Month: October 2020

No Picture
Trading Ideas

Position Sizing: What It Is and How It’s Done

October 2, 2020 admin Comments Off on Position Sizing: What It Is and How It’s Done

Karim Rahemtulla, Co-Founder of The War Room, recently released a video on the importance of position sizing. And if you don’t know what position sizing is, don’t worry, you will by the time you finish the video.
Karim considers position sizing the most important concept in investing. Even more important than the concept of the limit order. You may think you understand position sizing, but there may be more to it than you know.
Check out the video below to get a full understanding of what position sizing is. If you can’t watch the video right now, just keep reading and I’ll …read more […]

No Picture
Trading Ideas

U.S. Index Futures Fall as Trump Tests Positive for Covid-19

October 2, 2020 admin Comments Off on U.S. Index Futures Fall as Trump Tests Positive for Covid-19

(Bloomberg) — U.S. equity index futures fell after President Donald Trump announced that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for Covid-19, sparking a pull-back in riskier assets and sending the VIX higher.December contracts on the S&P 500 Index were trading 1.2% lower as of 8:50 a.m. in London after falling as much as 2% earlier. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 1.3% and those on the Nasdaq 100 Index down 1.6%. The VIX Index rose to 28.91, but remained below levels seen last week.In a memo released early Friday morning in the U.S., Trump’s …read more […]

No Picture
Trading Ideas

Market Watchers Warn of Deeper Selloff as Trump Tests Positive

October 2, 2020 admin Comments Off on Market Watchers Warn of Deeper Selloff as Trump Tests Positive

(Bloomberg) — Investors are warning against higher volatility and a potentially deeper selloff in risk assets after the news of President Donald Trump and the First Lady testing positive for Covid-19 shattered the calm in global markets Friday.U.S. equity futures slumped as much as 2% and Asian stocks also declined following the announcement. The dollar and the yen climbed as the news stoked risk aversion. VIX October futures jumped almost 12%.“Markets hate uncertainty and this ticks all those boxes,” said Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst for Asia Pacific with Oanda Corp. “Not because of the President alone, but because this …read more […]

No Picture
Trading Ideas

Stocks Fall, Dollar Climbs as Trump Tests Positive: Markets Wrap

October 2, 2020 admin Comments Off on Stocks Fall, Dollar Climbs as Trump Tests Positive: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — U.S. and European equity futures fell with Asian stocks and the dollar climbed after President Donald Trump said he had tested positive for the coronavirus.Trump said that both he and the First Lady Melania Trump tested positive and that they will now quarantine themselves. They were tested after Hope Hicks, one of his closest aides, returned a positive result for Covid-19. The yen and Treasuries, often seen as havens in times of market stress, rose. Nasdaq futures were 2% lower and crude oil extended losses.Trump’s physician said the president and Melanie Trump will remain at the White House …read more […]

No Picture
Trading Ideas

Tesla Has Clear Path for First German Plant, State Premier Says

October 2, 2020 admin Comments Off on Tesla Has Clear Path for First German Plant, State Premier Says

(Bloomberg) — Tesla Inc.’s factory near Berlin faces no major hurdles before getting the final green light to start producing electric cars next year, according to the premier of the state where it’s being built.Public hearings into the plant east of Berlin in the state of Brandenburg were off to a rocky start and have taken nearly two weeks instead of two days. Environmental activists and local residents have grilled authorities on hundreds of issues from deforestation and water usage to increased truck traffic and noise pollution.Despite the drawn-out process, Brandenburg Premier Dietmar Woidke isn’t concerned and expects the project …read more […]