👀 Correlated assets typically move in sync. But sometimes, one reacts to a market event while the other barely moves. That discrepancy can reveal valuable trading opportunities.

⚠️ SMT divergence is a Smart Money concept that helps traders identify hidden divergences between correlated markets and anticipate potential reversals before the broader market catches on.

Want to master this powerful strategy? Read our article to discover how SMT divergences work 🤩

📉 Coffee, two screens, and a keyboard.

📈 Sounds familiar? If this is what your workweek looks like, switch to a platform that can keep up with this pace: no delays, no downtime, and no extra clicks between analysis and execution.

This is what the perfect keyboard for a true trader looks like 😏

📊 The market isn't driven by numbers—it's driven by people. Sometimes people are irrational.

🤩 Kahneman and Tversky proved that gains and losses are perceived differently. Psychologically, a loss hits harder than a gain of the same size. This explains common mistakes most traders make.

Keeping unprofitable positions open, taking profits too early, and irrational crowd behavior. Understanding these patterns means staying one step ahead of the market 📈

⏱️ There are 24 hours in a day, but the market is truly active only during a few key time windows.

📊 ICT Killzones are specific periods within trading sessions when institutional activity tends to peak. These are often the moments when sustained trends develop, and genuine breakouts through key price levels occur.

There are four main Killzones: Asian, London, New York, and the London Close 🌍

🤓 We break it down in more detail in our latest article.

🔄 The price breaks through a level; everyone is already expecting the trend to continue, but then the next candle reverses direction

💎 This is the Swing Failure Pattern. A false breakout, a trap for the crowd, and a quick reversal. One of the most reliable signals for entering a trade with minimal risk.

Read our new article to learn how to spot an SFP on the chart and enter a trade correctly 🌟

🔥 Markets are holding their breath: a weak Non-Farm Payrolls print has knocked the wind out of hawkish Fed expectations. Now the dollar's fate rests in inflation's hands.

What's ahead next week?

📌 Tuesday: US Consumer Price Index (CPI)
📌 Wednesday: China Q2 GDP, US Producer Price Index (PPI), Bank of Canada rate decision
📌 Thursday: US Retail Sales
📌 Friday: University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index

😏 The main events are CPI and PPI. They'll reveal whether inflation continues to slow and whether the Fed will move toward easing. Volatility is all but guaranteed.

Don't read the tea leaves — use the LiteFinance economic calendar and go into the market prepared. Follow the link below to access the full calendar.

😳 The market closes at one price and opens at another, leaving a blank space on the chart. That's called a gap. For some traders, it presents an opportunity for quick profits. For others, it's a source of elevated risk. Gaps typically occur when major news or events unfold while the market is closed.

📰 Not all gaps are the same. Common gaps tend to fill quickly and have little market impact. Breakaway gaps signal the start of a new trend, continuation gaps confirm an existing trend, and exhaustion gaps often indicate that the current move is running out of steam 🔥

This article explains how to trade each type of gap — from gap-fill setups and breakout strategies to the popular Gap and Go approach. It also covers position sizing and risk management to help ensure that one gap doesn't wipe out your trading account.