Category: Trading
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Oil Market Crash – How Indian traders lost ₹350 crore
Introduction Crude Oil is traded in India on the commodity exchange (MCX). This is the exchange where all other types of commodities like Gold, Copper, Cotton, Natural Gas, etc. are traded in India. MCX is to commodities like NSE is to stocks. How Crude Oil is traded? Just like all other commodities, the trades are…
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What is Technical Analysis – An Introduction for Beginners
Introduction Technical Analysis can be defined as a methodology of forecasting future prices based on an examination of the past price movements. Technical analysis is not astrology for predicting prices. Technical analysis is based on analyzing current demand-supply of commodities, stocks, indices, futures or any tradable instrument. Technical analysis involves putting stock information like prices,…
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What is a Circuit Breaker in Stock Markets
What is a lower or upper circuit? Lower or upper circuit is an automatic mechanism to stop a freefall or massive surge in a security or an index during trading hours. It is used to check the volatile swings in the market. When is circuit used? The index-based market-wide circuit breaker system applies at 3…