Trading Bitcoin After the European Securities and Markets Authority increased cryptocurrency margin rates to 50%, it has obviously become a lot more expensive to trade Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and a lot less appealing. The spreads can … [Continue reading]
Crude Oil Price Trend in 2018 If you have been following the price of US crude oil, you will have noticed that the price has been in a slight upward trend so far in 2018, going from around $60 per barrel at the start of the year to a peak of just … [Continue reading]
Previous Analysis From Last Month A few weeks ago I wrote this blog post discussing the low volatility of the EUR/USD pair, and showed how it was trading in an ever decreasing channel. When you get a tightening trading range and low volatility … [Continue reading]
95% of Traders Lose Money - Fact or Fiction? If you search online or read some of the forex trading forums, you will often hear people say that 95% of traders lose money, reconfirming the idea that it is very hard to make consistent profits from … [Continue reading]
Lower Volatility in Summer All of the major currency pairs tend to see a large reduction in volatility during the summer months, with smaller price moves every day, and the EUR/USD pair is no exception. If you look at the average true range of … [Continue reading]