John McLaren
Journaliste spécialisé dans le secteur du trading · 14 ans d'expérience dans le domaine du Forex de détail et des opérations de sociétés de trading pour compte propre, avec des postes de gestion des programmes d'affiliation chez FXCM, easyMarkets et XM
John a passé 14 ans dans le secteur du Forex de détail et du trading pour compte propre : il a occupé des postes d'affilié chez FXCM, easyMarkets et XM, et a également exercé en tant qu'analyste de marché indépendant. Il écrit sur les sociétés de trading pour compte propre en s'appuyant sur son expérience de l'intérieur : règles, évaluations, versements et l'écosystème d'affiliation qui les sous-tend.
Articles de John McLaren(36)
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·21 min read
Chart Patterns: Identify Setups and Avoid False Breakouts
A practical guide to chart patterns covering identification, confirmation, market regime, and execution rules traders
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·13 min read
Pullback Trading: Entries in Trending Markets
Pullback trading enters during temporary retracements within larger trends using structure, volume, and confirmation to
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·8 min read
Fibonacci Trading: Key Levels and Examples
Fibonacci trading uses mathematical ratios from the Fibonacci sequence to map pullback zones and plan entries, stops,
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·14 min read
Crypto Trading Strategy: Best Approaches by Market Regime
A crypto trading strategy works best when it fits the current market regime, your risk limits, and a tested ruleset.
Candlestick Patterns·Débutant·12 min read
Shooting Star Candlestick: How to Trade It
A shooting star candlestick is a bearish reversal signal requiring structure, context, confirmation, and proper risk
Candlestick Patterns·Débutant·12 min read
Reversal Candlestick Patterns: Types and Rules
A complete guide to reversal candlestick patterns: identify, confirm, and trade them with defined entry, stop, and
Candlestick Patterns·Débutant·11 min read
Inverted Hammer Candlestick: How to Trade It
The inverted hammer is a bullish reversal pattern only when it appears after a decline and gets confirmation.
Candlestick Patterns·Débutant·11 min read
Hammer Candlestick: Rules and Confirmation
A hammer candlestick is useful only when anatomy, downtrend context, and confirmation align; otherwise it's just a long
Candlestick Patterns·Débutant·13 min read
Doji Candlestick: Types and How to Trade It
A doji candlestick forms when open and close prices converge, signalling market indecision, but its trading value
Candlestick Patterns·Débutant·13 min read
Candlestick Patterns: Reading Price Action
Candlestick patterns signal reversals or continuations, but reliability depends more on timeframe, volume, and trend
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·12 min read
Momentum Trading: How It Works, Indicators, and Strategy
Momentum trading captures price strength or weakness, but success depends on regime, execution, and sizing discipline.
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·12 min read
Smart Money Concept in Trading: Principles
A practical guide to smart money: structure, entries, indicators, mistakes, and funded-account risk fit.
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·13 min read
Price Action Trading: A Rules-Based Guide
Price action trading uses candlestick patterns, support and resistance, and market structure to find high-probability
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·7 min read
Swing Trading: Strategies and How to Start
Swing trading captures multi-day market moves using technical setups, selective entries, and tighter risk control than
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·13 min read
Scalping Strategy: Techniques and Costs
A scalping strategy lives or dies on costs, execution speed, and discipline more than on entry signals alone.
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·18 min read
Day Trading Strategy: A Practical Framework
Strong day trading relies less on perfect setups and more on matching tactics, sizing, and timing to market regime.
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·22 min
Day Trading: Definition, Rules, How to Start
Day trading means opening and closing positions within one session, but success requires understanding rules, capital
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·5 min read
Day Trading for Beginners: Rules and Risks
Day trading means buying and selling an asset within the same session-learn the rules, risks, strategies, and realistic
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·12 min read
MACD Indicator: Components, Signals, and Smarter Trading Use
A practical MACD indicator guide covering components, crossover signals, divergence, histogram reading, settings, and common trading mistakes.
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·12 min read
Order Block Trading: Find and Trade Blocks
Order block trading uses price zones where large orders sat before impulsive moves for entries, invalidation, and
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·11 min read
Supply and Demand Trading: Zones and Entries
A practical guide to supply and demand trading: spotting zones, filtering weak setups, and managing trades around them.
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·12 min read
Reversal Trading: Patterns, Signals, Traps
Reversal trading means entering when a trend genuinely shifts direction, not just pauses, and managing the risk.
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·11 min read
Fair Value Gap Trading: FVG Strategy Guide
Fair value gap trading uses three-candle imbalances to identify retracement zones and manage risk with structure.
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·13 min read
Breakout Trading Strategy: Rules and Setups
A complete framework for identifying and managing breakout trades with false breakout filters, risk rules, and position
Market Fundamentals·Débutant·10 min read
Fundamental Analysis in Trading: Beyond Price Charts
Fundamental analysis evaluates an asset's intrinsic value using financial statements, economic data, and business health. Giving traders conviction that price charts alone cannot provide.
Technical Indicators·Débutant·8 min read
Technical Analysis: Charts, Indicators, Entries
A practical guide to technical analysis, chart patterns, indicators, volume, and multi-timeframe decision-making.
Trading 101·Débutant·9 min read
What Is Trading? A Beginner's Guide to Markets
Trading is buying and selling financial instruments to profit from price movements: here's how it works, what it costs, and why most beginners fail.
Asset Class Guides·Débutant·8 min read
Types of Trading: A Framework for Choosing Style
A practical guide to types of trading, asset classes, and choosing a style that fits your capital, time, and execution edge.
Risk Management·Débutant·8 min read
Trading Risk Management: Protecting Your Capital
A practical framework for controlling loss size, position size, and account drawdown before emotion takes over.
Prop Trading Education·Débutant·9 min read
What Is a Prop Firm? How Proprietary Trading Firms Work
A prop firm provides traders funded capital for a profit split, with strict drawdown rules managing risk for both
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·10 min
Pattern Day Trading in 2026: Rules and Alternatives
Pattern day trading once hinged on the PDT rule; in 2026, intraday margin standards changed the framework but not the underlying risk.
Candlestick Patterns·Débutant·12 min read
Candlestick Types: The Complete Pattern Guide
A complete reference to candlestick types, from anatomy to reliability tiers, with volume confirmation rules that separate actionable signals from noise.
Candlestick Patterns·Débutant·11 min
Engulfing Candlestick Pattern: What It Means
The engulfing candlestick pattern is a two-candle reversal setup where the second candle's body fully covers the first: here's how to read and trade it.
Candlestick Patterns·Débutant·10 min read
Morning Star Candlestick: Signals and Trade Rules
A practical guide to the morning star candlestick, with identification rules, trade entries, stop placement, and false-signal filters.
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·8 min read
Support and Resistance: Identify and Trade Levels
A practical guide to support and resistance: finding chart levels, trading breakouts, retests, and multi-timeframe
Trading Strategies·Intermédiaire·6 min read
Stock Chart Patterns: Reversal and Continuation Guide
Stock chart patterns are recurring price formations that signal potential trend reversals or continuations, but reliability varies sharply by pattern type and timeframe.
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