Bar-by-bar analysis. How to read a chart. Part 1

Bar-by-bar analysis. How to read a chart. Part 1

Bar-by-bar analysis is a term that came from price action. A great contribution to the popularization of bar-by-bar analysis was made by Al Brooks, a private trader and author of several books describing the technique of reading charts by bars. Bar-by-bar analysis has important meaning. It aims at a deep understanding of the market situation […]

Microsoft stock

Microsoft stock. Everything you need to know about MSFT

The article is devoted to the most recent historical highs of the Microsoft stock… Everything important that you need to know about MSFT is in one article. Read in the article: Microsoft company History of Microsoft creation Microsoft IPO Historical chart of MSFT stock How much MSFT stock pays in dividends Fundamental grounds for the […]

Reserve currency. What it is in simple words (1)

Reserve currency. What it is in simple words

An important event took place on August 15, 1971, which exerted influence on the current financial system. President Nixon declared the United States refusal of exchanging dollars for gold. This refusal became unexpected for other countries, that is why a number of presidential economic reforms of those times are called ‘Nixon shock’ and they jeopardized […]

Swiss franc – a safe haven in time of crisis

Swiss franc – a safe haven in time of crisis

The Swiss franc (code CHF) appeared in 1850 and was equal to one French franc. The Swiss franc is used as a currency for saving capital due to its stability of the exchange rate. Categories and tags were taken from the article about the British pound. Read more: Why is the Swiss franc so stable? […]

7 понятных примеров того, что такое волатильность

7 things that answer what is volatility

In case you think about making investments, most probably, you have heard the term ‘volatility’. This term originates from Latin volātilis (flying, swift, temporary and variable). What does financial market volatility mean? You will learn everything about volatility from this article. Read in the article: What volatility is in simple words. Types of volatility. How […]

Financial derivatives in simple words

Financial derivatives in simple words

WHY SUCCESSFUL INVESTORS USE THE PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION

Portfolio diversification is the investors’ Holy Grail

Portfolio diversification is one of the most useful skills of a professional investor since the goal of diversification is reduction of the portfolio risks while preserving the yield. One of the most famous popularizers of the idea is the legendary investor Ray Dalio, who calls diversification the Holy Grail of investing. In this article, we […]

Options hedging. How to reduce risks_

Options hedging. How to reduce risks?

Hedging in general is a strategy used by investors for reducing risks of holding one position through opening the second position. If we speak about options contract hedging, it is the limitation of risks through opening the second position in the options market. In this article, we will explain how to use options as a […]

Pound sterling.

Pound sterling. History, chart and forecast of dynamics

Pound sterling is the fourth popular currency in the currency market, second only to Euro, US Dollar and Japanese Yen. In this article, we will tell you about what a GBP beginner trader should know: Pound sterling history. The biggest fluctuations of the GBP/USD exchange rate. How to open the GBP/USD chart. How to make […]

American stock indices_ CME Micro Contracts or Forex CFD_

American stock indices: CME Micro Contracts or Forex CFD?

Nasdaq, S&P500, Dow Jones – futures (what futures are) on American stock indices are one of the most popular markets in the world.