FXCM Research Team

The US economy is the largest economy in the world, so it is important that traders understand the different US economic performance indicators.

Since the late 18th century, crude oil has been a sought-after commodity in Canada. The earliest oil exploration in the country came from the frontiersmen and aboriginal peoples who lived in the remote areas and territories of its wilderness. They observed and took note of the visibly abundant deposits of bituminous sands, also known as oil sands, along waterways in what is present-day Alberta. Numerous discoveries of substantial petroleum deposits ultimately…

Millennials are frequently characterized as having specific traits of which some can be useful for forex trading.

An option is a contract that grants the holder the right, but not the obligation, to either buy or sell an underlying asset or market factor during a specific time frame.

It is important to know the difference between Options and futures contracts and when to use either.

The Canadian dollar's dependence on commodity pricing suggests that there is a relationship between the Canadian dollar to the pricing of crude oil.

Oscillating indicators, also known as "oscillators," are indicators that vary between two points on a graph, generally to show when securities are overbought or oversold.

What Is A "Trailing Stop"? In order to properly define a trailing stop, we must first define a simple stop loss. A stop loss order is an order to buy or sell a given security at a specific price, once the market hits the defined stop loss price. At that point, the original market position is rendered "net zero" or "flat." A trailing stop is a bit more complex in…

A derivative contract is an agreement that allows for the possibility to purchase or sell another type of financial instrument or non-financial asset.

Fibonacci levels are trading levels based on mathematical ratios from what are known as Fibonacci numbers and date back to the origins of mathematics.

The main purpose of Bollinger Bands® is to help traders determine whether assets are reasonably priced, and whether prices in the market are stable or may be moving toward different levels. This information can be potentially helpful for investors because it can determine the following: whether they are paying a fair price for the asset, whether it is too costly, or whether it is a bargain purchase that could result…