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An account transfer between companies in the same brokerage group may look like an administrative update. The trading platform can retain its branding and interface while the legal entity responsible…
A pending order can remain on a trading platform long after the market conditions that justified it have disappeared. Unlike an open CFD position, it may show no running profit…
A market disruption can turn an ordinary CFD position into a test of contractual rules that rarely matter during calm trading. Exchange closures, broken price feeds, and sudden liquidity withdrawals…
An economic announcement can transform trading conditions within seconds, but the response is not limited to price movements. Brokerages may adjust margin requirements, restrict new positions, change order acceptance rules,…
Currency markets operate continuously through much of the working week, but the character of activity changes as financial centers open and close. Tokyo, London, New York, and other hubs bring…
Earnings season introduces a stream of company-level information into markets that are usually discussed in broad economic terms. Revenue growth, profit margins, guidance, and capital spending plans can collectively reshape…
An equity index compresses the performance of many companies into a single number, but those companies do not respond equally to economic change. Banks may benefit from conditions that pressure…
Stock indices compress the performance of dozens or hundreds of companies into a single price, but their reactions to economic news are rarely uniform. An event can alter expectations for…
Momentum and trend strength are frequently confused by traders new to technical analysis. The two concepts appear closely related on a chart, yet each captures a separate characteristic of the…
Momentum indicators are often viewed in isolation as if one number could tell you the state of the market. These readings are often used by traders looking at charts for…
Steve Hensley