US Earnings Better-Than-Expected – Markets to Remain High?
Several weeks ago the US earnings season had started and in the meantime, most of the important companies had published their figures for the second quarter of 2020. As it…
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Apple 2020 Stock Split – What Does It Mean?
Yesterday after the close, Apple announced earnings, and even though some of the focus had been on the better-than-expected numbers, the company had also announced a stock split. What is…
Main Advantages of Volatility CFD Trading
Stock trading had been a popular activity over the past few months. Retail brokerage houses announced record new trading accounts opened and people had benefited from one of the steepest…
Stocks Overvalued vs. Stocks Continuing on the Upside
There’s a fierce debate on the next direction of stock markets and the difference of opinions had rarely been so far apart. Some believe that stocks are overvalued and a…
Q2 Earnings Season Starts Next Week – Stocks on Shaky Ground?
Public-listed companies will start to publish their earnings reports for the second quarter starting from next week and expectations had never been so depressed. Since the Western World had to…
FAANG Dominance at Record Levels – Can It Last?
Although the stock market in the US had rebounded impulsively from the March lows, the apparent strength actually relies on the “usual suspects”, the FAANG stocks. Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix,…
What is Quadruple Witching and How It Can Impact Your Trading?
As CFD traders, we’re dealing most of the time with financial derivatives and as a result, we must take into account expiration dates. What’s important to note about these expiration…
Stock Markets Slump on Rising COVID-19 Cases
Propped-up by abundant liquidity provided by central banks, all the major stock markets banked impressive returns since mid-March, but the situation had started to change this past week when market…
How to Manage Overshooting Markets with CFDs
Traders are frustrating nowadays seeing how markets continue to edge higher, even though underlying fundamentals had not been so depressed since a few decades ago. Aggressive actions from central banks…
When and Why Could Stock Markets Resume Selling?
The 2020 picture looks drawn from a scary movie and despite that, stock markets around the world had managed to rally, mainly stimulated by unprecedented actions from central banks. We’ve…
Top Reasons Why Markets Continue Rallying in May
Stock markets around the world continue their recovery in what seems to be one of the most annoying rallies in history. Market participants are confused to see asset prices so…
Setting Trading Targets when the Economy Turns South
CFD trading is a well-structured activity and part of each trader’s routine should be setting trading targets. We all want to make money, but exaggerated expectations are one of the…
Why Day Trading is the Best Strategy in 2020?
Although it is one of the most criticized trading approaches by big investors, day trading had slowly become an appropriate methodology this year. That happens mainly because markets had already…
Counter-Trend Trading with CFDs – Best Usage Scenarios
Even though we’re advised to trade in the direction of the dominant trend, there are some occasions when trading oppositely would turn out to be a winner. Although the risk…
Challenges of Trading Commodities CFDs in 2020
The first quarter of the year had just ended, and we’ve had one of the most volatile periods in the commodities market. A lot of challenges lie ahead and market…