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OPEC and G20 Meetings Not Guaranteed
On 8 March 2020, Saudi Arabia initiated an oil price war with Russia, triggering a rout in the oil market at a time where the world is facing a pandemic and many countries forced to shut down their activities and borders. Crude oil prices have lost nearly half of their prices, battled by a simultaneous demand and supply shock. Last Thursday, Pr...
April 8, 2020Read More >Inner Circle Video: Treating your trading as a business…the next level
In this weeks session we explored the concept of trading as a business. We differentiated between this and the way in which many traders operate i.e. in the 'hobby zone'. Additionally guidance was provided to potential stages you can work towards once the basics are in place. The video can be watched below: Any comments or questions to mik...
April 2, 2020Read More >Control your trading time (with FREE audit tool download)
Trading requires a commitment of time. For each of us the amount of time we must dedicate to trading activities is limited and justifiably so by other life activities (for of course, we want trading to contribute rather than take away from lifestyle). Despite the importance of checking in on how you are using your trading time, comm...
April 2, 2020Read More >First Quarter: Crisis, Volatility, and Opportunities
The first quarter of 2020 was marred by unpredicted events that rattled the financial markets: Tensions between US and Iran; The extreme weather conditions across the globe as a result of climate change; The novel coronavirus; and An oil price war between Saudi Arabia, the oil kingdom, and Russia. A Trio of Crises Faced by an unpreced...
March 31, 2020Read More >Quick trading Tip…Be Calm and Develop Trading Patience
When we first start to trade, or subsequently (as a more experienced trader) when we trade a new symbol or system we are often “excited” as we see a “hope” for better results. We often forget that the development of expertise in other areas we have in life (think about what you do in work now for example), you must invest time,...
March 30, 2020Read More >The Perfect Storm Brewing in the Oil Market
The Perfect Storm Brewing in the Oil Market The oil and gas industry has been undergoing significant challenges due to the structural shift within the industry. A pandemic-induced economic downturn and an oil price war have now added another layer of uncertainty to the oil markets. Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Russia have disrupted the stab...
March 27, 2020Read More >Investment Opportunities in the Health Care Sector
It might be difficult to stay optimistic in such plunging markets. Global equities are in a bear market and investors are moving away from riskier assets. Amid the mayhem, there may still be some buying opportunities if investors are selective about certain stocks. We are facing a global pandemic that is slowly forcing major countries into lock...
March 24, 2020Read More >Year to Date: ASX Best Performer
It may be difficult to remain optimistic in such plunging markets. Global equities are in bear market territory and investors are moving away from riskier assets. Amid the mayhem, there might still be some buying opportunities if investors are selective about certain stocks. We are facing a global pandemic that is slowly forcing major countri...
March 20, 2020Read More >Gold Is Being Liquidated
Liquidity Crisis High levels of liquidity happen when there is both supply and demand for an asset, meaning transactions can take place easily. A market is considered to be liquid if it can absorb liquidity trades with significant changes in price. A liquidity crisis is, therefore, an acute shortage or drying up of liquidity. In simple terms, it...
March 18, 2020Read More >Should Current Market Volatility Merit a Review of how you are Trading?
Volatility Revisited Volatility is a measure of the range of price movement over a defined period on a specific timeframe on which any calculation is performed. It may increase or decrease dependent on market conditions and aims to provide the trader with an indication as to whether the range price movement in subsequent candles/bar is lik...
March 11, 2020Read More >Mind the gap! Strategies to managing ‘gapping’ risk with Shares and Share CFDs
Obviously, one of the major differences between trading shares or share market derivatives (e.g. Share CFDs and Options) compared to other instruments such as Forex and Index or Commodity CFDs, is the daily set market hours and the risk of potentially significant differences in price between the close of one trading session and the openin...
March 10, 2020Read More >Coronavirus equity market action: Too early to call a bottom?
At last week’s Share CFD clinic webinar session on Thursday we discussed the current market response to Coronavirus and key technical levels that could be important. Clearly market reaction has been significant, market sentiment over the last week has given a clear sentiment message as to the adverse financial implications of Coronav...
March 2, 2020Read More >Inner Circle Video: “Why is my trading system not working?”
Please find below the recording of the video from this weeks exciting Inner Circle session “Why is my trading system not working?": Five key areas to explore NOW. Please note the disclaimer at the start of the video. https://vimeo.com/392460601 Any questions about the content covered then please feel free to drop an email to mi...
February 20, 2020Read More >Australian Earnings Results – ASX200 Hits Record High
It was another busy day for the Australian share market with a series of corporate results; namely for Asaleo Care, Crown, Cleanaway, Domino's Pizza, Fletcher Building, Fortescue Metals, Lovisa, McPherson's, Mount Gibson, McMillan Shakespeare, Nearmap, Seven Group, Sonic Healthcare, St Barbara, Stockland, Vicinity Centres, Wesfarmers, and Wis...
February 19, 2020Read More >Australian Earnings Results: Altium Kept the ASX200 in the Red
In the Australian share market, the focus remains on the earnings report. Most sectors were trading in negative territory with significant losses in the energy and information technology sectors. The technology sector was dragged by Altium Ltd. Altium is the world’s leading software company. It has helped a wide range of companies succeed in ...
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