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“Risk on” sees the Euro pointing back higher - EURUSD forecast

Published 7 hours ago by: Steve Miley

A more positive tone from EURUSD into the end of September, trying to reject the Head & Shoulders top pattern see earlier in the month, as we highlighted in our report last week.The US Dollar strength that was a key theme from mid-September faded into the end of the month, with a more negative USD theme resuming.This has been a reaction to a shift back towards a global “risk on” theme,… Continued

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S&P 500 rebound, bigger bear threat eased, for now - S&P 500 forecast

Published 1 day ago by: Steve Miley

A rebound for global equity markets since last Friday and into late September.This has eased the bigger picture bearish pressures… Continued

Pound risk flips higher, for now - GBPUSD forecast

Published 2 days ago by: Steve Miley

A more positive tone for the Pound to start this week, for now rejecting the more negative tone we highlighted… Continued

EURUSD Breaking The Channel

Published September 28, 2020 by: Stephen Pope

EURUSD Spot has broken below the 50-day moving averageMarket may see short-term Euro buying, this will not lastNeither the U.S.… Continued

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“Risk on” sees the Euro pointing back higher - EURUSD forecast

Published 7 hours ago by: Steve Miley

A more positive tone from EURUSD into the end of September, trying to reject the Head & Shoulders top pattern… Continued

S&P 500 rebound, bigger bear threat eased, for now - S&P 500 forecast

Published 1 day ago by: Steve Miley

A rebound for global equity markets since last Friday and into late September.This has eased the bigger picture bearish pressures… Continued

Investing versus Trading

Published May 23, 2019 by: Steve Miley

In this article and accompanying video we look to explain the differences between Investing and Trading. https://youtu.be/M7O1p4e0EFI The four main… Continued

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Why you should keep a trading log

Published April 3, 2020 by: Steve Miley | Share:

Development can be tracked by considering the history of a set of actions and outcomes. For a trader, if you want to learn how to successfully trade Forex and CFDs (or any of the financial markets), it is key to be able to monitor your progress, to improve and become more successful at trading. Keeping a trading log (or journal) is an excellent way to… Continued

Trading in Volatile Markets

Published March 23, 2020 by: Steve Miley | Share:

Success in trading is always a challenge and can be difficult even with vast experience and a solid, structured training plan, that has been built over time and tested. However, when markets shift to a more volatile phase, even the most experienced trader or investor can find successful trading and investing extremely difficult. Here we are going to look at what an increase in volatility… Continued

Which markets should I trade? A deeper look at financial markets asset classes

Published December 13, 2019 by: Steve Miley | Share:

We will look at: What are the major asset classes in financial markets? What are the Forex options? What do I need to know about trading the stock market? What are the pros and cons of trading stock indices? Should I consider trading the bond markets? What do I need to know to trade the commodity markets? What financial markets are ultimately better suited to… Continued

Which Forex markets and currencies should I trade?

Published December 12, 2019 by: Steve Miley | Share:

We will look at: What are the major asset classes choices? Where to start with FX? Fundamental versus Technical Analysis The “FX Majors” Safe haven currencies “Risk” or commodity currencies Cross currency analysis Peripheral currencies and Emerging Markets What Forex markets are best suited to you? If you are relatively new to financial market trading then you will already have realized that the modern, Forex… Continued

CFD (Contract for Difference) Trading, Forex Trading and Spread Betting – similarities and differences

Published November 15, 2019 by: Steve Miley | Share:

In this article we are going to take a look at the history of Contract for Difference (CFD) Trading, what CFD Trading is and what are the advantages. We will also focus on Forex Trading, which is really just a subset of CFD Trading and also look at Spread Betting and how Spread Betting accounts differ from CFD and Forex Trading accounts. We will highlight… Continued

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“Risk on” sees the Euro pointing back higher - EURUSD forecast

Latest News

S&P 500 rebound, bigger bear threat eased, for now - S&P 500 forecast

Pound risk flips higher, for now - GBPUSD forecast

EURUSD Breaking The Channel

Latest Videos

“Risk on” sees the Euro pointing back higher - EURUSD forecast

S&P 500 rebound, bigger bear threat eased, for now - S&P 500 forecast

Investing versus Trading

Market Overview

Currency Converter

Learn how to trade Forex - Most Popular

Why you should keep a trading log

Trading in Volatile Markets

Which markets should I trade? A deeper look at financial markets asset classes

Which Forex markets and currencies should I trade?

CFD (Contract for Difference) Trading, Forex Trading and Spread Betting – similarities and differences

Top 6 brokers in your location

What is FX Explained and why are you here?

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