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Overstock Unit Starting an Exchange for Digital Coin Trading

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – The digital token market may be about to become a little bit more like Wall Street. tZero, a subsidiary of online retailer Overstock.com Inc., is joining with Argon Group and RenGen LLC to form a digital tokens exchange that Overstock Chief Executive Officer Patrick Byrne said will be the first in compliance with Securities Exchange Commission and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority guidelines. There’s a pipeline of about $2 billion in digital assets…

Rand Tumbles as South Africa Seeks Higher Black Mine Ownership

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JOHANNESBURG (Capital Markets in Africa) – The rand weakened the most in more than two months as South Africa said local mines should be at least 30 percent owned by black people in an effort to redress economic imbalances caused by the apartheid system. The currency fell as much as 1.9 percent against the dollar, the most since March 28, to be the biggest decliner among 31 major and emerging-market currencies tracked by Bloomberg. The…

How to use Bollinger Bands when trading the markets

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EXPLOSIVE moves: everyone wants to be part of them, but how can we detect them before it’s too late? A basic indicator which is standard on most systems are Bollinger Bands. Loading this indicator for a FX pair like euro-dollar will show you the 20 day moving-average and the standard deviation of price over the same period. The standard deviation will be shown as two lines, one above and one below the current 20 day…

Trade business cycles for a universe of profit

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GLOBAL financial markets, like weather patterns, are governed by macro and micro cycles and these cycles are definable and predictable. This may come as a surprise, but each financial asset class forms part of a larger constellation, much like a constellation of planets, and can be seen to move in a similar orbital way. All asset classes closely interweave with each other and are strongly influenced by each other in a similar way that planets…

Four patterns every trader should know

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London (Capital Markets in Africa):- The financial markets can be a fickle beast. After all, you can attempt to model and predict every possible outcome, but prices are driven by human decisions, with traders staying in a position longer than they know is wise, or panic buying in a rally. But armed with a knowledge of some common chart formations, you can get a better feel for what is ahead in a short amount of…

How to identify market trends with Heikin-Ashi charts

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THEY’RE not a new invention, but Heikin-Ashi charts have gained popularity over the last 12 months. They are an offspring of the famous Candlestick charts, which are now standard on most trading platforms around the world. The main difference between the two is that Heikin-Ashi gives a better take on trending markets by generating fewer false signals. In fact, it’s almost impossible for a normal human being to misjudge a trend when using Heikin-Ashi charts….

Managing risk and expectations: Average True Range

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TRADING always involves risks and rewards. Your position has a potential upside (it’s the reason you trade), yet to be able to take advantage of it, you need to accept some risk. One simple way to assess this is to use the Average True Range (ATR) indicator. The indicator gives you the average range over the time frame you are trading. Say that you hold a bearish euro-dollar view. What would be a good profit…

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