The basics

The basics of trading gold, one short lesson at a time.

Everything you need to understand before your first trade: what you're trading, how orders work, how much to risk, and how to read a trade idea.

8 of 15 lessons published. New lessons are added every week.

The basics

What you are actually buying and selling, and the words everyone uses.

1.1What trading gold actually meansComing soon
1.2What is a pip?
1.3Lots and contract size
1.4Leverage and margin, without the jargonComing soon
1.5Spreads and other costsComing soon
1.6When the market is open: gold trading hours

Orders and accounts

The building blocks of every trade: accounts, order types, stops and targets.

2.1Brokers, demo accounts and live accountsComing soon
2.2Order types: buy limit, buy stop and the rest
2.3What is a stop loss?

Risk first

How much to trade, how much to risk, and why bad weeks are normal.

3.1Why risk per trade matters more than win rateComing soon
3.2Position size, step by step
3.3R-multiples: measuring trades in riskComing soon
3.4Losing streaks and drawdownsComing soon

Trade ideas

What a trade idea is, how to read one, and what to check before you trust one.

After the basics

This was the warm-up.

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