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Trade of the week: long S&P 500

Since strength begets strength, the S&P 500’s rally to a new all-time record high may be seen as a buying opportunity on any minor retracement lower. We would thus like to go long the S&P 500 index.

2024-01-22T13:19:19+0000

IG Spread betting and CFD Trading

Trade of the week: How did we do in 2023?

Having closed out our last hypothetical trade of the year, we are up over 22% for the year. Let’s have a look at our monthly profit distribution, reward/risk ratio and how we manage risk.

2023-12-18T16:09:26+0000

IG Spread betting and CFD Trading

Trade of the week: short soybeans

Since the daily soybeans front month futures chart is showing negative divergence on the Relative Strength Index, we would like to sell soybeans.

2023-11-20T13:50:40+0000

IG Spread betting and CFD Trading

Trade of the Week: short US natural gas

Since front-month, US natural gas futures seem to be topping out, we would like to short these at around $3.40 with a downside target around the $3.00 mark and a stop-loss above last week’s high at $3.59.

2023-10-16T13:45:45+0100

IG Spread betting and CFD Trading

Trading the Trend: long Tesla

As Tesla shares are recovering from their September low, we would like to buy these with an upside target around the $300 mark and a tight stop-loss at $234.60.

2023-10-04T13:13:26+0100

IG Spread betting and CFD Trading

Trade of the Week: long FANG index

Since the FANG futures contract has bounced off a support zone for the third time this year, we would like to go long on a minor retracement lower with a stop-loss at 7,160 and an upside target around the 8,000 mark.

2023-10-02T14:14:56+0100