Trading Strategies
December 16, 2024
The Bank of America (BofA) has confirmed that “the Santa Claus rally is real.” When Santa comes to town, investors rejoice much like kids. The holiday […]
December 11, 2024
Did you know that the tech-dominated Nasdaq 100 includes 8 non-financial sectors? When trading an index, you first need to understand its composition and the impact […]
November 18, 2024
The IT and communication services sectors form 74% of the AI index. The two sectors have significantly outperformed the S&P 500 and other sectors on the […]
November 15, 2024
Like gold, silver is among the oldest traded commodities. While we no longer use silver coins as currency, the precious metal finds multiple applications in the […]
October 10, 2024
On August 4, 2024, the S&P500 index declined by 3%. It was the steepest single-day decline since September 2022. The fears of an economic slowdown in […]
October 9, 2024
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) lowered its benchmark interest rates, for the first time in 4 years, on September 18, 2024. The 50 basis points (bps) […]
October 3, 2024
The DE40 index, also known as the DAX, tracks the performance of 40 of the largest blue-chip stocks listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. This index […]
October 2, 2024
Did you know that the stocks that make up the Magnificent 7 – Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla – account for 31% of […]
October 1, 2024
Gold has rallied remarkably since March 2024, climbing to newer highs multiple times during the second quarter of the year. The uptrend continued into the third […]
September 27, 2024
Being leveraged instruments, CFDs call for a well-planned approach to trading. The first step to this is learning popular trading strategies. This is particularly useful as […]
September 20, 2024
After the end of World War II, the US economy and its currency emerged as one of the strongest worldwide. Plus, the US dollar was pegged […]
September 18, 2024
Proprietary trading involves the usual market risks traders face, such as liquidity, volatility and leverage. And although you are trading with the broker’s funds, the capital […]
September 17, 2024
Trend trading is one of the most popular forex strategies. Scalpers, intraday traders, high-frequency traders, daily traders, and even long-term traders aim to ride trends to […]
September 12, 2024
Traditionally, proprietary trading (prop trading) firms, like investment banks, hedge funds, and brokerages would offer traders the opportunity to trade with the firm’s funds and offer […]
September 9, 2024
George Soros became known as the man who broke the Bank of England with his impeccable timing of short selling. The renowned forex trader’s short sale […]
September 6, 2024
Derivatives allow traders to gain exposure to price fluctuations in the financial markets without having to buy and own the underlying asset. The rise and phenomenal […]
September 5, 2024
The US dollar is undoubtedly the most traded currency in the world, comprising nearly 90% of all forex transactions. All the 7 major pairs include the US dollar. […]
September 4, 2024
Although the landscape of proprietary trading (prop trading) is relatively nascent compared to the history of the financial markets, it is a rapidly growing phenomenon. The […]
August 25, 2024
The per-ounce price of silver rose 23.37% in the 12 months to August 2024. After repeatedly testing the $30 level, the precious metal hit a 12-year high of $31.80/oz […]
August 23, 2024
Major FX pairs, such as the EUR/USD, USD/JPY and GBP/USD, are popular among traders for their massive trading volumes in the global forex markets. However, minor […]
