🚨 High-impact news 🚨
In 1 hour, at 12:15 UTC, the 🇪🇺 European Central Bank will announce its key interest rate decisions and release its monetary policy statement. Markets are expected to focus on whether the ECB keeps rates steady, how it assesses inflation risks and whether it leaves the door open for a possible move later in the year. Recent commentary points to renewed pressure from energy prices and geopolitical uncertainty, while inflation remains above the ECB's 2% target.
The ECB press conference will follow at 12:45 UTC. Are you planning to trade the EUR reaction right after the rate decision, wait for the press conference or sit out until volatility settles?
In 1 hour, at 12:15 UTC, the 🇪🇺 European Central Bank will announce its key interest rate decisions and release its monetary policy statement. Markets are expected to focus on whether the ECB keeps rates steady, how it assesses inflation risks and whether it leaves the door open for a possible move later in the year. Recent commentary points to renewed pressure from energy prices and geopolitical uncertainty, while inflation remains above the ECB's 2% target.
The ECB press conference will follow at 12:45 UTC. Are you planning to trade the EUR reaction right after the rate decision, wait for the press conference or sit out until volatility settles?
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Think reversal patterns always mean the market is about to change direction? Context comes first.
Patterns such as the Morning Star and Piercing Line may point to growing buying pressure, while the Evening Star and Dark Cloud Cover can indicate that sellers are gaining control. Their significance depends on the preceding trend, the pattern's structure and what the price does next.
In Part 3 of our candlestick series, you'll learn how to identify:
📈 Morning Star
📈 Piercing Line
📉 Evening Star
📉 Dark Cloud Cover
Which of these reversal patterns do you pay the most attention to?
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Patterns such as the Morning Star and Piercing Line may point to growing buying pressure, while the Evening Star and Dark Cloud Cover can indicate that sellers are gaining control. Their significance depends on the preceding trend, the pattern's structure and what the price does next.
In Part 3 of our candlestick series, you'll learn how to identify:
📈 Morning Star
📈 Piercing Line
📉 Evening Star
📉 Dark Cloud Cover
Which of these reversal patterns do you pay the most attention to?
👉 Start trading now
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ECB held rates steady. How did EUR react?
Market reaction:
💶 EUR weakened against USD
📉 EUR/USD moved lower
⚠️ Traders focused on Lagarde's comments
Key points:
📊 Deposit rate held at 2.25%
📊 Main refinancing rate held at 2.40%
📊 Marginal lending rate held at 2.65%
The ECB left all three key rates unchanged on 23 July, keeping its policy path data-dependent and meeting by meeting. The euro moved lower against the US dollar after the decision, while markets focused on inflation risks, energy price uncertainty and Christine Lagarde's comments during the press conference.
Did the ECB decision match your expectations? Did you trade it live or wait for the press conference? 👇
Market reaction:
💶 EUR weakened against USD
📉 EUR/USD moved lower
⚠️ Traders focused on Lagarde's comments
Key points:
📊 Deposit rate held at 2.25%
📊 Main refinancing rate held at 2.40%
📊 Marginal lending rate held at 2.65%
The ECB left all three key rates unchanged on 23 July, keeping its policy path data-dependent and meeting by meeting. The euro moved lower against the US dollar after the decision, while markets focused on inflation risks, energy price uncertainty and Christine Lagarde's comments during the press conference.
Did the ECB decision match your expectations? Did you trade it live or wait for the press conference? 👇
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Strong support and resistance zones are built over time - not from a single candle.
Whether the level is horizontal or dynamic, repeated price interaction helps confirm its significance. In cTrader, you can also duplicate drawing objects to mark similar zones more efficiently.
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Whether the level is horizontal or dynamic, repeated price interaction helps confirm its significance. In cTrader, you can also duplicate drawing objects to mark similar zones more efficiently.
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Economic Calendar: High Impact Events
2026-07-27 — 2026-08-02
Tuesday 28 Jul
03:05 UTC · 🇦🇺 Australia · RBA Gov Bullock Speaks
Wednesday 29 Jul
01:30 UTC · 🇦🇺 Australia · CPI m/m
01:30 UTC · 🇦🇺 Australia · CPI y/y
01:30 UTC · 🇦🇺 Australia · Trimmed Mean CPI m/m
18:00 UTC · 🇺🇸 United States · Federal Funds Rate
18:00 UTC · 🇺🇸 United States · FOMC Statement
18:30 UTC · 🇺🇸 United States · FOMC Press Conference
Thursday 30 Jul
11:00 UTC · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · BOE Monetary Policy Report
11:00 UTC · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Monetary Policy Summary
11:00 UTC · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · MPC Official Bank Rate Votes
11:00 UTC · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Official Bank Rate
12:30 UTC · 🇺🇸 United States · Advance GDP q/q
12:30 UTC · 🇺🇸 United States · Core PCE Price Index m/m
Friday 31 Jul
02:30 UTC · 🇯🇵 Japan · BOJ Policy Rate
02:30 UTC · 🇯🇵 Japan · Monetary Policy Statement
02:31 UTC · 🇯🇵 Japan · BOJ Outlook Report
05:30 UTC · 🇯🇵 Japan · BOJ Press Conference
12:30 UTC · 🇨🇦 Canada · GDP m/m
Times are shown in UTC.
2026-07-27 — 2026-08-02
Tuesday 28 Jul
03:05 UTC · 🇦🇺 Australia · RBA Gov Bullock Speaks
Wednesday 29 Jul
01:30 UTC · 🇦🇺 Australia · CPI m/m
01:30 UTC · 🇦🇺 Australia · CPI y/y
01:30 UTC · 🇦🇺 Australia · Trimmed Mean CPI m/m
18:00 UTC · 🇺🇸 United States · Federal Funds Rate
18:00 UTC · 🇺🇸 United States · FOMC Statement
18:30 UTC · 🇺🇸 United States · FOMC Press Conference
Thursday 30 Jul
11:00 UTC · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · BOE Monetary Policy Report
11:00 UTC · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Monetary Policy Summary
11:00 UTC · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · MPC Official Bank Rate Votes
11:00 UTC · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Official Bank Rate
12:30 UTC · 🇺🇸 United States · Advance GDP q/q
12:30 UTC · 🇺🇸 United States · Core PCE Price Index m/m
Friday 31 Jul
02:30 UTC · 🇯🇵 Japan · BOJ Policy Rate
02:30 UTC · 🇯🇵 Japan · Monetary Policy Statement
02:31 UTC · 🇯🇵 Japan · BOJ Outlook Report
05:30 UTC · 🇯🇵 Japan · BOJ Press Conference
12:30 UTC · 🇨🇦 Canada · GDP m/m
Times are shown in UTC.
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Moving averages are one of the most widely used tools for analysing trend direction, but using them effectively takes more than just adding a line to the chart.
In our new video, we walk through moving average trading strategies in cTrader, including SMA and EMA, crossover setups, dynamic support and resistance, and how to combine moving averages with RSI for additional confirmation.
🎥 Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/ZNbzcxgVGDo
In our new video, we walk through moving average trading strategies in cTrader, including SMA and EMA, crossover setups, dynamic support and resistance, and how to combine moving averages with RSI for additional confirmation.
🎥 Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/ZNbzcxgVGDo
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More moving averages do not always mean clearer signals.
A clean crossover setup usually works with two moving averages, sometimes three. Adding too many lines can make the chart harder to read without improving the signal.
In cTrader, traders can combine broader moving averages with higher timeframes to analyse the main trend more clearly.
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A clean crossover setup usually works with two moving averages, sometimes three. Adding too many lines can make the chart harder to read without improving the signal.
In cTrader, traders can combine broader moving averages with higher timeframes to analyse the main trend more clearly.
👉 Start trading now
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Access Copy, Algo and Plugins from My cTrader. Copy strategies, run cBots in the cloud and customise your trading experience with tools from cTrader Store.
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Indicator: Advanced Battlezone Density Heat Map
Advanced Battlezone Density Heat Map highlights price areas where the market has shown the strongest historical interaction. Rather than drawing traditional support and resistance lines, it visualises "battle zones" based on the density of price reactions, helping traders identify areas where buyers and sellers have been most active.
💪 Key strengths:
- Identifies high-interest market zones using historical participation density instead of static support and resistance levels
- Uses an intuitive heat map to distinguish stronger and weaker structural areas at a glance
- Automatically adapts zone size to market volatility using ATR for consistent analysis across instruments and timeframes
⭐️ Trader's feedback:
"Structural Heat Zones offers an original and practical approach to market structure analysis by visualising areas of historical market participation rather than simple support and resistance levels. The indicator is stable, highly configurable and particularly useful for Smart Money and discretionary trading workflows."
👉 Explore Advanced Battlezone Density Heat Map in cTrader Store.
Advanced Battlezone Density Heat Map highlights price areas where the market has shown the strongest historical interaction. Rather than drawing traditional support and resistance lines, it visualises "battle zones" based on the density of price reactions, helping traders identify areas where buyers and sellers have been most active.
💪 Key strengths:
- Identifies high-interest market zones using historical participation density instead of static support and resistance levels
- Uses an intuitive heat map to distinguish stronger and weaker structural areas at a glance
- Automatically adapts zone size to market volatility using ATR for consistent analysis across instruments and timeframes
⭐️ Trader's feedback:
"Structural Heat Zones offers an original and practical approach to market structure analysis by visualising areas of historical market participation rather than simple support and resistance levels. The indicator is stable, highly configurable and particularly useful for Smart Money and discretionary trading workflows."
👉 Explore Advanced Battlezone Density Heat Map in cTrader Store.
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One signal is rarely enough.
A crossover can point to a possible shift, but confirmation helps filter out weaker setups. When trend direction, moving averages and momentum line up, the chart gives a clearer context for decision-making.
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A crossover can point to a possible shift, but confirmation helps filter out weaker setups. When trend direction, moving averages and momentum line up, the chart gives a clearer context for decision-making.
👉 Start trading now
🚨 High-impact news 🚨
In 1 hour, at 18:00 UTC, the 🇺🇸 Fed will announce its interest rate decision and release the FOMC statement. Markets will be watching for signals on inflation, employment and the future path of US interest rates, as this is a non-SEP meeting with no updated dot plot expected. The FOMC press conference will follow at 18:30 UTC.
How are you planning to trade the USD reaction - before the decision, during the press conference or after volatility settles?
In 1 hour, at 18:00 UTC, the 🇺🇸 Fed will announce its interest rate decision and release the FOMC statement. Markets will be watching for signals on inflation, employment and the future path of US interest rates, as this is a non-SEP meeting with no updated dot plot expected. The FOMC press conference will follow at 18:30 UTC.
How are you planning to trade the USD reaction - before the decision, during the press conference or after volatility settles?
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🚨 High-impact news 🚨
In 1 hour, at 11:00 UTC, the 🇬🇧 Bank of England will announce its interest rate decision and release the MPC minutes and July Monetary Policy Report. Traders will be watching the vote split, inflation outlook and any clues on the future path of UK interest rates.
Are you planning to trade the GBP reaction straight after the release, wait for the details or stay out until volatility settles?
In 1 hour, at 11:00 UTC, the 🇬🇧 Bank of England will announce its interest rate decision and release the MPC minutes and July Monetary Policy Report. Traders will be watching the vote split, inflation outlook and any clues on the future path of UK interest rates.
Are you planning to trade the GBP reaction straight after the release, wait for the details or stay out until volatility settles?
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Not every multi-candle pattern signals a reversal. Some suggest a potential change in direction, while others indicate that the current trend may continue.
In Part 4 of our candlestick series, you'll learn how to identify:
📈 Three white soldiers
📉 Three black crows
📉 Falling three methods
📈 Rising three methods
The key is to consider where the pattern appears, what trend comes before it and whether the following candles confirm the move.
Which of these patterns do you recognise most easily on a chart?
In Part 4 of our candlestick series, you'll learn how to identify:
📈 Three white soldiers
📉 Three black crows
📉 Falling three methods
📈 Rising three methods
The key is to consider where the pattern appears, what trend comes before it and whether the following candles confirm the move.
Which of these patterns do you recognise most easily on a chart?
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