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...
Newsquawk Week Ahead: Highlights 17-21st February 2025 Highlights include RBA, RBNZ, FOMC Minutes, PMIs, Canada, UK and Japan inflation MON: N/A TUE: RBA Announcement & SoMP, UK Jobs (Dec), Swedish CPIF (Jan), German ZEW (Feb), Canadian CPI...
Should Traders Take President Trump at His Word? As I noted, Trading in the New Trump Effect Era: Actions Speak Louder Than Words. Well, President Trump is never at a loss for words as he has followed...
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...
Will Trump’s Tariffs Turn into a Nothing Burger? It feels like markets have begun trading in anticipation of Trump’s tariffs since August. Signals are mixed (i.e. gold up, bond yields down, dollar well of its highs, stocks uncertain)...
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...
GTA Challenge Round 3 – 27.01.-03.02.2025. The Third Winner of GTA Challenge GTA Challenge – No 3 – 27.01-03.02..2025. We are very pleased to announce our Third winner of GTA Trading Challenge. This time it...
A Warning for All Traders  Trading Trump’s Tariff Market A Warning for All Traders  Trading Trump’s Tariff Market: Timely suggestion to all the traders out there: President Trump’s imposition of 25 % tariffs on imports from Mexico...
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...