silver and Gold cost, why net P&L needs Gold, how few brokers import automatically, which markets work and how to cancel.
TraderSync Review 2026: Pricing, Broker Sync and Limits
TraderSync review from its own pages: what the three plans cost, which brokers really sync automatically, Market Replay, Cypher AI and user reports.
TradeZella Review 2026: Pricing, Features and Limitations
TradeZella review: what the three plans cost and include, the no-refund policy, broker imports, data export and what users report.
Trading Journal: How to Record and Review Your Trades
How to keep a trading journal: what to note before and after each trade, an example win and loss, a weekly review, key metrics and a template.
AI Trading: What Works, What Does Not, and How to Start
How AI helps with trading research, chart analysis and coding, where tools fail, and the checks to apply before you use them.
Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets: Review
John J. Murphy's classic reviewed: which edition you get, what the 576 pages cover, where the book stops and how to use it as a reference, not a course.
Best Trading Books: Where to Start and What to Read Next
Twelve trading books chosen by a trader since 1980, each with the reader it suits, what it covers and where it stops, plus a reading order for beginners.
Learn Trading: A Practical Beginner's Roadmap
What to learn and practise first, and in what order: market basics, risk and position size, one written approach, simulation with a journal and a small live test, with a cautious check of readiness.
Trading Courses: How to Compare Your Options
How to judge a paid trading course before you buy: syllabus, exercises, feedback, instructor evidence, total cost, access period, cancellation and refund terms, with real examples of how course terms differ.
Barchart Review: Free vs Premier, Futures and Options Tools
What barchart.com offers for futures, options and stock research, what Free, Plus and Premier cost, how its COT tools work and why a membership is not live data or a broker.
Finviz Review: Free vs Elite, Screener and Limitations
What the free Finviz screener does, a three-filter example with real counts, insider data and futures pages, what Finviz Elite costs and where the platform stops.
Chart Patterns: Reversals, Continuations and Failures
How to read multi-swing chart patterns, with a comparison table, the measured-move convention per pattern and two documented SPY rectangle cases, one that reached the target and one that was invalidated.
Range Trading: Boundaries, Orders and Two Documented Fades
How to draw a horizontal range by a stated 14-session rule, which order type fits which entry, and two Alpaca-verified SPY fades, one that reached its target and one that was stopped out.
Multi-Timeframe Analysis: A Weekly and Daily Workflow
How to combine the weekly chart for context and the daily chart for entry with one stated rule, applied to a verified SPY case in June 2025.
Trading Education: How to Choose Your Learning Path
How to pick a format that teaches you to trade: self-study, structured courses, live classes and mentoring compared on practice, feedback, flexibility and limits, with a seven-point check and a practical next step.
TradingView MCP and API: What Is Official in 2026
Does TradingView have an API? What the official MCP server, the charting libraries, webhooks and community MCP servers can and cannot do, from our own daily use.
SpaceX Stock (SPCX): Valuation, Risks and How to Buy
How to buy SpaceX stock, what the company is worth after the IPO and the Q3 2026 results, why the valuation is still ambitious and which risks the lock-up calendar brings.
Python Trading Bot: Step-by-Step SMA200 Backtest
Build a simple Python trading bot: a four-block SMA200 backtest on the Nasdaq 100 with Yahoo data, honest results and the next steps toward a paper-trading broker API.
Algo Trading: How It Works, Platforms and Risks
What algo trading is, how a trading algorithm works, which platform and language fit you, how to test a system and what US rules apply.
TradingView Alternatives 2026: 7 Platforms Tested
Seven tested TradingView alternatives, sorted by what they do better: automation, order flow, forex, Europe, fundamentals. Plus thinkorswim.
Pine Script in TradingView: Basics, Editor and Version 6
What Pine Script can and cannot do, what changed with version 6, how to write your first indicator in the Pine Editor, and where to learn more.
Seasonax Review: Pricing, Screener and Limitations
Seasonax review: how the seasonal charts and screener work, Basic and Professional prices in US dollars checked 25 October 2026, the trial, the annualization pitfall and four alternatives.
Topstep Review 2026: Rules, Costs and Payouts
How Topstep's Trading Combine works, what it costs, and how the loss limit and payout rules change between the simulated and the live funded accounts.
Investing.com Review: Free Tools, Data and Limitations
How Investing.com really helps as a free news and data portal, where quotes come from and when the paid InvestingPro adds value.
Opening Range Breakout: Rules, Charts and Common Mistakes
How opening range breakouts work, how 5, 15 and 30-minute windows compare, with a worked SPY example at a 15-minute window and 5-minute bars.
Swing Trading: 4 Strategies, Risk and Real Examples
Four swing trading setups with clear rules, two hypothetical SPY trades (one hit its target, one was stopped out), position sizing and gap risk.
Larry Williams: The 11,376% Record Holder, Fact-Checked
Who is Larry Williams? His 1987 record, his trading approach with COT data, the Oops pattern and volatility breakout, his net worth and the criticism.
Stock Heatmap: How to Read It, TradingView and Finviz
How to read a stock heatmap: what size, color and grouping mean, how to use the free TradingView heatmap step by step and how it compares with Finviz.
How to Use TradingView: A Beginner Tutorial in 11 Steps
How to use TradingView step by step: charts, symbol search, drawing tools, indicators, log scale, watchlists, alerts, layouts and trading from the chart.
TradingView Volume Footprint: Setup, Plans and Limits
How to open and set up the volume footprint chart in TradingView, which plan you need, what the settings do and how accurate the buy and sell split is.
Economic Calendar: Key US Dates and the 6 Best Calendars
The market-moving US dates to the end of 2026, checked at BLS, BEA, the Fed and the ECB, how to read a calendar, and six free calendars compared.
Triple Witching 2026 and 2027: Dates and What Happens
Triple witching dates for 2026 and 2027, what expires and when, and what 25 years of SPY data show about volume, range and the week after.
Trailing Drawdown at Prop Firms: The Math, With Real Trades
How static, end-of-day and intraday trailing drawdowns work at prop firms, and what 61 real trades show in a model about risk per trade and pass rates.
Liquidity Sweep: How to Spot It and Trade the Reversal
What a liquidity sweep is, how it differs from a run, which levels matter, and what fixed sweep rules did on 25 years of SPY and gold.
Atlanta Fed GDPNow: How Accurate Is the GDP Nowcast?
What the Atlanta Fed's GDPNow model measures, how it works, how far it has missed the official GDP number since 2011, and how traders can use it.
Candlestick Patterns: 10 to Know, Tested on Real Data
Ten candlestick patterns with how they look, what they mean and how traders handle them, plus our count over DAX, S&P 500, EUR/USD and Gold since 2014.
How to Read Candlestick Charts: Body, Wicks and Context
How to read candlestick charts: what open, high, low and close show, how to read body and wicks, two real Gold candles step by step, and how often patterns really occur.
Verified Investing Review: Gareth Soloway and the Free Daily Shows
Verified Investing and Gareth Soloway reviewed: who he is, the free daily YouTube shows, the paid trading room and alerts with prices, what "verified" means, and Karsten's pick.
Alpaca Trading Review 2026: API Broker Tested
Alpaca review with three simulated orders: fees, the free and paid data plans, the API and AI connection, regulation and fines, and who Alpaca suits.
Best Traders in the World, Ranked by Documented Returns
Who are the best traders in the world? A ranking built only from documented returns, not net worth or legends, with what happened to each trader later.
Best Silver Stocks 2026: 10 Companies Compared
Ten silver stocks compared: 2025 output, costs, dividends and chart levels for producers, streamers and explorers after the record highs of early 2026.
IQ Capital Review 2026: Costs, Rules and Payouts
IQ Capital tested: what the $9 entry and the challenges really cost, the per-trade loss limit behind most complaints, payout caps and the company in Saint Lucia.
Bloomberg Terminal Alternatives for Individual Traders
Which research tool replaces which part of a Bloomberg Terminal for private traders: Koyfin, Finviz, Barchart, TradingView and InvestingPro compared on data, fundamentals, screening and price.
Volume Profile: POC, Value Area and a Test of 1,450 Days
What the volume profile shows, how POC, value area and volume nodes work, the six TradingView profiles and their settings, and what 1,450 SPY daily profiles say about common rules.
Fair Value Gap (FVG): How to Spot, Trade and Test It
What a fair value gap is, the three-candle rule, bullish, bearish and inverse FVG, and what fixed rules did on 25 years of SPY daily bars.
Warren Buffett: Portfolio and Investing Strategy
Understand Warren Buffett's investing principles, Berkshire Hathaway's latest disclosed holdings, and what its portfolio can and cannot tell you.
Mark Minervini: SEPA, Trend Template and VCP Explained
Mark Minervini's SEPA method step by step: the eight Trend Template criteria, the VCP pattern, his risk rules and a review of his first book.
Paul Tudor Jones: Strategy Behind the 1987 Crash Trade
Paul Tudor Jones and his short before Black Monday 1987: his global macro approach, the 200-day rule, 5:1 and what the legend leaves out.
Ray Dalio: All Weather, Bridgewater and Lessons for Traders
Ray Dalio from Bridgewater's founder to his debt warnings: what the All Weather portfolio really is, his net worth, his books and what traders can use.
Bitfunded Review 2026: Rules, Costs and Payouts
Bitfunded is a crypto prop firm from the UAE. The four account types, real costs, loss limits, payout rules, the Verified Investing competition and the open questions.
Bloomberg Terminal: Cost, Features and Who Needs It
What the Bloomberg Terminal is, what it is reported to cost in 2026 and 2027, how it differs from Bloomberg Anywhere and the news subscription, and which traders actually need one.
Backtesting: How to Backtest a Trading Strategy Properly
How to backtest a trading strategy: five steps of a clean test, the metrics that matter and six mistakes, shown on our 32-year SPY test.
Order Blocks: How to Spot, Draw and Trade the Zone
What an order block is, the three conditions that make it valid, entry and stop rules, and what a fixed rule did on 25 years of SPY daily bars.
MACD Indicator: Histogram, Divergence and a 31-Year Test
How the MACD indicator is calculated, how to read the histogram, crossovers and divergences, and what my 31-year test on the S&P 500 and DAX shows about its signals.
Elliott Wave Theory: Rules, Patterns and Fibonacci
Elliott wave theory explained by the book's first German translator: the five-wave pattern, three hard rules, corrections, Fibonacci and a real DAX count.
Order Flow Trading: What the Data Shows and What It Hides
How order flow trading works in US futures: market and limit orders, DOM, tape, footprint and profile, three patterns, a worked ES example with a failure, and the limits of the data.
Divergence Trading: Regular and Hidden Divergence Tested
What regular and hidden, bullish and bearish divergences are, when a divergence is really confirmed, and what 447 RSI divergences detected in SPY, QQQ and GLD did against the base rate.
Ichimoku Cloud: The Five Lines and a US ETF Test
How the five Ichimoku lines and the cloud are calculated, how traders read the Tenkan/Kijun cross and the cloud, and what those signals did in SPY (since 1993), QQQ and GLD against the base rate.
ADX Indicator: What Trend Strength Really Tells You
How the ADX and the directional indicators +DI and −DI are calculated, what the levels 20 and 25 mean, and whether a high ADX meant the trend continued in SPY, QQQ and GLD since 1993.
Trading Software: Charts, Platforms and Research Tools
Trading software by task: charting, stock research, seasonality, order flow, execution, backtesting and journals, with dated US dollar costs.
Take Profit Trader Review: Rules, Costs and Payouts
How the Take Profit Trader test works, what it really costs, how PRO and PRO+ payouts work, and the drawdown rule that changes after you pass.
Supertrend Indicator: Settings, Strategies and an ETF Test
How the Supertrend is calculated from the ATR, which settings are common, how traders use it as a signal and as a trailing stop, and what 654 completed flip trades in SPY, QQQ and GLD since 1993 showed.
Stochastic Oscillator: Settings, Signals and a 30-Year Test
How the Stochastic Oscillator is calculated, what 14, 3, 3 means, how fast, slow and full stochastic differ, and what 785 oversold signals in SPY, QQQ and GLD did against the base rate.
Death Cross: What 38 S&P 500 Signals Since 1950 Show
How a death cross forms, how deep the declines after 38 S&P 500 signals since 1950 really were, how late the signal comes, and what shorting it on SPY did from 1993 to 2026.
Donchian Channel: Breakout Rules and a 20-Year ETF Test
How the Donchian Channel is calculated, how breakout and exit signals work, how the Turtles used it, and what 499 breakout trades in SPY, GLD and TLT from 2006 to 2026 showed.
ATR Indicator: Average True Range for Stops and Size
How the Average True Range is calculated with Wilder's smoothing, what it adds to the daily range, and how ATR-based stops behaved on SPY from 1994 to 2026 compared with a fixed percent stop.
Bollinger Bands: Settings, Squeeze and a 76-Year Test
How Bollinger Bands are calculated, how to read the three typical chart situations, five strategies with clear rules, and what the bands showed on the S&P 500 from 1950 to 2026.
RSI Indicator: Formula, Settings and a 75-Year Test
How the Relative Strength Index is calculated, what overbought and oversold mean, and what RSI signals did on the S&P 500 from 1951 to 2026 against the base rate.
Moving Averages: SMA, EMA and a 76-Year 200-Day Test
How simple, exponential and weighted moving averages are calculated, why the EMA reacts faster, and what the 200-day average showed on the S&P 500 from 1950 to 2026.
Golden Cross: Definition and S&P 500 Test Results
What a golden cross is, how the 50-day and 200-day averages create it, and what 38 signals in the S&P 500 since 1950 show against the base rate and buy and hold.
Darvas Box Strategy: Rules, Entries and Stop Losses
Nicolas Darvas's box rules step by step, when the box edges become known, and two hypothetical trades on real TSMC prices from 2024: one ended flat, one lost 1R.
Wyckoff Method: Accumulation, Distribution and Springs
Wyckoff's trading ranges explained: the Composite Man as a model, three laws, accumulation and distribution phases A to E, and two real TSMC ranges.
Stage Analysis: Stan Weinstein's Four Market Stages
Stan Weinstein's four stages on the weekly chart, a Stage 2 checklist and two real TSMC breakouts: one that ran for a year and one that gapped through its stop.
Volume Analysis in Trading: How to Read Volume Honestly
What trading volume counts in stocks, futures, forex and crypto, how to read it against its own average, and what our SPY test since 2001 shows about high-volume days.
OpenAI Stock: Can You Buy It, and Who Owns OpenAI?
There is no OpenAI stock yet. Who owns OpenAI, where the IPO stands, what the company is worth and how much OpenAI you really get through Microsoft or SoftBank.
Ed Seykota: Trend Following Pioneer From Market Wizards
Who is Ed Seykota? His early computerized trend following, his record in Market Wizards, his trading rules, the Trading Tribe and the Whipsaw Song, fact-checked.
Jesse Livermore: Rules, Books and Lessons of a Legend
Who was Jesse Livermore? His life from bucket shop to bankruptcy, the facts behind the legends, his trading rules from his own 1940 book and five lessons.
Linda Raschke: Trading Rules, Setups and Books
Who is Linda Bradford Raschke? Her career, the famous 50 trading rules and where they really come from, her Street Smarts setups and her two books.
Market Wizards: Jack Schwager's Books and Their Lessons
All Market Wizards books by Jack Schwager in order, which traders each book features, what the famous numbers really say and the lessons that still hold.
Michael Marcus: How the First Market Wizard Traded
Michael Marcus, the commodity trader from Jack Schwager's Market Wizards: his early losses, mentor Ed Seykota, the $30,000 to $80 million account and his rules.
Toby Crabel: Opening Range Breakout and His Numbers
Who is Toby Crabel? His 1990 book, the opening range breakout with NR4 and NR7, Crabel Capital Management and what 28 years of fund data really show.
US Investing Championship: Rules, Winners and Records
The US Investing Championship explained: divisions, entry fee and how returns are verified, plus the 2025 winners, the 2026 leaders, the records and the catch.
Risk Management in Trading: Rules, Math, Psychology
Risk management in trading: the 1% rule, stop placement, reward-to-risk, daily loss limits, leverage and losing streaks, with the math behind each.
Richard Dennis: The Prince of the Pit and the Turtle Traders
Richard Dennis turned $400 into a fortune, trained the Turtle traders and lost millions in 1987 and 1988. What is documented and what traders can learn.
TradingView Stock Screener: How to Use It and What It Costs
How the TradingView stock screener works, what the free Basic plan can do, where it ends and how the Pine Screener filters. With three tested screens.
Turtle Trading: The Original Rules of Richard Dennis
The key Turtle trading rules from the original 2003 document: entry signals, position sizing with N, the 2N stop, adding units and the exits.
World Cup Trading Championship: Winners, Rules, Criticism
The World Cup Trading Championship explained: how the real-money contest works, what it costs to enter, record winners, German champions and its flaws.
InvestingPro Review: Screener, ProPicks AI and WarrenAI
What InvestingPro from Investing.com really offers: the stock screener, ProPicks AI, WarrenAI and fair value, the price of Pro and Pro+, and who should pay for it.
Kraken Review 2026: Fees and Safety in the US and EU
Kraken review for US and EU customers: which company you deal with, Kraken Pro fees from 0.40 percent, instant buy at 1 percent, licences and the SEC history.
Bitpanda Review 2026: Fees, MiCA Licences and Who It Suits
Bitpanda review: MiCA licences in Austria and Germany, the 2026 FMA fine, fees from 0.99 percent, Fusion from 0.25 percent and who can open an account.
Bulenox Review 2026: Rules, Costs and Payouts
Bulenox after its 2026 rebuild: the three account types, one-time fees, drawdown rules, payout conditions and the open questions about the company behind it.
Coinbase Review 2026: Is It Safe? Fees and Licences
Coinbase review for US and EU customers: licences, custody, insurance, the 2025 data theft, fees and Coinbase One prices, checked against SEC filings.
Crypto Exchanges in Europe: 5 MiCA Platforms Compared
Bitvavo, Bitpanda, Kraken, Coinbase and Bitstamp compared on MiCA licence, trading fees, the cost of a 1,000 euro bitcoin buy and euro transfers.
Stock Exchange Hours Worldwide: Opening Times in ET
Opening and closing times of the major stock exchanges in the Americas, Europe and Asia, in local and New York time, with lunch breaks and DST.
Pre-Market and After-Hours Trading: Hours, Risks, Brokers
Pre-market and after-hours trading: exact US hours at Nasdaq, NYSE Arca and brokers, the risks, and what 25 years of SPY data show overnight.
Futures Market Hours: CME Trading Times for ES, Oil and Gold
CME futures market hours: weekly open and close, the daily break, ES, crude oil, gold, Treasuries and bitcoin futures in ET, CT and London time.
Trading Sessions: Asian, London and New York Hours in ET
Asian, London and New York trading sessions in ET, London and India time: when they open, where they overlap, RTH and ETH, and daylight saving.
Position Sizing in Trading: Formula, Calculator, Examples
How to calculate position size: the formula, a free position size calculator, the 1% rule explained and examples for stocks, forex and futures.
IBKR Prediction Markets: ForecastEx, Kalshi and Fees
What Interactive Brokers offers in event contracts, which clients can trade them, what they cost, and what Karsten saw in his own paper trading account.
Kalshi Review 2026: Is Kalshi Legit and Legal?
How Kalshi works, what it costs, where it is legal in the US and abroad, and how traders can read its Fed odds next to the CME FedWatch Tool.
Polymarket Review 2026: Is Polymarket Legal in the US?
How Polymarket and Polymarket US work, what trading costs, who decides the outcome of a market, and where you can and cannot trade.
Prediction Markets: How They Work and Where They Are Legal
What prediction markets are, how event contracts work, where Kalshi, Polymarket and IBKR are legal, and what traders can read from the prices.
SNB Interest Rate Decision: Dates, Times and the Swiss Franc
The SNB held its policy rate at 0% on 24 September 2026. Every meeting date to the end of 2027 with times, and how much the franc moves on SNB days.
Fibonacci Extension: Levels, How to Draw It and Calculator
The three-point Fibonacci extension: levels, formula, how to draw it in TradingView, a free calculator and three real SPY swings, including a miss.
Kelly Criterion for Traders: Formula, Calculator, Risks
The Kelly criterion formula for traders, a free Kelly calculator, and a simulation of why full Kelly brings deep drawdowns and half Kelly less.
TradingView Backtesting: Test a Strategy Without Real Money
How to backtest on TradingView with Bar Replay and the strategy report: what is free, what each plan unlocks, and the four mistakes that ruin a test.
Fibonacci Retracement Levels: How to Draw and Trade Them
Fibonacci retracement levels explained: how to calculate and draw them in TradingView, how to trade pullbacks and what a ten-year test shows.
Pivot Points: Formulas, Types and How to Trade Them
Pivot point formulas for standard, Fibonacci, Woodie, Camarilla and DeMark pivots, a free pivot calculator and a real SPY day with two levels.
Gap Trading Strategy: How to Trade Gaps and When Gaps Fill
Gap trading explained: the four gap types, how often 3,523 SPY gaps filled since 2001, and how to plan gap fill and gap and go trades.
TradingView AI Copilot Review: 7 Tests, Price and Limits
I paid for TradingView's AI Copilot and gave it seven tasks: chart analyses, Pine Script, a bug fix, a screener and alerts. Price and where it failed.
Trading Equipment: What You Need for Your Trading Setup
Plan your trading setup: choose a computer, screens and useful accessories, with practical layouts for beginners, a dedicated desk and trading on the go.
Trendline Trading: How to Draw Trendlines and Trade Them
How to draw trendlines with a fixed rule, four strategies for bounces, breaks and retests, a complete system and a real SPY break that did not last.
Trading Computers: Desktop PCs and Mini PCs Compared
What a trading computer needs in 2026: processor, memory, storage, screen outputs, Windows or Mac, and two checked mini PCs compared side by side.
MOVE Index: The VIX of the Bond Market, Explained
Understand the MOVE index, its bond-volatility readings, its difference from the VIX, and the limits of using it to assess stock-market risk.
Breakout Trading Strategy: Entries and False Breakouts
How breakout trading works, how often 1,472 index breakouts fell back into the range, which filter helped and how to plan entry, stop and size.
Support and Resistance: How to Draw and Use Key Levels
Learn how to identify support and resistance, draw useful zones, and plan entries, stops and targets with practical chart examples and clear limitations.
Magic Keys Trading Keyboard Review: Price, V3 and On-Screen
Magic Keys for MT4, MT5 and cTrader: what the V3 keyboard and the on-screen version do and cost, what users report, and free alternatives.
Best Monitors for Trading: Size, Resolution and Layout
How to choose a trading monitor: screen space, readable text, one ultrawide or two screens, the right ports, and four monitors with checked US prices.
Best Laptops for Trading: What You Really Need
How to choose a trading laptop: check your software first, then the screens, then the full cost. Four models with exact US configurations and dated prices.
TradingView Paper Trading: Setup, Limits and Tips (2026)
How to paper trade on TradingView step by step, what the free demo account can and cannot simulate, and how to move from practice to real money.
VWAP Indicator: Formula, Anchored VWAP and TradingView Setup
What VWAP shows, how to calculate it, trend day versus range day, our test on 720 trading days, Anchored VWAP and the right settings in TradingView.
TradingView Black Friday 2026: Dates, Deals and Best Plan
When the TradingView Black Friday sale is likely to start in 2026, what the deals were worth from 2022 to 2025, the fine print, and which plan to buy.
Best Brokers for TradingView 2026: A Guide for US Traders
Which US brokers you can connect to TradingView, what each one lets you trade from the chart, what it costs, and eight points to check first.
TradingView Review 2026: Plans, Pricing and Is It Worth It?
TradingView 2026: all five plans in US dollars, real-time data costs, the Black Friday sale and whether it is worth it. From daily use since 2017.
Market Makers: Who Sets Your Price and How They Profit
How market makers earn on the spread, which risks they carry, who sets prices at German venues and what the EU ban on payment for order flow changed.
Interactive Brokers Review 2026: Fees and Platforms
Interactive Brokers review: fees, platforms, investor protection and real futures commissions from a client since 1996. Our rating: 8.9/10.
Prop Trading Firms: IQ Capital and The Trading Pit Reviewed
Our review of the two prop trading firms we cover, IQ Capital and The Trading Pit: scores, rules, drawdown, payouts and what to check first.
ECB Interest Rate Decision 2026: Dates and Latest Decision
The ECB raised all three key rates on 10 September 2026. Current rates, every meeting date with times, the market impact and what traders should watch.
Why Kagels Trading Now Publishes in English
Karsten Kagels has published chart-based market forecasts in German since 2015. Here is why the English edition starts now, and what readers can expect.