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Hi @greenscorpio1000, are you meaning overnight funding fees? They are usually a credit for short and debit for long but can be inverted depending on the components that make up the daily calc. See more here; https://www.ig.com/uk/help-and-support/spread-betting-and-cfds/fees-and-charges/why-is-overnight-funding-charged-and-how-is-it-calculated-

I see the weekend ftse is only 20 points up after the close, the markets did hear about the tariff introduction being delayed earlier in the afternoon but it didn't become official so to speak till after close. It first appeared on twitter immediately after the NFP release and caused that kick back up on the indices charts. Difficult to know how the chart will play out, certainly keep an eye on the ftse weekend chart and consider @Kodiak's suggestion of a hedge. Putting an order in now won't be action'd til the open and if there is a gap there will be slippage as you suspect.

Not having any problems on Chrome, charts, everything loading fine.

Hi @Rubious, generally you will receive interest on a short and pay interest on a long but due to the changing nature of the calculation this is sometimes inverted. You can check the current bid and offer swap rates on the new platform from the watchlist once you have added the watchlist to the workspace as in the picture below. See the linked page for more information. por lo general, recibirá intereses a corto y pagará intereses a largo plazo, pero debido a la naturaleza cambiante del cálculo, esto a veces se invierte. Puede verificar la oferta actual y las tasas de swap en la nueva plataforma desde la lista de seguimiento una vez que haya agregado la lista de seguimiento al área de trabajo como se muestra en la siguiente imagen. Vea la página enlazada para más información.

Hi, there is a problem with the apps, see the link below.

BTC pushing higher again into clear space. H1 chart;

That's odd, which country are you in? I know it's not supported on the demo platform but seems to be working fine (apart from that fake spike I reported earlier). See chart below.

Interesting one this, NFP was a big miss as the Wed ADP number predicted but the thing is the markets have already priced in the increased chance of rate cuts in the near future so the affect of the NFP today is looking somewhat subdued. There was talk that a big number could cause a hit on the market because it might reduce the chances of rate cuts. Dax and Dow M30 charts;

How's that gold trade looking?

After a couple of false starts Dax is on the move to R1. H1 charts;

Sounds interesting, best of luck.

Quote taken from the SB fools thread this morning on the gold chart posted there, " ... there was a pull back which stoch signalled the start of by dropping out of overbought but it's now in over sold so you should be looking for a long entry as stoch pops up out of oversold and heads back up." Got that pop up last hour. H1 chart;

Interesting 5 min vid of traders results and compares the transition from demo to live, featuring the good, the bad and the ugly.

Hi, this may be the problem, see link below;

45 min vid on trendfollower trading for beginners, starts out a bit slow but further in is useful and practical and demonstrates well the reality of strike rates (bad) and return potential (good) for long term traders.

BTC trying a early morning pump, just tackling resistance now, if it can clear this area there is a lot of clear space above. H1 chart;

Stepped up to H1 charts as Dax has got it'self a bit out of sync. R1 is the target (a bit stretched in Dax's case after yesterday's high volatility) but may see a retest of the pivot first and of course the nfp today may well rock the boat.

Peeps must be wondering what the Govt has up it's sleeve, they promised to wheel out the big guns if anyone dared to short the Yuan. see pic.

NFP day today and it will be a bit nervy following Wednesday's disastrous ADP nfp coming in at 27k instead of the expected 275k, 180k is forecast for today. Average earnings and the % rate are also important so things could get very bouncy from 1:30 on. Another blue day all round yesterday so expecting continuation until it's not, Dax having problems sneaking back into the channel and the ECB didn't help, Dow has previous highs resistance just overhead and Ftse needs to try to avoid a third point touch to confirm a downtrend trendline. Let the games commence.

difficult to stay away I know, that's because it is a challenge 🙂. Just a note on the gold chart. Stoch is a leading indicator while the MA's are very laggy. so your arrow pointing to the start of a wave down for gold has been and gone, there was a pull back which stoch signalled the start of by dropping out of overbought but it's now in over sold so you should be looking for a long entry as stoch pops up out of oversold and heads back up.

HI, sorry if I've misread this, chart setups are only saved once the chart is placed in a workspace, you can have many charts in a workspace and as many workspaces as you want.

Hi, not sure why it's not there after 'show all', it should be in the top fx list (see pic). IG don't include the pair in the demo platform. @JamesIG the nzdcad chart has a large fake spike Friday 7am 31.05.19. Unfortunately the fake spike on the China index chart remains as well.

@Bell, yes it would be nice if the phases were evenly spaced as in the diagrams but that's not real life of course. A strong break out with volume indicating the opposition have been cleared as you say is favourite, I've got one with volume I'll add it below. The retest or at least an attempt to retest will come and when that pullback fails is as sure a trade as you'll find, those attempts at breakouts while in consolidation though can get messy and often snare and trap the unwary.

Hi, it can be for a number of reasons, it may be that IG has reached max exposure as per their risk management or that the size of the company has reduced to under the IG min threshold and will take it off the platform once those holding positions have closed out. If you tell us the name of the company someone from IG may be able to provide more info.

@Bell, yes indeed, it is hard starting out, everyone underestimates how long to takes to get to grips with the market and the realisation TA is probably only 20% of it. A study of Wyckoff is essential to understanding market structure and how price behaves and the basic principles do play out on all timeframes. Just need to be aware that consolidation doesn't always mean accumulation or distribution, sometimes there is just a lack of activity. I was talking about rectangles in an earlier post in this thread today, if it is a true block of acc or dist activity price will fly out with some force which is another good reason to rectangle off periods of consolidation and look for price to shoot up or down out rather than crawl, and then be looking for the pullback. The other thing is that acc or dist may occur as a series of blocks before completion and reversal rather than as most Wyckoff diagrams show, one auto following the other in a nice neat fashion. Interesting stuff.