Oil prices slump again, hit by demand concerns

By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices extended their slide on Wednesday, led lower by worries that the global economy would slow further with renewed restrictions to curb COVID-19 in China. Brent crude futures for October due to expire on Wednesday, settled at $96.49, down $2.82 a barrel, or 2.8%. The more active November […]

Musk looks to delay Twitter trial following whistleblower claims

By Ankur Banerjee and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) -Elon Musk is seeking to delay until November a trial over his intention to back out of a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter Inc and amend his complaint against the social media company, according to court filings, after a whistleblower provided him with fresh ammunition. The court […]

Three Candlestick Patterns Investors Need to Understand

Candlestick patterns may have some odd names. Abandoned baby bottom, three black crows, dark cloud cover, for example. But these are some of the most powerful tools you can add to your strategy, including these three. Candlestick Pattern No. 1 – The Doji Cross Doji crosses are a sign of indecision of bulls and bears. […]

How to Identify Flag and Pennant Setups

Once you begin to understand technical analysis, you’re literally looking at a consolidated view of the very forces of supply and demand – the two key forces that drive stocks. We’ve already discussed some of the most powerful and most used patterns, like Bollinger Bands, Fibonacci retracements, relative strength, head and shoulder patterns, breakouts, and […]

Best Technical Analysis Methods for Options Trading

Unlike traditional assets, options offer traders the flexibility that comes with different calls, puts, strike prices and expiration dates; not to mention the ability to create hundreds of different types of spreads and combinations to take advantage of different types of market conditions, volatility disparity as well as seasonal tendencies. Most options traders anticipate three […]

Stock Swing Trading Strategies – Can You Pick Market Tops?

There Are No Stock Swing Trading Strategies That Can Predict Market Tops Today’s topic is going to cover stock swing trading strategies that assist traders in locating market reversals. During the last few days the market has been selling off a bit and if you watched financial news channels you would have noticed that whenever […]

Technical Analysis Patterns – Continuation Patterns

What Is The Symmetrical Triangle The Symmetrical Triangle is a chart pattern that is recognized by the distinct shape created by two converging trend-lines. The pattern is identified by drawing two trend-lines that connect a series of sequentially lower peaks and a series of sequentially higher troughs. Both trend-lines act as support and resistance levels […]

How to Spot Potential Breakout Opportunities

Great traders will always go where the action is. Volatility, momentum, new highs, and liquidity are some of the key traits they’ll look for. Other times, there’s a fundamental reason for the break, including news, or event that’ll draw even more traders in. Just what is a breakout, though? A breakout occurs when a price clears […]

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Oil prices slump again, hit by demand concerns

August 31, 2022

By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices extended their slide on Wednesday, led lower by worries that the global economy would slow further with renewed restrictions to curb COVID-19 in China. Brent crude futures for October due to expire on Wednesday, settled at $96.49, down $2.82 a barrel, or 2.8%. The more active November […]
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