Meme stocks, wallstreetbets, and the recent stock mania
If you are an active retail CFD trader, the whole saga of meme stocks shouldn’t be a surprise. There is record-breaking speculation on stocks like Gamestop, AMC, Blackberry, Bed Bath…
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Can Stocks Go Up if Inflation Overshoots in 2021?
The big debate of 2021 will be around inflation, especially since opinions diverge among many experts. Some believe that the record-breaking fiscal spending, combined with a subdued global GDP could…
Risks Associated with Rising Interest Rates
Once the US election was over, the risk sentiment across all financial markets had improved meaningfully. US stocks and other large indices rallied, but as with all prior occasions, some…
Why COVID-19 Is Not Influencing Financial Assets?
For most CFD traders out there, how financial assets had performed during the past two months could be completely irrational. It is now becoming a big question mark because the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The “Growth Trend” and CFD Trading
If you are relatively new to the world of trading, the “growth trend” represents the massive outperformance of the US technology sector since the 2008 financial crisis. The Nasdaq100 had…
Keeping Risk Under Control with CFDs
One of the main reasons why most retail traders fail to make money trading CFDs is their lack of understanding when it comes to risk management. They still view the…
Using Leverage Professionally in CFD Trading
Contracts for Difference (CFDs) are popular, especially in Europe, mainly due to leverage – the ability to deposit a small amount as collateral and borrow money from the broker in…