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Stock markets
What Is a Stock Exchange and How Does It Work?
Learn about stock exchanges from scratch: who buys and sells, how share prices are formed, and why prices move up and down every day.
The 10 Largest Stock Exchanges in the World
The US exchanges NYSE and Nasdaq are far larger than any other market, followed by Shanghai, Japan, Europe, India and Hong Kong. See what makes each market stand out.
What Is the US Stock Market and What Time Does It Open in Thai Time?
How NYSE and Nasdaq differ, trading hours in Thai time during both summer and winter, and why the US stock market affects markets worldwide
What Are the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones, and How Do They Differ?
The US stock indexes mentioned in the news every day: what each one measures, how it is calculated, and which one to watch when you want a picture of the overall market.
The Largest Stocks in the S&P 500 and the Magnificent 7
A handful of stocks drive the entire US equity index. Who is in this group, how much weight they carry, and the risks of concentration.
The 11 Stock Market Sectors (GICS Sectors)
Global stock markets divide companies into 11 sectors under the GICS standard. How does each sector respond differently to the economy and interest rates?
The Thai Stock Market: SET, SET50, SET100 and mai
Get to know the Stock Exchange of Thailand, its key indices, trading hours, and the factors that move Thai stocks up and down.
Major Global Stock Indices You Should Know
Nikkei, Hang Seng, Shanghai, DAX, FTSE 100, Euro Stoxx 50 and more: what each index measures and when each market opens in Thai time
Economy & central banks
What Is the Fed? What Does It Do, and Why Does the Whole World Watch It?
The US central bank sets interest rates that affect stocks, gold, currencies, and crypto worldwide. Learn about the Fed's structure, duties, and tools.
How the FOMC Meets and How to Read the Dot Plot
Who votes, how many meetings are held each year, what time results are announced in Thai time, and how to read the dot plot that signals the future direction of interest rates
How Interest Rate Rises and Cuts Affect Stocks, Gold, Currencies, and Crypto
Why interest rates are the single most important variable in financial markets, and how they transmit to each type of asset.
What Is Inflation? How to Read CPI and PCE Data
Why inflation data causes sharp market volatility, how CPI and PCE differ, and what Core means
How to Read the Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) Report
The news release that moves the market the most each month: when it comes out, which figures to look at, and how the market interprets them.
The World's Major Central Banks: The Fed, ECB, BOJ, BOE, PBOC and the Bank of Thailand
Besides the Fed, which other central banks can move the markets, which currencies does each one oversee, and how do their policies affect Thai investors?
Bond Yield and the Yield Curve
Why gold and stock traders watch the US 10-year bond yield, and what an inverted yield curve says about the economy
How to Read an Economic Calendar for Beginners
Which news matters, what the Actual, Forecast and Previous columns mean, and how to prepare before major news is released
Forex & currencies
What Is Forex? The World's Largest Financial Market
The currency exchange market trades $9.6 trillion a day. Who the players are, when it opens, and why currencies rise and fall.
Major Currency Pairs, Pips and the Dollar Index (DXY)
How to read currency pair prices, which pairs are the majors, what a pip is, and why the dollar index acts as the market's compass.
Forex in Thailand: Legal Issues and Risks You Need to Know
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has no policy of granting licenses for FOREX businesses. Soliciting people to trade through various platforms carries legal penalties. Includes how to spot scammers.
Crypto
What Is Cryptocurrency and How Does Blockchain Work?
Understand the basics of Bitcoin and blockchain, why crypto has value, and what causes its sharp price swings.
Key Crypto Coins to Know (Top 10 by Market Cap)
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, BNB, USDC, XRP, Solana and other major coins: what each one is and what it is used for
What Is a Stablecoin, and Is It Really Safe?
How coins pegged to the dollar work, how USDT and USDC differ, and the risks that remain
Crypto Risks and Choosing a Trading Venue in Thailand
The main risks of investing in crypto, how to verify that an exchange is licensed by the SEC, and how to store your coins safely
Gold & oil
Gold: What Moves the Price, and How Thai Gold Differs from Global Gold
The factors that drive global gold prices, the role of central banks, and how 96.5% gold bar prices are determined in Thailand
Oil: How Brent and WTI Differ and What Role OPEC+ Plays
The benchmark oil prices mentioned in the news, the supply and demand factors behind them, and why oil prices affect inflation and Thai stocks
Investing basics
Risk Management for Beginner Investors and Traders
Principles that matter more than finding an entry point: set your position size, use a Stop Loss, understand Leverage, diversify your risk, and be aware of your own emotions
How to Spot Investment Scammers
Common investment scams in Thailand, including fake trading apps, LINE groups that pump stocks, and guaranteed returns, along with ways to verify before you transfer money
Essentials for trading the news
BasicsHow news moves prices
Prices don't move because news is good or bad. They move because news is different from what the market expected. An inflation print of 3.4% can weaken the dollar if the market expected 3.6%.
- Consensus is the average analyst forecast, shown in economic calendars
- Actual − Consensus is the “surprise” that moves prices
- Revisions to last month's number matter too
BasicsReading the economic calendar
The releases that move the dollar and gold the most for traders in Thailand:
- Nonfarm Payrolls: first Friday of the month, 19:30 Bangkok time (during US daylight saving)
- US CPI: mid-month, 19:30
- FOMC meetings: 8 a year, decision around 01:00 after the Wednesday meeting
- Bank of Thailand MPC: moves the baht and bank stocks
Spreads often widen and slippage rises before big releases. Reduce position size or pause your EA.
Forex / GoldFed rates, the dollar and gold
Higher US rates → holding dollars pays more → a stronger dollar. Gold pays no interest, so it becomes more costly to hold and often dips at first.
But if rates rise because inflation is so high that markets fear a downturn, gold can climb again as a safe haven. See examples on the “News history” page.
StocksThai stocks and foreign money
The SET is driven to a large extent by foreign money. When US rates rise and the Thai–US rate gap widens, money tends to leave emerging markets, and large caps in banking, energy and telecoms are sold first.
- Track daily net buying and selling by foreign investors
- A weaker baht together with foreign selling signals capital outflows
RiskManage risk before thinking about profit
- Risk no more than 1–2% of your account per trade
- Always set a stop-loss and size your lots from the stop distance
- High leverage turns small news into a wiped-out account; see 10 Oct 2025
- Keep a journal: why you entered and what news surrounded the entry
EAWhat an EA is, and what to watch out for
An EA (Expert Advisor) is an automated trading program on MetaTrader 4/5. It follows its written rules without emotion, but it doesn't know about news unless it has a news filter.
- Look at multi-year backtests together with live account results
- Beware of Martingale/Grid EAs with no stop-loss
- Always test on a demo or cent account first
- Use a VPS so the EA runs continuously