📈Weekly Market Highlights (Jan 19 – 23, 2026)
US Political Risk:
US Growth & Inflation:
UK Inflation (GBP):
Bank of Japan (BoJ):
US Political Risk:
President Trump speaks on Wednesday (marking one year in office). His rhetoric on tariffs and fiscal policy is expected to trigger high volatility across USD pairs and Equity markets.
US Growth & Inflation:
Thursday’s GDP (exp. 4,3%) and Core PCE are the week’s top data prints. Robust growth could reinforce the "higher for longer" narrative for interest rates, boosting the Greenback.
UK Inflation (GBP):
Wednesday's CPI is the main catalyst for the Pound. An upside surprise above 3.3% would signal persistent price pressure, forcing a more hawkish stance from the Bank of England.
Bank of Japan (BoJ):
No rate change is expected on Friday (staying at 0.75%), but the focus remains on the outlook. Any hawkish tilt in the policy statement will lead to a sharp JPY recovery.
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Why is the market ignoring you? 👀
You can "live" in the market for years—monitoring charts 24/7, tracking every Fed rate update, and debating trades in chats. This creates a sweet illusion of involvement, but... the market doesn't care. It doesn't matter how many hours you’ve spent staring at the monitor.
❗️ The market doesn’t pay for attention or interest. It only sees your decisions.
As long as you’re just watching, you don’t exist. For the market, you only appear at the moment you take responsibility:
✅ A specific entry.
✅ A specific risk.
✅ A specific exit.
What’s the trap? Many confuse "process" with "action."
❌ Process is when:
— “I’m watching the market.”
— “I almost entered.”
— “I’m waiting for confirmation.”
— “It feels like it’s about to move.”
✅ Action is when:
— The decision was made in advance.
— The risk was calculated before the entry.
— The result (any result) is accepted as a consequence of the decision.
Process creates the feeling of being busy. Action creates consequences. The market only reacts to consequences—and that is the only thing it pays for.
❓ A glass-shattering question to clear the illusions:
Are you making professional decisions right now—or are you just standing near the market, hoping to catch the "last train"?
Trading becomes a profession the moment "let’s see" ends and the management of risk, logic, and your own decisions begins.
Drop a 🔥 if you recognized yourself—it means you’ve already found your point of growth.
You can "live" in the market for years—monitoring charts 24/7, tracking every Fed rate update, and debating trades in chats. This creates a sweet illusion of involvement, but... the market doesn't care. It doesn't matter how many hours you’ve spent staring at the monitor.
❗️ The market doesn’t pay for attention or interest. It only sees your decisions.
As long as you’re just watching, you don’t exist. For the market, you only appear at the moment you take responsibility:
✅ A specific entry.
✅ A specific risk.
✅ A specific exit.
What’s the trap? Many confuse "process" with "action."
❌ Process is when:
— “I’m watching the market.”
— “I almost entered.”
— “I’m waiting for confirmation.”
— “It feels like it’s about to move.”
✅ Action is when:
— The decision was made in advance.
— The risk was calculated before the entry.
— The result (any result) is accepted as a consequence of the decision.
Process creates the feeling of being busy. Action creates consequences. The market only reacts to consequences—and that is the only thing it pays for.
❓ A glass-shattering question to clear the illusions:
Are you making professional decisions right now—or are you just standing near the market, hoping to catch the "last train"?
Trading becomes a profession the moment "let’s see" ends and the management of risk, logic, and your own decisions begins.
Drop a 🔥 if you recognized yourself—it means you’ve already found your point of growth.
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No more excuses to stay on the market’s sidelines! 🔥 Gerchik & Co has rolled out a brand-new prop trading tariff plan—Vector.
It is the simplest way to step into professional trading without putting your own trading deposit at risk or dealing with unnecessary pressure.
🔹 Entry with as much $39
🔹 3 stages with clear, straightforward terms
🔹 6% profit target for each stage
🔹 From $5,000 to $100,000 in capital under management
➡️ Check out the full Challenge terms and conditions on our website.
It’s as simple as it can get: demonstrate discipline and stick to the rules. If you nail it, the capital is yours to manage! You no longer need to trade with your own money—use broker’s major capital for trades instead.
Vector is already available in your personal account.
➡️ [TAKE THE CHALLENGE]
It is the simplest way to step into professional trading without putting your own trading deposit at risk or dealing with unnecessary pressure.
🔹 Entry with as much $39
🔹 3 stages with clear, straightforward terms
🔹 6% profit target for each stage
🔹 From $5,000 to $100,000 in capital under management
It’s as simple as it can get: demonstrate discipline and stick to the rules. If you nail it, the capital is yours to manage! You no longer need to trade with your own money—use broker’s major capital for trades instead.
Vector is already available in your personal account.
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💙💙 Love in trading is when major works for you.
To celebrate this Valentine's Day in style, Gerchik & Co is launching a prop trading special offer.
From February 9 to February 20, 2026, enjoy discounts on our prop challenges!
🎁 Promo codes (Enter in Personal Account):
LOVEGERCHIK15 — 15% off $5k–$50k challenges
LOVEGERCHIK10 — 10% off $100k and $200k challenges
Starting your prop trading journey has never been easier, so there’s no reason to wait!
Fall in love with the market for real. Not just through emotions and empty promises, but through discipline, strategy, and rules.💖 Demonstrate a professional approach and gain access to the company’s capital to manage.
May your passion for trading be both mutual and profitable!
The special offer is valid until February 20.
👉 Pick your discounted challenge
To celebrate this Valentine's Day in style, Gerchik & Co is launching a prop trading special offer.
From February 9 to February 20, 2026, enjoy discounts on our prop challenges!
🎁 Promo codes (Enter in Personal Account):
LOVEGERCHIK15 — 15% off $5k–$50k challenges
LOVEGERCHIK10 — 10% off $100k and $200k challenges
Starting your prop trading journey has never been easier, so there’s no reason to wait!
Fall in love with the market for real. Not just through emotions and empty promises, but through discipline, strategy, and rules.
May your passion for trading be both mutual and profitable!
The special offer is valid until February 20.
👉 Pick your discounted challenge
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❓Curious about Prop Trading but still have questions? We’ve gathered the Top 10 most frequent questions and provided honest, straight-to-the-point answers:
1️⃣ What is the starting price?
2️⃣ How does the Vector plan differ from Mission?
3️⃣ How does the Challenge work?
4️⃣ What is a Profit Target?
5️⃣ What skills do I need to pass the Challenge?
6️⃣ If I fail after getting the capital, do I have to pay the company back?
7️⃣ How much can I earn? Is there a ceiling?
8️⃣ Is there a minimum number of trades?
9️⃣ How many times can I participate?
🔟 Which instruments and strategies are allowed?
💘 Reminder: Our Valentine’s promotion runs until February 20: Get -10% and -15% off on Prop Challenges. It’s time to truly fall in love with the market!
👉 Start your Challenge here
❓ Still have questions? Ask your personal manager directly (find their contact info in your Gerchik & Co Client Area).
👉 Log in and ask a question
1️⃣ What is the starting price?
We’ve made the entry into Prop trading easier than ever: with the Vector plan, you can start with just $39 (managing a $5,000 account).
🔥 Want to spend even less? Until February 20, enjoy a -15% discount — start from just $33. 👉 Join the Challenge with a discount
2️⃣ How does the Vector plan differ from Mission?
⚫️ Vector — 3 phases with a 6% profit target for each. Max drawdown: 8% total, 4% daily. Manage up to $100,000. Ideal for those who want to practice and master discipline without unnecessary stress.⚫️ Mission — 2 phases (profit targets: 10% and 5%). Max drawdown: 10% total, 5% daily. Manage up to $200,000. Optimal for traders who already have a proven system and are ready to scale.
3️⃣ How does the Challenge work?
It consists of 2 or 3 phases (depending on the plan). Trade using your own system, follow the risk rules, hit the Profit Target, and gain access to the company's capital. Minimum duration: 7 days; maximum: 1.5 years.
4️⃣ What is a Profit Target?
The profit goal you need to achieve during a phase. At Gerchik & Co, these targets are designed for real, systematic traders, not just "trading geniuses":
Vector — 6% per phase.
Mission — 10% (Phase 1) and 5% (Phase 2).
5️⃣ What skills do I need to pass the Challenge?
You don’t need to be a "Wolf of Wall Street." The essentials are:
A Trading Algorithm: Understand exactly where you enter, where you exit, and why.
Strategy over Intuition: Successful prop traders aren't those who get lucky once, but those who can repeat their success day after day.
Discipline: Knowing when to stop and avoiding "revenge trading." This is exactly why drawdown limits exist.
⚡️If you’re not sure yet, start with the Vector plan, where your sole task is to show a steady 6% profit.
6️⃣ If I fail after getting the capital, do I have to pay the company back?
That’s the beauty of it: you take zero personal financial risk. This is the company’s capital. If you hit the drawdown limit, the account is simply closed. You owe nothing. Your only cost is the initial challenge entry fee.
7️⃣ How much can I earn? Is there a ceiling?
On the funded account, the profit split is 80/20 (80% for you, 20% for the broker). There is no cap on the amount: earn a million, and your $800,000 will be paid out without restrictions.
8️⃣ Is there a minimum number of trades?
No, trade at your own pace. The main thing is to meet the targets within the timeframe and ensure the account doesn't stay inactive for more than 30 days.
9️⃣ How many times can I participate?
As many as you want! If you didn't pass the first time, try again. You can have up to three active challenges running simultaneously.
🔟 Which instruments and strategies are allowed?
Forex, Indices, Metals, Stocks, Crypto, and Energies. Access 1,500+ instruments on MT4/MT5. Any strategy is welcome, and you can even enable News Trading as an add-on.
💘 Reminder: Our Valentine’s promotion runs until February 20: Get -10% and -15% off on Prop Challenges. It’s time to truly fall in love with the market!
👉 Start your Challenge here
❓ Still have questions? Ask your personal manager directly (find their contact info in your Gerchik & Co Client Area).
👉 Log in and ask a question
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‼️ Traders, STOP ‼️
Stop trying to blow up your micro-deposits!
How many times have you tried to "flip" $100 into a million? How many times have you lost everything and hit zero? And many haven't even started yet 😀
And you were right! This is a path to nowhere. Realistically... To make significant money in the market, you need capital. And it has long been unnecessary to risk your own savings, but you are all waiting for something 😀
Did you know that we have a prop-trading direction open at Gerchik & Co? What does this mean for you? It's simple: we give you real money to manage, and you take 80% of the net profit for yourself.
Cost of participation: from $39, and you can take up to 200K. Cool, right!
You can find out the details from our agent. Don't f...ck up this chance, as Alex Gerchik would say 😀
Stop trying to blow up your micro-deposits!
How many times have you tried to "flip" $100 into a million? How many times have you lost everything and hit zero? And many haven't even started yet 😀
And you were right! This is a path to nowhere. Realistically... To make significant money in the market, you need capital. And it has long been unnecessary to risk your own savings, but you are all waiting for something 😀
Did you know that we have a prop-trading direction open at Gerchik & Co? What does this mean for you? It's simple: we give you real money to manage, and you take 80% of the net profit for yourself.
Cost of participation: from $39, and you can take up to 200K. Cool, right!
You can find out the details from our agent. Don't f...ck up this chance, as Alex Gerchik would say 😀
🎙 Q&A with Alex Gerchik: Professional Insights for Traders
❓ Question on Levels:
❓ Question on Discipline:
❓ Question on Risk Management:
🔥Don't just collect knowledge—put it to work. The best way to master these rules is through real-market practice.
Not sure where to start? If you have questions or need help choosing the right challenge, our Prop Trading Agent is online and ready to guide you. Stop waiting for the perfect moment—create it.
➡️Ask Prop Agent a Question
❓ Question on Levels:
"When should I place a stop loss right behind the level, and when should I account for volatility?"
💬 Gerchik’s Answer:
"If you are expecting a breakout impulse and there was a strong, clean accumulation (no 'choppiness'), place your stop right behind the level. However, if the level has been 'sawed' or tested multiple times, you must account for local volatility. Otherwise, a random market noise will knock you out before the price moves in your direction."
❓ Question on Discipline:
"Is it okay to re-enter a trade if my stop loss was hit?"
💬 Gerchik’s Answer:
"If the asset hit your first partial take-profit, then returned and stopped you out, but the overall technical setup is still valid — yes, you can re-enter. Large players often 'break' the chart pattern on purpose to grab extra liquidity (shake out weak hands). The key is to see if the accumulation and energy for the move are still there."
❓ Question on Risk Management:
"How should I exit a trade — use a static 3:1 reward ratio or let it run?"
💬 Gerchik’s Answer:
"I don’t use static take-profits. I hold the position until the chart pattern breaks. A setup can break before reaching the next level, or it can give you much more than 3:1. Your job isn't to fixate on random numbers, but to read the tape and the chart."
🔥Don't just collect knowledge—put it to work. The best way to master these rules is through real-market practice.
Not sure where to start? If you have questions or need help choosing the right challenge, our Prop Trading Agent is online and ready to guide you. Stop waiting for the perfect moment—create it.
➡️Ask Prop Agent a Question
Let’s be honest: trading with your own $50 isn’t a path to wealth; it’s an endless cycle of hope and loss. To see real profits, you either have to risk everything or wait decades for compounding to kick in.
Many traders turn to demo contests, but that’s just another trap. You spend months playing with "monopoly money," failing to gain the most critical skill: the ability to handle real responsibility and real capital.
Prop Trading is the only fast track to the major leagues. Why is it better than any other start?
Scale: Instead of struggling with pennies, you can complete a challenge in 2 months and manage up to $100,000.
The Math: You only pay an entry fee for the challenge, but you trade with the fund's capital. This is the definition of "money at someone else's expense."
Your Income: You keep 80% of the profit. Make just 5% on a professional account, and you’ll see returns you could never achieve on a $50 deposit.
This isn’t just a contest. This is your chance to stop "playing around" and start managing serious capital with Gerchik & Co.
🔥Important: We do not offer unlimited Prop accounts. Once the fund's monthly limit is reached, the Agent closes access. While you are overthinking, other traders are already completing the $100,000 challenge.
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Prop Trading as Capital Rental: Why save for years when you can manage now? 📈
Uber doesn’t own cars. Airbnb doesn’t own hotels. In today’s world, owning assets is often a burden. Your most valuable asset is your competence. If you know how to extract profit from a chart, you don’t need thousands of your own dollars. You need access to liquidity.
📌Pro Logic vs. Amateur Logic:
Speed. Why spend years saving from your salary, denying yourself everything just to build a deposit? In a Prop firm, you get access to serious capital for the price of a single dinner.
Security. Your only risk is the cost of the challenge. Your personal savings stay safe while you trade the fund’s money. This is what professional diversification looks like.
Status. Passing the evaluation is your "Quality Mark." You’re no longer just a "loner with a laptop"—you are a qualified Portfolio Manager who has proven their skills.
⚠️ Heads up: The fund's capital limits for this month are restricted. While you’re overthinking, disciplined traders are already securing their allocations.
➡️ Click here to secure your spot in the Prop challenge
But remember: before a broker trusts you with their money, you must prove that you act on a system, not on a "gut feeling." We’ve gathered all the parameters for systematic trading in this template—from drawdown limits to ready-made calculations tailored for Prop rules.
➡️ Download the Systematic Trading Template
Uber doesn’t own cars. Airbnb doesn’t own hotels. In today’s world, owning assets is often a burden. Your most valuable asset is your competence. If you know how to extract profit from a chart, you don’t need thousands of your own dollars. You need access to liquidity.
📌Pro Logic vs. Amateur Logic:
Speed. Why spend years saving from your salary, denying yourself everything just to build a deposit? In a Prop firm, you get access to serious capital for the price of a single dinner.
Security. Your only risk is the cost of the challenge. Your personal savings stay safe while you trade the fund’s money. This is what professional diversification looks like.
Status. Passing the evaluation is your "Quality Mark." You’re no longer just a "loner with a laptop"—you are a qualified Portfolio Manager who has proven their skills.
⚠️ Heads up: The fund's capital limits for this month are restricted. While you’re overthinking, disciplined traders are already securing their allocations.
➡️ Click here to secure your spot in the Prop challenge
But remember: before a broker trusts you with their money, you must prove that you act on a system, not on a "gut feeling." We’ve gathered all the parameters for systematic trading in this template—from drawdown limits to ready-made calculations tailored for Prop rules.
➡️ Download the Systematic Trading Template
The biggest lie traders often tell themselves is this: “I am disciplined enough.” But the second the market starts moving against you, and the screen is all red with losses, your inner adult walks out and gets replaced by a panicked kid desperate to win it all back.
Trading with your own money means having no accountability. You let yourself move stop-loss orders left and right, average down, or try “just one more time” after experiencing a losing streak. In prop trading, such weakness costs you disqualification.
The cost of a mistake. The rules here are strict—break them, and you're out. This quickly trains your brain to stick to a protocol rather than letting emotions take over.
Professional competence test. A daily loss limit forces you to stop in time. With your own money, you might overstay a position only to end up with nothing. In prop trading, you learn to preserve capital.
Professional growth. You get used to working like in a hedge fund. This is the discipline that ultimately makes you wealthy.
The prop challenge forces you to choose—it’s either your ambitions or your emotions. To avoid failing the selection due to a random mistake, your system must be clearly outlined on paper before you hit "Start."
We have created a pre-trade checklist and a risk minimization approach. This is a solid base that turns chaos into a bulletproof trading plan to help you pass the challenge without having a meltdown.
➡️ GRAB SYSTEMATIZATION TOOL
➡️Start your Challenge here
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Why does it work this way?
1. A loss forces you to focus, analyze, and doubt. But a massive profit acts as anesthesia for critical thinking.
2. Your brain, flooded with dopamine, instantly forms a fatal illusion: you genuinely start to believe that you have finally "understood" the market and hacked the system.
3. You confuse a lucky market phase with your own genius.
What happens next?
🔹The internal discipline that was pulled as tight as a wire during your evaluation phase suddenly relaxes.
🔹You decide that strict money management rules are only for beginners:
🔹You allow yourself to enter the next trade with increased volume because "the signal is a sure thing."
🔹You neglect your stop-loss because "I have a feel for the market, the price will definitely reverse."
🔹You start treating your earned money like casino chips, forgetting that this is real capital you are responsible for.
At this exact second, an invisible transformation occurs: you degrade from a systemic asset manager into an ordinary gambler who just came back for another emotional high.
🔥 Professionals know one harsh rule: the market does not remember your past victories. It absolutely does not care how much profit you locked in an hour ago. The probability of taking a loss on your next trade remains exactly the same. Yesterday's profit will not protect today's balance if you turn off your risk management.
🔥To ensure your first success in a Prop Trading doesn't become just a random episode, we digitized the safety rules and created the "Survival Protocol". This is a practical guide featuring 5 strict settings that will serve as your safety fuse against your own greed.
👉 [DOWNLOAD "SURVIVAL PROTOCOL" PDF]
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Gerchik&Co inform pinned «🚨 The most dangerous point in trading is not the moment you blow your account. It arrives the exact second you close your first truly massive, profitable trade on a prop firm's capital. You look at that green profit number, and in that moment, the countdown…»
⚠️ A Prop Account is Not a Lottery Ticket. It’s a Nuclear Reactor in Your Hands.
You’ve finally secured $100,000 or $200,000 in managed capital. Can you feel the power? It’s easy to think that life is finally set and the profits are about to pour in.
🌧 Now, here’s the cold shower: For 90% of traders, this level of leverage doesn't become a "social elevator"—it becomes a financial guillotine.
Why? Because most people are still "eyeballing" their lot sizes. In 2026, with oil swinging 5% in a single hour, the cost of a sizing error is fatal. One extra lot and you’re blown out of the challenge before you even realize what hit you.
‼️ Remember: Keeping your funded account isn't about having a "gut feeling" for the charts. It’s about the mathematics of position sizing.
Every decision you make must be tethered to the strict drawdown limits in your contract—not to your dreams of a big payday.
If you aren't calculating your lot size for every single stop-loss, you’re flying a supersonic jet blindfolded.
Either you ➡️ become a systematic manager, or the market will leave you on the sidelines. To stop guessing what volume to "bet" on your next trade, grab our PDF guide. It’s pure math designed to save your funded status.
👉 [DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE]
You’ve finally secured $100,000 or $200,000 in managed capital. Can you feel the power? It’s easy to think that life is finally set and the profits are about to pour in.
🌧 Now, here’s the cold shower: For 90% of traders, this level of leverage doesn't become a "social elevator"—it becomes a financial guillotine.
Why? Because most people are still "eyeballing" their lot sizes. In 2026, with oil swinging 5% in a single hour, the cost of a sizing error is fatal. One extra lot and you’re blown out of the challenge before you even realize what hit you.
‼️ Remember: Keeping your funded account isn't about having a "gut feeling" for the charts. It’s about the mathematics of position sizing.
Every decision you make must be tethered to the strict drawdown limits in your contract—not to your dreams of a big payday.
If you aren't calculating your lot size for every single stop-loss, you’re flying a supersonic jet blindfolded.
Either you ➡️ become a systematic manager, or the market will leave you on the sidelines. To stop guessing what volume to "bet" on your next trade, grab our PDF guide. It’s pure math designed to save your funded status.
👉 [DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE]
Is the NGX Rally the Trade of the Decade or a Giant Trap? 🇳🇬📈
The African Bull is breaking ceilings, but most traders are paralyzed. You watch the price skyrocket, you hesitate, and then you watch it go even higher without you. Or worse—you buy the very top driven by hype.
Stop guessing. Start calculating.
📌Join Dmitry Sukiasov for a deep dive into the Nigerian Exchange. We aren't just looking at charts; we are looking at institutional footprints and macro-drivers.
In this free webinar:
🐂Anatomy of the Bull: Why the NGX is actually surging.
💰 Profit vs. Greed: Technical criteria on when to cash out or load up.
🛡 Currency Hedge: How to handle Naira risks.
Don't let the market punish your hesitation.
📅 March 21 | 16:00 GMT+1
🔗 [Link to Register]
The African Bull is breaking ceilings, but most traders are paralyzed. You watch the price skyrocket, you hesitate, and then you watch it go even higher without you. Or worse—you buy the very top driven by hype.
Stop guessing. Start calculating.
📌Join Dmitry Sukiasov for a deep dive into the Nigerian Exchange. We aren't just looking at charts; we are looking at institutional footprints and macro-drivers.
In this free webinar:
🐂Anatomy of the Bull: Why the NGX is actually surging.
💰 Profit vs. Greed: Technical criteria on when to cash out or load up.
🛡 Currency Hedge: How to handle Naira risks.
Don't let the market punish your hesitation.
📅 March 21 | 16:00 GMT+1
🔗 [Link to Register]
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Forex Market Analytics: Trading Ideas
The week kicked off in "sleep mode" due to the holidays, but don’t let the market lull you into a false sense of security.
Throughout March, price action was "choppy," hunting levels and hitting stops, forcing impatient traders to flip bias on the fly. All eyes are now on Friday — U.S. Inflation data (CPI) will be the primary trigger to send the Dollar flying.
⏱️ Trading Ideas:
EUR/USD: The pair is range-bound. While the monthly outlook remains uninformative, a recovery is visible on the Daily. Watching for price action near 1.1615. Priority is a global Short, but we are playing the Long locally.
NZD/USD: Rate decision coming this Wednesday. Currently seeing a counter-trend correction. Looking for Sell opportunities strictly after a clear primary correction level is established.
USD/CHF: Battle for the 0.80398 level. Despite a bearish engulfing pattern, buyers are holding their ground. An upside breakout is likely on USD news.
USD/CAD: A cleaner setup than the Swissie. Mirror level with a false breakout at 1.3905. The objective is a continuation of Long positions.
AUD/USD: Moving toward the 0.6962 target. Waiting for a False Breakout (FB) to confirm a Short signal.
GBP/USD: March was insane — the entire ATR was often covered in a single day. Long potential is exhausted. Looking for a Short entry at 1.3264 (Tuesday-Wednesday).
USD/JPY: Narrow consolidation under 159.74. Unless the Bank of Japan intervenes, we are looking for a Long above this mark.
BTC: Two months of stagnation. April could turn into a "buy-back" month (Inside Bar on the Monthly). Nearest Long target is 71,628.
GOLD: Remaining in the Long zone. Dynamics are positive with stable volatility. Today’s target is a retest of the 4791 level.
The week kicked off in "sleep mode" due to the holidays, but don’t let the market lull you into a false sense of security.
Throughout March, price action was "choppy," hunting levels and hitting stops, forcing impatient traders to flip bias on the fly. All eyes are now on Friday — U.S. Inflation data (CPI) will be the primary trigger to send the Dollar flying.
⏱️ Trading Ideas:
EUR/USD: The pair is range-bound. While the monthly outlook remains uninformative, a recovery is visible on the Daily. Watching for price action near 1.1615. Priority is a global Short, but we are playing the Long locally.
NZD/USD: Rate decision coming this Wednesday. Currently seeing a counter-trend correction. Looking for Sell opportunities strictly after a clear primary correction level is established.
USD/CHF: Battle for the 0.80398 level. Despite a bearish engulfing pattern, buyers are holding their ground. An upside breakout is likely on USD news.
USD/CAD: A cleaner setup than the Swissie. Mirror level with a false breakout at 1.3905. The objective is a continuation of Long positions.
AUD/USD: Moving toward the 0.6962 target. Waiting for a False Breakout (FB) to confirm a Short signal.
GBP/USD: March was insane — the entire ATR was often covered in a single day. Long potential is exhausted. Looking for a Short entry at 1.3264 (Tuesday-Wednesday).
USD/JPY: Narrow consolidation under 159.74. Unless the Bank of Japan intervenes, we are looking for a Long above this mark.
BTC: Two months of stagnation. April could turn into a "buy-back" month (Inside Bar on the Monthly). Nearest Long target is 71,628.
GOLD: Remaining in the Long zone. Dynamics are positive with stable volatility. Today’s target is a retest of the 4791 level.
1. The In-Play Strategy: Finding Trades When Your Watchlist Fails
If the market opens with a massive gap or your pre-market picks are just flat, pivot to instruments that are "In Play":
Selection Criteria: Look for stocks showing abnormal volume or significant opening gaps (Gap Up / Gap Down).
Price Filter: Don't waste your time in the "swamp" of sub-$1 penny stocks. Focus on stocks with decent liquidity and clear price action.
Action Plan:
1. Write down the tickers.
2. Set alerts on key levels (especially round numbers like $50 or $100).
3. Wait for the asset to "come to you" and confirm your scenario.
2. Entry Techniques
Timeframes: When an instrument is volatile and fast, daily and 5-minute charts aren't enough. Drop down to the 1-minute chart to spot local levels and identify where volatility starts to taper off.
Round Numbers: Levels like $50.00 or $400.00 act as psychological barriers. If the price tests these levels without a sharp rejection (no reaction to a fakeout), expect a breakout and a strong momentum impulse.
The Opening Range (ORB): Watch the High and Low of the first 30 minutes of the US session. More than 50% of the daily volume often occurs during this window. A breakout of these boundaries frequently dictates the trend for the rest of the day.
3. Risk Management & Discipline
Stop Losses: Use only technical stops placed behind structural levels.
Parabolic Bars: If a price breaks a level with an oversized, "paranormal" candle, you won't be able to set a tight stop. Do not chase the trade—it’s okay to let it go.
ATR (Average True Range): Always keep the ATR in mind. In Forex, an extension beyond 10–15% ATR (for EUR) or 15–25% ATR (for GBP) usually suggests the move is overextended and the energy is exhausted.
Psychology: Your goal is to eliminate the human factor. The market must fit your scenario; do not try to bend reality to fit your "hopes."
4. Position Management (Pro Tips for Beginners)
To develop the discipline to hold winning trades, use scaling out (partial exits):
70% Exit: Close at a 3:1 Reward-to-Risk (R/R) ratio (secure your base profit).
10% Exit: Close at 4:1.
10% Exit: Close at 5:1.
The Final 10%: Leave this as a "runner" to ride the trend for as long as possible.
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Already reaching for the SELL button? Not so fast. Here is the core advice from Alex Gerchik on how to avoid wrecking your account during a news storm:
🛢 Technicals outweigh the news. Charts start preparing for the move long before Trump hits "Post" on social media. If the news contradicts a strong level—trust the level. ALWAYS trade oil only from strong levels and only when volatility settles.
🛢 Stay out of the fundamentals. To truly understand the consequences of reopening Hormuz, you would need access to intelligence reports and deep hedge fund analytics. You aren’t a "too-smart-for-your-own-good" analyst; you are a trader. Trade the numbers, not the opinions.
🛢 Don't chase the impulse. If the price has already taken off on the news, the entry door is closed. The risk of entering at the absolute highs or lows after an impulse is at its peak. If the movement has started and you’re not in yet—simply shut down the terminal.
🛢 Take it and go. Forget about long-term positions. Focus only on fast technical impulses from key levels. Find your entry point, take your profit, and go take a rest.
Remember: every massive market move is a major haul for those with serious capital. Micro-accounts have no place in a "storm" like this.
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