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Clocks change in Europe on 25 October and in the US on 1 November. How do you handle the weeks the sessions shift?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
017528 d ago
Beige Book and FOMC minutes: do you trade them, or are they too slow to matter?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
014928 d ago
Australia's CPI hit 4.0% but trimmed mean stayed at 3.6%. Which inflation measure do you follow?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
015028 d ago
The ISM prices index jumped to 77.9. Do you treat price surveys as an early warning for CPI?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
012228 d ago
The Bank of Japan's board is split between 'accelerate if prices overshoot' and 'no need for haste'. How do you trade a divided central bank?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
010728 d ago
Tokyo core CPI jumped to 2.7%, partly on base effects. Do you adjust for one-off effects before you trade an inflation number?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
019928 d ago
Euro area inflation jumped to 3.8% with energy up 18.8%. Does the ECB have to act again, and how do you trade the wait?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
017528 d ago
Treasury yields are the highest since 2002 while gold sits far below its January record. How do you trade that link?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
09228 d ago
US payrolls rose 29,000 and July was revised to a loss. Which number did you act on first?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
011528 d ago
The RBA changed its guidance from 'if upside risks materialise' to 'if needed'. How do you read a one-phrase change?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
014228 d ago
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Strategy Talk · Raphael01
07228 d ago
Did your broker's spreads widen during Thursday 24 September's run of five releases?
Broker Experiences · FTC Community Team Staff
01221 mo ago
How would you explain to a beginner why a number beat forecast but the currency fell anyway?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
01091 mo ago
Flash PMI versus the final reading two weeks later: does the gap ever change your trade?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
01111 mo ago
A number beat forecast but the currency fell anyway: how do you explain that to yourself?
Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff
01021 mo ago
Five major releases landed in one day on 24 September. How many can you actually watch at once?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
01041 mo ago
Statistics Canada published an advance estimate before the real retail sales number. Do you trade differently when a preview is already public?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
01621 mo ago
US business activity hit a five-year high in September, but so did input costs. Good news for the dollar, or a warning sign?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
01711 mo ago
Australia's jobless rate has risen two months running right before the RBA meets. How do you position into that?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
01141 mo ago
The SNB keeps repeating its intervention warning about the franc. Does that wording actually change how you trade CHF?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
01101 mo ago
Norges Bank raised its rate and the Riksbank held: how are you trading the split between NOK and SEK?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
01121 mo ago
When a preview is overtaken by the result, how should FTC show it? Tell us what helps you most
Site Feedback · FTC Community Team Staff
01181 mo ago
Did your broker change your leverage, spreads or margin rules without much notice? How did they tell you?
Broker Experiences · FTC Community Team Staff
01201 mo ago
What is on your personal checklist for spotting a forex scam before you deposit?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
01151 mo ago
What does holding a trade for two weeks really cost? Let's add up the spread and the swap
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
01121 mo ago
How do you read a forex quote like EUR/USD 1.1050? Explain it the way you would to a friend
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
01291 mo ago
What pattern in your own trading journal surprised you most when you finally reviewed it?
Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff
01101 mo ago
What do you do in the ten minutes after a losing trade closes? Describe your routine
Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff
01101 mo ago
After a losing streak, what is your rule for going back to full position size?
Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff
01011 mo ago
How do you decide which currency pairs to drop from your watchlist? Trimming twenty pairs down to a few
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
01181 mo ago
Long EUR/USD and long GBP/USD at the same time: how do you count that risk?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
01091 mo ago
Around a central bank decision, do you widen stops, cut position size or step aside completely?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
01161 mo ago
Do you hold forex positions over the weekend? What is your rule for gap risk?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0921 mo ago
Flash PMIs land on Wednesday 23 September. Do you trade the flash reading or wait for the final figures?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
01141 mo ago
The RBA decides on 29 September, a day before August CPI. How do you plan around a central bank that moves before the data?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
01071 mo ago
Tokyo's markets are closed from 21 to 23 September. Do you change how you trade yen pairs on Japanese holidays?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
01901 mo ago
The US Treasury is buying back more long-dated bonds until 4 November. Do you watch long-bond yields when you trade currencies?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
01031 mo ago
The BIS says the dollar gave back most of its July gains in August. How do you tell a dollar trend from a bounce?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
01031 mo ago
US housing starts fell 2.6% in August but permits are still above last year. Does housing data belong in your USD analysis?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
01081 mo ago
US factories cut output in August while surveys show services surging. How do you trade a two-speed economy?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0991 mo ago
Japan's core inflation slowed to 1.7% on the day the Bank of Japan hiked. Do you trade the data or the guidance?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0921 mo ago
Carry trades after the Fed's hike: is earning the rate difference still worth the risk?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
11521 mo ago
The market sessions page is live. Is the timeline useful, and what would you add?
Site Feedback · FTC Community Team Staff
11411 mo ago
After a week packed with central bank news, how do you review your trades?
Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff
11401 mo ago
New to forex: which economic releases do you actually put in your calendar?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
11581 mo ago
Fuel is pushing inflation up in the UK, US and Canada. Which currencies are you watching because of it?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
11531 mo ago
Oil above $100: how are CAD and NOK reacting for you?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
11491 mo ago
Account verification: how long did your broker's checks take?
Broker Experiences · FTC Community Team Staff
11511 mo ago
Slippage on news: how did your broker fill your orders?
Broker Experiences · FTC Community Team Staff
11541 mo ago
What's one thing you wish you'd known before your first live trade?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
11451 mo ago