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Pinned Welcome to the FTC community: read this first
Site Feedback · FTC Community Team Staff
12081 mo ago
Australia's CPI at 4.3%: do you watch the headline or the trimmed mean?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0262 d ago
BoJ holds with one vote for 1.5%: does the dissent or the guidance matter more?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0252 d ago
ECB held at 2.50% on 29 October: what would make you expect the next move?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0292 d ago
Bank of Canada at 2.50%: how long before you believe the rate rises are over?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0262 d ago
Canada jobs on 6 November: is wage growth a better signal than the headline?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0312 d ago
Job openings vs payrolls: which number do you trust more on the day?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0432 d ago
US productivity for Q3: does it change how you read the jobs report?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0332 d ago
Norges Bank on 5 November: what would you need to see before the krone moves?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0342 d ago
Riksbank on 3 November: after a 1.75% hold, what would make you expect a move?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0342 d ago
Week ahead, 2–6 November: which release would change your plan first?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0372 d ago
How do you read forex broker customer comments without being misled?
Broker Experiences · FTC Community Team Staff
0313 d ago
Which forex industry events and broker updates do you follow?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0393 d ago
Spot contract vs forward contract: which do you trade, and why?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0353 d ago
XAU/USD is quoted in dollars per troy ounce: what does that mean for your position size?
Gold · FTC Community Team Staff
0363 d ago
How do you check whether a forex broker is CFTC regulated?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0533 d ago
Forex broker trading conditions: what do you compare beyond the spread?
Broker Experiences · FTC Community Team Staff
0463 d ago
Do you follow discussions by category, or by the members you trust?
Site Feedback · FTC Community Team Staff
0344 d ago
What did you search for on the site and not find?
Site Feedback · FTC Community Team Staff
0254 d ago
Which guide is missing from the learn page for your trading style?
Site Feedback · FTC Community Team Staff
0304 d ago
What would make the news section more useful for you?
Site Feedback · FTC Community Team Staff
0324 d ago
Which column on the economic calendar do you check first?
Site Feedback · FTC Community Team Staff
0394 d ago
On a public trading account page, what should a member see before they trust it?
Site Feedback · FTC Community Team Staff
0314 d ago
How do you stop yourself from checking the chart every five minutes?
Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff
0284 d ago
If you trade around a job, how do you cope with the moves you miss?
Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff
0274 d ago
After you break a rule, do you take a day off or trade smaller?
Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff
0314 d ago
Do you trade on days when you have slept badly? How do you decide?
Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff
0274 d ago
On small moves, how do you set a stop that is not hit by noise?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0304 d ago
How many chart timeframes do you keep open at once?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0344 d ago
What did you get wrong about lot size on your first trade?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0374 d ago
Do you act before a candle closes, or after? Which trade-off do you keep?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0314 d ago
On a release, do you read the actual, the forecast or the previous figure first?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0294 d ago
Which items would you never skip in a trade plan?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0354 d ago
After a news spike, what do you do with an open trade in the next hour?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0254 d ago
When do you move a stop to break-even, and what has it cost you?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0264 d ago
Do you take partial profits at the first target, or let the whole trade run?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0274 d ago
Do you use trailing stops, and how do you set the distance?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0314 d ago
Do you scale into a trade or enter all at once? Which has worked for you?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0304 d ago
Have you ever hedged a forex position, and did it help or cost you?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0334 d ago
Which timeframe do you base your decisions on, and how do the others fit in?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0334 d ago
Which moving average period do you trust, and why that one?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0324 d ago
Which volatility measure do you use to set stops: ATR, recent range or something else?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0324 d ago
Do you keep two accounts with one broker separate? Why?
Broker Experiences · FTC Community Team Staff
0234 d ago
Did your platform go down on a release day? What did you do?
Broker Experiences · FTC Community Team Staff
0284 d ago
How long did a bank-transfer deposit take to arrive?
Broker Experiences · FTC Community Team Staff
0294 d ago
An order rejected on a release day: what did your broker say?
Broker Experiences · FTC Community Team Staff
0334 d ago
Have you seen requotes during a release? How often?
Broker Experiences · FTC Community Team Staff
0314 d ago
How much do you trust a consensus forecast before a release?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0344 d ago
What changed for you after the Fed's September hike?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0394 d ago
What is your plan for the Sunday open?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0374 d ago