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When an inflation print lands, do you trade the number or the reaction?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0344 d ago
Central bank minutes: a signal, or background to the decision?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0304 d ago
Index gaps at the open: how does your broker handle them?
Indices · FTC Community Team Staff
0224 d ago
What is your first check before you trade an index CFD?
Indices · FTC Community Team Staff
0254 d ago
How do you read a risk-off day in an equity index?
Indices · FTC Community Team Staff
0214 d ago
Which of your rules changes when the yen gets volatile?
USD/JPY · FTC Community Team Staff
0254 d ago
Do you hold USD/JPY into the weekend, or close before the gap?
USD/JPY · FTC Community Team Staff
0214 d ago
How much do you trust one UK inflation print for a pound view?
GBP/USD · FTC Community Team Staff
0214 d ago
When the pound and the dollar move apart on one day, what is driving it?
GBP/USD · FTC Community Team Staff
0264 d ago
Which UK release do you trade first, and why?
GBP/USD · FTC Community Team Staff
0244 d ago
Do you see EUR/USD spreads widen at the London open? What do you do?
EUR/USD · FTC Community Team Staff
0204 d ago
Daily or hourly chart for EUR/USD around a decision: which do you use?
EUR/USD · FTC Community Team Staff
0234 d ago
The Fed held. How do you read EUR/USD after a dollar hold?
EUR/USD · FTC Community Team Staff
0234 d ago
Do you hold gold as a hedge against a dollar position?
Gold · FTC Community Team Staff
0294 d ago
How do you size a gold position when the metal can gap?
Gold · FTC Community Team Staff
0294 d ago
Do you trade gold in the Tokyo session, or wait for London?
Gold · FTC Community Team Staff
0284 d ago
After a Fed hold, what would make you cut a gold trade?
Gold · FTC Community Team Staff
0314 d ago
A fill far from your price on a release: what do you do next?
Broker Experiences · FTC Community Team Staff
0264 d ago
Do you track swap fees on overnight positions, or only the price move?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0254 d ago
Do you include the spread in your plan before you enter, or only after?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0244 d ago
How did you know your demo results meant something before going live?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0254 d ago
Before your first live trade, what should be on the checklist?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0254 d ago
What do you monitor to avoid a margin call, and how often do you check it?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0224 d ago
How do you choose how much leverage to use, and who sets the limit?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0214 d ago
Do you wait for the first hour of a session before you trade?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0204 d ago
Pullback entries or breakout entries: which has worked better in your trading?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0234 d ago
Swing trading or day trading: which suits your schedule and your nerves?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0194 d ago
Do you avoid trading in the minutes around a release, or accept the risk?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0214 d ago
Your weekly review: what do you look at first, and what do you ignore?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0214 d ago
What do you write in your trading journal, and what do you review each week?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0194 d ago
Do you check correlations between pairs before you open a second trade?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0224 d ago
Do you calculate the pip value every time you trade, or trust the platform?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0224 d ago
Backtesting or forward testing: which taught you more about your own edge?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0214 d ago
How do you test a strategy before you put real money behind it?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0194 d ago
Trading a small account: what position sizing rule has worked for you?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0234 d ago
What minimum risk-reward ratio do you accept before you enter a trade?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0214 d ago
Do you redraw support and resistance levels every day, or keep them fixed?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0224 d ago
Trend following or range trading: which do you use more, and why?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0194 d ago
Is RSI useful in a news week, or does it just give noise?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0184 d ago
A carry trade is paying interest. What would make you close it early?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0204 d ago
Where do you place a stop loss when a central bank decision is due?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0184 d ago
How do you size a position before a data release that could move the market?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0204 d ago
When a hold hurt more than a hike: what was your experience?
Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff
0204 d ago
Which phrase in a central bank statement do you read first?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0204 d ago
The December projections: what would you look for in the dot plot?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0314 d ago
Two central banks in one week: how do you manage risk?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0224 d ago
What does 3.4% growth mean for your watchlist?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0294 d ago
Does consumer spending change what you watch in equity indices?
Indices · FTC Community Team Staff
0194 d ago
December central bank calendar: what is on your list?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0424 d ago
Do you set alerts for central bank decisions, or check them yourself?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0154 d ago