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5
 min read

Navigating stock market volatility: A trader’s guide

Stock market ups and downs are just part of the game.

Stocks
Indices
Trading Strategies
Risk Management
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3
 min read

The pros and cons of copy trading

During the COVID-19 pandemic, retail investors changed the way they traded stocks.

Copytrading
Trading Strategies
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5
 min read

Why price-weighted and market cap-weighted stock indices behave differently

Indices are weighted by either share price or market value, which determines if a few expensive stocks or large companies drive daily moves.

Indices
Risk Management
Trading Strategies
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3
 min read

What affects the forex market? Key factors driving currency prices

Why do currency prices rise and fall?

CFDs & Options
Forex
Trading Strategies
Circular 24-hour gauge split into red and blue zones, representing the concept of time-based Forex swaps in trading.
5
 min read

Understanding forex swaps: Making money while you sleep?

You’ve mastered the basics of forex trading, but here’s a question: what happens when you leave a trade open overnight?

CFDs & Options
Forex
Trading Strategies
MT5
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5
 min read

Behind the ticker: The hidden forces moving crypto markets

Cryptocurrency often feels like an untamed frontier of finance: full of price shocks, viral trends, and billion-dollar shifts.

CFDs & Options
Crypto
Trading Strategies
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5
 min read

A beginner’s guide to Tactical Indices

Tactical Indices are like having a smart trading assistant that never sleeps.

CFDs & Options
MT5
Trading Strategies
Indices
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6
 min read

Using RSI and SMA strategies in stock trading

Ever wish you had a cheat code for trading? Well, RSI (Relative Strength Index) and SMAs (Simple Moving Averages) might be the next best thing!

CFDs & Options
Stocks
Indices
Trading Strategies
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6
 min read

How to become a cTrader strategy provider

Looking to turn your trading skills into extra income?

Copytrading
Trading Strategies
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