What is really driving copper futures to record highs?
Copper prices are climbing at a rate that is forcing global markets to rethink the future of industrial raw materials. What once largely moved in tandem with demand from the construction sector and manufacturing cycles is now being reshaped by artificial intelligence, geopolitical conflicts, electrification, and deep structural deficiencies. This week, copper prices on the […]
Mastering the mental game of trading
Everyone has seen it happen. Something breaks, and even seasoned traders begin to crumble and throw everything away in the heat of trading. You’ve probably experienced it yourself more than once. Retail traders and professional traders often follow different paths to the downfall of their highly trained minds. But on the profit and loss (P&L) […]
This hedging operation with options is gaining popularity among traders
Aggressive trading of options in semiconductor stocks is creating a volatility differential that traders are using to maintain a bullish stance in the fastest-rising sector, while simultaneously hedging against risks in the broader market. The operation is quite simple: sell downside protection on semiconductor stocks —where volatility is expensive— and buy downside protection on the […]