About The Next Bar

Two traders. One conversation.

The Next Bar exists for one reason: to help serious traders prepare — whatever they trade, however they trade it.

Markets don’t reward opinions. They reward preparation. Every fortnight we sit down — two traders with very different approaches — and work through what’s actually driving markets, what the charts are saying, and what it means for the trades ahead.

One of us builds trading tools and trades FX and indices short-term. The other spans longer-term investing and short-term opportunities. We don’t always agree — and that’s the point. The conversation between two honest, different perspectives is worth more than either view alone.

Around the live sessions we’ve built a hub: articles, tools, downloads and a community — all with one goal of helping you take your trading to the next level.

Mike Smith

CEO · Trader IQ

Trader, educator and builder of trading tools. Mike focuses on FX and indices with a short-term, discretionary approach — and on developing tools that make trading decisions smarter, quicker and easier.

Cameron Malik

Independent Investor · Educator

Independent trader and investor working across both longer-term investing approaches and short-term opportunities. Cameron reads the macro landscape — earnings, rates, rotation — and connects the narrative to what shows up on the chart.

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The live session is free, fortnightly, and built around what our audience asks for. Come and see how you prepare for the next bar.

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