The ShaFX Blog
In-depth education, cashback guides, broker comparisons, and risk frameworks for serious traders.
Gold (XAUUSD) Fundamentals: What Actually Moves the Price
XAUUSD is the most-traded retail instrument after EURUSD. Here are the four real drivers — real yields, USD strength, geopolitics, and central bank flows.
Why Most Traders Fail
Why Most Traders Fail explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.
Best Risk/Reward Ratios
Best Risk/Reward Ratios explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.
ECN vs Standard Accounts
ECN vs Standard Accounts explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.
How Forex Rebates Work
How Forex Rebates Work explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.
Gold Trading Risk Management
Gold Trading Risk Management explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.
Best MT5 Brokers in 2026
Best MT5 Brokers in 2026 explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.
How Lot Size Works
How Lot Size Works explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.
Risk Management for Beginners
Risk Management for Beginners explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.
Hidden Costs Forex Traders Ignore
Hidden Costs Forex Traders Ignore explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.
What Is Forex Cashback?
What Is Forex Cashback? explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.
Rollover & Swap: The Hidden Daily Cost of Holding Trades Overnight
Hold a position past 5pm NY time and you pay (or receive) swap. Long-side traders on negative-rate pairs lose money every single night. Here's the mechanics.
Risk Management 101: The 1% Rule, Position Sizing, and Why You Are Not the Exception
Most retail traders blow accounts not because they pick wrong direction — but because they size wrong. Here's the math behind position sizing.
How to Pick a Forex Broker in 2026: A Trader-First Checklist
Regulation, segregation, withdrawal speed, and execution quality matter more than bonuses. Here's the 8-point checklist we use when adding brokers to ShaFX.
Forex Cashback Explained: How Traders Recover Cost on Every Lot
Cashback is rebated spread/commission paid to you per closed lot. We break down how it works, why brokers allow it, and how to calculate your real cost-per-trade.