
How CFDs Work
A quick primer on contracts for difference, margin, and long or short market exposure.

A quick primer on contracts for difference, margin, and long or short market exposure.

Learn how candle bodies, wicks, opens, and closes help traders read momentum.

Identify trends, ranges, swing highs, swing lows, and the points where structure shifts.

Use key price zones to plan entries, exits, and invalidation levels before taking a trade.

Build position sizing habits that keep losses controlled and trading decisions repeatable.

Recognize the discipline, patience, and emotional control required for consistent execution.

Understand how news, rates, inflation, and macro events can affect market direction.

Prepare for high-impact releases and learn how event risk can change trading conditions.

Review liquidity, order blocks, and imbalance ideas used in structured technical analysis.

Translate account risk, stop distance, and trade setup quality into an appropriate lot size.

Use a written plan to define your setup, risk, management rules, and review process.

Study example charts and post-trade observations to improve pattern recognition.