Practice with the CAPEX Demo Account With so many candlestick patterns available to discover at CAPEX, it would be a real risk to play around in the live trading accounts on the WebTrader or MetaTrader 5 platform. That’s where the free CAPEX demo trading account comes in handy. Traders can attempt every possible candlestick trading pattern imaginable and risk none of their real money. You can fail as much as possible while you learn how to identify trends and developmore
Read MoreThings to remember when day trading Once you’ve chosen a suitable provider then you’ll be ready to enter the markets. Remember, day trading is a skill that must be learned and you cannot expect to be successful right off the bat. You can, however, give yourself the best possible start by doing your research in advance – perhaps using our CAPEX Academy. It’s also important to be aware that day trading is not the same as traditional investing. You willmore
Read MoreTaking the next steps Exploring new markets As we’ve mentioned above, we at CAPEX offer trading in over 2100 different instruments. Whilst we’d advise most novice traders to focus on a particular market until they build their trading experience, as you progress through your journey you might want to start exploring new possibilities. This is particularly relevant if you prefer to trade at your own convenience as some markets, cryptocurrency for example, trade around the clock. Building a trading strategymore
Read MoreDay trading vs investing – What do you need to know Day trading vs investment – what’s the difference? In our guide to day trading vs investing we have covered the differences between these approaches to the financial markets. The key thing to bear in mind is that traditional investing is done over the mid- to long term, whereas day trading involves a higher volume of quick transactions – some staying open for mere minutes. Is day trading for me?more
Read MoreWhat CAPEX.com resources can help your hedging strategy succeed We pride ourselves at CAPEX.com at providing all the information you need to become a great trader. And, if you want to craft the perfect hedging strategy, you’ll need to research all the hedging techniques that will stabilise your profit. Want to know more about put options, future contracts and other derivatives that are commonly used in a hedging strategy? Look no further than our Financial dictionary to provide that informationmore
Read MoreSummary of the buy trading Ichimoku strategy This strategy is to minimize risk, help you understand the Ichimoku cloud and help you gain profits by identifying the right signals. What’s important about using the buy trading Ichimoku strategy is that you always wait for the Tenken and Kijun sens to intersect. This is the simplest method to identify and understand the lines, without overcomplicating matters trying to identify earlier signals. In most cases, all Ichimoku strategies require the price tomore
Read MoreHow CAPEX.com can help you understand a momentum strategy and indicators We pride ourselves at CAPEX.com in providing all the resources any trader would need to master their chosen strategies. And, in the case of a momentum strategy and indicators, we have you covered. You can go to the CAPEX Academy, our online trading school, and learn everything you need to know about the best momentum strategies. Trends, instruments, volatility, risk and equity are all available to learn about inmore
Read MoreBuy stop and sell stop orders What is a buy stop? Buy stop limits are perfect when you’re anticipating the overall direction of an asset’s value. Say that you wanted to buy CFDs in Tesla stock at CAPEX. The stock was currently trading at a market price of $650, but you thought that it would keep rising. This is where you might want to put down a buy stop order at $660. As such, you’ll know that your trading softwaremore
Read MoreA quick example of swing trading at CAPEX CAPEX gives you an easy way to put your knowledge of swing trading to the test. We feature hundreds of CFDs for a range of assets. Many of which are well suited to swing trading. Let’s imagine that you wanted to invest in Facebook stock. This is a large cap stock which is ideal for swing trading. You’d first analyze the market to see if it’s looking relatively calm. Overly bullish ormore
Read MoreGreat ways to use these pending orders Once you know the difference between buy limit vs buy stop orders you’ll easily be able to apply them to your trades at CAPEX. Pending orders like these are commonly used across Forex pairings such as USD/CAD, EUR/GBP and so on. However, you’ll find that the order can be invaluable for buying and selling a variety of assets. All of the CFDs featured at CAPEX can be traded with these pending orders. Thismore
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