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...
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...
Commodity Channel Index was firstly introduced by Donald Lambert in 1980. Initially, he wanted to analyze and confirm the cyclical turns in commodities. However, the indicator proved to be versatile and applicable to other asset classes.
CCI is a momentum-based...
Credit Default Swap is a financial derivative providing insurance in case of a credit event, usually a default on a loan. It provides investors with protection and decreases the risk. If a creditor assumes his borrower will not meet...
Bonds are fixed-income instruments in which the issuer pays interest to the holder of the bond and repays the principal at the maturity date. Interest is usually paid annually, semiannually, or monthly. A bond can be resold in the...
The Stochastic oscillator is one of the momentum indicators which compares the current price with the previous highest and lowest price range. It was developed by George Lane during the 1950s. It can be used to identify price reversals...
Momentum is the phenomenon that was empirically proved to exist in price movements. Momentum explains that stocks that have been recently performing well (winners) will continue to outperform and the stock that has been underperforming (losers) will continue to...
Bollinger bands are one of the tools in the technical analysis used by traders to closely look at price movements. It was introduced by technician John Bollinger in the early 1980s. He took one moving average with two more...
Bank of England
Eight-oldest bank in the world as founded in 1694, the Bank of England (BoE) began as a private bank that would act as a banker to the Government. The Bank was nationalized in 1946 which gave the...
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,...
