Here at BigTrends we rarely venture into politics, unless we are analyzing the possible reactions to political events in terms of trading opportunities.  We prefer to find profits for our clients through chart and sentiment analysis then to worry about what politicians are doing.
However, a New York Congressman has proposed a Bill that is detrimental to active [...]

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Technical Analysis (or TA) refers to the analysis of chart trends and patterns from the past to predict the future movements of a stock (or a market) and identify potential trading opportunities. By using TA, a trader can distinguish trends, patterns and other trading signals and using this information to make more informed trading decisions. [...]

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Share prices react to news and information, but price alone is not always an accurate reflection of a company’s value in the short-term. Information gaps, market sentiment and rumours can cause the price to deviate from a company’s intrinsic value. In the long term, share price and value should align, at least in theory. Value [...]

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In such volatile times there will always be opportunities to make a profit and plenty of opportunities to lose more.
One industry that has been thriving is the spread betting industry. Whilst there is currently a ban on shorting financial stocks, investors are still enjoying the ability to buy and sell indices like the FTSE 100, [...]

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Market timing discipline means controlling impulses and controlling emotions. When emotions rule our trading, loses are usually the result.
This is why successful market timers follow a thoroughly tested timing strategy. One that has been used in all kinds of markets, including bull, bear and sideways markets.
As many novice market timers can tell you, however, maintaining [...]

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