Retail traders love to trade breakout yet their winning rate is low. Most of them are not comfortable to trade false breakout because they get used to breakout trading.

In this video, you will find out how to trade the false breakouts and profit from trapped traders with Wyckoff upthrust pattern and how the false breakout is initiated by these three groups of traders. Watch the video below:


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EUR/USD weakens below 1.0900 on trade tensions

EUR/USD weakens below 1.0900 on trade tensions

The EUR/USD pair loses ground to around 1.0880 during the Asian trading hours on Thursday. The escalating trade tension between the United States and the European Union exerts some selling pressure on the Euro against the Greenback.

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GBP/USD maintains position above 1.2950 near four-month highs

GBP/USD maintains position above 1.2950 near four-month highs

GBP/USD attempts to extend its gains for the third successive day, trading around 1.2960 during the Asian session on Thursday. The GBP/USD pair rises as the US Dollar faces headwinds amid ongoing tariff uncertainty from Trump and growing concerns over a potential US recession.

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USD/JPY turns lower to near 148.00 amid divergent BoJ-Fed expectations

USD/JPY turns lower to near 148.00 amid divergent BoJ-Fed expectations

USD/JPY turns south to test 148.00 in Thursday's Asian session. A cautious risk tone and concerns over a global trade war keep the Japanese Yen underpinned, dragging the pair lower. The pair also faces headwinds from the divergent BoJ-Fed policy expectations. 

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Editors’ Picks

EUR/USD weakens below 1.0900 on trade tensions

EUR/USD weakens below 1.0900 on trade tensions

The EUR/USD pair loses ground to around 1.0880 during the Asian trading hours on Thursday. The escalating trade tension between the United States and the European Union exerts some selling pressure on the Euro against the Greenback.

EUR/USD News
Gold price retains positive bias for the third straight day; remains close to all-time peak

Gold price retains positive bias for the third straight day; remains close to all-time peak

Gold price attracts buyers for the third successive day and climbs to the $2,947 region during the Asian session on Thursday, back closer to the all-time peak touched on February 24.

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GBP/USD maintains position above 1.2950 near four-month highs

GBP/USD maintains position above 1.2950 near four-month highs

GBP/USD attempts to extend its gains for the third successive day, trading around 1.2960 during the Asian session on Thursday. The GBP/USD pair rises as the US Dollar faces headwinds amid ongoing tariff uncertainty from Trump and growing concerns over a potential US recession.

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Ethereum: Staking could be catalyst to drive ETH's price 'more than Pectra upgrade': K33 Research

Ethereum: Staking could be catalyst to drive ETH's price 'more than Pectra upgrade': K33 Research

Ethereum traded around $1,860 in the Asian session on Thursday as its price remained largely subdued by bearish sentiment weighing on the general crypto market. 

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Brexit revisited: Why closer UK-EU ties won’t lessen Britain’s squeezed public finances

Brexit revisited: Why closer UK-EU ties won’t lessen Britain’s squeezed public finances

The UK government desperately needs higher economic growth as it grapples with spending cuts and potential tax rises later this year. A reset of UK-EU economic ties would help, and sweeping changes are becoming more likely.

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