Completely agreed. I would even go on to say you can use fundamental analysis to trade without using an economic calendar at all. In my opinion, fundamental analysis is what actually moves the currency prices. If you don't know/understand the root ...

need help learning Fundamentals

A good book is "The Foreign Exchange Matrix" by Barbara Rockefeller as well as "Currency Trading for Dummies" by Brian Dolan.

need help learning Fundamentals

I believe self-master is the only goal worth pursuing. And self-mastery, above all, includes controlling ones emotions. As others have pointed out, I, too, think it is impossible to become emotionless. It is possible to not be emotionally invested, ...

How to Become Emotionless

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What kind of music you hear while you trade?

Opened a sell trade based on no information other than quickly looking at the chart. I will sell it if it reaches 112 with a stop loss on 114.3. Currently in the green though, so I'm not complaining.

USD/JPY Discussion

I'm using a small account, but I have a large leverage on it. I guess that technically increases my volume, so the question of volume becomes somewhat irrelevant for my trades.

Trade Volume (of a trader)

I want to get ahead of the curve. See how far I can go. Push myself to the limits. The financial benefits are an added benefit.

Why are you trading?