Trading oil in 2025 requires an understanding of market fundamentals, geopolitical dynamics, and technical indicators. Below are several trading strategies suited to the current environment: 1. Trend Following Identify and trade...
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The Price of Power: A History of Oil
Oil, crude, brent, light sweet, black gold – whatever you want to call it, one thing’s for certain, it is perhaps the most important of all commodities, one we cannot currently live without, being the source of power for our...
Protecting Against Price Gaps
A price gap occurs when the price of a financial instrument falls (or rises) far and fast, moving apparently from one price level to another with no opportunity to trade at prices in between; more importantly, with no opportunity...
What’s the Right Way to Handle a Rights Issue?
very now an again you see a company offering additional shares to existing shareholders in what is known as a “rights issue”. They’re not doing this out of the kindness of their hearts, and you’re not getting something for...
UK Residents: Capital Gains Tax on Shares (2024 Update)
When you sell shares, the proceeds from the sale are known as your disposal proceeds. Subtracting the original purchase cost of the shares and certain allowable expenses gives you what is generally considered your profit...
Lessons for Modern Traders: Why Darvas’s Approach Endures
Wall Street as a Casino: Darvas’s Provocative Perspective Every trader has their icons—figures who exemplify success and innovation in the trading world. Nicolas Darvas, a ballroom dancer turned stock market wizard, serves...
Automated Trading: The Pros and Cons of Letting Machines Do the Work
In today’s fast-paced financial markets, where milliseconds can make or break a trade, automated trading has emerged as a game-changer. Using complex algorithms, automated systems can buy, sell, and manage positions with...
Eight Reasons Why You’re Losing
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Buy-and-Hold vs. Market Timing: An Active Trader’s Perspective
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Spread Betting on Corporate Updates and Trading Statements
Trading News Gaps: Should You React or Step Back? You may have noticed that prices often gap up or down when news is released overnight or just before the market opens. Some news comes entirely out of the blue -it’s...