Much like other technical analysis tools, the Chaikin Oscillator was designed to help predict future asset price movements – particularly identifying turning points in an asset price. It is sometimes mistakenly called the Chaikin volatility indicator
Swing trading focuses on medium-term investment strategies and attempts to make profits when the stock goes up, and when it comes down – hence the term "swing"
The stochastic oscillator is a market momentum measure that compares a security's closing price with the range of its high to low prices over a certain time period to determine likely turning points in that asset's value
Industrial metals prices have made some solid gains this year, and leading the pack are those that have been affected by the changing geopolitical landscape in recent weeks
Fewer jobs than expected were created in the US during March, but rather than suggesting a burgeoning weak spot in its economy, many believe the slowdown in jobs growth is emblematic of a tightening labour market
Having never made an annual profit, Spotify – the music streaming service – launched on Nasdaq this week to great acclaim and a share price pop that quickly overshadowed the company's initial listing price
Cryptocurrencies are so new to the world of investment that debate still rages – as it does around foreign exchange – about whether we call them an asset class. But one thing was made perfectly clear at the end of 2017: they belong at the riskier end of the investment spectrum
AIM describes itself on owner London Stock Exchange's website as "the most successful growth market in the world", and this week the Alternative Investment Market's average market capitalisation hit a record high
The US dollar has been the weakest of the G10 currencies - barring the odd uptick - for about 15 months and has demonstrated that economic strength and interest rate hikes do not necessarily act in support of a currency
Hegel, the German philosopher, said that periods of happiness are empty pages in history. While peace and tranquility usually bring gains to financial markets, they tend to be slow-building and cyclical - depending on the state of the economy
As global economic barometers go, copper has been a fairly-accurate indicator of global growth during the past 10 years
Fractals belong in the more abstract bracket of mathematics and are used in trading to help identify points in a chart where a reversal looks likely
Stock markets across the globe suffered a sharp sell-off in late January and early February. While it was assumed fears of the impact of rising inflation on the pace of US rate hikes was the trigger, the sell-off was exacerbated by exchange-traded products based on volatility measures, a new report finds
Jobs growth in the US keeps surprising Wall Street analysts and during February, just a slight disappointment on wage growth marred another great set of labour market data, published on Friday
How does one communicate an increasingly hawkish policy path in an utterly dovish manner? Step forward Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, who delivered a masterclass in nuance at Thursday's February governing council press conference
