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September 2026 Holiday Schedule

Trading in September 2026 Find out when the markets are open in September: Symbols September 1st September 7th September 8th...
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Warsh Spoils the Party, but Markets Keep Dancing

Chart Book for 31st of August 2026 Markets finished August looking resilient, although Friday delivered a reminder that interest rates...
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The Wall Street Pivot to Ripple: Inside the Spot XRP ETF Breakthrough

Surging institutional inflows, 13F filing revelations, and regulatory clarity cement XRP's position in the mainstream ETF ecosystem. The digital asset...
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While The Old Man’s Away, The Markets Will Have to Play Without Me!

Over the past few months, market narratives have fluctuated wildly. In reality, however, compelling reasons to trade have been relatively...
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Bonds Break, Bitcoin Booms, and Markets Discover August Isn’t a Holiday

Chart Book for 24th August 2026 Anyone hoping for a quiet August has clearly forgotten that financial markets have a...
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The markets are moving, but should we trust the narrative we are being given?

The past week in markets wasn’t a serious rally, even if it has reached new highs. It was a performance...
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Anatomy of a Candlestick: The Core Body Parts and Price Mechanics

A detailed breakdown of real bodies, upper shadows, lower shadows, and range dynamics across modern financial charting. In technical analysis,...
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Markets at the Brink: Record Highs Meet a Reality Check

Chart Book for 17th August 2026 Markets gave us a constructive but uneasy week. The S&P 500 added 0.4%, setting...
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THE MARKET IS TERRIFIED — IT JUST HASN’T STARTED SCREAMING YET

Markets spent the past week staggering around like a drunk who insists he’s sober, bumping into furniture while shouting that...
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Records, Rate Hopes, and Risk — Markets Aren’t as Calm as They Look

Chart Book for 10th August 2026 Another extraordinary week in capital markets has left US equities at record highs, but...
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Markets Are Rising, Europe Is Sinking – Has the Smart Money Already Rotated?

Everything is looking fine, with most equity investors enjoying the past week’s rally. However, there is a lot going on...
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The Great Liquidity Tug-of-War: Macro Stagnation, ETF Squeeze, and the Rise of On-Chain Revenue Realism

How Central Bank Holds, Institutional Pivot Points, and the Layer-2 Value Capture Dilemma Are Rewriting the Digital Asset Playbook The...