Learn the mechanics, not the mysticism
Every explainer on this site sits on the same page as the tool it describes, so you can read what a spread is while looking at one. 40 defined terms and 60 answered questions across 10 topics.
Explainers by topic
Trading sessions and market hours
Why the same pair behaves differently at 03:00 and 14:00 UTC, and where the overlaps are.
- 4 terms
- 6 questions
Spreads and the cost of a trade
What you actually pay to get in and out, and why the advertised number is not the whole of it.
- 4 terms
- 6 questions
Reading a chart
Candles, timeframes and the vocabulary of technical analysis, without the mysticism.
- 4 terms
- 6 questions
Currency strength and correlation
How to see which currency is moving rather than which pair, and why that changes the trade.
- 4 terms
- 6 questions
Correlated markets
When two positions are secretly the same position, and how to notice before it costs you.
- 4 terms
- 6 questions
Market sentiment
What positioning data does and does not tell you about where price goes next.
- 4 terms
- 6 questions
Stocks and indices
Sectors, indices and the mechanics of equity markets for traders coming from FX.
- 4 terms
- 6 questions
Commodities
Metals, energy and the supply-side forces that move them.
- 4 terms
- 6 questions
Bonds and yields
Why the yield curve is the most-watched chart most retail traders never open.
- 4 terms
- 6 questions
Trading contests
How competition rules shape behaviour, and what a leaderboard rewards.
- 4 terms
- 6 questions
Going deeper
The explainers cover the mechanics. The blog covers what is happening in the market this week, and the community is where people argue about what it means.