Strategy and planning
Recent Articles
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How to invest or trade in REIT stocks and ETFs
Real Estate Investment Trusts allow investors to benefit from investing in property without the hassle of physically owning the assets. Here’s what yo...
Hedge
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US February CPI preview: inflation data in focus as trade tensions mount
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics releases February's CPI figures on Wednesday, with markets watching closely for signs of cooling inflation amid grow...

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Risk management
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US markets face pressure as government shutdown threat intensifies
With US government funding set to expire on 14 March, markets declined last week amid shutdown fears compounding existing economic concerns.
Technical analysis
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JD Wetherspoon H1 earnings preview: will the pub giant continue its recovery?
Wetherspoon's is set to report its first-half earnings on 21 March 2025, with investors keen to see if the pub chain can maintain recent sales momen...
Volatility
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Trade of the week: long S&P 500
We would like to go long the S&P 500, despite having been stopped out of the same trade last week. The stop loss will be at 5500, the lows of last...
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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