When analyzing the financial markets, traders rely on different types of charts to understand price movements and trends. Among these, candlestick charts are one of the most widely used and effective tools. But what are candlestick charts? A candlestick chart is a type of chart used to represent price movements in a financial market. Each candlestick (or simply “candle”) represents… Read more: A Beginner’s Guide to Candlesticks: Start Here

On February 12, 2025, CPI came out at 5:30 AM PST, and pulled the markets down significantly in the pre-market. But as we’ll see shortly, the news reaction was exaggerated and irrelevant, as it usually is, and was actually a great setup for multiple long positions. Recent History Have you been paying attention to the indexes over the last few… Read more: A Full Review of A 1m Wave on CPI Day (2/12/25)

While reading the book Ultralearning by Scott Young, I picked up some interesting insights on better ways to approach learning. But first, what is “ultralearning”? Scott Young writes “ultralearning is a strategy for aggressive, self-directed learning. Self-directed means that, rather than waiting to pay for expensive tuition and tutors, you can take back control. Aggressive means that, instead of spending… Read more: How To Use Ultralearning Concepts To Speed Up Your Trading Journey

While this industry of funding futures and forex traders has taken off, the number of options has increased quickly over the last few years. Unfortunately, some scam companies have also sprung up, posing as legitimate funding companies, designed to make a quick buck off of evaluation fees and disappear before traders start requesting large sums. To protect yourself, double-check with… Read more: The Funding Company Scam Watchlist: Avoid These!

Bulenox is one of my personal favorite firms. They offer a competitive evaluation and unrestricted funded account, but because they don’t market much, they are still slept on. In this guide, I will go over everything you need to know about the Bulenox evaluation and funded account. Similar to Apex Trader Funding, Bulenox sometimes has large sales of 80-90% off… Read more: Bulenox: Full Guide and Walkthrough

Welcome to Part 4 of this series, where I am focusing solely on the “Instant Funding” products, available at only a few funding companies. It’s typical to find standard evaluation accounts at each of the companies I cover on this site, but there has been a recent uptick in the number of direct/instant funding accounts as well. It’s likely that… Read more: Complete Funded Futures Breakdown: Instant Funding

To simplify some things about the different futures funding companies, I’ve organized some information here. If you have any other basic questions about futures funding companies that aren’t easy to find answers to, let me know and I will add them here. What is a funded futures trading program? A funded futures trading program is an avenue for traders to… Read more: Funded Futures FAQs

Apex Trader Funding has quickly rose up the ranks of futures funding companies with. They are now attracting more traders than any other firm for several reasons. One of their biggest advantages is the frequent sales of up to 90% off of the evaluation cost. Another advantage is the ability to manage up to 20 funded accounts simultaneously. The process… Read more: Apex Trader Funding: Full Guide and Walkthrough

If you’re a complete beginner who is looking into trading as a potential side job or fulltime career, you are in the right place. Here at DojiDojo, we aim to provide helpful information and insights for all levels of traders, so that they can join us on this quest toward mastery in the financial markets. This guide will serve as… Read more: Getting Started with Trading

While it’s possible to get a funded trading account in much of the world, there are still several countries that are not eligible due to various rules or regulations. This page can serve as a reference for those of you who may need to double check. Click on any of the companies you’re considering to skip ahead to their respective… Read more: Funded Futures Country Restrictions

One of the biggest tools for wealth generation is the Roth IRA. Here are some things that are good to know. How the Roth Account Gets Funded Money from the Roth can only come from three things: contributions, conversions, and growth. Contributions At any point/age, you can pull the contributions you’ve made to your Roth IRA completely tax-free and penalty-free.… Read more: The Roth IRA: Rules and Advantages with Examples

Why are more traders pursuing funded futures accounts instead of working for weeks or months and funding themselves? If you’re already experienced with trading futures, and simply don’t have a ton of capital, you may have considered the funded trading programs available today. If you haven’t, I strongly recommend that you do. These programs are such a game changer that… Read more: Why You Need to Try Trading on a Funded Futures Account

As I continue to progress toward mastery as a trader, it sometimes feels like I’ve undergone a machine learning experiment over the last few years. There are so many important lessons I’ve learned from trading and studying the markets, and some of these lessons apply specifically to the world of funded trading accounts. While there are several known adages to… Read more: The Most Important Lessons I’ve Learned from Funded Futures Trading

When it comes to passing the evaluation for a funded futures account, I feel that best approach is to limit your trading during the evaluation phase of the futures funding programs. This will not be applicable to every trader or every strategy, but in my experience, it has led me to pass many evaluations with the least effort. You don’t… Read more: Trade Only Once a Day During the Evaluation Phase

Apex Trader Funding is one of the better prop firms available for futures traders. However, they have a… questionable style of explaining things in the documentation found on their site. Due to what some may call word vomit, it makes their already complicated system even more complicated for the average trader. I imagine this turns a lot of potential customers… Read more: Everything to Know About Withdrawals From Apex Trader Funding

This is part 3 of this series, where we will go over everything related to profits. So you’ve subscribed to an evaluation, hit the profit target, and got yourself a funded futures account. A few days (or weeks) later, your funded account is showing a positive return of a few thousand dollars. Congratulations! What’s next? Well, you probably want to… Read more: Complete Funded Futures Account Breakdown: Withdrawing Your Profit

This is Part 2 of this series of A Complete Funded Futures Account Breakdown, in which I will explain every aspect of the funded futures account. Now that you’ve read up on all of the costs associated with this evaluation, you may have your credit card ready to sign up at one firm or another. But to be sure you’re… Read more: Complete Funded Futures Account Breakdown: The Rules

Welcome to Part 1 of this series, in which I will be breaking down all the details of every prop firm. In this part, I will cover the cost of each funded futures program. After all, you can’t worry about getting funding if you aren’t prepared to pay the cost of the evaluation. Like some of you, I know how… Read more: Complete Funded Futures Account Breakdown: The Cost

Are you a technical trader who’s learning about the proper application of support and resistance? Perhaps you aren’t quite convinced about the efficacy of these lines. In this article, I’m going to show you just how powerful support and resistance are, using examples from the stock market with tickers that should sound familiar. If you are completely new to using… Read more: This is How Stocks React to Support and Resistance

Trading psychology refers to the emotional and mental state of traders. Regardless of how much trading knowledge you have, it’s little to no help without the right mentality. This mentality can be fostered only through practice and a good understanding of trading psychology. In this article, I’m going to share some of the best books on trading psychology. To learn… Read more: The Best Trading Psychology Books

When it comes to technical analysis, there’s quite a lot of resources out there. Today, almost any term related to technical analysis is well-documented and defined on the internet or in books. This makes makes it easier to learn than ever before. At the same time, though, where are you supposed to start? And how do you continue if you… Read more: Technical Analysis: The Best Books on Price Action

If you’ve got a passion for both programming and trading, you’re in the right place. It’s likely that you’ve already at least thought about putting the two together. If you haven’t, you should definitely give it some serious consideration. Algorithmic trading has been transforming the world of finance for decades, and Python is at the forefront of this revolution. While… Read more: Python for Algorithmic Trading: You Need to Try This

Have you been struggling to put together a plan for investing in stocks? Feeling forced to go back and forth between sources or websites, ultimately realizing you’ve learned basically nothing? This list of books on Fundamental Analysis will hopefully clear up some of the confusion. When you first get into investing, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with the sea of… Read more: Fundamental Analysis: The Best Books on Value Investing

The cup and handle is one of the most well-known technical analysis chart patterns out there. While not intuitive from its name, this pattern signals the likelihood of a bullish move in the near future. First defined by William J. O’Neil, a stockbroker and founder of the financial newspaper Investor’s Business Daily, this pattern now sees use by millions of… Read more: The Cup and Handle Chart Pattern: A Complete Guide

You may have heard of “breakouts” before in trading. It’s one of the more straightforward concepts once you see it. However, it’s something else to correctly identify the potential for a breakout, and react to a valid breakout in the moment. Traders who like to look for breakouts try to take advantage of the increased volatility and sharp moves that… Read more: Trading Breakouts: Everything You Need to Know

As an experienced trader, when you hear “Head and Shoulders”, the following pattern should immediately come to mind. The Head and Shoulders pattern is one of the most powerful and highly regarded chart patterns in technical analysis. It signifies a transition from a previous uptrend and consolidation to a downtrend, which often comes in the form of a sharp selloff.… Read more: The Head and Shoulders Pattern: Master This Now!

The Ichimoku Cloud Breakout Strategy is one of the more common strategies that traders employ with this indicator. If you’re unfamiliar with the Ichimoku Cloud, be sure to read that post first. In addition, if you’re new to the concept of breakouts, I’ve made a complete guide to breakouts here. This strategy primarily focuses on trend-following and aims to capture… Read more: How to Use The Ichimoku Cloud Breakout Strategy

Support and Resistance are the most well-known and most popular tools in technical analysis. These terms refer to levels (or prices) where market participants have shown an extraordinary amount of interest. By understanding that buyers or sellers are much more interested in a certain price, it gives technical traders a massive advantage when it’s time to make a trading decision.… Read more: Support and Resistance: The Ultimate Guide

The Average True Range (ATR) is a technical analysis indicator developed by J. Welles Wilder in the 1970s. If his name rings a bell, you might’ve seen it mentioned on another article. It turns out that Wilder actually developed several other well-known indicators, including the Relative Strength Index, Directional Movement and the Parabolic Stop and Reverse. The ATR measures the… Read more: The ATR Indicator: A Complete Guide

Risk management is a critical component of success in the world of day trading. Some would say it’s the most important, as without it, you can lose the game entirely. When day trading futures, the potential risk to your capital is magnified due to leverage. Markets can move quickly, even during less active hours, and they often don’t have to… Read more: How to Apply Risk Management in Day Trading

Day trading futures can provide a plethora of opportunities for traders. However, not every market is created equally. Some futures markets are hectic and volatile, which is actually good for day trading. Others slow down to a crawl more often than not, providing limited or no good opportunities for strong trends. Some are seasonal, while others remain consistent through the… Read more: Choosing The Best Futures Market for Day Trading

The Ichimoku Cloud, also known as the Ichimoku Kinko Hyo, is a versatile technical analysis indicator developed by Goichi Hosoda in the 1930s. After tweaking it for years, Hosoda felt he found the ideal settings for his indicator. Now, it helps traders identify support and resistance levels, gauge trend direction, and determine potential entry and exit points. We’ll cover the… Read more: The Ichimoku Cloud: A Complete Guide

The Stochastic Oscillator, or Stochastic Indicator, is a popular technical analysis tool that helps traders identify potential overbought and oversold conditions in the market. Developed by George C. Lane in the 1950s, this momentum oscillator measures the position of a security’s closing price, relative to its price range over a specified period. It is based on the premise that in… Read more: The Stochastic Oscillator: A Complete Guide

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a widely-used technical analysis tool among traders. Developed by J. Welles Wilder in 1978, the RSI is a momentum indicator that measures the speed and change of price movements. Wilder even wrote a book about it, called “New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems“, which will explain it in more depth. RSI is known for… Read more: The RSI Indicator: A Complete Guide

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence indicator, known as the MACD, is a popular technical analysis tool among all kinds of traders. Invented by Gerald Appel in the 1970s, the MACD has been around for a long time. The fact that it still helps millions of traders today is a testament to its reliability. When I began, I tried a few… Read more: The MACD Indicator: A Complete Guide

Are you ready to start with demo trading? Make sure you’ve read the basics of futures trading before we proceed, but I will assume that you have done so. More importantly, be sure you’ve understood the concepts covered in this article on how to approach trading with a demo account. In this article, I’m going to give you some ideas… Read more: How to Make Your Own Demo Trading Plan

When evaluating strategies for day trading, perhaps the most common theme you will encounter is “following the trend.” Being a trend-following trader is one of the easier ways to trade. It means that you take trades that fall in line with the more powerful, established trends in the market, while skipping the trades that don’t. This approach is simpler than… Read more: How to be a Successful Trend-Following Futures Trader

Getting started on the journey to becoming a successful futures day trader, but afraid of risking real capital? The idea can be both exciting and daunting for new traders. But there’s no need to risk your real money if you’re still learning. Practicing with a demo trading account is one of the most effective ways to develop the necessary skills… Read more: How to Practice Futures Trading with a Demo Account

In this second installment of our free futures trading course, we provide a more in-depth look at what steps need to be taken to get started

While learning a good stock trading strategy takes time, the process of placing orders and managing a trade is fairly straightforward. With derivatives, however, trading gets more complicated. In the discussion of futures vs. options in particular, there are enough new ideas to confuse a new trader. This article aims to address some of these concepts. In addition to simple… Read more: Futures vs. Options Contracts: A Complete Breakdown

In the first installment of this free futures trading course, we cover fundamentals about the futures markets.

Doji is a japanese word that means blunder, or mistake. In trading, it refers to a candlestick with an identical, or virtually identical, open and close price. Perhaps the Japanese considered it a blunder by the market to have an entire trading session with no meaningful result. For technical traders, this ‘mistake’ can have significant consequences. While the spinning top… Read more: How to Trade the Doji Candlestick Pattern

The spinning top candlestick pattern is a variation of the doji candlestick. But in addition to meeting the criteria for the doji candle, a spinning top features a candle body located in the center of the trading range. Another name for this candle is the long-legged doji. Because this candle is so symmetrical, it is easy to locate. Experienced traders… Read more: How to Trade The Spinning Top Candlestick Pattern

The harami candlestick pattern depicts price struggling to break out in either direction during a trend. Traders often call it this occurrence an “inside day” or “inside bar” instead. So where did the name harami come from? The Japanese say “harami” to mean pregnant. In Urdu, it means illegitimate child. In Arabic, harami is the term used to label sinners,… Read more: How to Trade The Inside Bar (Harami) Candlestick Pattern

The hanging man is a single candle pattern with the same shape as the hammer. It gets its name from the fact that it has a candle body near the top and a long lower wick, resembling a man hanging in the air. Knowing this, you can probably guess where to look for it. If this candle appears after an… Read more: How to Trade The Hanging Man Candlestick Pattern

The gravestone doji, or shooting star, is a single candle pattern that resembles the inverted hammer. I will refer to it as gravestone doji throughout this article and others, though you may call it something else. If this candle appears after an extended bullish run, it is a powerful signal of a potential bearish reversal. We will be looking at… Read more: How to Trade The Gravestone Doji Candlestick Pattern

The inverted hammer candlestick is a single candle pattern in which the candle forms an upside-down “T”. If the body of the candle is so small that it has the same open and closing price, the term doji can apply. Traders refer to this candle with other names, such as reverse hammer, or upside-down hammer. If this upside-down “T” forms… Read more: How to Trade The Inverted Hammer Candlestick Pattern

The hammer candlestick is a single candle pattern in which the shape of the candle resembles a “T”. Its name can vary depending on where the candles appears and small variations in its shape. If it takes place after an extended selloff, traders call it a hammer, or a dragonfly. If the body of the candle is so small that… Read more: How to Trade The Hammer Candlestick Pattern

The bearish engulfing is a candlestick pattern that technical traders use to identify an area of weakness. It involves a pair of candles, in which the second candle serves as a signal for technical traders to open a short, or close a long, right before the market begins selling off. See the image below. The second candle’s body completely envelops… Read more: How to Trade The Bearish Engulfing Candlestick Pattern

The bullish engulfing is a candlestick pattern that technical traders use as a buy signal. It involves a pair of candles that show a sudden rise in buying pressure. Technical traders use this as a clue to open a long, or close a short, anticipating a bullish run. What does a bullish engulfing candlestick look like? See the image below.… Read more: How to Trade The Bullish Engulfing Candlestick Pattern

When it comes to technical trading in forex, support and resistance are among the most common terms you will hear. I would place support and resistance at the top, along with candlestick analysis, as some of the most powerful tools a technical trader has in their arsenal when tackling the forex markets. If you are currently trading without these tools… Read more: How to Find Support and Resistance in Forex Markets with Examples

One of the most common obstacles new traders face is choosing a technical indicator. They see a trader making money and immediately try to figure out what their charts and monitors are doing for them. “If I have the best indicators, day trading will be easy. But which indicator is the most accurate?” Worst of all, is implementing several indicators… Read more: The Best Technical Indicators for Day Trading In Any Market

OneUp Trader is one of several options available to traders who may be undercapitalized or looking to scale their business more professionally. If you are confident in your skills, OneUp Trader will provide you with a funded account if you can pass their traidng evaluation. After successfully acquiring my account there, I decided to make an official review, from the… Read more: OneUp Trader: My Experience and Review

OneUp Trader is one of the better futures trading funding programs out there. In my opinion, the process is brief, well-designed, and easy to understand. This article provides all the information you will need on your mission to earn your own funded trading account from OneUp Trader. If you’d like to read more about my personal experience, be sure to… Read more: OneUp Trader: Full Guide and Walkthrough

Are you a day trader with the ambition to make it in this business, but lacking the capital to invest in yourself? I remember looking for ways to get funding for trading, without taking out a loan or working full-time. If you’re in the same shoes I once was, you’re in luck! While this wasn’t always possible, there is good… Read more: How To Get a Funded Futures Trading Account

One of the more recent developments in the financial world for independent futures traders has been the rise of several programs that offer funding for day trading. I remember trading the Nasdaq-100 (NQ) and Crude Oil (CL) futures contracts when they were much cheaper than they are now. The margin requirement to day trade one NQ contract was about $400… Read more: The Best Futures Trading Funding Program Right Now