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Start with the mechanics, build a repeatable workflow, set up your platform or check a provider. Every guide stays available below.
Understand what you are trading
Start here for market context, quote mechanics and a sensible learning order.
History of forex
From metallic standards and Bretton Woods to floating rates, electronic dealing and retail platforms.
Read the guide 01.02How to trade forex
A practical route from broker checks and demo orders to a written plan, chart practice and honest review.
Read the guide 01.03Forex pips, lots, leverage and margin explained
Connect price movement, units, lot labels, pip value, notional exposure and margin through formulas and two worked forex examples.
Read the guide 01.04How to read forex charts: a practical beginner guide
Learn how candles, OHLC prices, timeframes, bid and ask, structure, zones and simple indicators fit together on a forex chart.
Read the guide 01.05Forex trading sessions and market hours explained
Understand the Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York sessions, convert them across UK, UTC, local and broker time, and handle DST without guessing.
Read the guide 01.0612-week forex learning roadmap
A focused beginner sequence with weekly practice checkpoints and a clear list of what to ignore for now.
Read the guide 01.07Forex market structure: a practical chart guide
Read confirmed swings, trends, ranges, breaks, retests and false breaks with fixed definitions and worked long, short and no-trade charts.
Read the guide 01.08How to use a forex demo account properly
Set up a realistic demo on MT4, MT5 or TradingView, practise every order type and follow a structured 30-day plan for risk, records and review.
Read the guide 01.09Common forex trading mistakes and how to fix them
See 18 common mistakes on charts, orders, risk and behaviour, then replace each one with a clear rule and a practical WickAtlas drill.
Read the guidePlan, test, review and stay consistent
Connect risk, written rules, scheduled news, testing and record-keeping.
Forex risk management
Position sizing, R-multiples, drawdown, correlation, leverage and risk-of-ruin thinking.
Read the guide 02.02Build a trading plan
Turn a strategy idea into clear setup, execution, risk, pause and review rules.
Read the guide 02.03How to read a forex economic calendar
Read consensus, actual and revised figures, map releases to a currency pair and plan for spreads, slippage and more than one possible reaction.
Read the guide 02.04How to backtest a forex strategy
Keep long and short rules unchanged, count every setup that fits, include costs and work through a complete example.
Read the guide 02.05Build a forex trading journal
Capture the setup, execution, risk, screenshots and rule-following details without turning the journal into a diary.
Read the guide 02.06Forex trading psychology and discipline
Turn FOMO, losing runs, overconfidence and rule drift into observable routines, pause rules and useful journal reviews.
Read the guideSet up the platform you use
Follow practical chart and indicator workflows for MT4, MT5 and TradingView.
Install custom indicators in MT4
A clear desktop workflow for .mq4 and .ex4 files, with compatibility checks and demo-chart verification.
Read the guide 03.02Install custom indicators in MT5
Desktop installation, source-code compilation, mobile limits and a practical troubleshooting checklist.
Read the guide 03.03Set up TradingView for chart practice
Choose a feed, match indicator settings, save a clean layout and practise with replay or paper trading.
Read the guideCheck who holds your money
Verify the legal entity, permissions, protections, costs and withdrawal terms.