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Market notes, written to be understood once.

Forex, gold, Bitcoin, risk and social trading — short articles with the numbers worked out. New pieces most weeks.

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Social trading4 min

Commitment packages: a worked twelve months, standard versus Supreme

Two copiers, same master, same trades, same $5,000. One on a standard copy, one on a twelve-month package. The month-by-month arithmetic, the break-even, and what stopping early actually costs.

6 August 2026Read →
Social trading4 min

Changing masters: the 24-hour rule and why it exists

You can move a copy — and a commitment package — to a different master from your dashboard. What moves, what settles, why it needs the current master to be flat, and why once a day is the limit.

30 July 2026Read →
Social trading4 min

When to stop copying a master (and when not to)

Most copies are stopped for the wrong reason at the wrong moment. Four signals that a master has actually changed, three that only feel like it, and a rule for the day itself.

23 July 2026Read →
Social trading3 min

Settlement cadences: daily, weekly, monthly — which suits you

When a master settles decides when your profit is credited, how often the fee is taken and how the equity curve feels. What each cadence means in practice, with an example month.

16 July 2026Read →
Social trading3 min

Proportional copying explained with two followers and one trade

The default copy mode on IDTraders, worked through with real numbers: how a master’s 1.5-lot trade becomes 0.15 lot for one follower and 0.06 for another, and why that keeps everyone at the same risk.

9 July 2026Read →
Social trading4 min

Ten questions to ask before following anyone

A checklist you can run in ten minutes on any profile — five about the master, three about you, two about the fit between the two — with the answer that should stop you at each one.

2 July 2026Read →
Social trading4 min

How to read a master’s profile in three minutes

Every number on a master’s page, in the order to read it, with the question each one answers and the value that should make you pause.

25 June 2026Read →
Social trading4 min

Social trading versus a managed account: who holds the money

Both let someone else’s trading decisions work for you. Only one lets you keep custody, see every trade and stop with a button. The differences that matter, in a table and in plain words.

18 June 2026Read →