How the Financial Markets fared in 2018 & looking ahead to 2019

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As we step into the first full week of Financial markets in the New year – the momentum for now seems to be in the same direction where it left off in 2018. Before we look at the data-driven look at the performance of the different segments of the financial markets in 2018, let’s quickly look at the synopsis of what transpired last week. The hallmark theme of volatility last year spilled over into 2019 which was evident from the whipsaw moves that we saw in Stocks & Forex last week. The measure of volatility CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) in U.S…...

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Faisal Khan Faisal is based in Canada with a background in Finance/Economics & Computers. He has been actively trading FOREX for the past 11 years. Faisal is also an active Stocks trader with a passion for everything Crypto. His enthusiasm & interest in learning new technologies has turned him into an avid Crypto/Blockchain & Fintech enthusiast. Currently working for a Mobile platform called Tradelike as the Senior Technical Analyst. His interest for writing has stayed with him all his life ever since started the first Internet magazine of Pakistan in 1998. He blogs regularly on Financial markets, trading strategies & Cryptocurrencies. Loves to travel.