TAG: Volatility

Trade of the Week: Cryptos to rise again this CPI week?

Bitcoin back to within 2% of record high! All 11 FXTM Crypto CFDs climbing in tandem with Bitcoin Cryptos often rise the same week that US inflation data is released| Cryptos' weekly advance is tampered with 2 days of declines Solana offer...

6 months ago

Trading the trend: up over 33% year-to-date with 2% risk per trade – short VIX

Today we would like to short the volatility index (VIX) with a stop loss at 20.40 and a downside target around 14.50. (AI Video Summary) Our profitable trading strategy In this week's episode of "Trading the trend", Axel Rudolph discusses his successf...

5 months ago

Are markets turning a corner into a downhill slide?

Ron William from RW Advisory looks across the change in sentiment and considers the potential path of the markets up to and past the US elections. (AI Video Summary) Discussing current equity volatility and pullback In this IGTV interview hosted by Je...

5 months ago

Beat the street: Traders eye latest Middle East tensions; Netflix; Boeing; American Express; P&G

Netflix shares indicated lower dropped after the company forecast current-quarter revenue below estimates. American Express, all-sessions, reverse course after its earnings. Procter & Gamble’s Q3 sales missed the street. Plus, Boeing to bring flying c...

5 months ago

NASDAQ 100 and Nikkei 225 suffer huge losses, while Dow heads lower

NASDAQ 100 rout intensifies At one point this morning the NASDAQ 100 was expected to open 1000 points lower in the cash session. The index has gapped lower, and is now trading below the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) for the first time since Ma...

2 months ago

Global stock market rout: why are stocks falling, and is there more to come?

What is happening in stock markets? Global stock markets slumped, with Japan's Nikkei 225 plummeting 12.40%, its largest single-day drop since 1987. European markets opened lower, with major indices falling between 1.7% and 2.8%, while US NASDAQ 100...

2 months ago

Still the Magnificent 7? The outlook for big tech after recent volatility

Tech stocks see huge volatility in market rout The past week has seen the selloff in the Magnificent Seven technology stocks gather pace. All seven of these major names, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Tesla, Meta, Alphabet and NVIDIA, have now seen their s...

2 months ago

Stocks caught up in traditional September weakness

September starts with a bang Historically, September has been a challenging month for investors in global markets. Unlike other months that might offer more predictable returns, September often delivers disappointing outcomes. This phenomenon has earne...

1 month ago

What is the Average True Range (ATR) indicator and how do you trade with it?

What is the Average True Range (ATR) indicator? The Average True Range (ATR) is a powerful technical analysis tool developed by J. Welles Wilder Jr. to measure market volatility. Unlike other indicators that focus on price direction, the ATR solely measur...

1 month ago

Trade of the week: long VIX

We would like to do so with a stop loss below the August low at 15.25 and an upside target above the 30.00 mark. (Partial video transcript) Previous trading outcomes Axel Rudolph: Hello, and welcome to this week's “Trade of the week” on Monday the 30th of...

2 weeks ago