Tesla has started a real firework over the past few months and has grown by more than 500% in just 4 months. When a stock rises so quickly, many traders ask themselves where to place the stop loss and...
You’ve probably read that “2% a day” or “10% a week” are realistic goals. That is simply false. In the long run, these returns are difficult to implement. 2% per day means 14,000% per year. So why is 100% in...
Introduction
On January 3rd the US launched a missile strike that killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. While oil rose sharply after the news, the S&P 500 index reacted in a much more muted manner. Some even predicted this would...
In this article, we want to give you an understanding of why financial markets are so heavily influenced by the central banks, focusing on the Federal Reserve Bank (FED) and the European Central Bank (ECB). Learn about the importance and the regular...
This question keeps coming up: How much capital is required to be able to live from trading? The answers you can find vary widely and are often wrong. We now would like to bring light into the darkness and...
Introduction
Technical analysis was invented for the purpose of forecasting future price trends in various markets. It is the backbone of analysis for many traders in today's rapidly changing markets. As we have learned in the previous Learn To Trade lesson...
To the average person, both the darknet and cryptocurrencies are mysterious and scary things. Most everyone stays away from the dark net and cryptos as they’re perceived as bad things used only by criminals, terrorists, and bad people. However,...
There are many great trading books that can help you understand many aspects, such as technical analysis, psychology and money management. The following is a list of reviews of our favorite books that we recommend - some of the...
Introduction
An IPO (Initial Public Offering) is a way for a company to go public and raise some capital on the way. Until a company decides to go public, it stays private. Companies usually go public for a few key...
In recent times, and in various places, one hears again and again of an upcoming crash or at least a downtrend on the stock markets. We do not want to go into the various sources, signals and indicators or...
Forex is trading one currency against another. Many external factors move currencies, like interest rates and geopolitics. Because Forex does not involve owning the underlying asset but simply taking a position on its price movement, it's much cheaper to...
Introduction
Getting into trading is no easy task. As we have written in our previous article on How to get started in trading, there is no one road to success. Every trader will need to find his own path to...
Introduction
In one of my previous articles, I have outlined some of the reasons why US GDP growth has been slowing down as of recent. Some of them were high levels of debt, declining labor participation rates, and decreasing productivity...
Everybody wants to be wealthy, that’s a given. But how does one become wealthy? This is quite possibly one of the most complex and intricate questions one can ponder. There are numerous answers one could provide and various answers...
Many people shy away from the issue of finance and at the same time are upset by the low interest rates on banks. In this article, we want to tell you that it is more than worthwhile to deal...
We launched a so-called TUT spread this month to take advantage of the current low interest rate differential in US bonds in conjunction with the emerging bear market.
What is a TUT spread?
The TUT spread is a spread in US...
Introduction
Investing in stocks has been one of the most popular and well-known forms of investment available to the general population throughout the last several decades. Did you know that if you had invested $10,000 in the S&P 500 index...
In this update, we want to show you how our $100,000 real money account did in July. Spoiler alert: It went great!
Short review of June
June did not go particularly well. We reduced the account by $3,106.66, down 3.19%. The...
We are trading with a $100,000 corporate trading account and use eight portfolio rules to guide us within the team to optimize the performance. Get to know our trading and money management rules and set up fixed rules for...
Hedging is a topic often asked about by advanced learners. In this article, we want to clarify whether and when it makes sense to take a closer look at the complex subject of hedging.
What is hedging?
Hedging means protection. You...
Introduction
Timing recessions or timing the market around recessions is notoriously difficult. While there are a few exceptions and statistical outliers, timing when a recession will hit precisely is almost impossible. Even economists and financial analysts who dedicate their lives...
Financial freedom and prosperity is very hard to achieve. It’s so hard that the majority of people never even achieve it. In fact, over 60% of the American population have under $1000 in savings and over 50% of the...
Recently, the potential impeachment of Donald Trump has been a recurrent theme in the media, but what would the consequences of this be? In this article, we want to highlight different scenarios and encourage discussion.
What is impeachment?
"Impeachment can occur...
Introduction
Every year, just like 2020, poses both many risks and many opportunities for investors. The US - Iran conflict, the trade war between the US and China, Brexit, a low-interest-rate environment, the election in the US, and rapid urbanization...
I want to explain to you why we use stop entry orders and how you can use them for better trades. Sounds good? Let's start. The advantage of stop entries
Stop entry orders allow you to have a confirmation when price...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXbP6DduTNY In it’s most basic form bonds are a type of loan between you the investor and a company or the Government where you are loaning them money and in return you get interest payments back for your loan on...
We are currently experiencing very volatile markets and it is not uncommon these days that prices of individual companies fluctuate by 10% within a week. This often leads to so-called gaps, to German course gaps. In this article, we...
Introduction
For many people, trading is their dream job. However, not only is it difficult to be a profitable trader, but it also requires capital to start with. And for some, that is a hard obstacle to get around. The...
We are pleased to have reached a milestone in the history of Tradimo. With the Certified Derivatives Trader Nanodiploma™, we have created an online educational program officially certified by the Deutsche Boerse. The certificate of the Certified Derivatives Trader...
It's that time again, the earnings season in the US is in full swing. We took the opportunity yesterday and made one trade on Facebook (FB). How this trade was made and what result we achieved is explained in this...
Value Investing is where you will buy stocks for less than they are worth. A value investor’s goal is to buy the shares of a publicly traded company when its market price trades at a discount to the company’s...
What happened?
In August 2019 the US yield curve has inverted. That is, the yield on the US 1 year Treasury bill was more than the yield on the US 10 year Treasury bond. This usually does not happen all...
Trading in the financial markets can be one of the most rewarding jobs a person can do. However, it can also be a very stressful and time consuming job. After all, in order to be a successful trader, you...
COPENHAGEN (Tradimo Interactive) - Little Traders, the award-winning free mobile game that helps casual gamers learn to trade and invest, has launched on Android in the Google Play store. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OODdQRBKhk After over 50,000 organic downloads on iOS in the Apple AppStore, fans...
What happened?
The ECB has restarted its bond purchasing program (QE) and has set to buy €20 billion worth of bonds since November the 1st. As Christine Lagarde takes over the ECB, investors are left pondering about the feasibility and...
A style is not only an attribute of fashion. This word may be actually applied to trading. On the one hand, each person has his/her own approach to trading. Even two people who have read the same textbooks about...
Again and again, we are asked in our community, via email or in our webinars, how we manage the currency risk in our trading account, which is reason enough to present our thoughts and suggestions in this article. For the...
Unfortunately, it is far too often to hear and read about those who are interested in trading lose some or even all of their money. In this article, we'll give you 5 golden rules that will help you protect...
In this article, we want to show you the power of the Commodity Channel Index (CCI). The CCI is an oscillator, and therefore a range indicator. We know that many beginners misuse this excellent oscillator, and we use it...
Introduction
Market swings (bears and bulls) are an inevitable part of an investor's or a trader's life. It's because simply put, swings are a source of risk, and risk is a source of profit (and loss). Without volatility (if prices...
In this article, we want to point out an aspect that almost always goes unnoticed by newcomers to trading: Correlation!
Procedure of beginners
Many beginners look for good trading spots and often pay attention to their very good rules of the...
On the one hand, modern trading software allows traders to use various technical indicators. In fact, when you just start your acquaintance with financial markets, you may be confused by this abundance. On the other hand, there are many...
The Tradimo team has had a real money account for over 2 years and has achieved a return of almost 60% in this period. If you follow us carefully, you have certainly noticed that we are making far fewer...
New research from Mumsnet and eToro busts the age-old myth that women aren’t interested in their own finances and investments. In a new survey of 1,000 mums*, Mumsnet and eToro asked how they approach their investments. Research reveals just under...
Introduction
Since the Great Recession, central banks have taken both conventional and unconventional (Quantitative Easing) monetary policy measures to fight the economic slowdown and maneuver the economy out of a recession. Key central bank interest rates were slashed, and new...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=806Svi-3eQQ We can identify price trends in currencies, stocks and commodities around different seasons or periods. For instance grain prices peak at harvest time and then drop throughout the year. Oil is less expensive in the summer than in the...
The coronavirus is spreading and reaching more and more countries and people. But what does that have to do with the stock exchanges and the latest mini-crash?
Coronavirus and financial markets?
The connection is relatively simple: on one hand, the panic...
We have great news for you. As of today, we officially launched our own $100,000 real money trading account at CapTrader. As a Tradimo Premium member, you have the opportunity to see our Tradimo coaches Matthias Denecke and Matthias Knopf...
There is an unbelievable number of people who find the topic of trading fascinating, but they lose a lot of money instead of making it. With this article, we want to shed some light on the five reasons this...
Introduction
This article is for those who are interested in trading but have not taken major steps towards it yet. Are you interested in trading but simply can't put your head around how to get started? Or have you already started...
What happens when a trading learning platform meets the real-life stories of those who work in trading?
All of a sudden everything makes sense because the learner can relate to other traders and the financial world stops being an alien...
Introduction
The S&P500 index has risen by about 4 times since the lows hit during the latest financial crisis. With it came a strong surge in share buybacks (or share repurchases). In turn, this shed light on corporate buybacks from...
Introduction
It is always a good feeling when you buy something new. Be it new clothes, accessories, home appliances or an Apple iPhone. It is common thinking and very common to feel like you need a particular item like you...
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