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Shalaw Koy

Articles by Shalaw Koy on ShaFX Blog. · IQ

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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.

May 8, 2026 · 9 min
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Why Most Traders Fail

Why Most Traders Fail explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.

May 8, 2026 · 8 min
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Best Risk/Reward Ratios

Best Risk/Reward Ratios explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.

May 8, 2026 · 8 min
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ECN vs Standard Accounts

ECN vs Standard Accounts explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.

May 8, 2026 · 8 min
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How Forex Rebates Work

How Forex Rebates Work explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.

May 8, 2026 · 8 min
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Gold Trading Risk Management

Gold Trading Risk Management explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.

May 8, 2026 · 8 min
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Best MT5 Brokers in 2026

Best MT5 Brokers in 2026 explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.

May 8, 2026 · 8 min
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How Lot Size Works

How Lot Size Works explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.

May 8, 2026 · 8 min
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Risk Management for Beginners

Risk Management for Beginners explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.

May 8, 2026 · 8 min
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Hidden Costs Forex Traders Ignore

Hidden Costs Forex Traders Ignore explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.

May 8, 2026 · 8 min
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What Is Forex Cashback?

What Is Forex Cashback? explained with a transparent, risk-aware ShaFX framework for traders.

May 8, 2026 · 8 min
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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.

May 7, 2026 · 5 min
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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.

May 6, 2026 · 7 min
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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.

May 4, 2026 · 8 min
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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.

May 2, 2026 · 6 min