u/SpecialistOk4946

I can’t lie, the market has been really interesting to watch since the China visit news started making rounds.

You can already feel how fast traders are reacting to every headline coming out around:

• trade

• AI

• semiconductors

• manufacturing

• and U.S. China relations overall

And honestly, the reaction so far has been more positive than I expected.

At the same time though, it still feels like one of those markets where anything can change quickly there’s still the Iran talks in the background, CFDs are moving heavily, and volatility is clearly not gone yet.

Right now I’ve mostly got my eyes on stocks like $TSLA and $MU, plus CFDs like $XAU on Bitget, just watching how price reacts as more news keeps coming out.

The charts are already moving, but I’ve learned the hard way that chasing candles usually ends badly, so for now I’m just staying patient, watching price action closely, and waiting for cleaner entries instead of forcing trades.

Curious if anyone else is watching this whole situation closely too

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It seems a lot of people (I won't say traders) don't understand what could possibly happen if the US-Iran war ends. Now let me reveal how it could actually affect everyone involved in both positive and negative ways.

But before that, in every war there are always two sides of the story: one taking advantage of the situation and making money from it at the expense of others' health and peace, while the other side is truly concerned about what could happen to the innocent people taking the heat. I think you know the country that chose the first and the country that chose the second.

And if today it ends, the first thing that will happen is excessive supply.

The second thing that will happen is that the excessive supply will reduce demand and make crude oil crash.

The third thing that will happen is that the Strait of Hormuz won't be the center stage of all the unnecessary attention the media is giving it.

And lastly, traders will make money from the crash because oil won't be able to hold. You will just start seeing different short setups on CFDs and brokers.

Now look at the possible reaction and how it could affect crude oil. Do you still want the war to end or not?

If sanity finally gets back to this world and the war finally ends, as everyone has been looking forward to seeing, what could possibly be the fate of crude oil prices that are currently ranging around $90 to $110?

If we remember, before the US-Iran war started, crude oil was around $70, and many were even saying it would go down deeper because of a lot of speculation around prices and many other factors attached to it.

If it later happens that both sides finally agree to a ceasefire and put the war behind them, my setup for trading crude oil will be huge because I know it could return to $70 or even lower than that. Fortunately, this is the season of trading competition where someone could easily get a share in $40k just by trading commodities and other assets.

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I have been seeing IPO threads on this subreddit for a while now. Although I participated in one recently, I think it was the SpaceX one, and I got my allocation after about 3 days or so, there are still some disclaimers I would like to make for people interested in participating in the recent OpenAI pre IPO that just started today.

The first thing to note is that you are not entirely buying shares directly from the company itself. It is a licensed issuer backed 1:1 by real world equity and should be verifiable, things like that.

The second thing to understand is that participation does not automatically mean instant profit. You still need to trade carefully and understand the risks involved.

Lastly, make sure you use a decent exchange or broker when buying pre IPO allocations because some platforms sell at much higher prices than others. I will update this again once I confirm how much some of these exchanges are offering theirs for.

In all you do, remember liquidity is key, and once that is gone, it can quickly turn into game over. I participated in the first SpaceX one and it performed well, but that does not mean there are no risks attached.

I trust the goat of football to show them what we are and how we are doing

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Nassr fan, how are u feeling ahead of tomorrow game, do you think we are going to win or lose? Let predict

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$JTO had a strong pump recently, and now it’s pulling back a bit. Some people are already calling the top, but for me it just looks like a normal cooldown after a big move.

I’m not rushing anything here. I’ve been watching the chart and I already positioned myself on Bitget just waiting for a cleaner entry if price comes into my zone.

What made the move interesting wasn’t just the price, but the narrative behind it. JTO expanding into consumer and trading infrastructure, plus institutional staking on Solana, is the kind of thing that slowly builds demand over time. It also brings in that passive income angle, which usually keeps attention on the ecosystem.

For now, I’m just staying patient. No need to force entries. Let’s see if this pullback is just a reset before another leg or if momentum fully slows down from here.

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I have seen a lot of traders ask this same question, and with my own little knowledge, I will try to explain it so people can avoid becoming exit liquidity. Before going into that, the main question is: why is Toncoin moving in such a manner, and how could someone who bought it on spot with $1K possibly see almost 2x on that amount?

One reason is because of the recent update involving the owner of the coin, Telegram. Telegram has now replaced the TON Foundation as the driving force behind TON and has become its largest validator, with 2.2M TON staked. This has been the backbone of the momentum you have been seeing on the chart over the past 3 days.

And because of this, FOMO has started affecting many people in the market as they want to jump in, hoping it could reach $6 or even higher. But many have forgotten that there is still a strong resistance around $3.5, and if price reaches that level and fails to break it, then trust me, we could see another drop. In short, keep your eyes open before jumping into Toncoin either as a spot trader or a futures trader. Right now, I am waiting around that resistance level and will take the trade decision from there.

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I decided to step away from commodities for a while and move into stocks. Honestly, you guys never told me there’s a lot of profit to be made trading stocks, especially around earnings when volatility is high.

A day before, I decided to explore stocks, and while doing that, I found out that $AAPL earnings were coming up in a few hours. I quickly went through some recent data on Apple to see if there were any signs of weakening demand, but I didn’t find any. That gave me the confidence to take a long trade on stock futures.

And as you can see on the chart, the moment the earnings report came out and it was positive, price moved instantly from my entry and hit my TP almost immediately before pulling back and consolidating. I have never experienced a trade like that before, it didn’t even take up to an hour.

Who else has traded stock earnings before, and what was your experience like?

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I know some investors and traders may not believe this, but one thing I am sure about is that the same way crude oil skyrocketed some weeks back and reached new highs is the same way it can come back down toward the $78 level where the bullish move started. So the real question is, why would that happen?

The first reason is the issue of the UAE potentially leaving OPEC after years in the cooperation. If that happens, it could open the door for other members to follow, which would likely increase oil production, reduce scarcity, and push supply higher.

Secondly, on the issue of war, there have been ongoing efforts to ease tensions. Donald Trump and his side are working on resolving matters with Pakistan, while Iran has also been showing signs of reducing demands and pushing toward de-escalation. If these tensions ease, then pressure around the Strait of Hormuz reduces, and that removes a major bullish driver for oil.

In all of this, what should a trader like me do? I will be looking for a better entry around resistance on $CL, because when the drop happens, it may not give many pullbacks. The plan is simple, wait for the right level, then short it on CFD and ride the move.

Hello everyone, I came here on behalf of my brother. He said we should contribute some amount for him so he can start online or remote work, as he has been taking a lot of courses which he believes can help him get set up, and the only thing he needs is my support in terms of finance.

Normally, I have no issue helping him, but when I asked for certificates of what he has done so far, he sent me three: one called Blockchain4Youth where he claimed he learned cryptocurrency from scratch and how to get jobs, one from Google Career Certificates for AI, and one physical certificate in online marketing.

To me, all of them are good, but is that not too much? I feel he should be able to pick one and continue moving in that path. Does anyone here have knowledge about these courses, and which one should he continue with to start making income for himself?

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Today has been a great day for me as a stock trader because for the very first time I decided to listen to myself rather than what I was seeing on the chart, and fortunately it worked for me as I came out with profits on three pairs.

Everyone knows the likes of $META, $AMZN, $GOOGL and $MSFT had their earnings today, but I had forgotten. It was 2 hours before earnings I remembered, and I was already in 3 long trades where I had been in profit on stock futures.

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One mind was telling me to leave them because the earnings might actually favor me, while another mind was saying I should close them completely, and guess what, I did the latter and went to sleep. The earnings did not favor the longs and wiped out many long positions in the market as prices went down.

Today I once again learned something new as a trader, sometimes protecting profits is the real trade. What did you learn today as a stock trader? And also is there a way to always know how earnings outcome will come?

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Is this just a coincidence or are they linked to one another? Yesterday, when I woke up, I heard the news about the third assass!nation attempt on the president of the United States. Some were saying it was Iran, others said it was an in-house enemy, but as a trader, my mind went straight to the market.

During the second attempt that happened before, I remember taking short positions on two stocks; one went straight to TP, while the other hit breakeven. So I decided to test that thinking again on $AAPL and took a short on stock futures.

Just a few hours later, I was seeing a notification that it had hit my TP around $276.22. Now I do not know if it is just a coincidence or if it is a trading skill of reading how news shocks affect sentiment and price action.

If it keeps working like this, I may continue to stay in the market 24/7 😅

What do you think, coincidence or a repeatable trading edge?