Last Week’s Spread Betting Action Dictated by Middle East Crisis
The Spread Betting Markets – Last Week: Although last week started off relatively slowly due to Presidents Day in the US, North African political upheavals dictated the direction of the spread betting markets through the rest of the week. Civil unrest in Libya, a not insignificant crude oil producer at 1.6 million barrels per day, [...]
Quiet Start to the FX Spread Betting Week for the Yen
It’s been a fairly steady, unspectacular start to the spread betting week with no major movement throughout the Monday Asian session. In Libya, the rebellion appears to be getting closer to deposing Gaddafi, though the leader still shows no signs of stepping down gracefully. The US dollar is slightly weaker in early trading with commodity [...]
Spread Betting Guide to Trading Nymex
Where to Spread Bet on Nymex You can trade on spread betting markets such as Nymex with spread betting companies like: Financial Spreads City Index Paddy power trader To see which companies offer 24 hour trading, new account offers, stop losses and trading charts see Spread Betting Companies. How to Spread Bet on [...]
Financial Spread Betting Guide to Speculating on the NZD/CHF Market
Where to Spread Bet on NZD/CHF You can trade on spread betting markets such as NZD/CHF with spread betting companies like: IG Index CityIndex GFT To see which companies offer 24 hour trading, new account offers, stop losses and trading charts see Spread Betting Companies. How to Spread Bet on NZD/CHF Should [...]
Spread Betting: Is the EUR/USD FX Pair Set for Gains?
Last night US stock markets couldn’t quite get past the game line with another loss on the session. However the loses are decreasing in size, something that may augur well for a rebound with stock market futures up 0.33% this morning. Forex markets are flat mostly aside from the Australian and New Zealand dollars which [...]
Crude Oil Rallies in a Volatile Trading Environment, but What Next for Commodity Spread Bettors?
Volatility for a spread bettor can be a blessing or curse depending on which side of the move a trader is established in. The recent spike in crude oil had certainly caused distress for all Short positions as Oil spiked up +14.82% over the last five trading days. Since the low of $87.09 on Nymex [...]
FTSE Index Struggles as Spread Betting Markets See Nymex Crude Oil Pass 100 Dollar Mark
The FTSE 100 Index posted yet more losses on Thursday as traders continue to exit heavyweight equity positions on spiralling crude oil prices, with Nymex Crude Oil trading above $100 for the first time since October 2008. There has been a marked increase in Volatility since the start of the Libya crisis. The FTSE 100 [...]
Crude Oil Rallies with Spread Betting Investors Worried that Problems will Spill into Saudi Arabia
This morning Middle East & North Africa tensions are escalating with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia attempting to head off a popular unrest with a financial package for workers. With Brent crude Oil prices rocketing to $117 and WTI crude hitting $100, traders are clearly spooked and betting on things getting worse before they get [...]
Spread Betting: Crude Oil Keeps Climbing as Gaddafi Pledges to Stay Put or Die Trying
Investors continued to sell out of UK equities today on continued fears over the unrest in Libya and the Middle East. The speech from Colonel Gaddafi yesterday highlighted his motivation to maintain his grip on power and with protestors refusing to back down and violence continuing, there appears to be no end in sight to [...]
Spread Betting Markets Looking Slightly More Positive Following Heavy Sell Off Yesterday
Last night US markets suffered their heaviest single day sell off since January 28th with the Dow Jones closing down 1.44% and the wider S&P 500 down over 2.00%. Things are looking a bit more positive this morning and as happens so often after big drops, a rebound is setting in. The currency spread betting [...]
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