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Compounding Trading: What the Math Shows and Leaves Out
Compounding trading means each period's gain is added to the balance that earns the next. See the math on a $2,400 account, and the risks it leaves out.
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Articles on trading gold (XAU/USD), from the basics every beginner needs to in-depth technical and fundamental analysis. Written by the PipsMorrow Team, with no trade signals or recommendations.
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Trading Expectancy: Why Win Rate Alone Misleads
Trading expectancy is what a strategy earns per trade on average. See how a 35% win rate can pay while a 70% win rate loses, with worked examples in R.
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What Is CPI in Forex? Reading an Inflation Release
What is CPI in forex? Learn what the number measures, why the surprise moves the dollar and gold, when it lands in UTC, and how to size a trade around it.
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Gold Price vs Interest Rates: Why Real Yields Matter More
Gold price vs interest rates: why the real yield, not the headline rate, drives gold, where that link broke after 2022, and how to size trades around it.
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Multi Timeframe Analysis: A Top-Down Routine for Any Pair
Multi timeframe analysis lets a higher chart set direction and a lower one set timing. Learn a three-step top-down routine you can use on any pair.
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Correlation Between DXY and Gold: How They Move Together
The correlation between DXY and gold is usually negative but far from fixed. Learn why, how to read a DXY vs gold chart, and how to size trades around it.
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Technical analysis
Moving Average Crossover: What It Catches and Misses
A moving average crossover signals a trend change late by design. See what it catches, what it misses, why it lags and how to test your settings.
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