The Analyst
"Numbers move markets. Understand which numbers, and when."
Learn how interest rates, inflation, employment data, geopolitics, and commodity prices drive currencies. Combine fundamental and technical analysis.
Lessons (14)
Why Fundamentals Matter (Even for Technical Traders)
Technical analysis shows WHAT is happening. Fundamentals show WHY.
5 min readInterest Rates: The Engine of Forex
The single most important fundamental driver of currency prices.
8 min readThe Carry Trade
Buy the high-yielding currency, sell the low-yielding one. Collect the difference daily.
6 min readCPI and Forex: How Inflation Data Moves Currencies
Higher inflation forces central banks to act. That action moves currencies.
7 min readEmployment Data: NFP and Beyond
The most-watched economic release in the world drops at 8:30am ET, first Friday of every month.
7 min readGDP and Economic Growth
The broadest measure of economic health. Growing = strong currency. Shrinking = weak.
6 min readCentral Bank Speeches and Forward Guidance
What central bankers SAY moves markets as much as what they DO.
7 min readTrading the News: Strategies and Warnings
High-impact events create opportunity and danger in equal measure.
7 min readGeopolitics: Wars, Elections, Trade Wars
Unpredictable events that create the biggest moves. You can't predict them, but you can prepare.
6 min readSafe Havens and Risk Sentiment
Risk-on or risk-off? This question explains half of all forex movement.
7 min readCommodity Currencies
When oil, iron ore, or dairy prices move, certain currencies follow.
6 min readThe COT Report: Forex Sentiment Analysis
When everyone is on one side of the trade, the other side often wins.
7 min readCurrency Profiles: What Drives USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, and CNY
Each economy has a "story." Knowing it helps you anticipate, not just react.
8 min readCombining Fundamental and Technical Analysis
Fundamentals point the compass. Technicals pull the trigger.
7 min readReady to Test Your Fundamental Knowledge?
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