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Trade of the week: long VIX

Given the plethora of US Federal Reserve (Fed) speeches, including by its chair Jerome Powell, US non-farm payrolls and historically higher market volatility in October, we would like to go long the volatility index (VIX).

2024-10-02T06:40:38+0100

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Trade of the week: short soybeans

We would like to use the current bounce to go short soybeans at 1,022 with a stop loss placed above resistance at 1,150 and a downside target around 910.

2024-09-10T06:08:28+0100

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Trade of the week: long Nikkei 225

This week, we will go long the Nikkei 225 index, currently trading at 41,313. We will strategically place our initial target at 42,500, and a stop loss at 40,575.

2024-07-16T06:08:42+0100

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EU-China trade tit-for-tat: How to trade

As the European Commission's provisional tariffs on Chinese-made EVs take effect, IG’s Angeline Ong catches up with Xiaolin Chen, Head of International at KraneShares.

2024-07-15T06:08:14+0100

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How to trade US/EU/China trade tit-for-tat

You know it's an election year both sides of the Atlantic when tariff threats fly thick and fast. We've had tariff threats linked to semiconductors, pork and agriculture so far.

2024-07-03T02:35:12+0100

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Trade of the week: short Robusta Coffee

Robusta coffee prices seem to be in the process of topping out close to their April peak, which is why we would like to go short front month futures with a stop loss above the April high and a downside target at 3,405.

2024-06-04T08:17:06+0100

IG Spread betting and CFD Trading

Trade of the week: long EUR/USD

EUR/USD seems to have resumed its medium-term uptrend with the $1.1000 region remaining in focus. We would thus like to go long EUR/USD around $1.0860 with a stop loss at $1.0803, marginally below last week’s low.

2024-05-29T01:52:45+0100