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Trade from an informed place. We cover news, political events and market analysis plus product updates.

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Trade from an informed place. We cover news, political events and market analysis plus product updates.

Understanding Retail Sales

Retail sales play a fundamental role in shaping the economic landscape of any country. These sales represent the culmination of consumer demand for finished products, serving as a barometer for economic health and a predictor of market trends. In the United States, this vital metric is meticulously tracked and reported monthly by the U.S. Census Bu...

November 1, 2022
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What Is the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?

CPI is a globally recognised economic indicator used by many countries to measure inflation and assess changes in the cost of living for their citizens. It evaluates the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services, such as food, clothing, rent, healthcare, entertainment, and tran...

November 1, 2022
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Buying entry forming on EUR/NZD?

The EUR has been rebounding strongly on the back of being sold off for much of the year. With inflation at record highs and a cost of living and energy crisis, the currency has become extremely weak, even dropping below parity with the USD. However, in recent week, the EUR has begun putting in a bottom. The ECB last night decided to raise their off...

October 28, 2022
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Why you need to be aware of Stop Loss Hunting

  Stop loss hunting is frustrating, annoying and can be detrimental to any retail trader. The premise of stop hunting is that large systemised institutional trading strategies know where the average retail trader or most traders will set stop losses and therefore profit off triggering these ‘stops. Their own algorithm will then deliberate...

October 28, 2022
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Boeing’s Q3 results have landed – the stock is down

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) announced Q3 earnings results before the market open in the US on Wednesday. The world’s largest aerospace company reported revenue that missed analyst expectations at $15.956 billion (up by 4% year-over-year) vs. $17.911 billion estimate. The company reported a loss per share of -$6.18 per share vs. $0.132 earn...

October 27, 2022
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Short term break out on the EURUSD

The EURUSD is showing some signs of a potential short term break out on the daily and 4-hour time price charts. This is largely a technical breakout, although it is also supported by a shift in sentiment towards growth assets and away from the USD in the last week.   Technical Analysis       The daily cart show...

October 26, 2022
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Coca-Cola tops Wall Street Q3 estimates

Coca-Cola tops Wall Street Q3 estimates The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) reported Q3 financial results before the market open on Tuesday. The US beverage company posted solid results for the quarter, beating Wall Street analyst estimates for both revenue and earnings per share (EPS). Revenue reported at $11.063 billion (up by 10% year-over-...

October 26, 2022
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Pound gearing up for a reversal?

The UK has had to deal with recessionary fears, sky high energy prices, a cost-of-living crisis, and a breakdown in political leadership. This has caused the GBP to fall to lows not seen since the last century. The British economy has also had to deal with a potential liquidity crisis caused by some of the large UK retirement funds almost bringi...

October 25, 2022
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Understanding CFDs: An introductory guide to CFDs

What are CFDs? A contract for differences (CFD) is an agreement between a buyer and a seller that the buyer will pay the seller the difference between the current value of an asset and its value at the time of the contract. CFDs provide traders and investors with the opportunity to profit from price movements without owning the actual asset...

October 23, 2022
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Procter & Gamble beats estimates – the stock is up

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) reported its latest financial results before the opening bell on Wednesday. The largest consumer goods company in the world topped both revenue and earnings per share (EPS) estimates for the quarter – sending the stock price higher at the open. Revenue reported at $20.612 billion (up by 1% year-ove...

October 20, 2022
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Tesla Q3 revenue falls short of Wall Street expectations – price target raised by Bank of America

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) reported its Q3 financial results after the closing bell on Wednesday. World’s largest automaker exceeded earnings per share (EPS) estimates for the quarter but fell short on revenue. Revenue reported at $21.454 billion (up by 56% year-over-year) vs. $21.982 billion expected. EPS at $1.05 per share (up by 69% year-over...

October 20, 2022
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USDCHF pair retraces as price level indicates a potential entry opportunity

The USD had a pullback in recent days as equities have rebounded allowing for other strong currencies such as the CHF to see   From a technical perspective the chart shows some interesting price action that may indicates an important inflection point for the price. On the weekly chart, the price has been in a long-term range between 0.87...

October 19, 2022
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Qantas shares price lift off, but Dividends on hold for FY22

Qantas Airways Limited (QAN:ASX) is the flagship carrier of Australia and the country's largest airline by fleet size. The company has had a resurgence in 2022 and the share price has rebounded from the lows of the pandemic. The “Flying Kangaroo” as it’s known throughout the industry, said that it would report an underlying pre-tax profit ...

October 18, 2022
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What is mean reversion?

Mean reversion strategies are some of the simplest trading strategy’s used by sophisticated traders. However, when most traders hear the term, they immediately get confused. So, what is mean reversion and why do traders use it as a strategy?   Mean reversion is the tendency for the price of an asset to move back to its long-term averag...

October 18, 2022
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AUD bounces strongly in line with US equity’s jump

The US indices pumped higher as holders of shorts had to close their positions which resulted in one of the strongest sessions in recent months. The US dollar finally dropped back down, and it gave the AUD some much needed relief and is showing some potential of a short-term reversal. The question remains, whether this bounce will hold, or whether ...

October 14, 2022
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