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You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
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Moving average convergence divergence (MACD)
A technical tool calculated by subtracting a 26-day exponential moving average (EMA) from a 12-day EMA, resulting in a signal line.
Multiple-timeframe analysis
An assessment of a product’s price movement across different time frames, such as weekly, daily, hourly and 1/4 hourly.
Mutual fund
A mutual fund is a shared portfolio funded by multiple individuals and managed by a professional, with profits equally distributed.
NAAIM Exposure Index
Every week, a group of active money managers is asked a blunt question: how much are you actually in the market right now? The NAAIM Exposure Index is the average of their answers. Run by the National Association of Active Investment Managers, it surveys members on their current exposure to US equities, on a scale from zero, completely out and in cash, to 200, fully leveraged long. A reading of 75 means the average reported exposure is 75%. What makes it useful is that it captures positioning, actual market exposure, not just opinion. Traders often read it as a contrarian gauge. Example: After a long rally the NAAIM index prints near 100, showing active managers are reporting average exposure of around 100%. A contrarian may take that as a cautionary signal, reasoning that if nearly everyone is already all-in, there are few buyers left to push prices higher and plenty who could sell if the mood turns.
NAHB Housing Market Index (HMI)
Ask the homebuilders how business feels, and you get the NAHB Housing Market Index. Published monthly by the National Association of Home Builders, the HMI is a sentiment gauge built from a survey of builders, who rate current sales, expected sales over the next six months, and the flow of prospective buyers walking through their developments. The answers get boiled into a single number on a scale to 100, where anything above 50 means more builders see conditions as good than poor. Because builders commit money before ground is broken, their mood can provide an early indication of housing market conditions. Example: Mortgage rates jump, and the next NAHB HMI slips below 50, signalling that more builders now view the market as weak than strong. Economists may read it as an early indication that housing construction and home sales could cool in the months ahead, well before the harder data on starts and sales may confirm the slowdown.
Naked position
A position in which a trader holds an order without owning an offsetting position to mitigate risk.
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