OTM Academy
One Trading Markets Academy
Your Complete Guide to Master the Markets
At OTM Academy, we understand that navigating the world of investment and foreign exchange markets can feel overwhelming. That is why we have built a complete library of clear, practical guides — covering fundamental and technical analysis, trading psychology, and risk management — so you can learn at your own pace and trade with confidence.
Fundamental Analysis
- Education & AnalysisFundamental Analysis
Explaining Forex Pairs & Currency Symbols
A clear guide to how forex pairs work, the major/minor/exotic groups, the most traded symbols, and the pros and cons of focusing on major pairs.2 min read2025 - Education & AnalysisFundamental Analysis
What Is Leverage in Trading?
Leverage lets you control a larger position than your cash balance by posting a small margin deposit. It can amplify gains and losses, so understanding ratios, margin, and risk controls is essential.2 min read2025 - Education & AnalysisFundamental Analysis
Margin Trading: Definition, Equity, Free Margin, Margin Level, Margin Call & Risk
A clear guide to margin: what it is, how it’s calculated, how it relates to leverage, equity and free margin, what “margin level” means, how margin calls/stop-out work, plus practical examples and risk controls.2 min read2025 - Education & AnalysisFundamental Analysis
Forex Spread: Definition, Calculation, Types & Why It Matters Description
Understand the bid-ask spread, how to calculate it in pips/points, fixed vs variable and ECN accounts, what widens/tightens spreads, how to view it on MT5, and when spread size really impacts your strategy.2 min read2025 - Education & AnalysisFundamental Analysis
Short Selling (Short Sell): Definition, Math, Risks, and MT5 How-To
Learn how short selling works, why traders use it in falling markets, the profit/loss formula, CFD advantages, typical setups (breakdowns, patterns, MAs), and step-by-step execution on MT5—plus what a short squeeze is and when shorting may make sense.2 min read2025 - Education & AnalysisFundamental Analysis
Swap (Overnight Financing) Explained
Clear explanation of swap/overnight financing: what it is, when it’s charged, how it’s calculated, how to view it in MT4/MT5, Islamic (swap-free) accounts, futures roll, and the carry-trade strategy.2 min read2025
Technical analysis
- Education & AnalysisTechnical analysis
Elliott Wave Theory Explained (Simple, Complete Guide)
What Elliott Wave Theory is, how Ralph Nelson Elliott linked crowd psychology to repeating price cycles, why the pattern is “fractal,” the difference between impulsive and corrective waves, core rules for wave counts, how to use the EW oscillator on MetaTrader with other indicators, and why Elliott Waves work best as a supporting tool—not a standalone signal.5 min read - Education & AnalysisTechnical analysis
Fibonacci Support & Resistance (How to Trade Retracements & Targets)
What the Fibonacci sequence is, how traders use Fibonacci retracements to find support/resistance in trending markets, how to mark A–B–C swing points in uptrends and downtrends, and how Fibonacci expansions (projections) define logical profit targets using FE 61.8, 100, and 161.8.3 min read2025 - Education & AnalysisTechnical analysis
Murrey Math Support & Resistance (How to Read the 1/8 Lines)
How Murrey Math Lines convert Gann’s “octaves” into eight price levels, what each 1/8 band means for support and resistance, how the core trading range (3/8–5/8) behaves, and how extended octaves (+1/8, +2/8, −1/8, −2/8) signal when a new Murrey frame is being printed.3 min read2025 - Education & AnalysisTechnical analysis
Wolfe Wave Support & Resistance (How to Trade It)
What Wolfe Waves are, how the five-wave structure reflects supply and demand around fair value, how to draw the dominant trendline, the difference between strict vs. modified Wolfe Waves, and how to use the pattern for entries, stops, and profit targets using the EPA (Estimated Price at Arrival).3 min read2025 - Education & AnalysisTechnical analysis
Camarilla Pivot Support & Resistance (How to Trade It)
What Camarilla Pivots are, how they define trend vs range, why institutions use them, the H3/L3 core zones, breakout vs. mean-revert setups, and precise long/short rules for both “open inside” and “open outside” scenarios.2 min read2025 - Education & AnalysisTechnical analysis
Explaining the RSI (Relative Strength Index)
What RSI is, why traders use it, the exact formula, default and alternative settings, RSI trendlines, multi-period cross method (RSI-5 vs RSI-14), classical divergence, and practical day-trading configurations.2 min read2025
