In our everyday living through all the Public Medias we are coming across the story about the fight between Bulls and Bears in the markets. Most often, people who are not involved in any trading activity or have no knowledge about trading in the markets, are not familiar what this fight is about. However, for all the investors around the world, especially since national and international trading came into formal existence, these terms have served as shorthand to describe general sentiments among buyers and sellers of stocks, bonds,...
Theresa May, the British Prime Minister, faced a series of defeats in the House of Lords on key Brexit legislation. The Tories don’t have a majority in the House of Lords and decisions taken there are not binding in Parliament. It can give an insight on where current proposals stand and where there is room for improvement or adjustments in order to reach a broader consensus. PM May does have a razor thin majority in Parliament thanks to her allies the DUP. This has been countered by so-called Tory rebels which may vote with the opposition...
While many investors take actions that aren’t in their best self-interest, such as making trades based on emotions, rather than on logic, or holding on to a losing position so they won’t have to admit they made a bad trade, successful forex traders don’t do these things. Trading is a very special profession and trading successfully requires a unique set of skills. Forex trading can be learned by anyone, yet 95% lose all their money, so what makes forex trading so hard? It’s not learning the right information –...
Concepts such as digital currencies, cryptocurrency, and blockchain have become major buzzwords in the financial world as of late and, even if you aren't from an economics background, people are starting to realize that things like Bitcoin and Ethereum can be major moneymakers. Investing and trading in digital currencies is quickly turning into the newest way to jump on the cryptocurrency bandwagon, and while it isn't too late to join the party, wrapping your head around exactly how to do that is one very daunting task. Over the past few...
The US Dollar has been under pressure for several months and just as many may have thrown in the towel and gave up, a lifeline has been thrown into the mix: 10-Year US Treasury Yields. For several weeks traders have been watching yields increase and now they are within a few basis points of breaking out above 3.0%. Yields move opposite of prices which means that an increase in yields translates into a decrease in prices. Once the 10-Year US Treasury successfully moves above 3.0%, many traders expect a rally and much higher yields to come. The...
