Valentina Kirilova
LeapRate Analyst

Experienced independent writer and journalist with a demonstrated history of working in the global online trading sector.
daily market analysis
July 03, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: Gold volatility decreased once again

EUROPEAN SHARES Share markets opened mostly flat in Europe for the end of the week as benchmarks consolidate gains registered during Thursday’s bullish session following the higher-than-anticipated US job report, while the US remains shut for holiday. The recent batch of solid macro data from different economic zones (US NFP, Chinese Industrial Production, EU PMIs)…

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daily market analysis
July 02, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily market commentary: Expectations for a quick economic recovery curb gold’s rally

EUROPEAN SHARES  European shares traded significantly higher on Thursday, continuing the bullish trend from Asian stocks and extending yesterday’s gains amid a renewed appetite for risk. Yesterday’s news about Pfizer and BioNTech’s successful vaccine trial turned market sentiment upside down as it came while investors were preparing to redirect their exposure from risk assets to…

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FXSpotStream forex volumes
July 02, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXSpotStream reports 20% MoM ADV increase in June

FXSpotStream’s 2020 ADV (Jan-June) is USD 43.425 billion, up 18.66% when compared to the same period during 2019 of USD36.595 billion June’s ADV of USD43.287 billion was 22.25% greater than CBOE HotSpot’s ADV of USD34.621 billion – exceeding CBOE/HotSpot’s ADV every month since November 2018, with the exception of 1 month Note that the ADV figures for…

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tfx japan forex click365
July 01, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

TFX Click kabu 365 up 26% in June

Interest Rate Futures contracts The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 27,298 ( +51.9% MoM / -70.3% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 1,241. Items Jun 2020 Trading Volume Daily Average Change on Previous Month Year on Year Change Total of Interest Rate Futures contracts 27,298 1,241 51.9% -70.3% Three-month Euroyen futures…

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July 01, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Crypto markets between a rock and a hard place

A number of ideas have been offered for the way these two markets have moved in lockstep. Some analysts have borrowed the explanation given for gold’s route that occurred at roughly the same time. The idea was that equity traders chose to take profits in these other assets that performed well into 2020 in order…

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forex and crypto market analysis
July 01, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

Daily Market News: Stocks close record quarter, S&P 500 up 20%

What to watch General Mills: General Mills is the firm behind brands including Cheerios, Haagen-Dazs and Betty Crocker. The company’s share price is up 15.1% year-to-date, thanks to expectations of elevated demand for household staples driven by the pandemic. The $37bn market cap firm reports its latest set of quarterly earnings today. On the company’s…

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ActivTrades' number of new client accounts up 73% YoY in Q2 2020
June 30, 2020 BY Valentina Kirilova

ActivTrades' number of new client accounts up 73% YoY in Q2 2020

ActivTrades has rolled out various new products in the last few weeks, most notably CFDs on more than 100 new shares around the world, including Zoom Video Communications, the popular video conferencing company, and Cash products on stock indices such as the Brazilian Mini Ibovespa index and MDAX® - the international midcap index of Deutsche Börse. The company also created two CFDs tied to the spot…

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