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Brexit: Pond Perspectives and Misty Horizons

The discussions of Brexit and the reactions of the pound have long been most vivid. The problem seemed on the verge of solving but alas, the decision is postponed again. The pound is nervous because of Brexit complications, and its perspectives are directly connected to the upcoming end of the drama.

Trailing Stop: Simple and Reliable Helper

The Trailing Stop is a much flexible and comfortable way of using the Stop Loss. With this instrument, the trader gets an opportunity to use the whole potential of the market movement, simultaneously reducing the risk of large losses.

Uber: Failure of IPO. Reasons and Consequences

On May 10th, 2019 NYSE hosted the IPO of well-known Uber (NYSE: UBER). This event was watched closely by the financial world as this IPO was considered one of the largest ones in 2019. Apart from all media being concentrated on the event, the company notified its drivers all over the world, giving them bonuses for the stock purchase. Thus, this IPO should have become not only the largest but the most successful one.

Trading the News: How to Earn on Interest Rates of Central Banks?

The size of the main interest rate is the base for the interest rates of other instruments, such as state and corporate bonds, credit rates for legal entities and physical persons. Central banks resort to changing interest rates rather seldom; such changes are considered major market events, and market players keep a close eye on them.

Is There Any Chance Left to Make a Profit on WeWork IPO?

The WeWork's future was hard to forecast with Neumann at the wheel as he is a truly unusual person, and the company could equally sky-rocket or go bankrupt. Now, the management consists of people whose goal is to show the shareholders some profit and meet their expectations. The situation has become predictable.

How to Set Up a Non-Farm Payrolls Trading Strategy?

Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) are essential data on employment in the USA, which shows changes in the number of employees out of the agricultural sector of the country during the last month. The indicator is based on a poll answered by some 400,000 companies and 50,000 households. Empirically, it has been figured out that if the NFP increases stably by +200,000 every month, the GDP surplus equals roughly 3%.

Losses: 4 Stages of Accepting Them, 3 Ways to Reduce Them, and 3 Rules of Changing Them to a Profit

Everyone who comes to the market craving for money thinks that they will be among that 10 % of successful traders that can be called "cream of the cream". Such a way of thinking is logical and natural, because — who will ever aim at bad results? Well, a question emerges then: where do the remaining 90% appear from? What happens to them next? Why do these statistics of 90% losing traders against 10% gaining ones exist at all?

What Should a Trader Know About the Williams' Percent Range?

The Williams Percent Range (Williams %R) is an oscillator of the price movement speed showing the position of the current price in the range between the low and high of the previous periods. The indicator is drawn in a separate window under the price chart and consists of the main line %R and two areas: the overbought and oversold ones.

How Can ADX Help a Trader?

the ADX, or the Average Directional Movement Index, has not become as widespread as, say, the RSI. It is most likely due to the complexity of its formula; what is more, it is more of a trend indicator, and a beginner is seldom ready to trade large movements with large Stop Losses.