Source: Bloomberg and Capital Index Usually when commodity markets move sharply it can spell danger for the broader financial markets. Thus, the sharp decline in some metals on the back of global trade war fears, and the overall malaise in the commodit […]

Source: Bloomberg and Capital Index US CPI was in-line with expectations for June, suggesting that prices are rising at a manageable rate. The annual rate of headline inflation rose to 2.9% from 2.8%, while core prices rose to 2.3%, the highest level i […]

Week ahead: 9 July 2018 Themes to watch: Trade wars: oil takes a battering while stocks and FX fairly sanguine Two key events could determine the direction of the major FX pairs and markets this week. The first is the trade wars between China and the U […]

The pound is the currency to watch for the rest of this week as the UK government meets on Friday to decide on its final economic plan for Brexit. This includes tinderbox topics such as the UK’s single market access and Customs Union membership after B […]

Following up on the market update from last month, volatility keeps its firm grip on the stock market in particular, and we can say without a doubt that the nice and trending market from the beginning of the year is gone. The US stock market is still c […]

What a messy month June has proven to be. It started with European political strife around the Italian elections which quickly faded from headlines. Trump is always good for a headline or tweet and he did not disappoint this month, escalating trade war […]

Have you ever wondered what the best age to start trading is? Maybe you are worried that you are getting too old to learn a new skill, and that it would take too long to learn to master this “complicated” game. The truth is that the game is neither com […]

Interview with Sammy Schwind: six months on from the opening of the Greg Secker Foundation Village In January 2018, the Greg Secker Foundation, the charitable organisation that Learn to Trade actively supports, officially handed over 100 houses and reh […]

Have you ever heard forex traders and other highly successful people talk about the only one resource that they can never get more of and therefore cannot afford to lose? They are of course talking about their time! Understandably, this is the reason w […]

Cashing in On Your Tax Refund? Invest It in Trading and Make Even More Money Before the Year Is Out So you got a refund on your taxes? You’re probably feeling lucky. Although it is of course your own hard-earned money that the tax man simply borrowed f […]