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    Forex · Gold · Oil · Metals · Bonds · Macro · Risk

    Learn: Forex, Gold, Oil, Metals, Bonds, Macro & Risk

    Start-here learning paths for forex, gold, oil, metals, Treasury bonds, macro and risk management: plain definitions, sourced guides and tools.

    Gold

    Gold is priced in US dollars and pays no interest, which shapes most of what moves it. This path takes you from the basics to a repeatable way to analyse XAU/USD.

    6 guided steps · 7 key terms

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    Forex

    Forex is the market for exchanging currencies, and the US dollar is on one side of almost every trade. Start with how pairs are quoted, then what moves them.

    5 guided steps · 7 key terms

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    Oil

    Oil is traded as two benchmarks, WTI and Brent, and moves on supply, demand, inventories and geopolitics. Start with what each benchmark is, then learn the weekly data that moves them.

    8 guided steps · 11 key terms

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    Macro

    Macro analysis looks at the economy-wide forces behind markets: inflation, jobs, growth and central-bank policy. These are the releases and terms you will meet most often.

    4 guided steps · 7 key terms

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    Metals

    Metals split into precious metals (gold, platinum, palladium) and industrial base metals (copper, aluminium, zinc). Each has its own demand and supply story, so start with what the metal is used for and where it comes from.

    6 guided steps · 9 key terms

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    Bonds

    Treasury yields are the price of money in the world's main reserve currency. The 2-year yield tracks what markets expect from the Fed; the 10-year sets the tone for long-term borrowing. Together they move gold, the dollar and stocks.

    5 guided steps · 9 key terms

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    Risk Management

    Most trading mistakes are risk mistakes. This hub explains the core ideas — how much to risk, how to size a position, and what leverage does — and links to calculators.

    5 guided steps · 8 key terms

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    Trading books: 3 rules and 3 lessons from each → Lefèvre, Soros, Lynch, Murphy, Buffett and more, with the rules that repeat across the list.

    Every path links to sourced analysis and to the official pages behind the facts. Educational content only, not personal advice. Read the risk disclosure before trading.

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