Archive: September 2026· page 2
Order block vs supply and demand zone vs support and resistance: what really separates them
The three vocabularies often mark the same rectangle. Where they genuinely differ is the evidence each one demands before you draw it — and that part is checkable on any chart.
CPI vs PPI vs PCE: the inflation number the Fed actually watches
What does each one measure, why is the Fed’s target written on PCE, and which one actually moves the dollar? Three inflation measures, one month, two points apart.
Dollar firms on hawkish Fed bets as oil extends slide
Hawkish Fed rhetoric kept the dollar firm while WTI fell 3.54% to around $91.90, a fourth straight session lower — and the dollar still led fewer minutes than any other major.
What is the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ)?
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand sets the Official Cash Rate behind the kiwi. Why did the kiwi fall on the day the RBNZ hiked in September 2026?
What is the Swiss National Bank (SNB)?
The Swiss National Bank reviews policy for the franc four times a year, and in 2015 it dropped the euro floor it had promised to defend.
What is the JOLTS report?
JOLTS counts US job openings, hires, quits and layoffs. Why does it arrive a month late, and how does it fit next to payrolls and jobless claims?
What is the PPI (Producer Price Index)?
The Producer Price Index measures inflation at the factory gate. What does it count, how does it differ from CPI, and when does a PPI surprise move the dollar?
What is the PCE price index, and why does the Fed target it?
The PCE price index is the measure the Fed's 2% inflation goal is written in. What does it count, how is core PCE different, and why can it move the dollar after CPI?
Market, limit and stop orders: which one should you use and when?
Mastering forex trading requires understanding three core order types: use a market order for immediate execution at the current price, a limit order to buy below or sell above…
What is a swap in forex?
A swap, also known as rollover interest, is the interest a forex broker charges or pays a trader for holding a position open past the daily market close (usually 5 PM New York…
What are Initial Jobless Claims (IJC)?
Initial Jobless Claims (IJC) is a crucial weekly economic report that tallies the number of individuals who filed for state unemployment benefits for the first time during the…
What are retail sales?
Retail Sales measures the total revenue generated by all retail stores in a country over a specific period, typically a month. It includes sales of goods like cars, clothes, food…
The Fed hiked and the dollar led none of the week's five sessions
Three central banks decided in three consecutive sessions, the barrel climbed and gave the whole move back, and the dollar index closed at a late-July high — so how did the dollar finish in the bottom three of eight in all five sessions, and what does that leave open?
Yen slides despite BoJ hike as dollar pares gains; gold extends rally
The yen weakened even after the Bank of Japan hiked to 1.25%, the dollar pared its gains and gold extended its rally to just under $4,400.
Dollar eases, gold rallies over 2% as sterling slips after cautious BoE
The US dollar softened, reversing its recent rally, while gold rebounded significantly. The British pound weakened broadly after the Bank of England held interest rates steady.
Is a robot from the MQL5 Market worth buying?
The MQL5 Market rules forbid promising profits and passing a backtest off as real trading, and they do not guarantee that any robot makes money. So what does a product page show, and where is the real trading? The questions to ask before paying.
What is walk-forward, and why is it more honest than a single optimisation?
Optimising picks the parameters that did best in the past; walk-forward tests them on data they have not seen, stretch by stretch. What does MT5 ship with? What to look at when it is done, what the method does not fix, and what to ask of a report.
Which tick model did that backtest use, and why does it change the result?
MetaQuotes' own documentation explains how its "1 minute OHLC" mode can manufacture a "Testing Grail". What does the robot see in each mode? The mode worth asking for, depending on the strategy, and a robot published in 2011 that still proves it.
