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Copper is one of the most ubiquitous, versatile and abundant metals. The red metal, as it's known, is corrosion-resistant, a good conductor of both heat and electricity, and can be molded into any number of shapes, sizes and thicknesses. As a result, people use copper in coins, jewelry, pipes, electric wiring, and musical instruments, among other things. Copper's use by humans dates back about 10,000 years. When combined with tin,…
Solana and Ethereum are both highly prominent blockchain platforms that leverage smart contracts. These two platforms have their respective strengths and weaknesses, but either way, developers are building applications on them. This piece will provide an overview of these two platforms, and help show why an investor would choose to put their money into one over the other. Solana Overview Solana is a blockchain platform that leverages several innovations to…
031 - Hawkish Fed Minutes Key Driver of Market Last week's Fed minutes emphasized inflation concerns and also highlighted the normalization of the Fed balance sheet. Friday's NFP release saw headline miss, but average hourly wages beat forecast adding fuel to the fire. This week CPI and PPI will be released
Capitalise is a software company, which aims to redefine the way traders utilise automation when creating and managing their strategies. Founded in 2015 by two fin-tech veterans, it is already used by some of the leading international brokers around the globe, FXCM included. It lets you navigate your way through the financial market using everyday English, thus allowing users to optimize their experience without being familiar with technically-complicated algorithmic trading…
This week, FXCM senior market specialists, Nik and Russ, discuss the announced accelerated taper of the Fed's asset purchasing program and rate outlook for 2022. They also talk about the BoE's surprise hike, the ECB's policy stance, and look at the key calendar items for this week.
During the early stages of 2021, a new trading phenomenon swept the American stock market. Meeting on social media and Reddit message boards, millions of average retail investors began targeting single stocks in an attempt to "disrupt" the traditional Wall Street hierarchy. The group quickly earned the nickname "Reddit Traders" and gained notoriety among the public, media outlets and regulatory bodies. What Is Reddit Trading? Reddit trading is an informal…
Among visual chart patterns, the head and shoulders pattern has gained status among the most reliable predictors of future price action.
The cup with handle pattern foreshadows an upward price continuation following market hesitation, and a test toward a possible downward move.
Bull Market Vs. Bear Market terms are shorthand descriptions of sentiment among buyers and sellers for stocks, bonds and other assets that are traded.
A bitcoin wallet stores the private keys required to make bitcoin transactions. While a bitcoin wallet is somewhat similar to a more traditional wallet, there are important differences.
Copy Trading, or Social Trading, is one of the hottest trends in retail trading of the last few years. It allows traders to copy and execute automatically the trades of professional traders. This is why it is called "copy trading". It is a great solution for traders who don't have the time, experience or knowledge to trade themselves. It is also far more than just automation. Unlike algo-trading, behind every…
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