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One article a day, plus a second one when the news calls for it, written from real events and fully sourced: markets, crypto, psychology, risk management, the trading industry and trading journal methods.

Deserted trading floor in São Paulo, with red screens on the wall after the Brazilian stock market crash

NewsOctober 26, 20266 min

Brazilian Crash: Real Plunges as Emerging Markets Hold

Lula’s re-election sends the Ibovespa down over 15% and the dollar up 12% against the real. Contagion, the Fed and commodities now matter.

The seats of five central banks lined up at dusk, with a clock in the foreground

NewsOctober 26, 20267 min

Fed, ECB, BoC, RBNZ, BoJ: Five Central Banks in Three Days

The Fed, ECB, Bank of Canada, RBNZ and BoJ decide from October 28 to 30: hour-by-hour schedule, exposed currencies and a trading plan.

Oil tanker at dusk in a strait, with a gold bar and a yen coin in the foreground on a trading desk.

NewsOctober 25, 20267 min

Brent at $117, gold below $4,000: safe havens switch sides

Oil hits its highest level since May, gold falls below $4,000, tech retreats, and the yen and Treasuries gain as five central banks speak.

Two stone columns in the colors of France and the United States, equal in height, in front of silhouettes of Paris and New York

NewsOctober 23, 20267 min

5% Yields: Paris Pays for Its Budget, Wall Street Flees Tech

France’s 10-year yield tops 5% for the first time since 2002, the Nasdaq drops 2.6% and Brent hits $113: a guide to rates and trading risks.

A bitcoin coin resting in a Swiss bank vault drawer

NewsOctober 20, 20267 min

Bitcoin ETF: FINMA Opens the Door to Retail Investors

FINMA authorizes Switzerland’s first ETF invested directly in bitcoin and open to retail investors. What changes, what is missing and what to watch.

Trader’s desk at dawn with an annotated weekly calendar and two screens

NewsOctober 19, 20267 min

Canadian and UK CPI: The Week Before the Fed and ECB

Canadian and UK CPI, flash PMIs and a pressured euro: the day-by-day calendar before the Fed and ECB, plus how to prepare your trading plan.

An empty trading desk on a Friday evening, screens glowing, with a model oil barrel and electronic chips in the foreground

NewsOctober 18, 20267 min

AI, Oil, Fed: Old Trading Reflexes Are Gone

Nasdaq down 4.5%, WTI above $100, US inflation accelerating: what moved this week and what it means for retail traders.

Stacks of payment receipts on a trader’s desk lit by a lamp

NewsOctober 17, 20265 min

Prop Firms: What October’s $54.9 Million Really Hides

Prop firms paid out $54.9 million in two weeks, with a median payout of $1,101. Learn how to interpret these figures and calculate your own rate.

A trader in front of screens at dawn, with a sheet of inflation figures on the desk

NewsOctober 16, 20267 min

Hot Inflation, Falling Rates: Bonds Change Their Fear

U.S. CPI at 3.7%, PPI up 1.3%: long-term yields still fall. Why markets fear growth, and which trading mistakes to avoid.

Trader’s desk at dawn with an open weekly calendar and a cup of coffee

NewsOctober 12, 20267 min

CPI, Retail Sales, Warsh: The Week That Decides October

October 12–16: US CPI, retail sales, UK GDP, Australian jobs and Warsh. The day-by-day schedule and your trading plan.

A US Treasury bond certificate on a trader’s desk, beside a gold bar and a Canadian coin, with blurred screens in the background.

NewsOctober 11, 20267 min

Long-term yields, the Fed and the loonie: bonds call the shots

US 30-year yields hit a 24-year high, the Fed signals another hike, and Canadian jobs plunge. Here are the week’s key moves and inflation scenarios.

Oil tanker passing through a narrow sea passage between arid coastlines.

NewsOctober 9, 20266 min

Oil and the Fed: The Double Shock Weighing on Markets

Brent surges as tensions rise around Hormuz while the Fed keeps tightening on the table. A breakdown of facts, scenarios, and trader pitfalls.