What day traders must know: Elev8 explains the basics

Day trading is a little like navigating an unfamiliar city during rush hour. You must always be ready to make a turn, unless you want to risk getting stuck in heavy traffic. The same applies to financial markets, where opportunities can appear and disappear within seconds. Quick reactions aren’t enough to spot them. Retail traders should expand their market…

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SARB hike and hawkish tone – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Volkmar Baur expects the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to deliver a 25 basis point rate hike after surprising markets by holding rates in July. With growth cooling, inflation pressures persisting and fuel and food risks elevated, he argues SARB should not only raise rates but also sound hawkish, as a softer stance could weigh on the Rand….

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Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 22.09.2026

2026.09.22 2026.09.22 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 22.09.2026 Roman Oneginhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/roman-onegin/ Dear readers, I’ve prepared a short-term forecast for Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum based on Elliott Wave analysis. The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways BTCUSD: The price continues to rise in a bullish correction (B). Consider long positions with a Take Profit at 88,096.74. XRPUSD:…

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What are the main events for today?

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don’t have much on the agenda other than a couple of low-tier releases like the Swiss current account and Spanish balance of trade. The data won’t change anything for the respective central banks, so the market reaction will be muted. The price action might stay mostly rangebound as traders await Trump’s speech at…

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Downtrend eyes 1.1400 support against US Dollar – UOB

United Overseas Bank’s (UOB) Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann keep a bearish bias on EUR/USD after the pair closed lower near 1.1465. They see mild intraday downside that is unlikely to break 1.1435, but its 1–3 week view still anticipates a move toward 1.1435 with possible extension to 1.1400, while a break above 1.1520 would signal the…

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Remains above 180.50 amid subdued upside momentum

EUR/JPY extends its gains for the third consecutive day, trading around 180.60 during Asian hours on Tuesday. Technical analysis of the daily chart shows the currency cross remaining within a descending channel, suggesting a persistent bearish bias. The EUR/JPY cross is maintaining a mildly bearish near-term bias as it holds below the 50-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) while only…

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