Risk warning
Last updated: 16 October 2026
Tools and education only. Not financial advice. Trading forex, CFDs, futures and other leveraged products carries a high level of risk and is not suitable for everyone. You can lose some or all of your money, and with some products losses can exceed your deposit.
- Leverage magnifies losses as well as gains. Margin requirements can change, and your provider may close positions under its terms.
- Prices can gap or move fast, spreads can widen, and orders can be delayed, rejected or filled at a worse price. A stop-loss does not guarantee your exit price.
- Expert Advisors and indicators can lose money, including through software errors, connection or power failures, broker conditions and changing markets.
- Past performance, backtests and examples do not reliably predict future results. The figures in our courses and calculators are arithmetic examples, not forecasts.
Education, not advice
Everything from The Chart Mechanics, including tools, courses, this website, emails and social media posts, is general software and educational material. It is not personal financial, investment, tax or legal advice, a recommendation to buy or sell anything, or a trade signal, and it doesn't take your circumstances into account. No result or profit is promised.
Before trading, make sure you understand the product and its costs, check the rules that apply to you and your account, and consider independent advice from an authorised professional. Never trade money you can't afford to lose.