CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 82.67% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money

Neil Dennis

Neil Dennis is news editor at Capital.com. He previously spent 16 years at the Financial Times writing and editing for the markets pages.

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Who's a good boy, then? Not dogecoin
Crypto sentiment dulled as investors continue to get out of Doge

Dogecoin has more than halved in value to around $0.20 since its record high on 16 April

Neil Dennis06:45, 23 April 2021
Dogecoin rally fades
Doge day euphoria ebbs as Dogecoin rally fades

Hangover begins as cryptocurrency Dogecoin rally ends nearly 20% lower after ‘Doge day’.

Neil Dennis05:47, 21 April 2021
Dogecoin: created to be a joke cryptocurrency
Dogecoin soars but valuation could be barking mad

Analysts warn investors could get burned by the joke cryptocurrency as rally continues.

Neil Dennis06:55, 20 April 2021
Rune is the native cryptocurrency to THORChain
Rune hits new record after launch of THORChain

Launch of new decentralised exchange prompts record run by its native cryptocurrency

Neil Dennis08:41, 14 April 2021
Cryptocurrency bubble: market cap surges past $2tn level
Cryptocurrency market cap hits record $2trn level

The cryptocurrency market hit a new record high on Tuesday, as the total capitalisation of all issued coins reached $2trn for the first time

Neil Dennis08:58, 6 April 2021
bitcoin
The top bitcoin alternatives you should know about

In the fluid and ever-changing world of financial markets, one small corner finds a seething cauldron of bubbling activity that is cryptocurrency trade.

Neil Dennis08:21, 6 March 2018
telegram
Telegram poised for new cryptocurrency offering

Messaging app Telegram is poised to leap onto the crytocurrency bandwagon later in the year with a so-called "initial coin offering" (ICO)

Neil Dennis15:00, 10 January 2018
data
12 data analysis techniques for a trader

Statistical analysis has been used in financial markets for many decades to help take the guesswork out of – or, at least, firm up the "gut feelings" of – some of the top names in investment

Neil Dennis12:17, 6 October 2017
Sheep
Trading biases: herd behaviour and the bandwagon effect

Herd behaviour and the bandwagon effect are instinctive impulses to follow the actions of a crowd, despite an individual's own, better, judgment

Neil Dennis08:17, 25 August 2017
Coffee beans falling out of bag with scoop
Derivatives trading: 5 of the weirdest you can buy

The key to understanding the derivatives market is knowing that these investment products are just what they say they are: derivative.

Neil Dennis17:08, 16 June 2017
charts and graphs with pen-pencil
The pros and cons of hypothesis testing and backtests

Hypothesis testing is an instrument in the financial market trader's toolbox to help guide investment strategy by statistical means. The use of charts and historical data is commonplace, but the use of statistical mathematics is rare among private investors.

Neil Dennis11:23, 15 June 2017

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