Do you hate any pairs?

Traders develop grudges against specific pairs — the one that gapped them, the one that always reverses, the one that "doesn't respect levels". The grudge is usually a lesson unprocessed.

Do you hate any pairs? — support and resistance diagram
Price bouncing between support and resistance

What's your grudge?

  • the pair and what it did to you
  • how the grudge affects your trading
  • whether you've made peace with it
Do you hate any pairs? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

The major pairs guide reminds you the pair is just two economies.

Background: Major, minor and exotic currency pairs explained

How to read a currency quote, which pairs count as majors, crosses and exotics, and why spreads and risks differ so much between them.

What are the seven major currency pairs?

EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, USD/CAD, USD/CHF and NZD/USD.

What is a cross currency pair?

A pair of major currencies that doesn't include the US dollar, such as EUR/GBP or GBP/JPY.

Read the full guide

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