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December 17, 2025
How to Make Money in a Bear Market: Simple Shorting Guide
Most investors only see risk in a bear market. For traders, it’s a prime opportunity to profit. Learning how to make money in a bear market involves using specific offensive strategies like short-selling, inverse ETFs, and put options, not just defensive moves. This guide details the actionable offensive strategies you can use to profit from…
December 5, 2025
How to Find Required Reserve Ratio: Formula & Fed’s 0% Rule
If you want to know how to find required reserve ratio (RRR), the simplest way is to use the formula: Required Reserves / Total Deposits. The RRR is a monetary policy tool set by a central bank (like the U.S. Federal Reserve). It defines the percentage of deposits a bank must hold in reserve and…
December 10, 2025
How to Calculate the ADR Indicator (Average Daily Range)
To calculate the Average Daily Range (ADR), you find the average of the simple (High – Low) range of an asset over a set period, like 14 days. Unlike the ATR, the ADR ignores overnight gaps, making it a popular volatility tool for day traders. This guide explains how to calculate the ADR indicator with…
December 3, 2025
How to Trade the Dow Index (DJIA): Beginner’s Strategy Guide
Learning how to trade the Dow Index involves speculating on the price movement of 30 major US blue-chip companies. This guide breaks down what the Dow is and the key factors that move its price. Piprider will explore the different ways to trade it (like CFDs, futures, and ETFs), and cover simple strategies combined with…
December 22, 2025
Golden Cross Pattern Strategy: Catch the Next Bull Run
The Golden Cross Pattern is one of the most trusted bullish reversal signals used by traders across stock, forex, and crypto markets to identify strong uptrends. Learning how to trade the golden cross involves spotting when short-term momentum overtakes the long-term average. This guide explains how to identify valid signals and avoid costly fakeouts. 1….
December 22, 2025
Double Top Pattern: How to Trade it and Avoid Fakeouts
The double top pattern is a powerful bearish reversal signal that forms when the market fails twice to break a high. Understanding how to trade double top patterns is critical for spotting market tops, avoiding bull traps, and finding high-probability short entries. This guide explains the structure, confirmation rules, and strategies to trade this pattern…
December 22, 2025
The 80 20 Pattern in Trading: Stop Chasing & Start Profiting
The 80/20 pattern is a powerful probability rule in price action that helps traders predict whether a price move will result in a strong breakout or simply reverse back into a range. Understanding the 80 20 pattern, which is rooted in the famous Pareto principle, allows you to filter market noise, avoid traps, and enter…
December 20, 2025
Megaphone Pattern: How to Trade Extreme Market Volatility
The megaphone pattern is a rare but powerful chart formation that warns traders of extreme market volatility and changing market dynamics. Understanding this “Broadening Formation” is the key to catching major breakouts while avoiding chaotic price swings. This guide explains exactly how to identify the pattern, the market psychology behind it, and the step-by-step strategies…
December 9, 2025
How to Identify Liquidity in Trading: A Smart Money Guide
If you want to know how to identify liquidity in trading, you need to think like an institution. Liquidity is the price zone where large amounts of resting orders (stop losses, buy stops, and sell stops) are clustered. Smart Money traders target these zones, knowing that price will move to “sweep” them for fuel before…
December 2, 2025
How to Trade Fair Value Gaps (FVGs): Find High-Profit Setups
Learning how to trade fair value gaps (FVG) involves identifying a specific 3-candle imbalance where the price moved too quickly. This price action leaves a “Fair Value Gap” (FVG). The core trading strategy is to wait for the price to retrace into this FVG, using that zone (especially the 50% level) as a high-probability entry…
November 28, 2025
How to Backtest Trading Strategy: A Step-by-Step Guide
Do you have a great trading strategy idea but are afraid to risk real money to see if it works? This is a common problem for traders. The solution is backtesting. Backtesting is the process of testing your trading strategy (your set of rules) against historical data. It lets you see how your strategy would…
November 27, 2025
Percentage Volume Oscillator (PVO): How to Use It in Trading
Many traders use oscillators like the MACD to track price momentum. But what about volume momentum? The Percentage Volume Oscillator (PVO) is a technical analysis indicator that does exactly that. It’s often called “the MACD for volume.” This volume oscillator indicator helps traders confirm if a price trend is supported by real market participation (“smart…
December 9, 2025
How to Use AI to Trade: The “Secret Edge” for Market Profits
Learning how to use AI to trade involves using machine learning, automated bots, and big data to analyze the market. This technology helps you speed up your analysis, remove emotions from your decisions, and find opportunities that the human eye might miss. This guide explains the practical ways to use AI, from backtesting and scanning…
November 13, 2025
Risk On Risk Off: Market Sentiment and Its Role in Forex
Have you ever noticed how on some days, the stock market soars and high-yield currencies rally, while on other days, everyone seems to rush into the safety of the US dollar or gold? This is the global financial markets’ “mood” swinging between two states: risk on and risk off. Understanding this market sentiment is a…
November 13, 2025
Forex Swing Trading Signals: Spot and Trade Market Swings
Swing trading in Forex is about capturing those multi-day price movements, or “swings,” that occur within larger market trends. But how do you know when to enter and exit? That’s where forex swing trading signals come in. These signals are specific technical clues, ranging from chart patterns to indicator readings. They help traders pinpoint high-probability…
November 1, 2025
Volume Weighted Average Price Indicator (VWAP): How It Works
In trading, not all price levels are created equal. The Volume Weighted Average Price indicator (VWAP) is a technical analysis tool that reveals the “true” average price of a security by taking into account the volume traded at each price level. Used by both retail day traders and large institutions, it acts as a benchmark…
Top 5 Noteworthy Exchanges This Month
Pepperstone
95
- Top-tier global regulation
- Fast execution for scalpers
- Raw & standard accounts
OANDA
93
- Trusted broker since 1996
- Powerful proprietary platform
- Strong regulation (US, UK)
FxPro
90
- No Dealing Desk execution
- MT4, MT5, cTrader platforms
- Negative balance protection
FP Markets
89
- True ECN/DMA environment
- Award-winning client service
- MT4, MT5, cTrader, Iress platforms
IC Markets
84
- True ECN, deep liquidity
- Raw spreads from 0.0 pips
- MT4, MT5, cTrader, TradingView
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December 24, 2025
2025 Market Rewind: The Pivot, Gold Rush & Yield Curve
1. Introduction: The Year That Defied Expectations Entering 2025, the financial consensus was dominated by fears of an inevitable recession, yet the market reality proved significantly more resilient. The defining narrative of the year became the successful execution of a “Soft Landing,” where major economies managed to curb inflation without triggering a deep contraction. This…
December 22, 2025
Golden Cross Pattern Strategy: Catch the Next Bull Run
The Golden Cross Pattern is one of the most trusted bullish reversal signals used by traders across stock, forex, and crypto markets to identify strong uptrends. Learning how to trade the golden cross involves spotting when short-term momentum overtakes the long-term average. This guide explains how to identify valid signals and avoid costly fakeouts. 1….
December 22, 2025
Double Top Pattern: How to Trade it and Avoid Fakeouts
The double top pattern is a powerful bearish reversal signal that forms when the market fails twice to break a high. Understanding how to trade double top patterns is critical for spotting market tops, avoiding bull traps, and finding high-probability short entries. This guide explains the structure, confirmation rules, and strategies to trade this pattern…
Quick Analysis Table
| Pair | Last | Change % | High | Low | Change | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Euro / US Dollar
EUR/USD
|
$1.16379 | -0.06% | $1.16616 | $1.16353 | -0.00071 | $1.16374 | $1.16384 |
 US Dollar / Japanese Yen
USD/JPY
|
¥158.364 | -0.04% | ¥159.458 | ¥158.106 | -0.06 | ¥158.354 | ¥158.374 |
 British Pound / US Dollar
GBP/USD
|
$1.3433 | -0.05% | $1.34642 | $1.34198 | -0.00072 | $1.34319 | $1.34341 |
 US Dollar / Swiss Franc
USD/CHF
|
CHF0.79984 | +0.00% | CHF0.802775 | CHF0.797721 | +0.00004 | CHF0.79971 | CHF0.79997 |
 US Dollar / Canadian Dollar
USD/CAD
|
$1.38905 | +0.02% | $1.38977 | $1.38664 | +0.00031 | $1.38895 | $1.38915 |
 Australian Dollar / US Dollar
AUD/USD
|
$0.667875 | -0.05% | $0.67024 | $0.66732 | -0.00033 | $0.66782 | $0.66793 |
 New Zealand Dollar / US Dollar
NZD/USD
|
$0.573765 | -0.09% | $0.57565 | $0.57305 | -0.00052 | $0.57367 | $0.57386 |
| Pair | Last | Change % | High | Low | Change | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Natural Gas
NG
|
$3.1465 | -8.64% | $3.505 | $3.124 | -0.2975 | $3.143 | $3.150 |
 WTI Oil
CL
|
$60.309 | -1.45% | $62.386 | $59.234 | -0.886 | $60.219 | $60.399 |
 Brent Oil
BCO
|
$64.877 | -1.19% | $67.001 | $63.646 | -0.78 | $64.787 | $64.967 |
 Gold
XAU
|
$4607.27 | +0.22% | $4642.97 | $4583.665 | +10.165 | $4606.690 | $4607.850 |
 Silver
XAG
|
$89.180705 | +1.51% | $93.5141 | $86.450605 | +1.3266 | $89.15028 | $89.21113 |
 Platinum
XPL
|
$2272.7945 | -1.97% | $2424.271 | $2203.1045 | -45.5765 | $2270.814 | $2274.775 |
 Palladium
XPD
|
$1811.776 | -3.55% | $1941.849 | $1760.7345 | -66.658 | $1808.807 | $1814.745 |
| Pair | Last | Change % | High | Low | Change | P/E | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Apple Inc.
AAPL
|
$259.976 | -0.41% | $261.663 | $256.905 | -1.07 | $34.77 | $3.82T |
 Microsoft Corp
MSFT
|
$459.33 | -2.41% | $469.945 | $457.233 | -11.34 | $32.7 | $3.42T |
 Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock
GOOG
|
$336.287 | -0.04% | $337.52 | $331.29 | -0.14 | $33.14 | $4.05T |
 Amazon.Com Inc
AMZN
|
$236.624 | -2.46% | $242.563 | $236.266 | -5.98 | $33.41 | $2.53T |
 Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock
META
|
$615.425 | -2.48% | $630.745 | $614.912 | -15.67 | $27.16 | $1.55T |
 Nvidia Corp
NVDA
|
$183.183 | -1.41% | $185.769 | $180.964 | -2.63 | $45.34 | $4.44T |
 Tesla, Inc. Common Stock
TSLA
|
$439.159 | -1.80% | $446.97 | $434.333 | -8.04 | $292.18 | $1.46T |
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December 24, 2025
2025 Market Rewind: The Pivot, Gold Rush & Yield Curve
1. Introduction: The Year That Defied Expectations Entering 2025, the financial consensus was dominated by fears of an inevitable recession, yet the market reality proved significantly more resilient. The defining narrative of the year became the successful execution of a “Soft Landing,” where major economies managed to curb inflation without triggering a deep contraction. This…
December 5, 2025
China’s National Economy in August 2025 Remained Stable with Steady Progress
China’s national economy maintained its momentum of stable and sustainable growth in August 2025, according to a report released on September 15 by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The data paints a picture of a resilient economy navigating both internal and external challenges, driven by strong performance in high-tech manufacturing and services, even as…
November 11, 2025
Piprider Partners with Sangeeta S Maskeri to Elevate Finance Content Strategy
Piprider, a leading independent platform for Forex education, today announced a strategic content collaboration with Sangeeta S Maskeri, an experienced Finance Content Writer and former banking and wealth management professional. This partnership aims to significantly enhance the quality and depth of Piprider’s financial content, further solidifying its position as a trusted educational hub for traders…
December 5, 2025
Piprider Announces the Launch of Its New Website
Piprider, a trusted independent platform empowering over 300,000 traders globally with transparent Forex trading knowledge, resources, and analysis, today officially announced the launch of its new website, [piprider.com]. This strategic launch aims to significantly improve user experience, provide even richer insights, and solidify Piprider’s position as a leading educational and resource hub for traders of…
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