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Bollinger Bands are one of the most popular trading indicators and in this video we’ll give you a tutorial on what they are and how you can use them in your trading. The bands themselves represent two volatility lines around the (typically) 20-day moving average. The two bands are placed at 2 standard deviations from
The Waves (WAVES) community has supported a governance proposal to revive the decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Vires.Finance after its liquidity crisis. The vote aims to stabilize the project and compensate the users who were affected. In April, Neutrino (USDN), a stablecoin running on the Waves platform, depegged from the dollar. This led to a
Gibraltar’s 6.8km2 territory houses 35,000 people and several large international crypto companies. The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, ruled by the United Kingdom and an important gateway to Europe, is an attractive jurisdiction for distributed ledger technologies (DLT) or simply crypto. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, is now hiring for four roles in the
While the global economy remains gloomy and the war in Ukraine continues, there’s been significant tension between China and Taiwan. The American representative from California, Nancy Pelosi, plans to visit Taiwan this week and White House officials say China is preparing to carry out “military provocations.” Moreover, during the last few weeks, reports note that
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, has launched a high-profile utility and microgrid project in a bid to transform a legacy of heavy manufacturing into a high-tech, climate-friendly economy that attracts advanced manufacturers. The plan, which features a public utility and a series of microgrid districts, will likely be structured as a public-private partnership. The county “was thrilled”
Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday night on the highest-level visit by a US official for decades, defying Chinese threats of a military response. The trip by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives has become a test of how far Beijing will go to deter foreign support for Taiwan and of China
On July 11, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, signed new tax rates for crypto mining operators into law. While these amendments reflect the country’s growing frustration with the undertaxed and non-transparent usage of the national power grid by both foreign investors and domestic perpetrators, the new taxes could hardly be called excluding. Moreover, they
The writer is a former deputy governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Vladimir Putin infamously predicted that Ukraine would be conquered in a matter of days. The west was equally sceptical about Ukraine’s chances of surviving a Russian onslaught. However, it has been more than 150 days since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion
Blockchain.com, one of the oldest Bitcoin (BTC) infrastructure firms, is strengthening regulation and compliance efforts by securing registration in the Cayman Islands. The blockchain wallet and cryptocurrency exchange platform Blockchain.com is expanding operations in the Cayman Islands after receiving registration from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA). Issued on July 6, the registration officially authorizes
Ethereum was once again trading in the red, as prices of the token fell below $1,600 during today’s session. Tuesday’s drop is the fifth consecutive day that prices of the cryptocurrency have moved lower. Bitcoin also extended its streak of declines, falling under $23,000 in the process. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) was lower for a fifth
John Luke Tyner, fixed income analyst at Aptus Capital Advisors, discusses yield curve inversion with Bond Buyer Managing Editor Gary Siegel. Tyner looks at recession possibilities and how the Federal Reserve’s actions will impact the economy, the yield curve and recession. (23 minutes) Transcription:Gary Siegel: (00:03) Hi, and welcome to another Bond Buyer podcast. I’m
Liz Truss was on Tuesday forced to abandon her plan to cut the pay of public sector workers living in poorer areas of Britain by a total of £8.8bn, after the proposal drew ferocious cross-party criticism. The foreign secretary’s Tory leadership rival Rishi Sunak had claimed Truss’s plan for regional pay settlements would leave millions
Millions of students are heading back to class this month and next. Stores are crowded with school supplies for the K-12 crowd and dorm room gear for college students. You don’t see a ton of items in the big box aisles for making your home more back-to-school ready, but a good setup plays a role
Bitcoin (BTC) is pressuring newly-won support levels this week as geopolitical uncertainty raises the stakes for risk assets. After an impressive monthly close, momentum appears to be waning for Bitcoin’s latest gains, data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows, and stock markets are not helping the bulls. Volatility was cool as August began, but angst
Kim Kardashian’s legal team has filed a motion to set aside a class-action complaint aimed at the businesswoman and other American celebrities. Kardashian and a handful of other prominent American social media influencers were served with a class-action complaint in January 2022 over claims they misled investors through the social media promotion of a cryptocurrency called EthereumMax
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Caterpillar (CAT) – The heavy equipment maker’s stock fell 3.7% in the premarket after its quarterly earnings beat forecasts but revenue was slightly short of consensus. Caterpillar’s sales were hurt by its exit from Russia as well as supply chain issues, and it
The Central Bank of Nigeria should be discontinuing the fixed exchange rate system and let the naira freely float against the major currencies, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, the leader of a Nigerian association of bureau de change operators has said. The leader also slammed the recent adjustment of the central bank’s interest rate to 13%, which
Asian markets usually ignore imminent visits by US politicians below secretary of state grade. Not when the politician is Democratic bigwig Nancy Pelosi and her mooted destination is Taiwan. Indices bumped downwards in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. The Taiwan dollar plunged to a two-year low. Chinese warplanes have been roaring over the Taiwan Strait.
Cryptocurrency-friendly bank Sygnum Bank continues expanding its crypto services by launching support for Cardano (ADA) staking. Sygnum announced on Tuesday that the firm has expanded its bank-grade staking offering with Cardano, allowing clients to generate rewards by staking ADA via the bank’s institutional-grade platform. ADA joins Sygnum’s growing crypto-staking portfolio, which features three proof-of-stake (PoS) protocols;