Learn the strategies to consistent and profitable (forex) prop trading.
Key forex market participants include commercial banks, central banks, hedge funds, pension funds, retail traders, brokers and also prop firms. Let’s look at each of them (participants with the most power/trading volume): 1. Commercial banks These are financial institutions that render services such as savings/checking accounts, loans, and investment services to individuals and businesses. They...
In this brief interview, funded trader, Blahoslav. M reveals his complete roadmap to his trading growth and success. Let’s hear from him: How did you come across RebelsFunding, and what were your beginnings like? I came across RebelsFunding through an ad on the internet. Setting up an account was simple, very easy. At the beginning...
Fair Value Gap (FVG) or market imbalance is the space on a candlestick chart where trading did not occur at a particular price level. It forms when the market moves too fast in one direction that it leaves behind a three-candle pattern. The most important characteristic of this formation is that the wicks of the first and third...
Trading is not about aiming for quick (large) profits. It is a game of consistency, discipline and small wins that compound over time. Just like drops fill a bucket, small, but regular profits (when managed well) can sustain you. And RebelsFunding provides the platform & space for this opportunity. In this interview, Parvinder (who has received a total...
Market structure (MS) is the visual organisation of price movement within a timeframe. Analysing the market structure involves the examination of market behaviour (formations or moves) on a chart, to spot and interpret repeated patterns, key levels or trends. It helps you to anticipate possible directions and invest accordingly. Let’s look at its key parts, useful patterns,...
A realistic or controlled expectation is not bad for trading, but it becomes unhealthy when it moves from a guiding light to absolute certainty. Let’s look at how high expectations dictate your trading decisions and destroy your performance: 1. Viewing forex as a get-rich-quick venture One of the most destructive mindsets in trading is believing that FX...
Ikwetie participated in RebelsFunding’s trading competition, won a $5000 copper account and became funded (262 days ago). With patience, consistency, and zero monetary investment, he has received a total of 7 payouts, and is still working towards more. His story tells us that determination and sticking to your trading plan are far more important than chasing a quick...
Volatility in trading is the degree of how high and low the price of a pair goes, moves or fluctuates in the market within a period. Put simply, volatility is a measure of how quickly and dramatically an instrument’s price changes. Let’s look at why understanding volatility is important, the spectrum of volatility, types, events that trigger it,...
Funded trader account (program) is a trading account where capital is provided by a prop firm for a trader to utilise. The goal is to give skilled traders (who do not have enough funds to pursue their trading career), access to the market with little starting investment. Top funded trading programs you should consider (a detailed comparison of their...
STRAT is a strategy for price action examination that primarily focuses on what the candlesticks did in the recent past and doing in the present moment to speculate next market direction. This system was developed by Rob Smith. Its goal is to help traders achieve clarity and reduce market noise. Let’s closely analyse the fundamentals of...
