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Research and market notes

Weekly outlooks, strategy tests and the real cost of trading, written for people who trade their own money.

Strategy

6 min read

Strategy

EUR/USD or gold: which should your first trade be?

Compare EUR/USD and gold for a first trade: spread, daily range, news sensitivity, pip and point value and session timing, plus a simple decision rule.

Outlook

6 min read

Outlook

Weekly outlook, 26 October 2026: gold, EUR/USD, USD/JPY

What traders watch in the week of 26 October 2026: central bank meetings, inflation data and jobs numbers, with example levels for gold, EUR/USD and USD/JPY.

Research

7 min read

Research

How to backtest a forex strategy (and spot fake profits)

A step-by-step guide to backtesting a forex strategy in the MT5 strategy tester or a spreadsheet, and five mistakes that make a bad strategy look profitable.

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Strategy

EUR/USD or gold: which should your first trade be?

Outlook

Weekly outlook, 26 October 2026: gold, EUR/USD, USD/JPY

Research

How to backtest a forex strategy (and spot fake profits)

Learn to trade properly, for free

Learn to trade properly, for free

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