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Trade from an informed place. We cover news, political events and market analysis plus product updates.

Crypto’s week of horror ends in a new 18 month low

As the week comes to an end, many cryptocurrency investors grow increasingly nervous. This emotional sentiment has resulted in bitcoin’s new 18 month’s low price, since December 2020. It has also caused a well known crypto company, Celsius, to suspend client’s withdrawals. Bitcoin started the week at $27,000 USD which was a 10% decreas...

June 17, 2022
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New Zealand see unexpected contraction after Quarter figures released

The New Zealand economy took a hit in the first quarter as Covid 19 ran rampant and interest rates rose as the Reserve Bank of New Zealand increased interest rates to combat inflation. The contraction was exaggerated as imports were reduced. Growth across the country was slowed. Production based output or the GDP fell by 0.2% which was below the...

June 16, 2022
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Are ETFs really Passive?

What is an ETF Most people have heard of ETFs but not everyone knows what they are. An ETF is an Exchange Traded Fund and they are extremely popular amongst retail investors and novice investors. Companies such as Beta shares, Vanguard, Blackrock and others create and manage these holdings on behalf of investors. An ETF is a collections of stock...

June 15, 2022
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Oracle beats estimates

Oracle Corporation (ORCL) reported its latest financial after the closing bell in the US on Monday. The company beat both revenue and earnings per share estimates, sending the stock price higher. The US software and hardware manufacturer reported revenue of $11.84 billion for the quarter (up by 5% year-over-year and up 10% in constant currency) ...

June 15, 2022
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AUD/USD finds new buyers at the 0.70 price mark

As depicted in the AUD/USD hourly chart above, the pair has recently reached a monthly low of 0.69117 as it enters today’s European session. As it continues to decrease in value, it generates a sloping resistance line at 0.6970, this is the trendline from Friday’s prices. Although the trend might appear bearish at the moment, the MACD in...

June 14, 2022
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NIO Q1 results announced

NIO Inc. (NIO) reported its first quarter financial results before the market open in the US on Thursday. The Chinese electric vehicle maker reported revenue of $1.563 billion in the first quarter (up by 24.2% year-over-year), topping analyst estimate of $1.561 billion. Loss per share reported at -$0.12 per share, lower than the -$0.15 loss p...

June 10, 2022
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AUD/USD’s reaction to the yesterday’s RBA interest decision

The AUDUSD pair has reached an intraday peak of 0.72469 following the RBA decision. The buying action was spurred on by Aussie bullish investors after the RBA decided to increase the interest rate by 50 basis points to 0.85%. This increase was higher than the consensus of 25 basis points. The RBA is on track to raise the interest rate a few ...

June 8, 2022
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Blackstone Mineral garners interest from Vietnam’s biggest conglomerate

Blackstone Minerals Limited’s Ta Khoa project is drumming up a lot of interest among banks and analysts who have recently taken a tour of the site. Among the tour group lies Vietnamese’s largest conglomerate, Vingroup. Vingroup has interests in real estate, automotive industry, healthcare and other sectors with a combined market capitali...

June 7, 2022
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Popular Expert Advisors on MetaTrader:

The following EAs are examples of Expert Advisors rated on Trustpilot. They have been rated by traders in general, however, please understand that past performances are not indication of future success. Below is a list of EAs, which you can purchase online, however there are several free ones you can find on the market, these are labelled (f), plea...

June 7, 2022
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Baby formula Shortage presents an opportunity for Aussie companies

The USA has seen a peculiar instance of widespread baby formula shortages. In many states around the country, more than half of the formula has been sold out in stores. Across the entire country, 40% of the formula is out of stock. Causes Firstly, and quite tragically, there were recently two infants who died from a rare infection associated ...

June 6, 2022
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Baby formula Shortage presents an opportunity for Aussie companies

The USA has seen a peculiar instance of widespread baby formula shortages. In many states around the country, more than half of the formula has been sold out in stores. Across the entire country, 40% of the formula is out of stock. Causes Firstly, and quite tragically, there were recently two infants who died from a rare infection associated ...

June 6, 2022
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Gas and electricity crisis hits the East Coast of Australia

Australians have been hit with a massive spike in gas and electricity bills as the country deals with a sudden shortage in power. Electricity prices were soaring so high and fast that the energy regulator had to step in and place a cap on the price of energy at $40 a gigajoule until 10 June 2022. Causes of the Crisis The supply shock has been...

June 3, 2022
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What’s a VPS and why use one?

In my previous article we discussed, what is an EA and their benefits. To read up on their disadvantages please follow the link to an article written by my colleague Daniel Vary here. Today we are going to discuss how you would use a VPS to enhance the use of an EA, especially if you are running various EAs simultaneously. What is a VPS? ...

June 3, 2022
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What’s an EA: Expert Advisor

Expert Advisors are programs which are configured to execute trades or read market price movements. When a parameter is met or triggered, it commands the EA to open or close trades on your behalf whilst you are otherwise engaged or sleeping. EAs are compatible to be used on the Metatrader 4 and 5 systems. Algorithmic trading is a method of ...

June 2, 2022
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AGL and The Mike Cannon-Brookes Take Over. Part 2.

Continuing from my previous article on Mike Cannon-Brookes and the take over of AGL, there has been some very important breaking news from the Australian giant and the country’s biggest polluter, AGL Energy. To give you some background information; Mike Cannon-Brookes (MCB) had launched a takeover of the company as he felt he could change the...

May 31, 2022
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