How interest rates affect financial markets Interest rates are among the most important forces influencing financial markets. They affect the cost of borrowing, the... Continue reading
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Week In Focus 7-11 September 2026: Highlights include US & Chinese Inflation, ECB Policy Announcement, UK GDP ECB Policy Announcement SUN: OPEC+7 meeting, German State... Continue reading
Key Differences for Traders Currencies vs Commodities Currencies and commodities are two of the most actively traded asset classes in global financial markets. They... Continue reading
The Power of the Hard Trade: Why Uncomfortable Decisions Can Lead to Trading Success Hard Trade One of the most valuable lessons I have... Continue reading
How Stops Protect Traders and Influence Price Action Stop-loss orders are sometimes called a “necessary evil.” Traders dislike being stopped out, particularly when the... Continue reading
Supply and Demand Understanding Supply and Demand When looking at financial markets, traders often spend a great deal of time searching for the... Continue reading
Week in Focus 31st-4th September 2026: Highlights include RBNZ, BoC, US NFP, ISM Manufacturing/Services, EZ CPI Prelim US Midterm Primary Elections MON: N/A TUE:... Continue reading
How Economic News Affects Stocks The same economic news can affect financial markets in very different ways. A strong employment report might support a... Continue reading
Brokerage Fees Have you ever compared the price of a Contract for Difference, or CFD, across two trading platforms and discovered that the... Continue reading
Market Expectations Financial markets do not react to economic news in isolation. They react to the difference between what happens and what investors... Continue reading
Day Trading Challenge Traditional prop evaluations can take days or weeks. The Eightcap Day Trader Challenge compresses the experience into one focused trading session.... Continue reading
Week in Focus 24-28th August 2026: Highlights include NVDA earnings, US PCE, BLS revisions, Bessent on Iran, and Jackson Hole NVDA Earnings MON: US Treasury... Continue reading
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