Spread betting and contracts for differences on oil prices
Spread bets and CFDs on commodities should consider that oil prices are heading higher today — if only by a little. Oil prices touched $80 a barrel again, after a bit of a volatile go last week.
At the beginning of this week, oil prices are getting some support from other commodities — copper is spiking today — as well as global equity…
Spread bets and CFDs on copper prices
Spread betting and contracts for differences on commodities should consider the impact of the Chile earthquake over the weekend. Copper prices are spiking today as concerns over supply raise.
A large earthquake has devastated the southern coast of Chile, causing tsunamis and disrupting copper operations. Chile is responsible for about 1/3 of the world’s copper supply, and concerns about the situation have copper prices spiking.
However,…
The LS Trader System Weekly Update
The past week has seen an overall decline in volatility as the daily ranges in many markets move in to a narrower band. Indecision is still the order of the day for many sectors, including stocks, currencies and energy markets. As before, the long term trend remains up for the dollar and stocks. As we wrote last week, many markets remain in trading ranges that…
Spread betting and contracts for differences on the U.S. dollar
Spread bets and CFDs on the spot forex market should consider that the U.S. dollar is weakening against most other currencies today. The U.S. dollar index is lower as risk appetite makes an appearance, reducing the need for the greenback as a safe haven investment.
Helping the U.S. dollar move lower is the fact that commodities are rising. The greenback often moves…
Spread bets and CFDs on commodities
Spread betting and contracts for differences on oil prices and gold prices should consider that commodities have the upper hand today as risk appetite returns.
Upwardly revised GDP figures in Britain and in the U.S. are helping matters, as is the fact that equities in Asia and Europe have been rallying. This is increasing a mood of risk, and sending commodities higher.
Oil prices recovered from losses…
Spread betting and contracts for differences on U.S. stocks
Spread bets and CFDs on the U.S. stock market should consider that futures are a bit cautious right now. Stock futures in the U.S. are mixed this morning as investors await economic data.
Indeed, shortly after the open of the session, a slew of economic data, including consumer sentiment and January existing home sales will be released. U.S. GDP was already revised upward,…
Spread bets and CFDs on European stocks
Spread betting and contracts for differences on the European stock market should consider that things are moving along today. A measure of equanimity is being resorted to the markets after the recent turmoil.
Issues still plague Greece, but European markets are focusing on some good news right now. Europe is seeing some success following the revision of U.K. GDP upward for the fourth quarter. The…
Spread betting and contracts for differences on the sterling
Spread bets and CFDs on the spot forex market should consider the impacts of recent developments in Greece. One of the currencies suffering a great deal right now is the sterling.
The sterling is headed even lower on the spot forex market today, after the FTSE 100 took a turn for the worse as the situation in Greece worsened. While concerns about European…
Spread bets and CFDs on the FTSE 100
Spread betting and contracts for differences on the British stock market should consider that the FTSE 100 is heading lower today as the session draws to a close.
The British stock market had opened higher, and seen some gains earlier in the session, but things have turned ugly recently. Indeed, many of the problems being seen by the FTSE 100 are due to the…
Spread betting and contracts for differences on U.S. stocks
Spread bets and CFDs on the U.S. stock market should consider that futures are pointing to a lower open. After a rally yesterday, things are looking a little less encouraging.
Indeed, even though U.S. stock investors shrugged off yesterday’s disappointing new homes sales data, and even though today’s durable goods orders are quite encouraging, there are other issues weighing on the U.S. stock…