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,…
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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…
Building an Optimal CFD Portfolio During a Crisis
A lot of financial and economic uncertainty lies ahead and as CFD traders, we must find solutions on how to optimize our trading regime. It’s almost certain that we’ll have…
How to Exploit Volatility with CFDs in 2020?
So far 2020 had been a historic year, with the fastest drop in the stock markets ever recorded. As CFD traders we should adjust the way we interact with the…
US Stock Markets Tank 30% – Will the Meltdown Continue?
The risk of a sudden stop in global economic activity, due to the coronavirus outbreak and the recent oil shock, had prompted massive selling in the US stock markets, with…
Gold and Bonds Outperform – Will It Last the Entire 2020?
There had been a massive inflow into bonds and gold for the past three weeks, mainly because financial companies and retail investors had started to price in a worse global…
Trading CFDs When Markets Are Dominated by Fear
Navigating the markets in the current uncertain environment is a great challenge even for the most experienced traders. The coronavirus outbreak seems to have sparked doubts about the 2020 global…