Why do markets hate uncertainty? Markets hate economic uncertainty. While it creates volatility, it is often not the good kind. What I mean by “bad” volatility is when it is driven by the latest news headline in a...
Global-view.com GTA Challenge Continues – More Prizes! (All traders must register to participate) https://global-test.financialmarkets.media/global-view-com-gta-challenge-continues-more-prizes/ Global-view.com GTA Challenge Continues – More Prizes! We are happy to announce next round of our GTA Challenge. The Challenge will start...
What Does the Trump Effect Trade Scorecard Show? What happened to the Trump Effect Trade? It was supposed to be a no brainer with tariffs, tax cuts and less regulation fueling the economy while raising the risk of...
Newsquawk Highlights for the Week Ahead: 3-7th March 2025 Week Ahead: 3-7th March 2025 – Highlights include Tariff deadline, US NFP, ISM, China Two Sessions, ECB policy announcement MON: Chinese Caixin Manufacturing PMI (Feb), EZ/UK/US Final Manufacturing...
Do the German Elections Matter? To be frank, I have been hyper focused on the aftermath of the US elections and have not spent much time thinking about the upcoming Sunday vote in Germany. If markets had shown...
Is Gold Ready for a Pause? As I have said many times, There is no reason to guess at a top when something is trading in unchartered waters (i.e. record highs) until charts tell you there is...
Do you ever wonder what is behind market reactions to headline news? Have you ever sat in front of your platform and seen a currency, for example, suddenly spike up or down 20 pips when there is...
Newsquawk Week Ahead Highlights – 10-14th February 2025 Highlights include Fed Chair Powell Testimonies, US, China and Swiss CPI, US Retail Sales, UK GDP and NZ Inflation Forecasts SUN: Chinese Inflation (Jan) MON: Norwegian CPI (Jan) and...
Why Do Prop Trading Firms Offer Discounts? I remember my time living in Singapore when every purchase involved bargaining for a discount. I learned then to never buy at retail prices and to ask for a discount. With...
Newsquawk Week Ahead Highlights – 3rd-7th February Newsquawk Highlights include US, Canada and NZ Jobs, US ISMs, BoE, EZ CPI, BoJ SOO, JMMC MON: Chinese New Year (Market Holiday – Mainland Closed, Hong Kong Open), BoJ Summary of...
Trading Tip: Why You Should Drill Down on Your Charts As I have noted many times, identifying the side to trade is more than half the battle in putting on successful trades. In this regard, one...
Is the Trump Effect Impacting the EURUSD and the DAX? Here is a question? Why has the EURUSD recovered and DAX at record levels given the risk of Trump tariffs. prospect of lower interest rates, an...