Trading Guides — Page 2

Plain-language guides to forex, crypto, stocks, indices and commodities — how the markets work and where the risks are.

September 2, 20262 min read

People like to say the forex market never sleeps. That’s true in the sense that you can trade currencies around the clock from Sunday…

Forex

August 26, 20263 min read

The buy button on a trading app looks like a single decision. Tap it a few times, though, and you’ll find a small menu:…

Stocks

August 19, 20263 min read

Buying your first bitcoin takes a few minutes. Deciding where it should live takes longer, and it matters more. An exchange account, a phone…

Digital Currencies

August 11, 20262 min read

Open any forex chart and you’ll see prices with four or five decimal places: EUR/USD at 1.08452, GBP/USD at 1.27310. Traders don’t talk about…

Forex

August 4, 20263 min read

The first time you open a trading chart, it looks like a barcode that’s had a bad day. Red and green bars, thin lines…

Forex