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Margin Trading | Trading Terms

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One trading jargon that you’ll hear very often is margin. It’s usually in terms like margin account, margin trading and even margin call. It seems a bit complex at first but after this video with trading expert David Jones it should be something quite easy to grasp. David breaks it down to the basics once again and explains the meaning of the word as well as the scenarios in which it’s used. He makes several trades on the Trading 212 platform – one in Forex and one for a stock CFD – and points to the exact value of the margin as it changes once the trade has been opened. […]

Leverage | Trading Terms

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In the first video of our new series explaining trading terminology, David Jones looks at one of the first things newbies see when they open a real account – leverage. What is it exactly? How does it work? Is there any way to see it in a real environment? All these questions and more are answered in this video. Leverage is one of the basic things that one has to understand and keep in mind when trading. Many traders, even experienced ones, miscalculate its impact and reduce their chances of a profit. Knowing what it is will improve your risk-management, reduce stress levels and could lead to better decision-making. Do […]

How to Use Price Action in Trends

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Continuing the series on Price Action, David focuses our attention on several cases where this trading approach can be used to determine entry points in trending markets. He covers both uptrending and downtrending scenarios on real charts and demonstrates the pitfalls that are always lurking around when it comes to timing your entry. It’s not an ideal process and we get to see both a winning trade and one that gets its Stop Loss hit. But David talks us through the exact reasons why that happens and gives some tips on how to avoid them. It seems Price Action and patience seem to work well together. At Trading 212 we […]

How to Recognize False Breakouts

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In today’s video David Jones will be talking about one of the worst trading scenarios and that is the False Breakout. Textbooks say that if a trend line breaks, then that’s it – another direction is certain. Well, that’s not exactly true. Patience is key. Making the decisions in the right time at the right price makes all the difference. This video will help you make that judgment with more knowledge about the different possible scenarios. Test and practice your strategies in real market conditions with virtual money. Learn to trade and invest for free. – https://www.trading212.com/en/Practice-for-Free-GBP Download the free native mobile apps now: Trading 212 for iOS – https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/trading-212/id566325832?mt=8 […]

Trading Breakouts Strategy

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In today’s video David Jones will be talking about one of the simplest trading techniques and that is trading breakouts. Textbooks say that if a trend line breaks, then that’s it – another direction is certain. Well, that’s not exactly true. Patience is key. Making the decisions in the right time at the right price makes all the difference. This video will help you make that judgment with more knowledge about the different possible scenarios. At Trading 212 we provide an execution only service. This video should not be construed as investment advice. Investments can fall and rise. Capital at risk. CFDs are higher risk because of leverage.

What are False Trend Breakouts

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This week’s strategy video covers a very important scenario that all traders come across – trend breakouts that don’t turn out as expected. Textbooks say that if a trendline breaks, then that’s it – another direction is certain. David explains why this isn’t necessarily true and he gives us illustrations and examples of the so-called false breakouts and shows you how to identify them. Making the distinction between trend reversals and false breakouts can make all the difference in your portfolio as they usually happen at critical levels. These can be where support and resistance are determined or the boundaries of trend channels making it harder for traders to determine […]

Triangle Patterns and Previewing the Week for the Dollar – VLOG 10

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In this week’s vlog David focuses on the dollar index as political events in the U.S. have charged the currency and it dropped 2% over the last five trading days. President Trump’s impact has been higher than usual after he fired the director of the FBI. The strategy session this time around looks at the triangle pattern, one of the most widely utilised formations in chart analysis. David uses real chart examples from the USD/JPY to demonstrate breakouts in either direction of the triangle and what usually follows them. At Trading 212 we provide an execution only service. This video should not be construed as investment advice. Investments can fall […]

Head and Shoulders in Charts and Highlights for the Week Ahead – VLOG 9

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Continuing with the theme of trading patterns David explains one of the most popular setups in the trading world – the “Head and Shoulders” formation. Using real examples he shows us how to interpret it when it happens, as well as the potential pitfalls of relying too much on similar formations that are not confirmed with indicators or the larger trend. Among the highlights that David is looking forward to this week are the CPI and Average Earnings data from the UK and the GDP number for Japan, respectively the GBP/USD and USD/JPY. At Trading 212 we provide an execution only service. This video should not be construed as investment […]

What is Short Selling?

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In this video David explains the idea of profiting when the price of an instrument is going down. This is one of the main aspects of the market and its participants and more importantly, it’s something that traders can take advantage of – no matter where the market is headed, a profit can be made in both directions, as long as you can predict it. David breaks down what initially looks like a hard concept into details and shows you how to use short selling in your trading strategy. At Trading 212 we provide an execution only service. This video should not be construed as investment advice. Investments can fall […]

How to Trade Double Tops / Bottoms and Technical View on Oil – VLOG 8

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In this week’s explanational video, David Jones will be talking about Double Top and double bottom setups and how we could take advantage of them. He also shares with us his insights on key events for the week ahead and finally he includes a technical analysis on last weeks sell of Crude Oil. 00:49 – What to look ahead for this week 01:43 – Strategy session (DB & DT) 07:21 – Technical Analysis on Oil At Trading 212 we provide an execution only service. This video should not be construed as investment advice. Investments can fall and rise. Capital at risk. CFDs are higher risk because of leverage.