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Level 7

Tide Strategist

Level 7: Tide Strategist

3 chapters22 lessons~60 min total

1Market Sentiment

1Market Sentiment 2Commitment of Traders Report 3How to Find the COT Report 4Understanding the COT Report 5How to Use the COT Report for Trading 6How to Pick Tops and Bottoms With the COT Report 7How to Create Your Own COT Trading Indicator 8How to Interpret the COT Report 9Summary: Market Sentiment

2Trading the News

1News Makes the Forex Market Move 2Beginner's Guide to Forex News Trading 3How to Trade Forex on News Releases 42 Ways to Trade the News 5How to Trade the News With a Directional Bias 6How to Trade the News Using the Straddle Trade Strategy 7How Often Should You Reassess the Market Environment?8Summary: Trading the News

3Carry Trade

1What is the Carry Trade?2What is a Currency Carry Trade?3Know When Carry Trades Work and When They Don't 4Carry Trade Criteria and Risk 5Summary: Carry Trade

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