Psychological Obstacles with Brandon Tristan


Spending much of his time working with students in the XLT environment, Brandon Tristan sees many of the challenges facing traders first hand. Having overcome these obstacles first hand, Brandon talks about the major issues as well as how to overcome them. Merlin and Brandon then look at a variety of currency pairs per listeners request!

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EUR/USD rises toward 1.1350 after finding support at near nine-day EMA

EUR/USD rises toward 1.1350 after finding support at near nine-day EMA

EUR/USD pauses its two-day decline, hovering near 1.1340 during Thursday’s Asian session. Daily chart technical analysis indicates a weakening bullish bias, as the pair has slipped below the ascending channel pattern.

EUR/USD News
GBP/USD: Bullish outlook remains in play above 1.3250

GBP/USD: Bullish outlook remains in play above 1.3250

The GBP/USD pair drifts higher to around 1.3270, snapping the two-day losing streak during the early European trading hours on Thursday. Mitigating concerns over potential tariff threats by US President Donald Trump exerts some selling pressure on the US Dollar. 

GBP/USD News
USD/JPY holds losses below 143.00 ahead of US-Japan trade talks

USD/JPY holds losses below 143.00 ahead of US-Japan trade talks

USD/JPY trades below 143.00, holding its correction from over a one-week top set on Wednesday. Uncertainty over the US-Japan tariff plans and the divergent BoJ-Fed policy expectations continue to offer a double-whammy to the pair amid a fresh bout of US Dollar selling. The US-Japan trade talks eyed. 

USD/JPY News

Editors’ Picks

EUR/USD rises toward 1.1350 after finding support at near nine-day EMA

EUR/USD rises toward 1.1350 after finding support at near nine-day EMA

EUR/USD pauses its two-day decline, hovering near 1.1340 during Thursday’s Asian session. Daily chart technical analysis indicates a weakening bullish bias, as the pair has slipped below the ascending channel pattern.

EUR/USD News
GBP/USD: Bullish outlook remains in play above 1.3250

GBP/USD: Bullish outlook remains in play above 1.3250

The GBP/USD pair drifts higher to around 1.3270, snapping the two-day losing streak during the early European trading hours on Thursday. Mitigating concerns over potential tariff threats by US President Donald Trump exerts some selling pressure on the US Dollar. 

GBP/USD News
Gold price trims part of intraday gains, still well bid above $3,300 mark

Gold price trims part of intraday gains, still well bid above $3,300 mark

Gold price regains positive traction as fading US-China trade optimism revives safe-haven demand. The US economic worries and Fed rate cut bets undermine the USD, also benefiting the commodity. A positive risk tone might hold back the XAU/USD bulls from placing aggressive bets and cap gains.

Gold News
SEC Crypto Task Force plans to establish digital asset regulatory sandbox

SEC Crypto Task Force plans to establish digital asset regulatory sandbox

The Securities & Exchange Commission's Crypto Task Force met with El Salvador's National Commission on Digital Assets representatives to discuss cross-border regulation and a proposed cross-border sandbox project.

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Five fundamentals for the week: Traders confront the trade war, important surveys, key Fed speech

Five fundamentals for the week: Traders confront the trade war, important surveys, key Fed speech Premium

Will the US strike a trade deal with Japan? That would be positive progress. However, recent developments are not that positive, and there's only one certainty: headlines will dominate markets. Fresh US economic data is also of interest.

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