Recent content by Sam Evans

A struggle many traders tend to have, and one that makes it hard to be a good trader, is overthinking. Whenever I teach, right off the bat I ask my students one simple question: Have you ever been emotional about money at some point in your life? Without doubt, every hand in the room is raised...

Over the last 15 years that I have been trading, I have made efforts to fully understand multiple asset classes as I believe this is the best way for anyone to ensure maximum diversity, minimum risk and, of course, better profits across their investment portfolio. While I have always been very...

Finding a good entry, stop and target is fundamentally the most important aspect of trading and investing in any market, not just Forex. I have found over my years of teaching that when I introduce people to core strategies, they rarely ever want to use any of the other tools along with it...

Over the last few weeks there I have noticed much confusion in the air regarding the state of the current financial markets and with so much political and economical news in the air, it’s far from surprising to hear the questions coming. Anyone with a little experience in the world of currency...

Following a move to the USA, it led me to thinking more about the world of Forex Markets and how it has such a huge impact on all of our lives as a result of its movement, yet so few of us are even aware of just how important this impact really is. Whether we like it or not, when we live in a...

When it comes to trading, most of it is done by making a directional bet. In other words, if the probabilities are high that the market will decline, we short it anticipating we will make money as it moves lower. Conversely, when the prevailing odds are that a given market will move higher, we...

There are many reasons why I enjoy teaching students how to trade the financial markets of the world, ranging from the satisfaction I obviously get from helping others, to knowing that I am helping people to protect the capital they worked so hard for in the first place, and also when I discover...

For this article I would like to illustrate three particular scenarios which deal with various aspects of risk management. In addition to the required and necessary skill-sets involved in consistent speculative trading, maintaining a constant and disciplined approach to capital preservation is...

It is the job of every serious-minded Forex trader out there to keep abreast of the latest news and events, which could potentially have an effect on their day-to-day trading activities. This month is a big month for the world of Forex trading in that we have seen brand new legislation enforced...

Time and time again, I have said that all humans were never designed to become consistently profitable traders. There are many reasons why the majority of individuals fail to make regular profits from Forex trading, but in the end, it all stems from the simple fact that most people are...