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Trade from an informed place. We cover news, political events and market analysis plus product updates.

What is Fundamental Analysis, News and Fundamental Trading?

Have you ever heard the saying, “70% of trading is in the head”? This is because the markets are mostly moved with sentiment, a good barometer to gauge is the Fear and Greed index, emotions trigger actions, there is a reason why there are sellers and buyers in the market at the same time, yes it can be attributed to the way people take in i...

August 31, 2022
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Baidu beats Q2 estimates

Baidu Inc. (BIDU) reported its unaudited Q2 results on Tuesday. The Chinese technology company topped both revenue and earnings per share estimates for the quarter. Revenue reported at $4.424 billion for Q2 (down by 5% year-over-year) vs. $4.395 billion expected. Earnings per share at $2.36 per share for the quarter vs. $1.59 per share estima...

August 31, 2022
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Is the price of wheat ready to bounce?

  The price of wheat is finally starting to show positive signs after an aggressive sell off that has been ongoing since May 2022. There is hope that the price of the commodity may begin to climb again with the price finally finding some support.  The price has been impacted by growing fears that production may slip may increasing volatili...

August 30, 2022
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US stocks drop, yields rise as J-Hole hangover and a hawkish ECB weigh on markets.

US and European equities continued their decline after Fridays Jerome Powell inspired sell-off , though the pace was more moderate in a choppy, range bound session. The risk sensitive NASDAQ is down around 5% post the Fed chairs comments at the Jackson Hole symposium. All three major US indices found support at their 50 day moving average during...

August 30, 2022
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Space X and T-Mobile Joint Enterprise

Space X – Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is an American spacecraft manufacturer, space launch provider, and a satellite communications corporation headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, with the goal of reducing space transportation costs to enable the colonization of Mars and T-Mobile – The Ameri...

August 30, 2022
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The week ahead – NFP and European inflation figures in the spotlight.

Global equities took a battering last week, most of it in Fridays session after Fed Chair Jerome Powell re-iterated the Feds number one priority is taming inflation in a hawkish speech at the Jackson Hole symposium. This saw the Feds rate hike trajectory reprice sharply higher and seeing risk assets take a significant leg lower, the Nasdaq was hamm...

August 29, 2022
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Jackson Hole Symposium set to get underway today

  The Kansas City Federal Reserve is set to host the 45th Annual Symposium at Jackson Hole Lodge in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park. Some of the countries and world’s most important central bankers, economists, and academics will be meeting to discuss the biggest issues facing the global economy. The key issue on the agenda is of ...

August 26, 2022
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How to develop a good training plan?

Trading FOREX, equities, commodities, and any other asset can be an emotional rollercoaster. With so many different emotions and external factors difficulties impacting a trade, it is crucial that before any trade is executed a trading plan is produced to minimise the impact of the ‘noise’.     Generating the Idea   ...

August 25, 2022
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Salesforce financial results announced

Salesforce financial results announced Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM) reported its latest financial results for its fiscal second quarter on Wednesday. World’s leading customer relationship management (CRM) company reported revenue of $7.72 billion (up 22% year-over-year) vs. $7.692 billion expected. Earnings per share also topped analyst est...

August 25, 2022
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Results are in – NVIDIA reports

Results are in – NVIDIA reports NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) announced its second quarter results after the closing bell in the US on Wednesday. The US technology giant reported revenue that exceeded analyst expectations at $6.704 billion for the quarter vs. estimate of $6.699 billion. Earnings per share reported at $0.51 per share, narrowl...

August 25, 2022
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Is there further pain in store for Bitcoin?

The recent price action of the Bitcoin suggests that the leading cryptocurrency may be ready for another sell off. Since last November when the currency peaked it has seen a sharp decline with retracements along the way. With inflation and recessionary pressures prevalent short-term volatility remains high as the market determines how to price the ...

August 24, 2022
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XPeng results are here – the stock price is falling

  XPeng Inc. (XPEV) reported its unaudited Q2 financial results on Tuesday. The Chinese electric vehicle company reported revenue of $1.11 billion for Q2 (up by 97.7% from Q2 2021) vs. $1.09 billion expected. World’s 27th largest automaker reported a bigger loss per share than expected at -$0.47 loss per share for the quarter vs. -$...

August 24, 2022
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EUR continues to tumble as energy crisis worsens

The Euro has fallen to 20-year lows as it deals with increasing energy prices and increased bond yields as recession fears rise again. Across both the UK and Europe inflation has been especially high even compared other countries such as Australia and the USA and in response, the EUR has taken a large hit. The recent spike in energy prices has brou...

August 23, 2022
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Stocks dump, yields rise as market reprices rate-hike roadmap ahead of Jackson Hole

US equites suffered a steep decline in Mondays session  in a broad sell-off that saw the Nasdaq leading the charge lower dropping 2.6% as global risk appetite was pressured by growth and energy supply concerns. The S&P 500 is now down over 200 points since the price was rejected at the 200 day SMA last week. Yields rose sharply a...

August 23, 2022
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Zoom reports Q2 results – the stock dips

Zoom Video Communications Inc. (ZM) reported its latest financial results after the market close on Wall Street on Monday. The US communications technology company reported revenue of $1.10 billion for the second quarter (up by 8% year-over-year), falling short of $1.117 billion expected. Earnings per share reported at $1.05 per share vs. $0....

August 23, 2022
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