Foundry
Educational articles for serious traders. Market structure, risk management, and institutional theory.
Adapting Style to Market Conditions
Finding Your Natural Style Most trading failures aren’t about strategy. They’re about fit. A patient person trying to day trade. An adrenaline-seeker attempting position trading.…
Range-Bound Market Tactics
Scalping: Not for Everyone Scalping is the Formula 1 racing of trading. Trades last seconds to minutes. Profits are measured in ticks, not points. A…
Breakout Trading
Position Trading Patience Position trading is the domain of patience. While day traders battle for pennies and swing traders capture weeks, position traders think in…
Mean Reversion Strategies
Swing Trading Foundations Somewhere between the adrenaline of day trading and the patience of position trading sits swing trading. It’s arguably the sweet spot for…
Trend Following Essentials
Day Trading Reality Check You’ve seen the ads. Laptop on a beach. “Make $5,000 before lunch.” It’s a tempting picture. It’s also mostly fiction. Day…
The Bond Market as a Crystal Ball
The Bond Market as a Crystal Ball What fixed income reveals about the future The Bond Market’s Predictive Power Bond markets reflect the collective wisdom…
Commodity Supercycles
GDP and Market Reactions Reading the scorecard of economic health The Three GDP Releases Advance GDP The first estimate, released about one month after the…
Geopolitical Risk Assessment
Employment Reports The labor market data that moves mountains The Big Three Employment Reports Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) The king of economic releases. Published monthly on…
Currency Wars and Forex
Inflation Data and Markets Understanding the number that drives everything The Two Types of Inflation Reports CPI (Consumer Price Index) The headline grabber. Released monthly,…
Inflation Signals for Traders
Central Bank Policy Impact Reading the room when the world’s most powerful institutions speak The Major Players Federal Reserve (Fed) The world’s most influential central…