In spite of these price movements, hundreds of millions of investors worldwide continue to risk their money in the financial market, hoping to make returns in the future. The volatility of the financial markets is of interest to investors since high levels of volatility often come with the chance of huge profits or significant losses at the expense of higher uncertainty. If volatility is extremely high, investors may choose to stay away from the markets in fear of losing their funds. Others mig […]

For instance, when using a five- and 15-period moving average, a potential breakout signal would occur whenever the five-period moving average crosses above the 15-period moving average, indicating an uptrend. Moving averages have given rise to a number of trading strategies which depend on how the indicators react to price changes on charts. The crossover strategy is one of the most commonly used approaches, as it allows traders to react appropriately when prices move above or below a given mo […]

We think that could be a story that sees EUR/USD advance to the 1.25 area by late summer. Probably one of the biggest talking points in FX markets right now will be whether one-year EUR/USD implied volatility crashes below 6.00% to hit a post-pandemic low. The ECB avoided any missteps yesterday in its communication, and another quarter of above-average PEPP purchases adds to the story of a liquidity glut. Excess reserves parked at the ECB are now some EUR4.2trn and feed into the search for yiel […]

You should consider whether you understand how CFDs, FX or any of our other products work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. On each subsequent calendar day until maturity or early redemption, the investor fee will be equal to The Investor Fee Rate times the closing indicative note value on the immediately preceding calendar day times the daily index factor on that day divided by 365. The daily index factor on any index business day will equal the closing lev […]

If you bought three CFDs to open, you would sell three CFDs to close. By closing the trade, your net open profit and loss will be realised and immediately reflected in your account cash balance. You can track market prices, see your unrealised profit/loss update in real time, attach orders to open positions and add new trades or close existing trades from your computer or smartphone. A guaranteed stop loss however, for which a small premium is charged upon trigger, guarantees to close your trad […]

According to various sources, the pre-holiday effect is a real phenomenon. Extensive research over the years indicates that can be as much as a tenfold increase in returns in the pre-holiday sessions of trading compared to regular trading sessions. In the run-up to Black Friday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, stock prices tend to balloon, yet there is less liquidity in the stock markets since many people are away, or with family. There is a greater degree of optimism during the holiday period, so […]