https://forexsignals.io/blog Forex research, strategy tests and the Weekly Outlook, built on real price data. en https://forexsignals.io/blog/eurusd-vs-gbpusd-for-beginners https://forexsignals.io/blog/eurusd-vs-gbpusd-for-beginners A side-by-side comparison on a year of data: daily range, session hours, spreads, correlation and biggest days. GBP/USD moves 25% more pips a day, but only 6% more in percentage terms. Beginners Kestrel Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://forexsignals.io/blog/forex-weekly-outlook-2026-10-19 https://forexsignals.io/blog/forex-weekly-outlook-2026-10-19 EUR/USD set a 52-week low and recovered 157 pips; GBP/USD ranged 235 pips into a heavy UK data week; USD/JPY moved little more than half its usual weekly range. Levels, calendar and scenarios for the week ahead. Weekly outlook Kestrel Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://forexsignals.io/blog/how-to-backtest-a-forex-strategy-properly https://forexsignals.io/blog/how-to-backtest-a-forex-strategy-properly We took one strategy and backtested it five ways. The results ranged from +167R to −148R. The data, bar size, fills and costs that decide whether a backtest tells the truth. Strategy Kestrel Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://forexsignals.io/blog/how-to-build-a-forex-trading-plan https://forexsignals.io/blog/how-to-build-a-forex-trading-plan A one-page trading plan with eight sections: markets, hours, setups, risk, limits, records and review. With a template, worked numbers and the mistakes that make plans fail. Beginners Kestrel Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://forexsignals.io/blog/scalping-vs-day-trading-the-real-cost https://forexsignals.io/blog/scalping-vs-day-trading-the-real-cost We measured the average candle on six pairs from 5 minutes to 1 day, and real bid-ask spreads hour by hour. On a 5-minute EUR/USD chart the spread is 39% of a typical candle. On a daily chart, 2%. Research Kestrel Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://forexsignals.io/blog/the-most-volatile-hours-in-forex https://forexsignals.io/blog/the-most-volatile-hours-in-forex We measured every hourly candle on 28 major and cross pairs for a year. The busiest hour of the day is 15:00–16:00 London time, the quietest come just before dawn, and the yen and Aussie dollar keep trading through the Asian night. Research Kestrel Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://forexsignals.io/blog/trading-with-a-100-dollar-account https://forexsignals.io/blog/trading-with-a-100-dollar-account With $100 the smallest standard trade can already risk 2% on a normal stop. The position-size maths for 28 pairs, the margin trap, and what a small account is actually good for. Beginners Kestrel Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://forexsignals.io/blog/london-breakout-strategy-tested https://forexsignals.io/blog/london-breakout-strategy-tested The classic London breakout, run on 2,691 GBP/USD trading days, plus EUR/USD and USD/JPY, from 2016 to 2026, with spreads charged and every rule stated. Here is what it actually returns. Strategy Kestrel Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://forexsignals.io/blog/telegram-forex-signal-channels-tested https://forexsignals.io/blog/telegram-forex-signal-channels-tested Every signal from 39 Telegram channels, checked against real prices for 12 months. Channels claimed a 95% win rate; prices showed 63%. 17 of 27 lost money after costs, and 99% of stop-outs were never mentioned. Research Kestrel Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://forexsignals.io/blog/what-happens-when-a-forex-broker-goes-bust https://forexsignals.io/blog/what-happens-when-a-forex-broker-goes-bust Alpari UK, FXCM and MF Global: what really happened to clients' money, what compensation schemes cover and what they don't, and the checks to run before you deposit. Brokers Kestrel Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://forexsignals.io/blog/why-most-forex-traders-lose-money https://forexsignals.io/blog/why-most-forex-traders-lose-money Regulators say 74–89% of retail CFD accounts lose money. We placed 16,574 random EUR/USD trades to show the main reason: what the market charges you to trade, before skill even enters it. Risk Kestrel Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT