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What Are Swaps in Trading, and What Are They Used for?

Swaps help all market participants to enter into contracts that will be profitable in a particular situation. They reduce the risk of market transactions and can increase potential profits. Apart from that investors use different types of swaps to hedge risks and increase trading efficiency in the stock market. What they are and how they work - in the article.

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How to Use Murrey Math Levels in Forex Trading

Any trader dreams to see what the crowd can't see, to find that precious tool, which will help to earn where others see only losses. The Murrey levels indicator may not be perfect, but it is very close to it. Beginner traders rarely use Murrey levels due to their perceived complexity (compared to the classic RSI, MACD, and Stochastic). But trading at Murrey levels will dramatically increase the efficiency of almost any trading system.

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What You Need To Know About Forex Trading Signals

In our articles, we always say that trading is a job that requires diligence, patience, and constant learning. If you take up forex trading, all your decisions should be balanced and considered - that's what we study technical analysis for. But all of you are daily confronted with offers to use trading signals online and get earnings without any effort. In this article, we will tell you what trading signals are, who creates them, and if they can be trusted.

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What Is a Recession? Definition, Causes & Warning Signs

Economic development is cyclical – a boom is always followed by a downturn. Such a downturn is called a recession, a phenomenon that recurs with varying frequency and depth. Sometimes recessions occur with little or no serious economic disturbance, but other times they can lead to crises of varying magnitude. So what is a recession, what are its characteristics, and is the world economy in a recession now?  

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The Dollar Index: What It Is, How It's Defined

Investors rely on a variety of tools in an attempt to determine the current and future state of the market. This set includes synthetic ones, such as stock indices, which allow evaluating the situation as a whole, without losing time analyzing a multitude of individual assets. Among the many indices used in the stock market, the dollar index stands out. What is it and how to use it in investments?

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Stock Buybacks: Why Do Companies Buy Back Shares?

In recent years, buyback programs have become one of the growth drivers of U.S. stock markets, creating demand and reducing supply. Corporations have proved to be quite prominent buyers on stock exchanges, and the number of shares outstanding has declined. The year 2021 was no exception. Thanks to the growth of buyback programs, U.S. stock markets were able to reach record highs. Since the beginning of last year, the S&P 500 rose 25% and broke its records 67 times.

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What Are Stock Market Indicators?

Most traders and experienced investors use technical analysis tools – indicators – in their work on the stock market. What are their differences, what are they for, and which indicator is better to use?   What are Indicators, and Why Do We Need Them? Technical analysis is based on Charles Dow's postulate that "the price discounts everything", including expectations of future events. Accordingly, it is enough to find an appropriate mathematical algorithm for price data processing to predict the behavior of securities quotes.

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