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Fundamental Analysis for FX: Rates, Inflation, Jobs Data, and Why It Moves Markets

Fundamental Analysis for FX: Rates, Inflation, Jobs Data, and Why It Moves Markets

Introduction: Why Fundamentals Matter More Than Most Traders Admit Many traders treat fundamentals as “news noise” and focus only on charts. That works sometimes, until it doesn’t. Forex is a macro-driven market. Currencies are not stocks. They are relative prices reflecting different growth paths, inflation paths, and interest rate

Technical Analysis That Actually Works: A Practical Trading Handbook

Technical Analysis That Actually Works: A Practical Trading Handbook

Introduction: Why Most Technical Analysis Fails Technical analysis fails for most traders for one simple reason: they treat it like fortune-telling. They draw a few lines, add a few indicators, and expect certainty. Real technical analysis is not prediction. It is a structured way to identify where decisions matter, define

How Institutional Traders Think: Proof, Process, and Positioning

How Institutional Traders Think: Proof, Process, and Positioning

Introduction: Why “Institutional Thinking” Matters for Serious Traders Most retail traders try to predict price. Institutions try to manage probability. That difference changes everything. Institutional trading is not magic, secret indicators, or mythical “smart money” narratives. It is a professional method for decision-making under uncertainty, built on evidence, repeatability, and

Gold (XAU/USD) Trading Masterclass: The Only Guide You Need

Gold (XAU/USD) Trading Masterclass: The Only Guide You Need

Why XAU/USD Is Different (And Why Most Traders Misread It) Gold (XAU/USD) is one of the most traded instruments globally, but it behaves differently from many FX pairs because it sits at the intersection of: * Macro (rates, inflation, real yields) * Risk sentiment (risk-on / risk-off flows) * USD strength (DXY

Risk Management 101 for Traders: Survive, Protect Capital, and Scale Profitably

Risk Management 101 for Traders: Survive, Protect Capital, and Scale Profitably

Introduction: Why Risk Management Is Your Real Edge Most traders obsess over entries. Professionals obsess over survival. Your strategy might tell you where opportunity exists, but risk management decides whether you stay solvent long enough for your edge to pay you. A “good trade” is not a trade that wins.

Forex Trading for Serious Traders: A Complete Framework (From Setup to Execution)

Forex Trading for Serious Traders: A Complete Framework (From Setup to Execution)

What “Serious Trading” Actually Means A serious trader is not defined by lot size, number of indicators, or how often they trade. Serious trading is defined by: * A repeatable process (same preparation, same entry logic, same risk rules) * Defined risk (every trade has an invalidation point and a position size

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Survive First, Grow Later: A Complete Risk-Management Blueprint for Forex, Gold & Commodity Traders

If there is one idea that defines Investment Trading Hub Academy (ITHA), it is this: Professional traders obsess about risk first and returns second. This first Education article is a deep, practical guide to building a risk framework you can actually use in forex, gold, and other liquid markets. It