It would definitely be good to have a basic idea on what drives markets, but most of what has been posted on this thread (obviously :becky:except for my AWESOME advice) is far too detailed for what you have in mind. The basic stuff is simple r.e. interest rates and expectations, or surprise employment numbers etc. As i've said, the harder stuff is the change in tone in speech from a central banker. I am deficient in this last part and to be honest, having a rough idea about all this stuff is important because if you know it then you are more than happy to participate in a trend day as you understand the implications of a bit of news or a stray comment (but on that last one I understand that this is the hardest part). Otherwise you're looking for price to reverse all the time and don't participate as 'price has gone too far' as only about 20% of trading days are trend days. This is my main problem as a trader, participating in trend days goes against my natural inclination of reversals which occur 80% of the time.