Cup and Handle
Cup and Handle is a price pattern that can be observed in every time frame. After a downtrend price takes on some sideways and retraces to the previous peak forming a soft U-shape, a cup. Left and...
Correlation is a statistical measure of a degree to which two assets are linked and move in relation to one another. The correlation coefficient is the number which shows the strength of the relationship between the movements of two...
Contractionary monetary policy is the set of policies conducted by central banks aiming to curb inflation and slow overheated economic growth. Through its instruments, the central bank tries to halt the overall rise of prices in the economy and...
Futures
Futures contracts or simply futures are derivative financial instruments whose value is derived from the value of underlying. The buyer of the futures contract agrees to buy the specific amount of the underlying asset at a predetermined future time...
Together with Standard & Poor’s and Fitch, Moody’s comprises the Big Three credit rating agencies. Moody’s Corporation is a financial service holding company of Moody’s Investment Service and Moody’s Analytics. It was founded by John Moody in 1909 in...
ECN
ECN stands for Electronic Communication Network and represents the successful solution in providing clients direct access to other market participants. It is based on the Financial Information Exchange Protocol the FIX Protocol. It enables brokerage to obtain needed liquidity...
The US Dollar Index (USDX, DXY, DX) represents the value of the US Dollar against the basket of foreign currencies. The index is a weighted geometric mean of dollar value against the following currencies:
The currencies represent the most important...
Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) indexes are one of the most globally followed benchmarks of the stock markets. They include more than 80 countries from developed, emerging and frontier markets, covering 99% of investable opportunities. Indexes are weighted by...
Alligator and Gator oscillators are one of many indicators developed by trader Bill Williams who tried to capture investors’ psychology and to identify periods of most intense activity. Observing price histories, he noted that the market is mostly stationary,...
The Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) was set up in 1992 when twelve countries signed the Maastricht Treaty (The Treaty on European Union). It was one of the main steps in further integration of EU countries aiming to provide...
