The economy is one of the most popular topics in the media these days. No wonder: our income, the interest we pay on loans, and the overall financial well-being of the country depend on whether the economy is growing and inflation is falling. But this connection is not always obvious, nor is the usefulness of all the financial information out there. Let's try to sort it out and learn more about inflation, its causes, and its consequences.

Almost six months ago, in the world of cryptocurrencies, there was a high-profile scandal associated with the collapse of the stablecoin market - digital currencies pegged to the rates of the real ones. Now the crypto-financial market is shaking again: the first cryptocurrency - bitcoin - was rapidly falling, losing a quarter of its price. On November 10, its rate dipped below $16,000. Bitcoin's fall dragged alternative cryptocurrencies as well. Some analysts have already dubbed what is happening the "beginning of the end" of the cryptocurrency world - again.

The ideal strategy is the one that allows a trader to capitalize on any market, regardless of whether the price is falling or rising. Such trading systems are called arbitrage trading systems. There is true arbitrage and statistical arbitrage. And while the first is available to a vast minority, the second can be handled by every trader.

Margin trading allows a trader to participate in trades that require more funds than they have on deposit. Accordingly, the trader's gain from such transactions increases. But margin trading has a downside – increased risk. It can be minimized by following the rules and taking into account a broker's trading conditions on margin so as not to get a margin call.

Support and resistance levels are the basic concepts of technical analysis. Strategies based on technical analysis are built on psychological and mathematical patterns of previous periods. One such pattern is resistance and support levels, which determine the marks of the most probable change in price direction or confirmation of trend continuation. They can be used both by new traders and experienced investors. In this article, we will learn what support and resistance lines are, how to draw them correctly, as well as how to apply this knowledge to real trading.

Usually, the word "rally" is associated with racing. But it has another meaning besides the competition. In stock trading, the notion of a rally is used to refer to a period during which there is a rush of assets on the market. As a rule, it is expressed in the sharp increase of almost all quotes and the increase in total sales volume. Simply speaking, a market rally is a short period, when investors are trying to manage to buy more stocks with the maximum profit for themselves.

You have to admit, the phrase "countertrend trading" itself sounds quite strange, and it's hard to hear. It's like "driving on the wrong side of the road". Is it really possible? It turns out that it is possible, and at a proper professional level this trading system brings a good return. But first things first.

The Envelopes technical indicator is one of the simplest indicators when in forex trading and is included in the list of tools on classic platforms. This indicator is based on the observation that after the price rises or falls, it returns to the main trend in any case.  

As a rule, the majority of newby traders start their first acquaintance with the forex market by trading in short-term time frames. But after a while, they come to the idea that to save their time and nerves they need to work in higher time frames.

As the Wall Street classics say, successful trading is the art of reading market sentiment in order to accurately predict future price direction and move in the trend. The forex market also fits into this concept.