US tech stocks make good gains, along with banks
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq continued to make solid gains across the board during Wednesday’s trading session as the indices headed towards a fifth day in the recent rally. The gains as a whole were propped up by the technology and banking sectors, which both outperformed the market as a whole. As the market opened the Indexes was down due to investors More...
Stocks rise worldwide as global economy looks brighter, while IG considers Bitcoins
Stocks around the world have risen on the back of various central banks across the globe easing their monetary policies. Recent confidence in the global economy to drag itself out of recession has also gone a long More...
Issues Related to Back Testing
Back testing a trading strategy is the process of evaluating the profitability of a methodology based on returns calculated from historical data. Many portfolio managers use back testing to prove that a strategy More...
The pound consolidates as BOE tackles buoyed inflation
The Pound has rallied off its low recently but will be tested with market resistance as investors absorb the recent inflation data and the nuances from the Bank of England’s meeting minutes. As the calendar More...
Gold rebounds, Johnson & Johnson outperform expectations
Signs that the S&P 500 may be on the verge of bouncing back from its worst decline in five months were evident today as US futures made steady gains. A rebound in gold prices following yesterdays drastic decline More...
Nikkei retreats after recent rally
The Nikkei nose dived during early trading on monday after more than 2 weeks of consistent gains. Last week the Japanese index rallied to heights not seen since July of 2008 on the back of the Bank of Japan’s More...
Nikkei hits highest level in 5 years
The Nikkei opened on Thursday morning and continued to make staggering gains on the back of last week’s confirmation of an unparalleled move from the Bank of Japan. The central bank has been tasked by the More...
Does Systematic Trading Help or Hinder the Financial Markets?
Systematic trading, also known as algorithmic trading is an automated style of trading using computer generated instructions. This type of trading style uses electronic platforms to initiate positions within the More...
Negative data continues to concern investors
The US was once again hit by less than flattering economic data today as worse than expected payroll reports were released, consolidating a poor week for the worlds largest economy. Shortly after the release of More...
Is Germany Preparing for a Currency War?
Quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States has put every other central bank in the world in a position of having to counter punch. No other central bank has the financial resources to More...