Has 2020’s Epidemic Encouraged Women to Take Over the Online Trading World?

Trading the financial markets has been a man’s dominion for a long time.  In fact, when we think of a ‘Trader’ the word conjures up an image of a man, Type-A, sharply suited, overly confident, and engaging in cut-throat competition. It’s how we see traders because movies have imprinted this version of the trader in our minds; from Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort in Martin Scorsese’s Wolf of Wall Street to Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone’s Wall Street.  But times are changing, and reality often differs from Hollywood.

Women and Trading, Trending Upward

Non Traders would be surprised to see that most traders are in fact at home and more…

Your Favorite Brand Can be Your Next Trading Asset

Have you ever obsessed over a certain brand? A clothing line, tech products, or even a social media platform and wondering how profitable this global company might be? We all hear about investing in stocks, and the few lucky who invested in global stocks at the right time, and have now made a decent amount of profit thanks to their shares, but we simply can’t afford to do the same.

Well, this achievement may not be as expensive as you’ve imagined. The fact is, you don’t need massive amounts of money to take advantage of a company’s stock. With CFD stocks, you can more…

Will Gold and Precious Metals Continue their Bull Run?

Gold, silver and copper have been soaring since March lows, and they posted new cycle highs in August. They’ve seen consolidated, and metals have been trading in shor-term bearish trends and consolidative formations.

Today the fundamental situation remains bullish for precious metals. Why? Major central banks are about to introduce more easing, with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Bank of England (BoE) having announce more Quantitative Easing (QE) in November, while the European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to increase its bond-buying program at the December meeting.

The Federal Reserve (Fed) is also expected to act following Fed Chair Jerome Powell urging congress to provide more more…

Trading the US Election Through the Eyes of an Expert Trader

Every active trader looks for a rise in market volatility for potential opportunities.

That’s why the 2020 US election is one of the most anticipated trading events of the year.  And with less than a week to go, pro traders are preparing in different ways. Technical traders are watching price charts to predict potential market movements, fundamental traders are tracking data points to determine the strength of a particular currency. Whichever way you choose to trade the election, it’s a time for all traders to size up their strategies and risk management tools to make sure they are best positioned to benefit more…

Equities Collapsing Ahead of US Election on November 3

It has been a bad week for worldwide stocks, and most major indices are down by around 5% for the week, with further losses expected over the next days.

But don’t blame it all on the election. Yes, there is some uncertainty building up, especially if Joe Biden wins, but the odds are that each candidate has narrowed to 50/50. Biden’s recently revealed corruption scandal is hurting him, while Trump continues to attract huge crowds in his rallies.

As many keep saying stocks only go up in the long-term, no matter what party reigns or who the president is.

Worse than the election, are COVID-19 more…