How to Separate a Bad Trading Strategy From a Bad Trading Sample
Learn how to tell whether a losing trading strategy is genuinely broken or simply being judged from a small or unusual sample using…
Why Historical Forex Charts Can Change After Data Updates
Why do old forex candles change after a data update? Learn how missing ticks, broker feeds, chart synchronization, lower-timeframe…
How Tick Data Can Change the Shape of a Forex Candle
Learn how tick data forms forex candles, why different tick streams can change wicks and highs, and how Bid, Ask, broker feeds and real ticks…
How Broker Server Latency Can Affect Short-Term Trading
Learn how broker server latency affects short-term forex trading, including slippage, execution speed, ping, VPS hosting, news trading and scalping.
How Market Depth Can Affect Forex Order Execution
Learn how forex market depth affects order execution, slippage, price impact and fills, and why a broker's depth is not the entire FX market.
Why Forex Quotes Can Change Before Your Trading Platform Refreshes
Learn why forex quotes can change before your trading platform refreshes, including liquidity-provider updates, broker aggregation, network…
How Broker Price Feeds Are Built From Liquidity Providers
Learn how broker price feeds are built from liquidity providers, aggregators, bid/ask quotes, pricing engines and execution systems, and why…
How XAU/USD Spread Affects Scalping During the London Open
Learn how XAU/USD spread changes around the London Open and why wider bid-ask spreads can increase entry costs, stop-out risk and execution…
Why XAU/USD High and Low Can Differ Between MT5 Brokers
If you compare XAU/USD on two different MetaTrader 5 accounts, you may notice something that looks wrong at first: Broker A shows a daily high…
Why XAU/USD Can Hit Your Stop Loss Without Breaking the Candle Low
If you trade XAU/USD, you may have seen a frustrating situation: your stop loss is triggered, but when you look at the candle, the chart does…