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CFDs are complex financial instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. CFDs are complex financial instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

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Trade of the week: long Arabica coffee futures

The current bounce off support in Arabica coffee futures points to the resumption of the long-term uptrend. This is why we would like to go long with a stop loss below the recent lows at 242.70 and an upside target around 272.00.

2024-10-29T03:20:10+0000

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Trade of the week: long VIX

Given the plethora of US Federal Reserve (Fed) speeches, including by its chair Jerome Powell, US non-farm payrolls and historically higher market volatility in October, we would like to go long the volatility index (VIX).

2024-10-02T06:40:38+0100

IG Spread betting and CFD Trading

The VIX flashes red; signs of risk ahead

Global markets are experiencing heightened risk aversion as the VIX fear gauge surges, Japan's Nikkei suffers its largest single-day drop since 1987, and investors speculate on the Fed's rate-cutting decisions.

2024-08-06T02:24:03+0100

IG Spread betting and CFD Trading

Trading the trend: long GBP/USD

Since GBP/USD didn’t sell off despite UK inflation coming in lower than expected, we would like to buy the cross ahead of the FOMC meeting around $1.2700, with a stop loss at $1.2500 and an upside target at $1.3000.

2024-03-20T22:35:20+0000