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The Long/Short Ratio In Crypto Trading

The Long/Short Ratio In Crypto Trading

Image Source: Unsplash The long/short ratio in cryptocurrency trading stands as a crucial metric that sheds light on the prevailing sentiment among traders. It encapsulates the relationship between long (buy) positions and short (sell) positions for a particular asset, offering valuable insights into market dynamics and potential price movements.Let’s delve deeper into this concept using Bitcoin […]
China’s Central Bank Purchases Gold For 17th Consecutive Month

China’s Central Bank Purchases Gold For 17th Consecutive Month

China’s central bank purchased gold for its reserves for a 17th straight month in March, extending a buying spree that has helped the price of the precious metal surge to a record.Last month, the addition of around 5 tonnes boosted the People’s Bank of China’s (PBoC) gold reserves by 0.2% to 2,262 tonnes (72.74 million troy ounces), […]
Deutsche Bank customers see Bitcoin under $20,000 by year-end, survey shows

Deutsche Bank customers see Bitcoin under $20,000 by year-end, survey shows

A recent Deutsche Bank survey indicates that around 30% of its consumers see Bitcoin (BTC) closing 2024 below $20,000, as reported by Bloomberg. The survey captured insights from the bank’s customers located in the UK, Euro area, and the US, where the percentage of customers predicting a bitter end for BTC this year is over […]
Boeing Says Deliveries Nosedived In Q1

Boeing Says Deliveries Nosedived In Q1

Image Source: Unsplash Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) is trending down at writing after reporting a big decline in its quarterly deliveries. How many planes did Boeing deliver in the first quarter? The aerospace giant delivered a total of 83 planes only in the first quarter of this year – down significantly from 157 in the final quarter of […]
Stocks Move Lower As Inflation Report Looms Large

Stocks Move Lower As Inflation Report Looms Large

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is down triple digits this afternoon, while the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are also firmly lower. Traders are looking ahead to tomorrow’s release of March’s consumer price index (CPI) that could impact the central bank’s interest rate decision, though fewer on Wall Street now expect a rate cut […]
Infrastructure Investing: Both Too Much And Too Little

Infrastructure Investing: Both Too Much And Too Little

Despite a lacklustre couple of years, there seems to be a buzz around listed infrastructure funds.Infrastructure has become more accessible over time. Not long before the global financial crisis, I was working in wealth management research; then, we were looking at how our clients could invest in the asset class. Given that it was largely […]
Sui implements native Bitcoin and Ethereum bridging with dWallet partnership

Sui implements native Bitcoin and Ethereum bridging with dWallet partnership

Multi-chain protocol dWallet Network announced on Paris Blockchain Week a partnership with Mysten Labs to bring native interoperability to layer-1 blockchain Sui, through native Bitcoin and Ethereum swaps. “We are excited to partner with Mysten Labs and bring our decentralized, non-collusive dWallet building block to the Sui ecosystem,” commented Omer Sadika, co-founder of dWallet Network. […]
Monday Was Another Inside Day As Stocks Coil Ahead Of The March CPI

Monday Was Another Inside Day As Stocks Coil Ahead Of The March CPI

Last Thursday the market opened strong only to roll over hard into the close. The S&P had a 100-point range of approximately 5150 to 5250. Friday was an inside day in which all of the price action took place within Thursday’s range. Inside days are consolidation days as active market participants are unsure about which direction the market […]
Firm Seeks To Be “Asia’s First MicroStrategy”; Its Marketcap Is 0.3% Of MSTR’s BTC Profits

Firm Seeks To Be “Asia’s First MicroStrategy”; Its Marketcap Is 0.3% Of MSTR’s BTC Profits

Image courtesy of 123rf.com Metaplanet Inc, formerly known as Red Planet Japan, a budget hotel operator that then pivoted to become a Web3 developer, has announced a move that allows Japanese investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin without facing the high tax on unrealized gains, which can reach up to 55%.The company has positioned itself as “Asia’s First Microstrategy,” comparing […]
ECB Bank Lending Survey Shows No Immediate Lending Pickup

ECB Bank Lending Survey Shows No Immediate Lending Pickup

The bank lending survey for the eurozone shows continued muddling through, with credit standards easing slowly but demand for loans remaining slow. This means that investment is set to remain subdued in the months ahead and shows that tight monetary policy is still having a restrictive effect.Image Source: Pixabay  The April bank lending survey shows that […]