Trading Psychology9 min read
Trading Plan
The five questions a trading plan must answer, plus the review routine that keeps it honest.
Nadia Berrada · Updated 24 Sept 2026
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Educational Articles
Free to read, written to be referenced. Each article links to the topic pages and library books that cover the subject in depth.
Trading Psychology8 min read
Fear of Missing Out
Why FOMO triggers after a move rather than before it, and the mechanical interruptions that reduce it.
Dr. Amelia Frost · Updated 22 Sept 2026
Risk Management9 min read
Risk Reward Ratio
How reward-to-risk and win rate combine into expectancy, with the break-even table every trader should know.
Marcus Adeyemi · Updated 20 Sept 2026
Risk Management9 min read
Position Sizing
The sizing formula, worked examples across instruments, and the account-level limits that sit above it.
Marcus Adeyemi · Updated 20 Sept 2026
Candlestick Patterns6 min read
Doji Candlestick
What it means when a period closes where it opened, the main doji variants, and why context is the whole signal.
Hiroshi Tanaka · Updated 18 Sept 2026
Candlestick Patterns7 min read
Bullish Engulfing Pattern
A precise definition of bullish engulfing candles, why location decides their usefulness, and how to record them.
Hiroshi Tanaka · Updated 16 Sept 2026
Candlestick Patterns7 min read
Hammer Candlestick
How to define a hammer with measurable wick and body ratios, and when the shape carries information.
Hiroshi Tanaka · Updated 16 Sept 2026
Chart Patterns8 min read
Cup and Handle Pattern
How the rounded base forms, what the handle adds, and why duration and depth ratios matter more than the drawing.
Peter Lindqvist · Updated 14 Sept 2026
Chart Patterns8 min read
Bull Flag Pattern
What makes a flag a flag, why pause quality matters more than the drawing, and how traders define the break.
Elena Duarte · Updated 12 Sept 2026
Chart Patterns10 min read
Head and Shoulders Pattern
The classic three-peak reversal formation, its sloping neckline, correct measurement, and the inverse version.
Julian Vance · Updated 10 Sept 2026
Chart Patterns9 min read
Double Top Pattern
How a double top forms, how the neckline defines the decision point, how the measured move is calculated and what invalidates the reading.
Julian Vance · Updated 8 Sept 2026
Chart Patterns8 min read
Double Bottom Pattern
The mirror of the double top: two rejected declines, a neckline above them, and the context that separates a base from a pause.
Julian Vance · Updated 8 Sept 2026