01 · Market structure
Forex Market Hours & Live Session Clock
Four trading centres. Different time zones. One clear view of the sessions, wherever you are.
6 min readInsomniCapital · Trading education
Forex trading education.
Understand the risk.
Learn forex and gold trading mechanics with illustrated guides, worked examples, a live session clock and free position-size calculators.
Five guides. A clearer view of trading.
02 · The foundations
Forex Trading for Beginners: A Practical Guide
Learn what a currency quote means, what an order actually does, and how a small price move becomes a cash gain or loss.
7 min read
03 · Reading the chart
Price Action Explained: Candles, Trends & Levels
Candles record what happened. Swings add structure. Neither tells you with certainty what comes next.
7 min read
04 · Risk management
Gold Position Size Calculator: XAU/USD Risk
A dollar move in gold is not a forex pip. Start with troy ounces per lot, then translate the stop distance into cash risk.
6 min read
05 · Trading decisions
Forex Signals Explained: Entries, Stops & Evidence
An alert can describe a setup. It cannot remove uncertainty, choose your position size or guarantee the outcome.
7 min readYour position-sizing foundation
01 · Risk management · 8 min read
How to calculate position size on EUR/USD.
Turn an account amount and a stop distance into a position size. Includes USD and GBP examples, common mistakes and an interactive calculator.
Read the guideFor education only. Examples are hypothetical and do not recommend a trade or risk level. Read the risk disclosure.
Go a little deeper
Practical questions, worked through.
JPY Pip Values: USD/JPY and GBP/JPY Examples
Calculate JPY-pair pip values from trade units, then convert the result into your account currency. Worked examples explain pips, pipettes and conversion direction.
What Does 0.01 Lot of Gold Mean?
Translate XAU/USD lots into ounces and cash exposure. Learn why contract size, price movement and margin are different, with a worked 0.01-lot example.
Understand each assumption
Costs, exposure and recovery.
How to Calculate Stop-Loss Distance in Pips
Measure entry-to-stop distance for EUR/USD and JPY pairs, distinguish pips from pipettes, and connect the distance to cash risk.
Position Sizing with Spread and Commission
Allow for trading costs without counting spread twice. Compare fixed cash reserves with per-lot commission using transparent EUR/USD examples.
Margin vs Leverage in Forex: Worked Examples
Distinguish margin, leverage, exposure and stop-loss risk. Work through margin requirements, free margin and margin level using hypothetical numbers.
How to Calculate Gold Trading Profit and Loss
Calculate XAU/USD cash outcomes from price movement, lots and ounces per lot. Includes long, short, cost and GBP-conversion examples.
Risk/Reward Ratio and Break-Even Win Rate
Calculate gross and net risk/reward, account for costs, and connect payoff size to break-even win rate and scenario expectancy.
Trading Drawdown and Recovery: Formula and Table
Understand peak-to-current drawdown, the gain needed to recover a loss, and the limits of consecutive-loss simulations. Includes a downloadable recovery table.