Technical vs Fundamental Analysis Trade Analysis Every trader eventually reaches a point where they ask the same question: What type of trading analysis works best? Whether you trade stocks, indices, commodities, cryptocurrencies, Forex, or futures, understanding how to analyze the markets is critical to long-term success. But there is no universal answer. The…
MON: Holiday: Canada’s Victoria Day, Chinese Industrial Production (Apr), Chinese Retail Sales (Apr), Chinese Unemployment Rate (Apr), Swiss GDP (Q1), New Zealand PPI Q/Q (Q1) TUE: RBA Minutes (May), Japanese GDP (Q1), Japanese Capacity Utilisation (Mar), Japanese Industrial Production Final (Mar), UK Jobs (Mar), EZ Balance of Trade (Mar), US ADP Employment Change Weekly, Canadian…
SAT: Chinese Trade MON: Chinese Inflation (Apr), Norwegian Inflation (Apr) TUE: BoJ SOO (Apr), IEA STEO (May), EU Informal Meeting of Energy Ministers (May 12-13), Japanese Household Spending (Mar), German HICP Final (Apr), Italian Industrial Production (Mar), German ZEW (May), US Inflation (Apr) WED: BoC Minutes (Apr), EIA OMR (May), OPEC MOMR (May), Riksbank Minutes…
The Smarter Way to Trade Smart Investment Most traders are taught to look for trends to find direction, follow it, and stay in the trade as long as possible. It’s a simple idea, but real markets don’t behave that cleanly. Whether you’re trading stocks, crypto, forex, or indices, price rarely moves in a straight…
Why Markets Fear Uncertainty Financial Decisions Financial markets are driven by expectations about the future, not present conditions. When those expectations become unclear, volatility rises, risk appetite falls, and investors begin to reposition rapidly. The current escalation in the US–Iran conflict is a clear example of how geopolitical uncertainty can disrupt financial markets…
Stop Letting Hope Control Your Trades Trading and Risk Management Have you ever held onto a losing trade, hoping it would return to breakeven?Or skipped placing a stop-loss, hoping the market will reverse in your favor? Have you hedged a losing position, hoping to recover losses?Or traded purely on gut instinct, hoping the market…
Gold Is Rising, Bitcoin Is Falling Gold Price Today For anyone actively trading or following global markets, one divergence should have been impossible to ignore: precious metals are surging while Bitcoin and the broader crypto market are moving in the opposite direction. Gold has pushed to new record highs, while Bitcoin , long marketed…
Highlights include FOMC, BoC, Riksbank, EZ GDP, Tokyo CPI. Federal Reserve Interest Rates Mon: Australian Holiday (Australia Day), German Ifo (Jan). Tue: Chinese Industrial Profits (Dec), US Richmond Fed (Jan), US Consumer Confidence (Jan). Wed: Fed Policy Announcement, BoC Policy Announcement, BCB Policy Announcement, Australia CPI (Q4), German GfK (Feb), NZ Trade (Dec). Thu:…
Highlights include US PCE, BoJ, China Activity Data, Flash PMIs, and Inflation from the UK, Japan and Canada Marketwatch MON: US Holiday (MLK Day), Eurogroup Summit; EZ Final HICP (Dec), Canadian CPI (Dec), Chinese GDP (Q4), US Leading index (Oct), Housing Starts/Building Permits (Oct), Philadelphia Fed (Jan), New Home Sales (Nov), Australian Flash PMIs…
Essential Trading Rules Rules for The Game Surviving and thriving in the forex or any global market requires much more than chart reading or catching the next big move. The traders who last are the ones who follow a consistent set of rules built around discipline, risk control, and smart decision-making. Below…