Archive: July 2026
Did you know the forex market is only truly 'alive' for a few hours a day?
Forex is open 24/5, but almost all the real volatility fits in four hours: the London–New York overlap. Why that window changes everything?.
Nicolas Darvas: the dancer who made two million in boxes
A ballroom dancer turned $25,000 into more than two million by telegram, watching only price and volume: the Darvas "box" method.
Forex market braces for BoJ, yen surges on intervention suspicion
The Japanese yen takes center stage, surging on suspected intervention ahead of a pivotal Bank of Japan decision, while gold extends its rally.
Daily forex roundup: dollar hits 4-week low despite a hawkish Fed; gold and oil climb
The dollar plunged to a four-week low after the Federal Reserve held rates steady, while gold rebounded and oil prices climbed amidst escalating Middle East tensions.
Forex today: dollar pulls back before Fed, gold holds losses, yen steadies
The dollar retreated ahead of the anticipated Fed decision, while gold extended its losses and the yen showed stability after recent volatility.
Forex today: yen hits 40-year low as AUD leads majors; gold rallies
The Australian dollar is the strongest among majors while the euro faces pressure, as the Japanese yen falls to a four-decade low amidst intervention fears and gold prices climb.
Forex today: risk sentiment improves as Middle East tensions ease
Geopolitical de-escalation lifts risk-sensitive currencies, while the dollar faces intraday pressure despite broader weekly strength.
What was the Medallion Fund?
One hedge fund returned about 66% a year for three decades — and has been closed to outsiders since 1993. What the Medallion Fund was?, and why you can't copy it?
Why does the US dollar dominate almost every forex trade?
The dollar sits on one side of about 89% of all currency trades — even in pairs that do not include it. Here is why, and what it means for reading strength.
Jim Simons: the man who solved the market
A math professor who never read a chart hired physicists instead of traders — and never let anyone overrule them. A lesson in method, not prediction.
Can ChatGPT trade forex for you?
ChatGPT is a language model, not a trading system — it can't place orders, see live prices, or predict a currency's next move. Here's what it genuinely helps with, and the lines you should never let it cross.
What is the S&P 500?
The S&P 500 tracks 500 of the largest US companies and is the market’s main gauge of risk appetite — which is why forex traders watch it even though it is a stock index.
What is the Fed dot plot?
The dot plot is the Federal Reserve's chart of where each official expects interest rates to go — a rare peek at a central bank's own forecast, and a frequent market mover.
What are support and resistance?
Support and resistance are the price levels where a market has repeatedly stalled or reversed — the foundation almost every other technical tool is built on.
What is de-dollarization?
De-dollarization is the slow effort by some countries to trade and save in currencies other than the US dollar — and it matters because the dollar sits on one side of most forex pairs.
What are basis points (bps)?
A basis point is one hundredth of a percent — the unit central banks and traders use so there is never any doubt about how big a rate move really is.
What is currency intervention?
Currency intervention is when a government or central bank buys or sells its own currency to move its price — a rare, sudden force that can reverse a trend in minutes.
Brent vs WTI: the two crude oil benchmarks
Brent and WTI are the two prices the whole oil market is quoted against — and the gap between them tells you what is moving global energy.
