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4 September 2020

Learn about "Lazy investing" and the Scott Burns “Couch Potato Portfolio”

Scott Burns investment approach can be summarized in 2 words: simplicity and low cost. And guess what? It worked! Over the last 10 years, the portfolio obtained an annualized return of 9.41% with limited drawdown*.

Stocks ・ Technical Analysis
3 September 2020

What it takes to be a scalper

Scalping is a popular, ultra short-term technical trading strategy, especially popular in the 24-hour forex market.

Forex ・ Technical Analysis
31 August 2020

4 Simple Ways to Determine a Price Trend

Trend following is one of the most basic trading strategies employed by traders. Here are four of the simplest ways to determine a price trend.

Technical Analysis
27 August 2020

Technical Analysis Demystified: Moving Averages

In this module of “Technical Analysis demystified” we look at the various types of moving averages and how the signals generated can be used by traders.

Stocks ・
26 August 2020

An Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis

In this knowledge blog post, we discuss what is the purpose of financial statement analysis and the 5 key questions to be asked when it comes to assessing a firm’s operations. We also address briefly the limitations of financial ratios ...

25 August 2020

Top 10 Rookie Trader Mistakes from a former Star Hedge Fund Manager

In a recent note, DataTrek's Nicholas Colas, a former portfolio manager at Hedge Fund SAC, shared what he sees as the Top 10 “rookie” trader mistakes investors need to avoid. In this blog we attempt to summarize his main thoughts. ...

CFDs
25 August 2020

The advantages and disadvantages of CFD trading

Contracts for Difference (CFDs) are derivatives that enable traders to speculate on financial markets without taking ownership of the underlying asset.

Forex ・ Technical Analysis
24 August 2020

An Introduction to Forex Signals

New forex traders often use trade signals, often based on technical analysis to help them determine the best time to buy or sell a specific pair.

Technology
21 August 2020

Emerging Tech Series: How the blockchain will change the real estate industry

Industries where things are almost always done the same way tend to be ripe for disruption when new technologies arrive. Real estate is no exception. And blockchain offers some tremendous advantages over the way we currently buy and sell real ...

Technical Analysis
20 August 2020

Technical Analysis Demystified: Volume and Open Interest

Volume and open interest as used on price charts are the subjects for this Technical Analysis demystified edition.

18 August 2020

Client sentiment tool (good data) vs. Cambridge Analytica (bad data)

Client sentiment collects the aggregate position of traders and displays the short and long positions as a percentage of the total.

Technology
18 August 2020

Emerging Tech Series: Are you ready for 6G?

5G has barely hit the market and there is already a new, more powerful generation of wireless communication technologies being developed – the 6G network.

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