Rate Hike in Line with Expectations As expected by most traders and economists, the European Central Bank increased the policy rate by 0.25% to 3.25% on Thursday, following three previous hikes of 0.5% each. This is the highest level of rate since 2008. The ECB stated that its Governing Council would make sure that the […]
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The Moving Average, Convergence/Divergence indicator, is a momentum trading oscillator that commonly trades with trends. Besides being an oscillator, you cannot use it to tell if the stock market is overbought or depressed. It is shown on the graph as two curved lines. When the two lines cross, it’s like using two moving averages. How
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Financial markets are caught in a tug-of-war between continued inflation and recession worries as they try to guess the Federal Reserve’s next move. This means that investors are potentially ignoring a much more dangerous outcome: stagflation. The combination of slower economic growth with persistent inflation could potentially shatter hopes for a reversal of the Fed’s
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The Average True Range (ATR) indicator is often used in investing for several reasons. The ATR could help your trend trading, show you how the market works, and help you set targets more accurately to increase your chances of success. What is the purpose of using ATR? Market experts might use the ATR to help
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Bitcoin closes April with gains. This marks the 4th month in a row of price increases. Longest streak since March 2021. On Sunday, March 30, the BTC coin climbed to $30,000, down from its peak of $31,000 on April 14. Bitcoin has plunged 77% from its record highs of nearly $70,000 in 2021 to its
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The moving average (MA) is a simple way to analyze the forex market. It gives a constantly updated average price, which makes price information less volatile. The user can choose the average time to figure out the average, which could be from 10 days to 30 weeks. Moving average techniques are popular and can be
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The stochastic oscillator is also called the stochastic indicator. It is a popular way to tell when a trend will likely change direction. Thus, the indicator looks at how prices move and can be used to spot when stocks, indexes, currencies, and other financial assets are overvalued or oversold. How does the stochastic indicator work?
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Backtesting is a way to look at how a trading plan or idea has been done in the past. A trader can either physically backtest an approach or use backtesting software to determine if it will likely waste time and money. To directly test a trading plan or model, you have to do a few
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Forex Hedging means preparing for a possible loss by making up for it with a profit in another currency pair. It’s a short-term way to protect money when a seller thinks news or an event could change currency markets. When hedging forex pairs in this way, two methods work well together. To protect against currency
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Instead of investing in each company in a country individually, investors can buy an index. It is a cross-section of the market capitalization of the biggest companies in that country. Buying indices is often done with contract-for-difference (CFD) trading. The US30 is a standard measure of business around the world. It makes it easier for
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