Base and quote currency confusion: help each other out

In EUR/USD, EUR is the base and USD is the quote. Buying the pair means buying euros and selling dollars; the price is how many dollars one euro costs. It's simple in theory and a source of endless mistakes in practice.

Base and quote currency confusion: help each other out — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

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Base and quote currency confusion: help each other out — candlestick anatomy diagram
The parts of a candlestick: wick, body, open and close

The base and quote currency guide covers long and short positions from first principles.

Background: Base and quote currency: how to read a currency pair and go long or short

In EUR/USD at 1.1050, the euro is the base and the dollar is the quote. How to read a quote, what buying and selling a pair means, and why profit and loss start in the quote currency.

What is the base currency in a forex pair?

The first currency in the pair. In EUR/USD, the euro is the base currency, and the price shows how many US dollars one euro costs.

What does going long on EUR/USD mean?

Buying euros and selling US dollars. The position profits if the euro strengthens against the dollar and the EUR/USD price rises.

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