Q4 2022 Earnings Season Begins!

2022 was not a good year for the stock market. In fact, it was the worst-performing year since 2008! The three major US indexes suffered heavy losses, with the Nasdaq, S&P 500 and Dow 30 falling by 33.1%, 19.4% and 8.8%, respectively. Many factors, including sky-high inflation, rising interest rates and recession worries, spooked investors…

Q3’22 Earnings Season Kicks Off: Expect Volatility!

Earnings season has officially kicked off, and it looks set to be an exciting period for traders! With stocks already volatile this year, earnings season could ramp it up another notch and potentially provide some ideal trading opportunities. The biggest question amongst investors entering earnings season is what impact aggressive rate hikes from major central…

New Earnings Season, New Trading Opportunities

We’re halfway through 2022, and it’s safe to say it’s been an eventful six months in the stock market. A combination of sky-high inflation, rising interest rates and recession worries have spooked investors and resulted in trillions of dollars in liquidity being drained from the stock market. At the time of writing, tech companies have…

easyMarkets Launches MT5 with Variable Spreads

easyMarkets is once again launching a new product giving our clients even more choice when trading. Adding to our already robust selection of platforms including easyMarkets proprietary web and mobile platform, MT4 and TradingView, we now offer MT5 with variable spreads and higher leverage of 500:1 (higher leverage is not available for European and Australian…