RBFX Support Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 RoboForex: changes in trading schedule (Memorial Day in the USA and Late May Bank Holiday in the United Kingdom) Dear Clients and Partners, We’re informing you that due to public holidays in the USA (Memorial Day) and the United Kingdom (Late May Bank Holiday) on May 27th 2019, several instruments will be traded according to the changed schedule*. RoboForexTrading schedule on Metals (XAUUSD and XAGUSD), US indices (US30Cash, US500Cash, and USTECHCash) and CFDs on oil (Brent and WTI) • May 27th, 2019 – trading stops at 7:45 PM server time. • May 28th, 2019 – trading starts as usual. Trading schedule on CFDs on US stocks • May 27th, 2019 – no trading. • May 28th, 2019 – trading starts as usual. R TraderTrading schedule on US stocks and ETFs • May 27th, 2019 – no trading. • May 28th, 2019 – trading starts as usual. Trading schedule on CFDs on US stocks • May 27th, 2019 – no trading. • May 28th, 2019 – trading starts as usual. Trading schedule on CFDs on US indices (US500, US30, and NAS100) • May 27th, 2019 – trading stops at 7:45 PM server time. • May 28th, 2019 – trading starts as usual. Trading schedule on CFDs on UK stocks • May 27th, 2019 – no trading. • May 28th, 2019 – trading starts as usual. Trading schedule on CFDs on UK100 • May 27th, 2019 – no trading. • May 28th, 2019 – trading starts as usual. Please, take into account these changes in schedule when planning your trading activity. * – This schedule is for informational purposes only and may be changed by the provider. Sincerely, RoboForex team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 RoboMarkets announces a new chapter in cooperation with "Autolife" race team Dear Clients and Partners, RoboMarkets announces further cooperation with “Autolife” team, which is getting ready for participation in the “Greece OffRoad” rally in Western Macedonia at the beginning of June 2019. The Company will support the race team from Cyprus being its Platinum partner. Cooperation between “Autolife” and RoboMarkets dates back to 2017, when the Company (under RoboForex (CY) Ltd brand) sponsored participation of the team in the “Dakar 2017” rally. The year of 2019 starts a new chapter in the history of the team and its pilots, Roman Starikovich and Bert Heskes. “Autolife” is planning to participate in 8 international competitions, including the next “Dakar” rally in 2020. RoboMarkets team will be pleased to support “Autolife” on their way to scale the loftiest heights in car racing! We wish them success! RoboMarkets is a sponsor of moving forward We believe in high team morale, need for innovations, and search of new approaches in any field of activities, and our partners share this belief. More about the Company’s partners Sincerely, RoboMarkets team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 RoboForex informs about the end of support for older builds of MetaTrader 4 terminal Dear Clients and Partners, MetaQuotes, developer of MetaTrader 4 trading platform, announced the end of support for older versions of the terminal starting July 1st 2019. Builds below 1170 (MT4 for Windows) and 1104 (MT4 for iOS and Android) will be no longer supported. It means that these versions of the terminal will not be able to connect to trading servers after July 1st 2019. To avoid any connectivity issues after July 1st, make sure that you have the latest version of MetaTrader 4 terminal. To do this, run the platform and go to “Help” -> “About… ” To update MetaTrader 4 platform on your device, you have to:Restart the terminal to enable automatic update.Download the latest version of the terminal from our “Download center” and install it. In case you still have any questions, contact our Live Support in any way convenient for you. Sincerely, RoboForex team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 RoboForex: changes in trading schedule (Independence Day in the USA) Dear Clients and Partners, We’re informing you that due to the public holiday in the USA (Independence Day), several instruments will be traded according to the changed schedule* on July 3rd and 4th 2019. RoboForexTrading schedule on Metals (XAUUSD, XAGUSD) and CFDs on Crude Oil (WTI, Brent) • July 4th, 2019 – trading stops at 7:45 PM server time. • July 5th, 2019 – trading starts as usual. Trading schedule on CFDs on US indices (US500Cash, US30Cash, USTechCash) • July 3rd, 2019 – trading stops at 7:59 PM server time. • July 4th, 2019 – trading stops at 7:45 PM server time. • July 5th, 2019 – trading starts as usual. Trading schedule on CFDs on US stocks • July 3rd, 2019 – trading stops at 7:59 PM server time. • July 4th, 2019 – no trading. • July 5th, 2019 – trading starts as usual. R TraderTrading schedule on US stocks and ETFs • July 3rd, 2019 – trading stops at 7:59 PM server time. • July 4th, 2019 – no trading. • July 5th, 2019 – trading starts as usual. Trading schedule on CFDs on US stocks • July 3rd, 2019 – trading stops at 7:59 PM server time. • July 4th, 2019 – no trading. • July 5th, 2019 – trading starts as usual. Trading schedule on CFDs on US indices (US500, US30, NAS100) • July 3rd, 2019 – trading stops at 7:59 PM server time. • July 4th, 2019 – trading stops at 7:45 PM server time. • July 5th, 2019 – trading starts as usual. Please, take into account these changes in schedule when planning your trading activity. * – This schedule is for informational purposes only and may be changed. Sincerely, RoboForex team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 RoboMarkets becomes an Official sponsor of the Cypriot volleyball team “RoboMarkets AEL” Dear Clients and Partners, RoboMarkets became an Official sponsor of one of the leading women’s volleyball teams of the Republic of Cyprus. Since the moment the team was founded in Limassol in 1976, the team has won a lot of regional and international competitions. We appreciate persistence, aggressiveness, self-confidence, and great teamwork – RoboMarkets AEL represents these values perfectly and we’re proud that the team was named after our Company. Read more about RoboMarkets sponsorship Sincerely, RoboMarkets team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavan Mahule Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 RoboForex webinars are free online courses and separate classes where RoboForex experts share their knowledge and experience with the participants. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 How Does Crude Oil Price Influence USD/CAD? Author: Maks Artemov Dear Clients and Partners, Oil has become an intrinsic part of our lives, and humanity depends fully on it: oil is not just a source of energy but also the material from which many everyday things are made. It has long been argued that only large corporations can make money on crude oil but this is wrong. Most types of oil are available for trading in the stock market, the most popular types are BRENT and WTI. The USD is the most widespread currency in the world, used for the biggest part of transactions. The majority of wealthy people keep their capital in the USD. The Canadian dollar is less popular over the globe. It is a commodity currency, which means it reacts actively to commodity prices, oil and gold in particular. Today, we will discuss the interaction and correlation of oil prices and the CAD. If you look closely at the charts of BRENT and USD/CAD, you will notice certain patterns in the dynamics of the assets. As long as the Canadian economy depends on oil production and selling, USD/CAD quotations correlate with oil ones. What is the correlation? Correlation is the way assets relate to one another at a certain period. There are three types of correlation: Positive – correlation means that two instruments are going in one direction during the observation time. The observed assets will rise or fall proportionately. The charts are similar. Negative – correlation means that the assets are going in the opposite direction. While one asset is growing, the other one will be declining. The charts look mirror-like. Zero – correlation means that the instruments are acting with no obvious relation to each other. The CAD starts growing when the country sells its oil at a higher price. The pricier oil becomes, the better for the Canadian economy thanks to the profit it makes. As long as in the USD/CAD pair the US dollar comes first, the correlation will be negative. This means that the growth of oil will cause a price chart of USD/CAD to fall. How USD/CAD correlates with BRENT and WTI on the chart On the chart, the USD/CAD pair is in a downtrend, renewing the lows. From time to time, the quotations correct but this does not take long. As a result, the US dollar loses to its Canadian counterpart. BRENT on D1 has been in an uptrend for a month already. Regardless of a drawdown, it is recovering. WTI on D1 demonstrates a similar picture to that of BRENT. It has been growing for a couple of months and keep recovering from all pullbacks. Read more at R Blog - RoboForex Sincerely, RoboForex team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 How to Beat Greed in Forex? Author: Victor Gryazin Dear Clients and Partners, The ability to control your emotions lies at the basis of your expertise as a trader. If a trader falls prey to their emotions, they lose control over their trading. This means breaking the rules of your trading system and, as a rule, ends in losing your money. In this overview, we will discuss what is greed in Forex and how to beat it. How does greed appear? Many people start trading in the hope they will get reach in a short time. This misjudgment is supported by fantastic stories of success spread by the media. You might have heard of a young trader from the US Timothy Sykes who started trading in high school and earned his first million by the age of 21. Sounds amazing, doesn't it? However, many neglect the fact that Sykes achieved this by long and painful training, making mistakes, losing money, but perfecting his strategy, and coping with his emotions. Experiences traders know that trading provokes the strongest human feelings and passions that you need to bring under control. A bright example is greed that can lead to losses and depression if you let it rule. Greed is an unstoppable desire to own more and more fortune. Some might say that this is all personal, and there is nothing reproachable in the craving for more. However, greed is usually accompanied by unrealistic expectations and hopes, and a lack of self-control. This becomes a large stumbling rock in the trader's way to success because they start breaking their trading rules, which leads to losses. Also, greed increases stress and nervousness that nag on the trader throughout their work. This is a direct way to exhaustion that makes it difficult to think rationally about trading in financial markets altogether. Hence, you need to know how to detect greed in the early stages and fight. Main symptoms of greed Let us have a look at the main symptoms that signal the advent of greed. Unrealistic expectations Ambitions are great when they are rational. However, when it comes to money, one's common sense often loses the battle to greed, especially if the first couple of trades was a success. Trading on a demo account, which is where most traders start from, is peculiar in the sense that there is no psychological barrier in it — the money is not real. On a demo account, trading is fun. That is why many over-ambitious traders rush at switching to a real account. They think that if they made it on a demo, real trading will also go smoothly, so why to waste your time on sheer practice. Their expectations are too high, they imagine how they become millionaires in a week. However, real trading quickly sobers them, but the lack of due preparation and money-management skills leads to losses. Poorly based hopes A poorly based hope for a profit must in no way be the moving force for a trader. Such hopes, having no real support, lead to increased risks. This feeling is characteristic mostly of beginners, who hope that their trades will for sure bring them a profit if they wait for a little. Read more at R Blog - RoboForex Sincerely, RoboForex team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 Ten Most Popular Mistakes in Forex Trading Author: Victor Gryazin Dear Clients and Partners, In this overview, we will discuss ten common mistakes made by Forex traders. Knowing these mistakes in the face, you can try to avoid them and enhance your trading. 1. Bad preparation Quite a common mistake among beginners is trading without a due level of preparation. Having listened to some basic course about trading or having read some literature on their own, a trader rushes at real trading in the hope to start making money at once. As a rule, the market punishes them for the haste, and they waste their deposit. Theoretical preparations give only the basic understanding of how Forex works and how to trade in it. To learn how to make money, you need practice. In my opinion, you need no less than a year of practice (preferably under the guidance of an experienced trader) on a demo or small real account before you start applying your knowledge to serious sums. 2. Unsystematic trading A trading system is the main instrument of a trader that makes his advantage in the market and helps them earn money stably. In other words, this is a certain set of proven trading rules that helps to make a profit. Any system, of course, can cause losing trades but the overall result (during a month, quarter, year) must be profitable. However, if a trader does not have a neat, clear, and proven trading system, and they make trades chaotically, sooner or later they will lose their deposit. Forex never forgives careless trading: if you trade without a system, there are more chances that you will lose than gain. You still can make a profit on random trades but your luck will come to an end once. In the long run, you can only succeed with the help of a reliable trading system. 3. Following other people’s advice Another mistake of beginners might be following other people’s advice blindly. There are plenty of advisers on the net that will always tell you how to invest “correctly”. However, not all of them are necessarily successful trades, and anyway, you will not last long on other people’s wit, you need to have your opinion. Read more at R Blog - RoboForex Sincerely, RoboForex team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 How to invest 10,000 USD? Author: Andrey Goilov Dear Clients and Partners, A not long time ago, we discussed the possibilities of investing $1,000. And if it was a rather small amount, then $10,000 is looking much more fascinating for investments. To find the correct answer to this question, we should take several things into account. First of all, goals and periods of investments. If the period is rather short, then one may risk and consider aggressive methods of investing. If you need to use the money, which you want to invest, in a couple of weeks or months, then you can choose an option of investing it in stocks that may bring profit in years, that’s why investment horizons are a very important parameter. Another factor is your attitude to risks, which can be assessed by answering some questions, for example, how much will your life change if you lose this money? If your appetite for risks is okay, then you can try the currency market and trade with the leverage according to a chosen strategy. Emotions have a very significant influence on investments: a lot of beginner investors tend to close positions when the market starts falling, at the time of a slight drawdown, which may sometimes be considered as a good time for buying. If emotions can’t deal with such drawdowns, it might be better to switch to conservative ways of investing. What is the best way to invest $10,000? The modern world offers plenty of ways to invest your money and some of them don’t even require you to leave home. However, you should remember that many of the offered investment methods are of speculative nature, while more aggressive ways imply significant risks. Moreover, unfortunately, but the previous results shouldn’t be considered as a prediction of receiving profit in the future because financial markets are quickly changing, as well as global affairs and events. Let’s discuss the most popular investment methods. Stock market There is an opinion that if there is $10,000, one can trade on the stock market with comfort. Still, this trading implies not only buying stocks: an investor must follow the news and behavior of stocks. The most part on investors seeks to buy during the market meltdown because later it will recover and the price will go up. However, the anticipation of a rebound may take much time. For example, Warren Buffett dissuades from choosing any particular stocks but offers to invest money in some unexpensive companies. If you take a closer look at Buffett’s portfolio, you will find shares of such companies as Apple, Bank of America, Coca-Cola, American Express, JP Morgan Chase, Moody’s, Goldman Sachs. These companies’ shares plunged early in the year but they are growing again and, probably, may reach their peaks in the nearest future. Such market movements confirm that the best possible moment for buying stocks might be the time when they fall to lower prices because such investments are not considered to be short-term. Read more at R Blog - RoboForex Sincerely, RoboForex team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 Тop-5 of impressive leaps on the global market in 2020 Author: Server Ametov Dear Clients and Partners, Don’t worry, it’s not a “year in review” yet but we’re getting pretty close to it. Today, we’ll try to carry you away with the list of the most dramatic ups and downs in quotes of 2020. Enough with the prelude – let’s get to the point! WTI The “black gold” market is still terrified when remembering April 2020: on April 20th, the price dropped to the bottom at -$37.63 per barrel, thus losing 305.97%. Just in case: it was neither hyphen nor en dash, it was a minus sign. Due to the spread of the coronavirus, quarantine restrictions were introduced almost everywhere in the world. Borders were closed, the transport sector froze – the demand for the oil plummeted quickly and frighteningly, while the daily output was just about to go up: on April 1st, the OPEC+ agreement, which prevented the largest oil-producing countries from increasing the production, fell apart. Under such conditions, oil reservoirs were filled very quickly. Early in April, a major hub for WTI in Cushing, Oklahoma, was 72% filled. This was probably the case when an optimist would say 28% empty instead of 72% full. The expiration date of the May futures was quite close, the “black gold” was needed by no one and didn’t have any extra place to be stored, that’s why investors started selling it in a big way, thus collapsing the market by more than 300%. Chesapeake Energy Hard times for Chesapeake Energy started this spring. The energy prices plunged, shale oil production became subeconomic, the company’s debt reached $9.16 billion, while losses for the first quarter exceeded $8 billion, which is by 400 times more in comparison with the same period of 2019. In November, Chesapeake Energy shares cost less than $1, thus making the circulation of shares at the NYSE impossible and almost forcing delisting. To avoid this, the company’s management decided to make a reverse stock split 200 to 1 but this move barely improved the situation. On April 12th, the OPEC+ had a new agreement, according to which, oil-producing countries had to cut the daily output starting from May 1st. This agreement brought hope for a soon recovery of the sector and drove up the demand for shares of undervalued companies of the segment. Speculators, who had been increasing their short positions for a long time, didn’t expect shares to grow and had to buy them at any available price. As a result, on June 89th, Chesapeake Energy shares skyrocketed by 181.94% and reached $69.92 per share. However, it was a one-day leap, which, perhaps, was, the final good news for the company. In late June, it filed for bankruptcy and got a delisting memo from the NYSE. Biogen For many years, an American biotechnological company called Biogen has been developing Aducanumab, a medication to fight Alzheimer's disease. At long last, in August 2020 the firm put a request for approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On November 4th, the regulator announced that it had received enough information from the pharmaceutical company and was assessing the possibility of approval of Aducanumab as high. The market was positive in its response to this news: Biogen shares went up by 44%, from $247.01 to $355.63 per share. Read more at R Blog - RoboForex Sincerely, RoboForex team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 How to trade stocks in 2021. Beginners Guide Author: Timofey Zuev Dear Clients and Partners, To start trading stocks, you need your main instrument – a trading account. You can open it either at a broker or bank. However, how do you choose the right and reliable company if you’re completely new to the market? We’ve made a checklist for you. Checklist for choosing a broker 1. Make sure that the financial organization is licensed. You can easily find all the documents on the official website of the company. 2. Check for how long a company has been operating on the market. No secret that the longer this period, the more reliable a company becomes. Choose brokers that are at least 5 or, even better, 10 years “old”. 3. Check the trading conditions. You are interested in the following: Commission fees for money depositing and withdrawal: whether they are high or low. Fees for trading stocks – of course, the lower, the better. The number and types of available instruments: if a broker allows trading premium-class stocks only, such as Tesla or Google, you might simply be short of money to invest in them. Diversity is the key here. How to define the amount of investments? Now you need to decide how much you are investing in stocks. On one hand, the answer to this question looks simple: invest as much as you can afford to lose. This is the most rational approach. The larger your investment – the higher your potential profit, but the greater your risks. There’s no magic number that is suitable for all the traders in the world. Also, account for the volume of your investment (or, how many stocks you buy) and the price of one asset (meaning the price of 1 stock). Moreover, note that some brokers set a minimum investment for trading stocks which can be practically any sum they want. Read more at R Blog - RoboForex Sincerely, RoboForex team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 RoboForex: changes in trading schedule (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) Dear Clients and Partners, We’re informing you that due to the public holiday in the USA, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on January 18th, 2021, several instruments will be traded according to the changed schedule*. MetaTrader 4 / MetaTrader 5 platforms Trading schedule on CFDs on US indices (US30Cash, US500Cash, USTECHCash) and Japanese index JP225Cash January 18th, 2021 – trading stops at 7:45 PM server time. January 19th, 2021 – trading starts as usual. Trading schedule on Metals (XAUUSD, XAGUSD) and CFDs on oil (Brent, WTI) January 18th, 2021 – trading stops at 7:45 PM server time. January 19th, 2021 – trading starts as usual. Trading schedule on CFDs on US stocks January 18th, 2021 - no trading. January 19th, 2021 - trading starts as usual. R Trader platform Trading schedule on US stocks, CFDs on US stocks, and ETFs January 18th, 2021 - no trading. January 19th, 2021 - trading starts as usual. Trading schedule on CFDs on US indices (US500, US30, NAS100) January 18th, 2021 - no trading. January 19th, 2021 - trading starts as usual. Trading schedule on Metals (XAUUSD, XAGUSD) and CFDs on Crude Oil (BRENT.oil, WTI.oil) January 18th, 2021 - no trading. January 19th, 2021 - trading starts as usual. cTrader platform Trading schedule on Metals (XAUUSD, XAGUSD) January 18th, 2021 – trading stops at 7:45 PM server time. January 19th, 2021 – trading starts as usual. Please, take into account these changes in the schedule when planning your trading activities. * – This schedule is for informational purposes only and may be changed by the provider. Sincerely, RoboForex team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 The most important events of the financial world in 2020 Author: Server Ametov Dear Clients and Partners, It’s not the middle of January yet but the events we are so eager to tell you about are numerous. We’re definitely not going to deny ourselves the pleasure, so let’s get started. 1. Bitcoin set a new record On January 8th, the Bitcoin price reached the new all-time high – 40599.3 USD per coin. Since the beginning of the year, the first cryptocurrency has grown by 40.24% or 11649.9 USD. Traders that expected the BTC to fall playing short lost almost 800 million USD in just 24 hours. However, note that the record price didn’t last long: after January 8th, the rate started declining; by the time this article was being written, it had lost 12.7%, reaching 33340.8 USD. At the beginning of January, JPMorgan analysts forecast that in the long run, the BTC would reach 146 thousand USD per coin. Their conclusion is based on the actual statistics that show an outflow of investments from gold reaching 7 billion USD while the inflow of investments in the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust reaching 3 billion USD. Catherine Coley, the head of the Binance US department, voiced an opinion that by the end of the year the BTC would have reached 100 thousand USD. As for Sonny Singh, the marketing director of the Bitpay crypto payment system, he warns of a steep decline of the BTC back to 20 thousand USD. He states that institutional investors might start a super-scale sale at any moment. 2. Elon Musk became the richest person in the world On January 8th, Tesla quotations leaped by almost 8%, reaching 880 USD per stock, which event reshuffled the list of the world’s richest people. Now the fira+96st line is occupied by Elon Musk, whose fortune is estimated by Forbes at 189.7 billion USD. This swift growth is explained by the stable production and sales performance: last year, regardless of the COVID-19 pandemics and the overall economic decay, Tesla produced 509.7 thousand and sold 499.9 thousand electric cars. Note that in 2020, mister Musk, with his 27 billion USD of fortune, hardly entered the top-50 of the world’s richest people. And now he managed to overshadow Jeff Bezos, who had been number one since 2017. According to Forbes, today the fortune of Amazon's founder reaches 185.7 billion USD. Read more at R Blog - RoboForex Sincerely, RoboForex team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 How to Trade by Puria Method Strategy? Author: Victor Gryazin Dear Clients and Partners, In this overview, we will discuss an indicator strategy known as the Puria method. Regardless of such a mysterious name, this is quite a simple and understandable strategy based on signals from four standard indicators. What is the Puria strategy based on? Puria is an intraday indicator strategy aimed at buying/selling currency pairs during a trading day. In other words, it is meant for making small but regular profits. Each trade opened by the trading strategy is aimed at earning 15-25 points. The trades are first and foremost based on finding a crossing of three Moving Averages. Two slow Weighted MAs (red ones) with periods 75 and 85 are sometimes crossed by a yellow signal EMA with period 5. Trades are opened in the direction of the crossing, an additional filter for signal confirmation being the MACD (15, 26, 1). This strategy does not imply using tech analysis, it is based solely on signals from indicators. You can use any currency pairs and their cross rates; what will depend on your instrument is just the size of your profit. Timeframes recommended for trading are M30 and H1, though some traders try M15 as well. Anyway, this is a good strategy for indicator intraday trading. Signal to buy The price chart rises above the slow MAs. The fast yellow EMA (5) crosses its red counterparts from below. The MACD histogram crosses the central line from below. At least one bar of the histogram must close above zero. Open a buying position with the SL and TP set according to the recommendations above. Closing thoughts The Puria Method Strategy is an easy way to trade intraday using signals from four indicators. However, keep in mind that no matter how profitable the strategy promises to be, market conditions are prone to change, so a positive result is never guaranteed. Before trading for real, test the Puria strategy on a demo account and make sure it is efficient for the current market conditions. Read more at R Blog - RoboForex Sincerely, RoboForex team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 How to calculate Return on Equity (ROE)? Author: Victor Gryazin Dear Clients and Partners, In this article, we’ll talk about the Return on Equity (ROE), one of the key indicators of investment returns, which helps to assess the financial stability and investment attractiveness of different companies. What is the ROE for? The Return on Equity is an indicator that assesses how effective the funds invested by companies’ shareholders are. As a matter of fact, the ROE is the company’s annual profit after taxes, fees, and other statutory expenses, divided by the cost of all funds invested by its founders and shareholders without borrowed money. As a rule, investors prefer companies and firms with a higher ROE. However, profits and incomes in different sectors of the economy vary a lot. For example, the indicator may differ even within the same sector if a company decides to pay dividends instead of keeping profits as available cash assets. It’s important to assess the ROE in real-time mode, for a particular period of time (for example, 5 years). Investors usually calculate the ROE at the beginning and the end of their investment period, so that they could see real changes in profitability. This method gives the opportunity to assess the growth dynamics and compare the results with other companies’ performance. A stable and eventually growing ROE attract investors. The ROE growth means that the chosen company is reliable and can produce stable income because it knows how to wisely employ its capital in order to increase performance and profits. On the other hand, the ROE decline may indicate that the company’s management makes wrong decisions and invests money in non-profitable assets. Example of the ROE calculation For example, the company’s net income at year-end is $100,000$. At the same time, the average shareholders’ equity consists of 50,000 shares worth $5 each. In this case, the ROE will be calculated as follows: ROE = 100,000 / 50,000 * 5 * 100% = 40% It’s a high ROE, which says that the company is actively developing. For a more detailed estimate, it will be better to analyze the average ROE dynamics over 3-5 years – it will provide a fair insight into the company’s prospects. However, one should remember that even if the OE is growing, the company’s profit is not necessarily paid to investors. If the company decides to keep its profits without paying dividends, shareholders may get profit only indirectly, due to the rise of the company’s share price. Read more at R Blog - RoboForex Sincerely, RoboForex team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 How to Use Moving Average for Buying Stocks? Author: Maks Artemov Dear Clients and Partners, The Moving Average has long been on the trading scene and has become an intrinsic part of many trading strategies. Though simple, the indicator works on almost all timeframes and with any instrument. There are plenty of indicators based on the MA, being, in essence, the same old MA slightly alternated. This is a trend indicator, and its main task is to indicate the direction of the price, smoothing out noises and insignificant fluctuations. Setting up the indicator The Moving Average has several settings: Period is the number of bars used for calculations. It can be 1 and higher. Shift is the number of bars by which the period will be shifted. Method: there are the Simple (SMA), Exponential (EMA), and Weighted (WMA) Moving Averages. Apply to: close, open, high, or low. Alternating these parameters, a trader can set up the indicator for a certain instrument and trading conditions. There are plenty of ways to use the indicator. MAs with large periods are normally used for medium-term trading. Trading intraday rather requires using MAs with periods below 100. What it looks like on the chart First of all, set the parameters. The smaller the period, the closer the MA will follow the price chart, mimicking the price. In the picture, we see EMA5, which means that the calculation period is 5 last bars, the shift is zero, apply to close. If we choose period 100, the MA will follow the chart closely and sometimes cross it. If we use a period above 100, the MA chart will move farther away from the price chart and close it rarer. Using the MA for trading stocks Based on the fact that the charts of stocks do not differ much from those of currency pairs or cryptocurrencies, you can use the indicator without significant limitations. Market players say that “bears live under the MA200 and the bulls – above it”. This means that, in the long run, the indicator speaks about the continuation of the current trend. Read more at R Blog - RoboForex Sincerely, RoboForex team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 How to Trade Arthur A. Merrill’s M and W Patterns Author: Andrey Goilov Dear Clients and Partners, Arthur Merrill, the hero of this article, called his patterns “wave structures”. The name is connected to the popularity of Dow Theory, describing wave-like price movements, at those times. By the way, popular Elliott’s Waves are based on this theory. Merrill tried to find the same logic in graphic structures because many sooner or later turn back to searching patterns on the chart. In the end, he singled out 32 graphic patterns and distributed them between two groups: 16 M-shaped and 16 W-shaped patterns. They indicate the end of either an ascending or descending trend, sort of reflecting one another mirror-like. The history of Merrill’s patterns The first attempt to describe such patterns is considered to belong to Robert Levi, a financier. In 1971, he took up studying five-pointed price patterns, trying to structure them but failed to complete his studies because the patterns were too abundant (about 2,000 patterns). Levi abandoned the idea, and it was left behind for a decade. At the beginning of 1980, Arthur Merrill re-took studying the patterns, which resulted in singling out and structuring the five-pointed patterns below. M1 and W16 The last point of the M1 pattern reflects the end of a decline, but the author says that it is not as much a reversal point, rather a point of being extremely overbought. As for classic tech analysis, this one is similar to the Wedge reversal pattern. Here, we also watch the pattern contract and the trend – reverse upon breaking the pattern away. To place the goal, calculate the height of the pattern and measure these points from the point of the breakaway. M2 and W15 In the M2 pattern, the price goes in some sort of a downward zigzag, after which an upwards zigzag appears, but we do not wait for a renewal of the high as in M1. This pattern is similar to an Inverted Head and Shoulders from classic tech analysis. In the picture, the right “shoulder” is rather low but it still remains an example of our pattern. To estimate the goal, measure the pattern and place the goal as many points away from the breakaway point on the “neck”. Also, in a downward movement, when the price fails to demonstrate a new low under the previous one but shows a new high above the previous one, the trend reverses. This is the market’s nature. So even if your understanding of the pattern is simplistic, always keep in mind the potential of a trend reversal when the price cannot go on down and breaks through the nearest high. Read more at R Blog - RoboForex Sincerely, RoboForex team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 How to Invest in Dow Jones? Author: Victor Gryazin Dear Clients and Partners, The Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the oldest and most famous stock indices over the globe. It is included in the top-three US indices and boasts the best capitalization among them. In this overview, I will demonstrate to you the structure of Dow Jones and give some advice on investing in it. History of Dow Jones The DJIA was created in 1896 by a journalist, editor of the famous Wall Street Journal Charles Henry Dow alongside his business partner Edward Davis Jones. Charles Dow used the average for tracking the stock dynamics of US leading companies with high revenue. Initially, the index consisted mostly of industrial companies producing and selling oil, gas, sugar, tobacco, cotton, etc. The index has changed several times. In 1916, the list of companies was extended to 20, in 1928 – to 30, and this is the number of companies it includes now. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the list has been reshuffled because many companies went bankrupt. In 1932, 8 members of the index were replaced by such companies as Coca Cola, the Procter&Gamble Company, etc. The calculation formula of the index was also updated. When the DJIA was created, it showed just the arithmetical mean of those 12 stocks it contained. Today, we use the Dow correction factor that accounts for structural changes in the companies. Ways to invest in Dow Jones The DJIA is a popular high-liquidity asset for trading and investing. For the latter, you can use various financial instruments depending on your strategy: stocks, options, futures, CFDs, ETFs. Buying stocks from the index If an investor decides to collect a portfolio of Dow Jones stocks on their own, they will need to buy at least one stock of each company from the index. This will be costly due to the price of certain stocks from the index. Moreover, you will have to watch the market constantly, re-balancing your investment portfolio. The positive side of this investment option is that you will also have your dividends paid to you. Futures and options Futures and options are standardized stock derivatives for the DJIA. Buying them can be interpreted as a trade with a whole portfolio of stocks from the index. Note that you do not get your stocks for real, only contracts for them. Derivatives let experienced investors use complex strategies with different combinations of futures and options. As a rule, these instruments are used for rather short-term investments – six to twelve months. Long-term investments require changing contracts that are expiring for new ones, which might deteriorate your overall result. Closing thoughts The DJIA includes the stocks of the US 30 leading companies. It does not only identify the economic situation in the country but is also a popular investment instrument. Thanks to various financial instruments (stocks, futures, ETFs, options), you can use various strategies with the DJIA. The choice is yours, just never forget about risks. Read more at R Blog - RoboForex Sincerely, RoboForex team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBFX Support Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 What is P/E, and How to Use It for Assessing Stocks? Author: Victor Gryazin Dear Clients and Partners, Before choosing stocks or packages of stocks for investments, investors study the charts and reports of companies but often miss an important coefficient/index – P/E (Price/Earnings). Let us try to find out what is this index and how we can use it. What is P/E? P/E is a multiplier used for checking if a company is overpriced or underpriced and shows its primary investment attractiveness for investors. Based on P/E, you can conclude how fast your investments in a company will pay off. How P/E is calculated? P (Price) is the company’s capitalization or, in other words, its exchange price. It is calculated by multiplying the price of one stock by the whole number of stocks in circulation. For example, the X company has 1 million stocks in circulation; the current stock price is 2 USD. This means the company’s capitalization is 2 million USD. E (Earnings) is the company’s net profit for the reporting period. Normally, for calculations, we use the data for the last calendar year. Also, in certain cases, we use the forecast profit that the company will receive in the future or sliding profit. Note that sometimes this index is overstated to make the company more attractive, but later, it might decline. To put it simply, P/E tells us how long it will take your investments to pay back. The lower the index, the sooner it will happen. However, things are not as simple as they seem. A low P/E value means that the company is underpriced, and its stocks will be moving towards a fair price, which will make the earnings of the investor in the long run. On the other hand, low P/E might mean some negative background or serious problems in the company. A P/E value higher than the market average means that the company is overpriced, so investments in it might not pay back in the medium or long run. 3 ways of calculating P/E: Yearly (normal) is the P/E of the previous calendar year. Sliding P/E is the P/E of the previous four quarters, regardless of the quarter when it is calculated. Forward P/E is forecast P/E. The calculation is made at the beginning of the fourth quarter – for the future. Example Yearly P/E: in the new 2021, we calculate P/E based on the profit and stock rice in the previous 2020. Sliding P/E: at the end of Q1, 2021, we form P/E based on three quarters of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. Forward P/E: at the beginning of Q4, 2021, we forecast P/E. The values of Q4, 2020 will be nonobjective due to the change in market conditions. Based on preliminary calculations and forecasts, we calculate the multiplier for the next quarter. The calculation will be conditional, however, it will show some perspectives of the company and make some forecasts. How to use P/E? To realize the perspectives of investments in a certain company, it is not enough just to know its P/E. You need to compare it with other indices as well. Read more at R Blog - RoboForex Sincerely, RoboForex team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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