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Hurricane Michael hits the US - EMEA Brief 10 Oct
IG-Andi posted a blog entry in Market News,
Hurricane Michael intensified from category 3 storm to category 4 early Wednesday. As it turns towards Florida, it could shutdown nearly 40% of US Gulf of Mexico crude output as early as Monday. When it comes to soft commodities, orange juice and orange juice futures could be affected. You can find this under the soft commodity section on the IG trading platform.
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JamesIG,
Growth v. Risk - APAC brief 10 Oct
JasmineC posted a blog entry in Market News,
The growth-versus-risk paradigm shifted further in favour of the latter in the last 24 hours, as a multitude of stories compounded the bearish sentiment mounting in global markets.
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JasmineC,
Why have Italian bond yields increased so much last week?
DanielaIG posted a topic in General Trading Strategy Discussion,
Following a few questions from clients regarding the surge in Italian bond yields in the last week, I have put together a quick overview of why this has taken place.
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JamesIG,
Let's do some technical on the GBPJPY
CorbCoropFX posted a topic in Foreign Exchange (FX),
What are your thoughts on GBPJPY? Join the discussion and commentary from one trader who believes "a near miss to the major quarter 150.000 forming a triple top at the completion of a butterfly pattern.
I'm expecting to see the price to break under the 147.121 level aiming for the next major quarter 140.000. A good set-up for very patient people on this trade could be to go short at the breakout of the 147.121 support level aiming the 141.000 level for an amazing 600 pips trade."
I'm expecting to see the price to break under the 147.121 level aiming for the next major quarter 140.000. A good set-up for very patient people on this trade could be to go short at the breakout of the 147.121 support level aiming the 141.000 level for an amazing 600 pips trade."
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JamesIG,
Stock Screener
Pjoshi posted a topic in Shares and ETFs,
Join the community chat: "Hello people i am relatively new to stock buying and trading can you tell me, which is the best stock trading website and where can i find good bargain and value stocks, i am aware that market is at its all time high, but recent trade war and fall in DJIA and Nasdaq must have created some bargains."
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JamesIG,
Asian Markets Decline - EMEA Brief 09 Oct
MichaelaIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
Japanese markets have led the declines, with the likes of the Nikkei and Topix playing catch up following yesterday’s bank holiday. The Hang Seng is the one outlier, with the market trading marginally higher despite declines in Japan, China, and Australia. A wider bearish trend remains in place with fears over a Chinese slowdown coupled with Italian fiscal uncertainty.
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MichaelaIG,
Blue Monday - APAC brief 09 Oct
JasmineC posted a blog entry in Market News,
Markets welcomed back the Chinese from holiday and all the bad news came together at once. That’s not to say the world’s problems, at least as it applies to global markets, can be rooted in China.
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JasmineC,
Trade war measures, Dollar alternatives, risk trends and yields - DFX Key Themes
JohnDFX posted a blog entry in Market News,
Some people like to draw their assessment of investor sentiment from indicators like the VIX volatility index or more simply from the performance of a ubiquitous asset like the S&P 500. Others will evaluate volume and open interest for participation, data like GDP, or pure sentiment surveys.
I like to refer to correlation. In extreme conditions, what happens to markets in different countries or in different asset classes? They tend to move in concert. In a deep bear market or full financial panic, the market adage that ‘correlations go to one’ reflects on the fire sale mentality that cuts through any concept of which ‘mildly’ risky investment is worth holding when everything seems to be crashing down around us.
I like to refer to correlation. In extreme conditions, what happens to markets in different countries or in different asset classes? They tend to move in concert. In a deep bear market or full financial panic, the market adage that ‘correlations go to one’ reflects on the fire sale mentality that cuts through any concept of which ‘mildly’ risky investment is worth holding when everything seems to be crashing down around us.
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JamesIG,
PBoC reduces capital reserves- EMEA Brief 08 Oct
KatherineIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
Chinese stocks decline and the renminbi devalued overnight, despite the PBoC reducing requirements for capital reserves. China's central bank to cut down Reserve Requirement Ratio, releasing 1.2tn Yuan in liquidity, and putting 750bn Yuan ($109bn or £83bn) in cash into the financial system. CSI300 down 3.7%.
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KatherineIG,
Dividend Adjustment 08 Oct - 12 Oct
JamesIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 8 Oct 2018. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below.
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JamesIG,
The new week - APAC brief 08 Oct
JasmineC posted a blog entry in Market News,
It’s likely global markets will sway to begin the week, in a bid to find some semblance of equanimity following a raucous week.
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JasmineC,
NFP day as US Treasuries reach 7 year high - EMEA brief 05 Oct
JoeIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
US non-farm payroll release at 13:00 BST. US Labour department forecasts an increase of 185,000 in non-farm payrolls last month and the unemployment rate is expected to fall by 0.1% to 3.8% - an 18 year low.
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JamesIG,
Smooth Sailing for Brexit? - EMEA Brief 04 Oct
GeorgeIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
Theresa May declares to end austerity in the much anticipated Conservative party conference yesterday. Bloomberg has also reported this morning that the prime minister plans to rush her Brexit deal through parliament in a bid to stop the opposition voting down the treaty.
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JamesIG,
Treasury sell-off - APAC brief 04 Oct
JasmineC posted a blog entry in Market News,
Economic data flow has been relatively light overnight, but activity on financial markets is especially rife.
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JasmineC,
Stop entry order
GBro posted a question in IG Trading Support - Dealing Questions,
Community is not only about trade ideas and discussion, but also questions and answers. No matter what your trade level or experience, the Community will probably be able to help. We are also hosting an IG webinar at 6 pm this evening walking new clients through the use of the platform.
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JamesIG,
Aston Martin IPO at £19 - EMEA Brief 03 Oct
DanielaIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
Aston Martin looks set to miss out on a spot in the FTSE 100 after the luxury carmaker cut the maximum valuation it is seeking in its initial public offering today, bloomberg reporting IPO price at £19.
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DanielaIG,
Macro-drivers - APAC brief 01 Oct
JasmineC posted a blog entry in Market News,
Global markets endured a night of mixed trading, sandwiched between several risk factors, and the waning optimism of the USMCA.
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JasmineC,
Post in Quick trade ideas
trade247 posted a post in a topic,
Quick Trade Ideas makes the 'Our Picks' section once again: "Taken from the blog this morning which I thought was quite interesting (and links a little to the carbon emissions stuff @TrendFollower) - Think about going long natural gas." What are your thoughts? Get involved with trade discussion on Community.
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JamesIG,
Conservative Conference, Cable in Spotlight - EMEA Brief 02 Oct
IGAaronC posted a blog entry in Market News,
Continued speculation for the conservative conference today with Theresa May expected to announce some concessions in her Brexit deal. Boris Johnson to speak later today. Yesterday saw a volatility spike in GBP/USD which we could see again today on the right type of news.
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IGAaronC,
Relief-rallies - APAC brief 02 Oct
JasmineC posted a blog entry in Market News,
Hopes were whetted during overnight trade from the news that the US, Mexico and Canada had agreed to a revised “NAFTA” agreement.
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JasmineC,
Nasdaq leads the way for stock indices
Mercury posted a topic in Indices and Macro Events,
Are the markets overvalued? Get involved with the Community discussion: "If this truly is going to go down in history as the tech led bubble then watching the Nasdaq for clues of the end of the rally to end all rallies must be the way to go. Looking at the monthly chart I see a couple of nice tramlines developing (albeit that the top one is heavily reliant on prior pivots (but that is to be expected in such a sharp, exponential, rally).
The Weekly chart shows a nice classic progression of Elliot wave counts, parallel tramlines and flag/pennant formations. Crucially the Pennant, which very often forms at the halfway point in a rally, is signaling a rally end point of 7800-7900. However in such a strong Bull run we might expect an overshoot of this and the magic 8000 beckons to the markets psychology."
The Weekly chart shows a nice classic progression of Elliot wave counts, parallel tramlines and flag/pennant formations. Crucially the Pennant, which very often forms at the halfway point in a rally, is signaling a rally end point of 7800-7900. However in such a strong Bull run we might expect an overshoot of this and the magic 8000 beckons to the markets psychology."
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JamesIG,
USMCA replaces NAFTA, CAD rises - EMEA Brief 1 Oct
IG-Andi posted a blog entry in Market News,
The U.S. and Canada agreed to a trade deal that would preserve a three-way bloc with Mexico, setting the stage for their leaders to sign the accord by the end of November. The new deal will be called the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA.
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IG-Andi,
ASX technicals - APAC brief 01 Oct
JasmineC posted a blog entry in Market News,
ASX: SPI futures are indicating a 23-point drop at the open for the ASX200 this morning, effectively wiping Friday's solid gains.
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JasmineC,
Post in TA - Technical Analysis
Caseynotes posted a post in a topic,
The weekend pick for Community: "Very good video explaining and demonstrating institutional buy side programs, what they look like on candle, profile and footprint charts and how to exploit them."
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JamesIG,
Dividend Adjustments 1 Oct - 5 Oct
JamesIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 1 Oct 2018. If you have any queries or questions on this please let us know in the comments section below. For further information regarding dividend adjustments, and how they affect your positions, please take a look at the video.
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