The importance of constantly assessing your trading positions
A trading position is a strategic decision that involves buying, selling or holding a financial instrument, such as a stock or currency, with the expectation of profiting from future price movements.
Traders will select when to enter and exit positions based on research and in-depth analysis to maximise potential returns.
Trumpism 2.0 and markets
We explore the potential implications for markets from another Trump term
Trading Update : 29 November
Retail sectors are getting into the festive spirit, with promising signs in the US and SA markets that consumers are ready to spend. The US market is also looking strong after some sanity prevailed in President-elect Trump’s administration picks, with equities and treasuries cheering Trump’s pick of Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary.
Trading update : 22 November 2024
The Trump Trade remains omnipotent, buoying sectors like tech while sowing uncertainty in sectors like big pharma. Outflows from the world’s biggest emerging market continued unabated, but good news for SA Inc. helped boost the rand before geopolitics took some of the wind out of our sails.
Why traders should keep a lookout for market dislocations
Temporary misalignments in asset prices, commonly known as market dislocations, present opportunities for traders to earn a profit.
These events typically occur in situations where financial markets deviate from their normal functioning and fail to accurately price assets, which usually happens under stressful or atypical market conditions.
