Barclays announced a 16% decrease in profit for the third quarter. This decline was primarily attributed to sluggish revenue growth in its UK retail division and lackluster performance in its investment bank, impacted by a shortage of M&A deals and reduced trading activity. However, Barclays managed to exceed expectations by achieving a net profit of £1.3 billion.
Welcome to the Day Trader's Toolbox, a 3-Part series focused on enhancing your day trading skills.
Aston Martin’s share price had raced higher during the summer after Chinese carmaker, Geely doubled its stake in the historic British brand.
There’s a lot to unpack on EUR/USD’s daily candle chart (below), so let’s start at the turn of the month with EUR/USD pressing down into the lower Keltner Channel having broken below a key level of support.
Welcome to the final instalment of our 7-part Power Patterns series where we aim to give you the skills to trade powerful price patterns which occur on any timeframe in every market.
U.S. chip maker, AMD’s recent price action indicates that its long-term uptrend may be kicking back in.
Amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East, both oil and gold prices have gapped higher in early trading on Monday. Let’s delve into the factors driving these market moves.
As U.S. non-farm payrolls data approaches, set to release tomorrow (Friday, October 6th) at 1:30 pm (UK time), let's delve into market expectations and positioning regarding this pivotal economic report.
Welcome to Part 6 of our 7-part Power Patterns series. The pullback is undeniably one of the most valuable trading patterns as it offers an opportunity to join established trends at favourable levels of risk / reward. However, in real-world trading scenarios, simplicity often gives way to complexity. It's important to explore how pullbacks can deviate from the ideal, straightforward model the Complex Pullback provides traders with a framework for trading pullbacks in real world scenarios.
A key driver behind the gold sell-off has been the strength of the U.S. dollar which was given fresh impetus following the Fed’s hawkish ‘higher for longer comments’ at the latest FOMC meeting.
Marks & Spencer reported strong growth in both its Food and Clothing & Home businesses for the first 19 weeks of the financial year. Food sales increased by over 11%, driven by price changes, while Clothing & Home sales grew by more than 6%, primarily due to in-store growth. Despite economic uncertainties, the company expects significant improvements in full-year profit growth and half-year results compared to previous expectations of modest revenue growth.
Welcome to Part 5 of our 7-part Power Patterns series. In this series, we'll be equipping you with the skills to trade some of the most indicative price patterns which occur on any timeframe in every market.
USDJPY’s powerful long-term uptrend has been reignited after last week’s sharply contrasting policy statements from the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan.
EUR/USD is currently testing a key support level after the Federal Reserve indicated a potential extension of higher interest rates.
Welcome to Part 4 of our 7-part Power Patterns series where we delve into the Break & Retest pattern—a strategic approach to navigating breakout trades. If you've wrestled with the frustration of false breakouts, incorporating this pattern into your trading toolkit may help you overcome this challenge and put you on the path to becoming a more confident and consistent trader.