Changelog
What's new
A running log of new features, improvements, and milestones as we build FX Foundations. From beta to 163+ lessons, a trading simulator, and beyond.
New Plans, a Yearly Option & a 7-Day Free Trial
Pro now comes with a 7-day free trial, a yearly plan that saves about half compared with paying monthly, and lower prices in lower-income countries.
- 7-day free trial on monthly and yearly Pro (card required, cancel anytime before it ends and you won't be charged)
- New yearly plan alongside monthly and lifetime
- Regional pricing so learners in lower-income countries pay less
- Cancelling keeps Pro until the end of the period you paid for
- Clear trial and renewal status on your profile, plus a reminder email before the trial ends
- Google Pay at checkout
Forex Market Hours for Your City & Per-Instrument Calculators
New free tools that answer two of the most common beginner questions: when should I trade from where I live, and how big should my position be?
- Market hours pages for 16 cities, including Lagos, Nairobi, Karachi, Mumbai, Dhaka and Ulaanbaatar, with daylight saving handled automatically
- New pip value calculator
- Position size and pip value calculators for 13 instruments, including gold (XAU/USD) and oil
- Worked examples on every calculator page
- Corrected pip values for JPY cross pairs in the pip value lesson
Refer a Friend: Give a Month, Get a Month
Share your personal link from your profile. Your friend gets a 30-day free trial, and you get a month of Pro when they subscribe.
- Personal referral link with one-tap sharing to WhatsApp, Telegram, X and Facebook
- 30-day free trial for friends you invite
- One month of Pro credited to you for every friend who subscribes (up to 12 a year)
- Referral stats on your profile
A Better First Week: Free Progress, Your Pro Lesson, Guided Simulator
We rebuilt the first-time experience so new learners can get real value before deciding on Pro.
- Progress tracking and lesson completion are now free
- Free accounts can fully read one Pro lesson of their choice
- Signing up from a lesson now returns you to that lesson
- Simulator: guided first trade, a clear Play button, an End button, and every major pair free on the daily chart
- Fixed simulator Buy and Sell buttons that didn't respond to clicks
- Onboarding checklist with steps free accounts can actually complete
- Helpful nudges by email based on where you left off, at most one every two days
Faster Lessons, Full Mongolian Curriculum & Search Improvements
Lessons appear much faster on mobile, every lesson is now available in Mongolian, and the site is easier to find in search and AI assistants.
- Lesson text now shows immediately instead of waiting for the page to load scripts
- All 163 lessons now available in Mongolian, including MT5 and market hours lessons
- Upgrade, pricing and simulator screens translated into Mongolian
- Lesson summaries and related lessons on every lesson page
- One clear description of what's free across the whole site
- Account security improvements and more reliable billing
Charts for Every Lesson, Trading Clock & Free Showcase Lessons
From May to July we added visuals across the whole curriculum and opened our best lessons to everyone.
- Charts and diagrams added to every lesson that didn't have one, in English and Mongolian
- Interactive, timezone-aware Forex Trading Clock
- Three showcase lessons free for everyone: Risk to Reward Ratio, Candlestick Patterns and Best Time to Trade
- Redesigned landing page with learner testimonials
- Chart accuracy fixes, including Fibonacci levels and price axis direction
Complete Mongolian Translation Coverage
Every new feature and component now fully supports Mongolian. Natural, human sounding translations with proper financial terminology throughout.
- 401 new translation keys across 8 namespaces covering all recent additions
- Landing page: comparison section, testimonials, social proof ticker, and CTAs fully translated
- Strategy Builder and Trading Journal: every label, filter, error message, and empty state translated
- Natural Mongolian financial terminology: А/Г, стоп лосс, тейк профит, маржин
- Locale aware date formatting across journal and strategy pages
- Cleaned 103 dash instances from existing Mongolian text for natural reading tone
Email System Rewrite & Platform Fixes
Rebuilt the drip email sequence from scratch and resolved multiple platform issues across analytics, navigation, and profiles.
- Drip email sequence rewritten: 8 emails, value first approach, conversion optimised timing
- Manual drip trigger endpoint for testing email flows
- Email cron logging and maxDuration improvements for reliability
- Analytics tracking fixes across the platform
- Mobile navigation and simulator parameter fixes
- Session end screen links and sitemap updates
- Profile stats display fix with ARIA labels and accessibility improvements
- Content cross links added for sections 9 and 10
Strategy Builder & Trading Journal
Two major Pro features shipped. Build, test, and track your trading strategies alongside a structured journal for every session.
- Strategy Builder: create strategies with entry rules, exit rules, risk parameters, and instrument selection
- Rule builder component with configurable conditions, indicators, and values
- Strategy list with filtering, archiving, and performance stats
- Trading Journal: log simulator and live trades with full reflection workflow
- Journal entries with P&L tracking, emotion logging, plan adherence, star ratings, and tags
- Journal This Session button on simulator session end for instant logging
- Both features gated to Pro tier with clear upgrade prompts for free users
- Database tables and CRUD APIs with tier based access control
- Strategy and journal links added to navigation and sitemap
Homepage Conversion Overhaul
Complete homepage rebuild focused on conversion. New hero, social proof, comparison section, testimonials, and 10 targeted optimizations.
- Canvas animated candlestick hero background with 80 candles, dual SMA lines, volume bars, and live price tick
- Premium interactive chart upgrade replacing static SVG components
- Three Pillars section with icon backgrounds and structured value props
- Comparison section: FX Foundations vs typical forex education with animated rows
- Social proof ticker with real time learner activity feed
- Testimonial cards with 5 star ratings and data backed stats
- Sticky CTA bar that appears after scrolling past the hero
- Final CTA banner before footer for bottom of page conversions
- Leaderboard mock data fallback that auto replaces when 5+ real users join
- Hero scroll chevron, trimmed description (40 to 18 words), and refined CTA hierarchy
- All sections viewport optimized with min height screen and flex centering
- Lesson count updated from 153 to 163 across all pages, meta, and translations
Leaderboard Integration & AEO Optimization
The leaderboard is now a first class feature across the entire platform, and every lesson is optimized for AI search engines.
- Leaderboard integrated across 10 platform touchpoints: homepage widget, global navigation, session completion, simulator start challenge, profile rankings, history banner, share cards, and pricing social proof
- New leaderboard API endpoints for rank lookup, top traders, and per user best rankings
- Leaderboard link added to desktop and mobile navigation on every page
- AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) across all 163 lessons: FAQ sections, answer boxes, related topics, and HowTo schemas
- Remark glossary auto linking plugin connecting lesson terms to the glossary
- FAQ structured data (JSON LD) for AI search engine visibility
- Profile page crash fix: resolved server side exception when viewing achievements after using the simulator
Simulator Enhancements & Onboarding
Major simulator upgrade with 10 instruments, analytics dashboard, leaderboard, and a new user onboarding flow.
- 9 new trading instruments: currency crosses, indices (US30, NAS100, SPX500), and crypto (BTCUSD, ETHUSD)
- Grouped instrument picker with dynamic lot sizes per asset type
- Aggregate analytics dashboard with performance breakdowns
- Public leaderboard page with profit, win rate, and profit factor rankings
- Enhanced session end screen with analytics panels, personal bests, percentile ranking, and share cards
- Session detail page with equity curve, trade distribution, and full trade log
- Welcome page with experience level and goal selection for new signups
- Getting started checklist that persists across sessions
- Fixed chart double dispose crash on desktop Chrome
Platform Polish & SEO
Comprehensive platform quality pass: about page, SEO optimization, auth fixes, and homepage value propositions.
- About and changelog pages with authentic brand story
- Advanced title and description optimization across all pages
- Canonical URLs, hreflang, and structured data fixes
- Gamification section added to the homepage with XP and achievement value props
- Pricing page overhaul with simulator and gamification positioning
- Email confirmation redirect fix for smoother signup flow
- Existing email detection on signup with clear error messaging
- Removed private repository links and protected audio downloads
- Removed all dashes from visible content for natural reading tone
Gamification & Analytics
Persistent gamification system and full analytics integration to understand how learners use the platform.
- Persistent achievements, XP system, and levels on user profiles
- Achievement earned and level up email notifications
- PostHog analytics integration with full event tracking
- SVG icon system replacing emojis across the entire platform
Trading Simulator
The platform's biggest feature addition. A full featured trading simulator. Practice trading with realistic price generation and zero financial risk.
- Full trading engine with realistic price data generation and account math
- One click trading, keyboard shortcuts, and sound effects
- Trendline drawing tools and technical indicators overlay
- Session history with performance tracking and achievement badges
- Comprehensive responsive mobile experience
- Demo mode for instant access without an account
- Lot presets, dynamic chart updates, and trade markers
- Reframed as a 'bridge to live trading' with educational context
Content Expansion & Conversion
10 new SEO targeted lessons and smart content gating to help learners discover the platform and find relevant content.
- 5 new MT5 platform lessons (setup, charting, indicators, EAs, mobile)
- 5 new high intent SEO lessons across multiple sections
- Smart content gating with tools to lessons funnel
- Onboarding banner for new visitors
- FAQ schema markup for search engine rich results
Email System & Pricing
Hardened email delivery infrastructure and finalized USD pricing for Pro subscriptions.
- Email system hardening with retry logic, logging, and suppression lists
- Webhook integration for email delivery tracking
- USD pricing: $4.99/month or $29.95 lifetime
- Meter warning and reengagement email campaigns
Monetization & Professional Tools
Launched the metered paywall, broker comparison, certificates, and drip email campaigns.
- Metered paywall system with 3 free lessons per month for advanced sections (6+)
- Broker comparison page with affiliate disclosure and regulation data
- Completion certificates with unique verification pages
- Drip campaign email system for onboarding and reengagement
- Psychological paywall redesign with social proof
Pro Launch
Launched FX Foundations Pro with audio narration, progress tracking, Stripe payments, and a branded email system.
- Audio narration for all 163 lessons (Pro feature)
- Progress tracking with server side prefetching across devices
- Stripe payments integration (monthly + lifetime plans)
- Branded transactional email system via Resend (welcome emails, drip campaigns)
- SEO: Open Graph images, structured data, and hreflang tags
- Route progress bar showing lesson completion status
Design System & Internationalization
Full Mongolian language support, 21 educational visualization components, and major design refinements.
- Full Mongolian language support. All 163 lessons translated with complete i18n
- 21 educational visualization components across 46 lessons
- Interactive candlestick chart system with scenario based data
- Comprehensive illustration system for visual learning
- Editorial hero design with Framer Motion animations
- Auth system with email verification and content gating
- Visualization component redesigns with distinct visual personalities
Content Complete
All 18 sections and 163 lessons published. The full curriculum covering forex basics to algorithmic trading.
- 18 sections, 163 lessons covering the complete forex learning journey
- 6 trading calculators: position size, margin, risk, currency converter, economic calendar, and glossary
- MDX rendering pipeline with embedded interactive components
- Interactive charts in lessons with educational annotations
- Complete content for sections: Introduction, Economics, Terminology, Risk Management, Psychology, Price Factors, Market Conditions, Technical Analysis, Strategy, Backtesting, Cross Markets, Brokers, Accounts, Platforms, Automation, Labs, Survival Guides, and Utilities
Beta Launch
Opened the platform to a small group of beta testers for curriculum and UX feedback.
- Platform opened to beta testers
- Curriculum structure feedback incorporated
- Rewrote sections on risk management and technical analysis based on tester input
- Chart interactivity and lesson flow improvements