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How to Trade Three Line Strike Candlestick Pattern

Author: Victor Gryazin

Dear Clients and Partners,

This article is devoted to a candlestick pattern called Three Line Strike, its type, forming principles, and use in trading.

How Three Line Strike forms

The Three Line Strike candlestick pattern is not a frequent guest on price charts. It appears at the local high/low in an uptrend/a downtrend.

The pattern consists of four candlesticks: the first three candlesticks have medium-sized bodies and the same colour, while the fourth one has a different colour, demonstrating a reversal, and a big body that fully covers the bodies of the first three candlesticks.

Some sources describe this one as a trend continuation pattern, but the logics of candlestick analysis suggest that this is a reversal one.

This article is based on the approach of a famous trader Thomas Bulkowski and his book “Encyclopedia of Candlestick Charts”. He considers this pattern to be a reversal pattern: according to his research, the price has a 84% probability of a reversal after this pattern appears on the chart.

When the pattern appears on the chart, this means the current trend is getting weaker as it has encountered strong opposition. The large reversal candlestick that with its body covers up the three preceding candlesticks forecasts a correction that can later turn into a real reversal.

Types of Three Line Strike

Depending on the place where the pattern appears and the colors of its candlesticks, two types of the Three Lines Strike can be singled out – the bullish and bearish ones.

Bullish Three Lines Strike

It forms after an ascending price movement at the local highs of the chart. It consists of three white candlesticks with middle-sized bodies and a large black candlestick, whose bode covers all the three preceding ones.

The large black candlesticks means that bears have captured the initiative and are ready to counterattack. Further decline of the quotes means the beginning of a descending correction. The decline should be confirmed by the price falling below the last low of the bearish candlestick of the pattern.



Bearish Three Line Strike

It appears in a descending movement at the local lows of the chart. It consists of three black bearish candlesticks with medium-sized bodies and one white large candlestick, whose body covers up the bodies of the three preceding candlesticks.

The large white candlestick means that bulls have managed to stop bears and are ready to reverse the quotes. Further growth of the price leads to the beginning of an ascending correction. The ascending movement should be confirmed by growth of the quotes above the high of the last white candlestick.



Bottom line

The Three Lines Strike pattern forms after a descending or an ascending movement and forecasts a reversal of the quotes. In certain sources, this pattern is considered a trend continuation pattern, yet Thomas Bulkowsli in his research has demonstrated that the probability of a reversal after this pattern appears is 84%.

The pattern can be used for trading either on itself or alongside other instruments of tech analysis and indicators. Before using the Three Lines Strike for real, make sure you back-test it.

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Richard Wycoff Trading Method

Author: Timofey Zuev

Dear Clients and Partners,

As trading kept developing, various methods and instruments for it also got to perfection. And today, when humanity is enjoying the internet, trading has become available to anyone, even if they do not have money. However, getting started is the hardest part for any beginner.

Why so? The internet is full of methods, ways, strategies, indicators, and advisors that, unfortunately, do not always work properly. So, the beginner gets lost in the variety of methods and trading strategies, for getting about the basics that trading is based on.

The Wycoff method used to be popular in the times of the trader himself because it was "different". Richard Wycoff never listened to analysts, experts, economists, and the like because at that time analysis was based on bare charts, nothing else. Wycoff, nonetheless, was sure that the price was moved by all market participants, so the future of the price was "in people's minds".

According to Wycoff, the trader must be some sort of a detective and calculate, based on the chart and volumes, who is controlling the market (the bulls or bears), after which they could attack this or that instrument. Psychology also plays its part here: for people, it is much easier to do their job when they are interested. And when the job becomes mere routine, people lose grip, so their productivity suffers

This approach made the Wycoff method popular nowadays, though no one apparently uses it "in the virgin form". However, many methods used by professional traders all over the world are based on Wycoff's system. It is applicable to all trading instruments: stocks, currencies, options, futures, etc. As for timeframes, the method is very good for intraday traders.

Main principle of the Wycoff trading method

The main task of the trader is to make conclusions about how their trading instrument (stocks, option, currency) will behave in the fight of demand and supply. To do it, the price chart and volumes are quite enough.

Then the trader finds possible tops (for a bullish trend) and bottoms (for a bearish trend). Also, make notice of correctional price movements because trading consists of certain cycles of purchases and sales. One cycle (wave) will last while new participants join in. As soon as the cycle is worn out, a reverse process starts, and the price goes in the opposite direction. All this can be seen on the chart.

As the creator of the method used to say, if you master it once, you will need a few minutes to make a forecast of future price movements.

You can find more about the system in a book by J.Hutson "The Wycoff Method". It is available on the internet.

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406th competition of "KingSize MT5" will start on 28.04.2022 at 20:00.

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Investor Risk Profile: What It Is and How to Determine It

Author: Maks Artemov

Dear Clients and Partners,

Work in financial markets and investing have always been associated with risks. Every investor should keep in mind that they might not only gain but also lose due to price declines and irreparable losses.

Before beginning to invest, decide for yourself what risks you are ready for on the way to your goal. This article is devoted to the risk profile of an investor and controlling risks and losses.

What risk and risk profile are

Risk is the possibility of partially or completely losing your investments. The main task of each investor is to decrease risks and limit possible losses by any acceptable level.

Risk profile, or investment profile is the individual attitude of the investor to possible risks in his work.

Types of risk profile

An investment profile depends on the personality of the investor, the aims and length of investing. In trading and investing, there are three types of risk profile: conservative, moderate, and aggressive.

Conservative risk profile

This approach suggests that the investor is not ready for big risks and agrees on a minimal profit from ivesting. Their goal is to make a profit that will compensate for inflation and this save their capital.

As a rule, a conservative investor has a calm, balanced character and analytical mind. They take any losses very seriously and avoid unnecessary risks. Their approach to choosing instruments is scrupulous and takes time.

Moderate risk profile

By this approach, the investor assumes certain risks to increase profitability. Current minor losses are considered normal and can be withstood for the sake of better perspectives.

Low profitability does not satisfy the investor, so they look for the ways to improve it, disregarding higher than conservative risks.

Aggressive risk profile

Aggressive approach is good for risky people. They are ready to suffer serious controlled losses to get super profits fast.

In other life spheres, such people are also prone to risks and making fast decisions. Such investors have well-trained and developed intuition. Losing a part of their capital is a normal part of work for them and does not influence their future investment projects. The main goal of risky investors is highly risky assets that yield impressive revenue.

How to determine investor risk profile

The main goal of determining a risk profile is checking whether a future investor is prone to risks. If they are ready for all sorts of risks having no experience, this might be a real problem. Fast loss of the capital might undermine their future investment process.

There exist special tests for determining investor risk profiles. One should answer the questions based on their emotions and experience. It is vital to be honest because this is the only way to select your best investment strategy.

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How to Trade by One-Two Strategy

Author: Victor Gryazin

Dear Clients and Partners,

This article describes a plain short-term trading strategy based on the signals of the popular Bollinger Bands trend indicator. The article deals with the peculiarities of the strategy, its use in trading, and examples of buying and selling.

What one needs to know about One-Two

One-Two is a type of reversal trading systems based on Bollinger Bands signals. The strategy is easy to master and uses just one tech indicator with altered parameters. Note that it is a default indicator in almost all trading terminals, including MT4 and MT5.

The trading approach is based on using bounces of the quotes off the outer borders of the Bollinger Bands channel that act as dynamic support and resistance levels. After a bounce, the price is expected to return to the middle line of the channel.

Which instruments, time frames, and indicators can be used

For trading by the strategy, you can use currency pairs, oil, gold, and other commodities. Recommended TFs are M15, M30, H1, H4, and D1.

Indicators:

Bollinger Bands (Period 20, Shift 0, Deviation 2) — green lines on the chart.
Bollinger Bands (Period 20, Shift 0, Deviation 3) — orange lines on the chart.



How to buy by One-Two

Conditions of opening a buying position are as follows:

1. Wait for the price to get between the lower green and orange indicator lines. Mark this candlestick as 0
2. Wait for two more candlesticks to form. If they show a reversal upwards with close prices no lower than those of candlestick 0 — open a buying trade after candlestick 2 closes. Candlesticks 1 and 2 have white bodies, or the first one is a Doji and the second one has a white body.
3. Place a Stop Loss 5 points below the lows of candlesticks 1 and 2.
4. Take the Profit as soon as the quotes reach the middle line (red colour) of Bollinger Bands. Or, if the movement is strong, you can take the SL to the breakeven when the price reaches the middle line and wait for the quotes to grow to the upper green line of the indicator channel.

Closing thoughts

The One-Two trading strategy is based on the signals of a popular trend indicator Bollinger Bands with different parameters. The strategy is based on reversals of the quotes from the borders of the price channel that are used as dynamic support/resistance levels.

This strategy is rather universal and can be used for various instruments and on various TFs. Before trading for real, practising on a demo account is strongly recommended.

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RoboForex team

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RoboForex lowers margin requirements for trading Gold

Dear Clients and Partners,

Effective 8 May 2022, the margin requirements for positions in the XAUUSD pair will be reduced by two. If you already have open positions in this asset or are planning to open new positions, please note the following changes.

How will this affect positions and orders?

On real MetaTrader 4 / MetaTrader 5 accounts:

1. On 8 May 2022, the margin requirements for positions opened in XAUUSD will be halved.
   
2. After this date, all new positions will be opened with margin requirements twice lower than before.

Pay attention to Expert Advisors (EA)

If you are using trading algorithms, check their settings to make sure they are working correctly after the lowering of the margin requirements for the XAUUSD instrument comes into effect.

The rest of the trading conditions remain unchanged. Please take this information into consideration when planning your trading activity.

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What Is Blockchain

Author: Victor Gryazin

Dear Clients and Partners,

Today’s article is devoted to the blockchain technology: its history, work nuances, main types, and spheres of application – all main answers are given.

What is the idea of blockchain

Blockchain is a digital database accessed by most users online. It is an unchangeable distributed digital information register, containing data about transactions among other things.

This technology writes down the data in special blocks, inextricably bound to each other. Each block of the chain has certain containers for data storage that close as soon as they are full and get bound to a block received previously, creating the chain.

Each block of the chain gets an exact time mark as soon as it is added to the chain. As long as each block contains information about the previous one, the chain contains information about each operations ever carried out in the database.

Already-existing blocks cannot be removed or edited – only new ones can be added. This peculiarity makes hacking and editing the content of the register impossible.



How blockchain works

1. Transaction is a data exchange between two people. All transactions within the network (money depositing and withdrawal) have a unique 256-bit number called “hash”. It normally looks like a random set of letters and digits. A sequence of hashes linked to each other create a safe interconnected chain.
2. Confirmation is a process of checking compliance of a transaction with the protocol. Transactions are checked in nods. Upon successful validation, the transaction gets written down into a block.
3. Examination is data control in a block. Before the block gets linked to the chain, the algorithm examines it for any past editing. The rules by which examination is carried out are called consensus.
4. Mining is a process of “solving the equation” (creating a new block) by variable selection. This algorithm is called Proof of Work.
5. Protection is eliminating from the chain a block that has been edited. Changes in one block lead to changes in all subsequent blocks. The system detects them fast and reacts accordingly.

Where is blockchain used

The system is actively developing, taking root in various spheres of economy:

1. cryptocurrencies,
2. NFT,
3. banking sector and finance,
4. stock exchanges,
5. gaming industry,
6. cyber safety,
7. voting systems in election.

Bottom line

Blockchain is a data processing technology of processing, storing, and sending data. Every day it enjoys more and more demand. The system was created long ago but started developing after cryptocurrencies appeared and became popular. Today blockchain has become mainstream, integrated in various spheres of the society and sectors of global economy.

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The 134th competition of "Demo Forex" is gaining momentum.
The 360th competition of "Week with CFD" has just kicked off.
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How to Set Up Charts on MetaTrader 4

Author: Victor Gryazin

Dear Clients and Partners,

This article is devoted to working with charts on a popular platform MetaTrader 4. Charts help to track and analyze quotes movements of financial instruments, as well as to forecast their future behaviour.

How to open chart window

A new chart on MetaTrader 4 can be created several ways:

1. Click File – New Chart, and then choose a financial instrument.
2. In the Market Watch window, choose a financial instrument, left-click and drag it to the work area of the terminal.
3. Right-click a ticker in Market Watch, and then click Chart Window.
4. Click Window – New Window – an instrument from the list.

Adding indicators to the chart

To add indicators to the chart click Insert – Indicators and choose the one you need. Alternatively, click an active button with a green cross in the upper menu.

MT 4 features many popular indicators of the following groups:

1. Trend
2. Oscillators
3. Volumes
4. Bill Williams
5. Custom (indicators added by the user).

How to save chart template and profile

After editing is complete, you can save your settings as a template. Saved settings will then be applied to newly opened charts.

To save your settings, right-click the chart and choose Template – Save Template – enter name. The template can than be uploaded to the chart the same way: right-click – Template – Load Template – choose the one you need.

You can create different templates with various settings: chart design, indicators, and instruments. The whole set of open charts with their properties and templates is saved to a different profile.

To save the profile, click File – Profiles – Save As – enter name. Alternatively, click a button with the name of the active profile at the bottom of the terminal and choose the one you need from the unfolding list.

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4 Stocks for Trading in Uncertainty

Author: Eugene Savitsky

Dear Clients and Partners,

Inflation, recession, stagnation, stagflation — and other scary words that investors keep hearing in the stock market. What else? Toughening of credit and monetary policy, cutting down on the CB balance, winding up the QE programme. With such news, it becomes hard to consider buying any stocks.

When stock indices drop abruptly

Normally, the stock market experiences panic and falling of indices right in the times when no one suspects any trouble. Investors are simply buying stocks and watching their profits grow.

Negative news does not always provoke immediate reaction: understanding the scale of a future disaster needs time. However, more experienced investors assess the situation fast and start acting at once.

As a result, the quotes in the stock market start going down and speeding up because other investors have no more time to think. Hence, stock indices drop when investors take their profit, not trying to make money on the decline.

What the market sentiment is now

The poll carried out in March by Investors Intelligence demonstrates that the number of those planning to buy shares had dropped to 30%, while the number of those who want to play short had grown to 34.5%. In other words, the current market is bearish.

Over the last 12 years, this has happened 6 times, and the quotes of S&P 500 always reached some lows from where it then started to grow. Market players either opt for cash or for short positions — and this is what stimulates growth of stock prices.

There is some saved cash that can support the stock market and increase the demand for shares. And there are sellers who will have to close their positions if the prices grow, which will also lead to an increase in quotes.

Union Pacific

The shares of Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) are trading in an uptrend. and at the first glance, there are no hints on a decline. However, upon a more thorough investigation, it can be noticed that volatility of the shares has increased. Quite often, this means the trend is coming to an end.



Upon sky-rocketing to 280 USD, the quotes quite soon returned to 240 USD and have already broken through it. This is the key level for the bulls because they have been holding it since December 2021.

The bears had made 12 attempts to break through it but always failed – until this time. Now we should expect further falling of the quotes to the support level of 220 USD. The bears are also supported by the bad news around and high market volatility.

Closing thoughts

When fundamental analysis is no help to make investment decisions, tech analysis will save us. It shows a fight between bulls and bears, and a moment will come when we will understand who will win.

In such cases, a trader should stand on the stronger side and trade in this direction. When fundamental and tech analyses agree, the probability of making a profit increases. Note that today, the stock market sentiment is negative.

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How to Trade by Cup and Handle Pattern

Author: Victor Gryazin

Dear Clients and Partners,

This article is devoted to the Cup and Handle graphic pattern, providing the main information, such as how it forms and how to trade it.

What one should now about Cup and Handle

Cup and Handle is a tech analysis pattern that forecasts the continuation of the current trend after the price stops consolidating.

The pattern was discovered and popularised by a famous trader and investor, author of several books on the stock market and the founder of a business newspaper Investors Business Daily William O’Neil.

Cup and Handle forms in an uptrend or downtrend; it is a correctional price movement that consists of two parts. The first part is the Cup and the biggest part of the correction, and the second part – the Handle – is the smaller finishing part.

The pattern can be bullish or bearish. The first one is the actual Cup and Handle that appears on the chart in an uptrend and signals about further growth of the quotes.

The bearish pattern is called Inverted Cup and Handle; it appears on the hart in a downtrend and signals about the continuation of the latter.

How does bullish Cup and Handle form

1. After a downward correction starts on the chart, a price range forms that looks like a bowl or a rounded bottom. Ideally, the Cup has two same highs on both sides but this is a rare occasion.
2. After the second high of the Cup forms, the price pulls back, forming the second correctional phase that resembles a Handle. This will be a minor decline (from 1/3 to ½ of the Cup) before a subsequent breakaway.
3. An entry point for a buy appears when the Handle is complete and the quotes break the resistance level away upwards. It goes through the second high and links the Cup to the Handle.
4. The first rough goal for the pattern after the breakaway will be the height of the Cup. Losses should be limited if the price drops below the low of the Handle.

How to use Cup and Handle for trading

William O’Neil who discovered the pattern used it for trading stocks and preferred longer timeframes. He stated that the pattern on D1 should take 7 to 8 weeks to form.

However, this pattern is rather universal and can be used on various TFs with currency pairs, stock indices, oil, gold, and other liquid assets.

There are several factors potentially supporting the pattern:

1. both highs or lows of the Cup are on more or less the same level;
2. the Handle is no higher than the ½ of the Cup;
3. the breakaway of the resistance/support level increases the volumes.

Example of buying by Cup and Handle

1. On D1 of Brent oil, in an uptrend, a Cup and Handle pattern formed.
2. After the resistance level drawn through the second high of the pattern (point 2) is broken away, the trader can buy.
3. A Stop Loss is placed behind the low of the Handle.
4. Profit can be taken when the quotes rise for the height (H) of the Cup.

Bottom line

The Cup and Handle pattern became popular thanks to a famous trader and investor William O’Neil. This tech analysis pattern of trend continuation is quite a rare occasion on charts.

Cup and Handle can be used for trading stocks and other liquid assets. Before using the pattern for real, practicing on a demo account is recommended.

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How to Trade by EMA + Awesome Oscillator Strategy

Author: Andrey Goilov

Dear Clients and Partners,

The medium-term trading tactics that unites a trend indicator EMA and Awesome Oscillator is a setup for working by the trend.

The authors decided against complicated solutions and supplied the advantages of a Moving Average, a most efficient instrument for determining the market trend, by the potential of an indicator confirming market entries – Awesome Oscillator.

It seems that a combination of a popular instrument and oscillator will always be the best solution for trading the trend.



The strategy is meant for H1 and larger timeframes. This means the trader can work both intraday, letting the price reach its goal within a couple of hours, and leave trades for the next day.

The article describes the right way to combine signals from the EMA and AO on H1 and how to place the Stop Loss and Take Profit.

How to set up indicators

The authors of the tactics never specified which instruments are to be used for work, yet we are convinced that traders should use currency majors and any other assets that demonstrate good lengthy trends with deep corrections.

To go by the strategy, we need an Exponential Moving Average with period 200 and an Awesome Oscillator with standard parameters. These indicators can be easily found on any trading platform and added to the chart. In MetaTrader 4, the algorithm is as follows:

1. Insert – Indicators – Trend – Moving Average
2. Insert – Indicators – Bill Williams – Awesome Oscillator

How to use EMA

1. When the price is above the line, this indicates an uptrend, so look for signals to buy.
2. When the price drops under the EMA (200), this means a downtrend, so look for signals to sell.
3. For H1 and larger TFs, parameters will be the same.

Closing thoughts

The strategy using EMA and Awesome Oscillator is a very simple option of trading the trend that also has quite simple rules.

To enter the market, the trader only needs to check signals from two indicators. The advantages of the strategy feature a small Stop Loss and availability of necessary indicators on most popular trading platforms.

The drawbacks of the platform include no chance of entering the market by the trend for the second time, because the signal forms only when the price breaks through the EMA line. While the price remains above this line, it gives no entry signal, and the instrument keeps going by the trend, so the trader loses a part of this movement.

Moreover, the authors leave the profit size to the trader’s discretion, giving just the minimum that equals the SL. Working by the strategy, the trader will understand that, firstly, a bar of the opposite colour on the Awesome Oscillator histogram is a good exit option, and secondly, the Asian trading session is not the best time for opening trades.

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Dear traders!

This week, the ContestFX project brings to your attention the following competitions on demo accounts:

The 134th competition of "Demo Forex" is approaching the final stage.
The 362nd competition of "Week with CFD" has just started.
496th competition of "Trade Day" will start on 25.05.2022 at 12:00.
410th competition of "KingSize MT5" will start on 26.05.2022 at 20:00.

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RoboForex received awards in two prestigious nominations

Dear Clients and Partners,

Our team continues developing and improving trading platforms, services, and financial products offered to the company’s clients. We’re very happy to announce that this year our activities were highly appreciated by the acknowledged experts of the industry.

RoboForex received two awards

The company was recognised as the “Most Transparent Broker” by the British magazine World Economic Magazine. Another business media, International Business Magazine, named RoboForex the “Most Trusted Broker”.

We’d like to thank our clients for their choice and trust!

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RoboForex: upcoming changes to the trading schedule in view of the Whit Monday and holidays in the US and the UK

Dear Clients and Partners,

We are informing you that changes will be made to the trading schedule due to the Memorial Day celebration in the US, the Late May Spring Bank Holiday in the UK and the Whit Monday in several European countries.

This schedule is for informational purposes only and may be subject to further change.

MetaTrader 4 / MetaTrader 5 platforms

Schedule for trading on Metals (XAUUSD and XAGUSD), US indices (US30Cash, US500Cash, and USTECHCash), the Japanese index J225Cash, and CFDs on oil (Brent and WTI)

1. 30 May 2022 – trading stops at 7:40 PM server time.
2. 31 May 2022 – trading starts as usual.

Schedule for trading on CFDs on US stocks

1. 30 May 2022 – no trading.
2. 31 May 2022 – trading starts as usual.

R StocksTrader platform

Schedule for trading on US stocks and ETFs

1. 30 May 2022 – no trading.
2. 31 May 2022 – trading starts as usual.

Schedule for trading on CFDs on US stocks and ETFs

1. 30 May 2022 – no trading.
2. 31 May 2022 – trading starts as usual.

Schedule for trading on CFDs on US indices (US500, US30, and NAS100) and the Japanese index JPY225

1. 30 May 2022 – no trading.
2. 31 May 2022 – trading starts as usual.

Schedule for trading on CFDs on the UK stocks and UK100 index

1. 2 June 2022 – no trading.
2. 3 June 2022 – no trading.
3. 4 June 2022 – trading starts as usual.

Trading schedule on CFDs on German, Austrian, Danish, and Norwegian stocks

1. 6 June 2022 – no trading.
2. 7 June 2022 - trading starts as usual.

Schedule for trading on Metals (XAUUSD and XAGUSD) and CFDs on oil (WTI.oil, BRENT.oil)

1. 30 May 2022 – trading stops at 7:40 PM server time.
2. 31 May 2022 – trading starts as usual.

cTrader platform

Schedule for trading on Metals (XAUUSD and XAGUSD)

1. 30 May 2022 – trading stops at 7:40 PM server time.
2. 31 May 2022 – trading starts as usual.

Please take note of the above trading schedule changes when planning your trading activity.

Sincerely,
RoboForex team

Dear traders!

This week, the ContestFX project, as usual, is waiting for everyone in the following competitions:

The 134th competition of "Demo Forex" is approaching its end.
The 363rd competition of "Week with CFD" has started today.
497th competition of "Trade Day" will start on 01.06.2022 at 12:00.
411th competition of "KingSize MT5" will start on 02.06.2022 at 20:00.

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How to Avoid Traps for Bulls and Bears

Author: Victor Gryazin

Dear Clients and Partners,

You must have heard about traps for bulls and bears appearing on charts. This article tries to get into more detail of the issue, telling you how to detect places of such traps and how to avoid them.

What are traps for bulls/bears

A bullish/bearish trap is a chart situation when the quotes pretend to break through an important price level and then reverse sharply and go in the opposite direction. As such an important level, we can see support/resistance levels, trend lines, or graphic patterns. Bullish/bearish traps are frequent in financial markets.

The idea is that traders open their positions by formed price signals by the current price movement. However, for various reasons, the opposite side turns out much stronger and suddenly reverses the price in the opposite direction.

This makes traders panic and close initial positions, which only enhances the opposite movement. In other words, bulls or bears get trapped and close their positions at a sudden price reversal, thus supporting the movement in the opposite direction.

How to detect traps for bulls

Most often, bullish traps rest near important resistance levels that have already been tested by the price. The price seems to break through such a level upwards, and bulls open long positions, expecting the price to keep growing. However, it reverses and goes down.

The sign that the trap has been triggered is the return of the price to the area below the broken resistance level. Bulls are playing long and have to make decisions about closing their trades.

Reversing the quotes down, bears have proved their power and readiness to fight back. Bulls start closing their buying trades, Stop Losses get triggered, so the downward momentum gets stronger, and the trap locks.



Another place where a trap can form on the chart is a strong resistance line. The situation is similar to the one above: the resistance line is broken through upwards, bulls hurry to open buying trades, but all of a sudden, the quotes reverse downwards, and the price drops below the line. Then the decline may continue.

How to detect bearish traps

A trader can get into a bearish trap when they open a selling position at a breakaway of a strong support level. Inspired bears open short positions, counting upon further decline, but the quotes suddenly reverse and start going up.

Bears have open short positions that they need to close. As a rule, they do so if the price secures again above the support level, broken previously. Then bearish Stop Losses get triggered. As a result, the quotes get supported in their growth, and the trap locks.



Bottom line

Bearish and bullish traps are quite frequent on ptice charts. As a rule, they appear near important support/resistance levels or lines.

It is almost impossible to avoid traps altogether, but knowing their peculiarities, one can minimise chances of getting trapped and decrease possible losses.

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Sincerely,
RoboForex team

How to Buy NFTs

Author: Andrey Goilov

Dear Clients and Partners,

NFT, or non-fungible token, is a new link in the evolutionary chain of cryptocurrency. It is a unique digital asset that can be anything like a piece of art or music, an extract from a movie, animation, or sports game, game items, etc.

Each such token gets written down in a blockchain under a unique ID with metadata — this exactly makes the file non-fungible. Today the article is devoted to the details of the NFT market: how and where to buy the tokens, and the details of work on trading platforms and with crypto wallets.

Where to buy NFTs

These days, there are plenty of marketplaces where one can not only buy but also sell NFTs. Each platform though has its rules and limitations.

Most of the markets are based on the Ethereum blockchain. Differences in most cases can be found in file formats and NFT prices. As a rule, these details are important for content creators, not buyers.

Platform types

1. Mass trading platforms. As a rule, these are the largest resources where any NFTs are available. An example is the OpenSea exchange founded in 2017, one of the first large platforms in the world.
2. Open marketplaces. These are free resources available to anyone. Content there differs in quality and themes because, again, it can be created by anyone.
3. Private marketplaces. Such platforms carry out accurate selection of NFT creators to provide for certain reputation and a catalogue of tokens. An example is SuperRare.
4. Game platforms. They exist thanks to computer games and virtual reality. An example is Sorare where one can play in a virtual football league, collect player cards as NFTs, and use them in competitions.
5. Sports marketplaces. These are popular websites where users can buy sports events as NFTs. An example is NBA Top Shot. It was launched in 2020, and since then there have been over 2 million purchases of NFTs there for more than $300 million.
6. Niche marketplaces. They specialise in trading one type of token, such as tweets, virtual land of the future, and other such quite special NFTs.

Which way one buys NFTs

1. Auctions. This is the most widespread trading format for NFTs. There are two ways of organizing auctions: English and Dutch. The first one presumes that each next user lifts the price, while in the second one, each next user drops the price. In both cases, the lot is won by the user who has offered the biggest price.
2. Drops. Here, NFTs are sold at minimum prices over an extremely short timeframe. To take part in a drop, register on the platform in advance, deposit your account, and wait for the announcement.
3. Fixed prices. Here, NFTs are traded at fixed prices, and time is unlimited. For users, this is the simplest way to buy an independent token because they do not need to participate in auctions and pay too high a price — or wait for a drop.

Buying NFTs, keep in mind that marketplaces charge commissions, so the sum on your crypto wallet must be enough to pay both for the token and the commission fee. Moreover, not all platforms show prices in USD, preferring ETH.

Closing thoughts

Buying NFTs online is not as difficult as it might seem. One needs to register a crypto wallet, deposit it, register on a marketplace, and choose an NFT.

Experts forecast that the NFT market will remain popular, and its capitalisation will keep growing. However, there are risks: not all tokens grow, moreover — finding a suitable file for investing needs time. Also, make sure your transactions and asset storage are safe.

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Sincerely,
RoboForex team