The United States is the world’s strongest and largest economy. US currency remains dominant over other global currencies in the international markets. The behavior of the US Dollar impacts global markets significantly, culminating to both positive and adverse consequences in these markets. Here are 10 ways that the USD affects world markets: A stronger USD […]
The adage goes something like ‘the best time to start investing is now.’ For some beginners, this can be painstaking, considering the volumes of information on the best investment with guaranteed returns. Other beginners will think this is an easy way to make a quick buck and plunge head first in the markets. This post […]
I learned options late in life, accidentally, trawling the pages of the ancient magazine Exchange and Mart in 1995. A full page article showed how an options trader could work from home, (actually in bed) using prices from the BBC’s teletext, back in the day. A lot has changed, but options have been around for […]
Today’s marketplace is competitive, especially as the traditional system takes a backseat to the global economy. Practices such as international money exchange, offshore investments, and outsourcing opportunities are constantly changing the financial landscape- some for the better, and others for the worse. But there are still opportunities, right? In the recent past, most of us […]
The equity market has become more volatile since the announcement of long-term capital gain (LTCG) in budget 2018. The basic reason may not be the imposition of LTCG, but the global volatility which increased in the last fortnight and has contributed to heightened volatility in the Indian market. Such volatility has caused much anxiety among […]
WHAT ARE ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS? An alternative investment is a class of investment that are not covered under any Government regulatory like RBI, SEBI, IRDA, and PFRDA. It refers to a privately pooled investment fund – a trust or a company. Here are some alternative investments approaches that may influence your investment decisions – #1 FOCUS […]
One of the most commonly used indicators is the Moving Average Convergence and Divergence (MACD). The MACD is an oscillating indicator. In MACD, a currency is oversold if a low value is indicated and the currency is likely to reverse and start an uptrend. On the other hand, a currency is overbought when a consistent […]
The ADX indicator has been a well used indicator trend indicator among traders. It has been highly rated for its ability to provide accurate information regarding momentum and the trend strength. This article analyses the components of the ADX and goes further systematically to outline the ways in which they can be utilized. The ADX […]
Every Forex trader knows that you must supplement the information in your charts with a number of technical indicators. Among the indicators commonly used are strength indicators, volatility indicators, trend indicators and cycle indicators. These indicators not only help us determine in which the market is moving, but also when a trend is about to […]
Many nations are now actively considering what to do about crypto currencies (CC’s), as they do not want to miss out on tax revenue, and to some degree they think they need to regulate this market space for the sake of consumer protection. Knowing that there are scams and incidences of hacking and thievery, it […]
