Strategy and planning
Recent Articles
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Capital gains tax on trading and investing: what you need to know
With potential CGT rises looming, understanding its impact on trading and investing is crucial. Learn about tax-free spread betting and other investme...
Hedge
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Global Hedge Funds Bet Big On Chinese Stocks After Major Stimulus
Global hedge funds are diving into Chinese stocks, spurred by Beijing’s massive stimulus measures – leading to the best weekly gains for Chinese equit...
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Risk management
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How to invest like Elon Musk
Discover the key principles behind Elon Musk's investment strategy and how you can apply them to your own portfolio.
Technical analysis
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Comprehensive guide on the head and shoulders chart pattern for traders
The head and shoulders chart pattern is a powerful tool in technical analysis, widely recognised for its ability to signal potential trend reversals i...
Volatility
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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 vol...
Fundamental analysis
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How to trade using IG client sentiment
Sentiment can be a useful tool when trading, and IG provides data on its own client sentiment.
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