// Psychology8 min
Why 90% of retail traders fail — and what institutions do differently
Process beats prediction. A breakdown of the four behavioural patterns that separate professional desks from retail accounts.
May 24, 2026Read →
Market commentary from the floor.
Weekly essays on trading psychology, risk frameworks, and macro positioning — written by the senior traders running the Powerhouse desk.
// Market Wrap6 min
Naira volatility: positioning the desk through CBN policy shifts
How our risk framework handles emerging-market FX shocks while staying primarily exposed to G10 majors.
May 17, 2026Read →
// Risk11 min
Position sizing: the only math that matters
A walkthrough of the fractional-Kelly framework we use on the floor — with worked examples on EUR/USD setups.
May 09, 2026Read →
// Education7 min
From demo to live: the four checkpoints we require
How academy traders progress to firm capital. Hint: it is not about win rate.
Apr 30, 2026Read →
// Macro9 min
Gold's structural bid: why XAU stays in our core book
Long-term drivers behind our continued gold allocation and how we hedge it against dollar reversals.
Apr 21, 2026Read →
// Floor Notes5 min
Building Africa's first institutional FX desk
A founder's note on the infrastructure, talent, and culture decisions behind the Cape Verde floor.
Apr 12, 2026Read →
// Educational Chart
Study the tape with us.
A live TradingView terminal — search any pair and apply the frameworks covered in the essays above.
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