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Earnings

Baidu, iQiyi, Weibo: which share price is the best bet after Q2 earnings?

Opto

21 Aug 2019

News

Earnings

Baidu, iQiyi, Weibo: which share price is the best bet after Q2 earnings?

Baidu, iQiyi and Weibo issued their Q2 earnings reports on 19 August, with each share price enjoying varied levels of performance post announcement.

21 Aug 2019

Updates

Will Ryanair’s share price rebound after pilot strike blow?

Ryanair’s share price is down 8.5% since the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) and Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (IALPA) announced planned strike action, due to begin this week.

20 Aug 2019

Updates

Will Lloyds share price rebound following profit slump?

After some strong gains in the first four months of the year, the Lloyds share price dropped below their 2019 opening price in August. Is there room for a rebound?

20 Aug 2019

Updates

What’s next for GE’s share price after fraud ‘bigger than Enron’ allegations?

Earnings

Is Salesforce's share price undervalued ahead of Q2 earnings?

Updates

GSK’s share price: how would Warren Buffett value the stock?

Earnings

Tencent share price: 5 things we learnt from Q2 earnings results

Features

Industry Spotlight

Amazon and Facebook share prices soar in tech surge; but is a pullback due?

Amazon and Facebook's share prices are among the tech stock surging in 2019; but could a pullback derail sentiment for the much-loved sector?

31 Jul 2019

Stock Deconstruction

Can Royal Mail’s share price rally as record lows stack up?

Despite a strong opening performance following its privatisation, Royal Mail Group faces serious challenges. The company’s share price is down 55% since this time last year.

31 Jul 2019

Stock Deconstruction

Will Ocado’s share price deliver the goods for the rest of 2019?

Ocado’s share price is up a huge 55% this year, but will its expensive tech ambitions drag on the stock in the second half of 2019?

30 Jul 2019

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Knowledge

Columnists

Cloning Ray Dalio’s All Weather portfolio

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27 Jun 2019

Columnists

How words move markets: Traders must look to "missionaries", by Ben Hunt

How game theory can unlock a key trick to being a better trader: learning from the experiences of others, while avoiding the hard knocks they’ve been through.

03 May 2019

Columnists

Barclays' William Hobbs on the investment lessons from the last 1,000 years

To better understand the foundations of long-term growth, we need to understand why economies have become less prone to recessions.

02 May 2019

Columnists

Bond markets set for huge rally in 2019, by Raoul Pal

Market speculators have record short positions, and the pension and mutual fund industry is massively underweight bonds. The kindling for a huge rally in bonds (fall in yields) is firmly in place. All we need is the catalyst to emerge, argues Real Vision's Raoul Pal.

15 Feb 2019

Podcast/Book

Best 10 trading books to kick-start 2019

From trading psychology to understanding and managing risk, a selection of books recommended by Opto.

21 Jan 2019

Podcast/Book

Best 10 trading books: insights from Warren Buffett and Ray Dalio

A selection of books about investing in financial markets, recommended by OPTO.

11 Dec 2018

Columnists

Is swing trading with options for you? By Ivaylo Ivanov

Options can deliver high returns in a short period of time, but traders need to understand the risks involved.

05 Dec 2018

Columnists

ANDREW THRASHER on using volatility to improve risk management

Like dark clouds before a storm, low-volatility dispersion is a clear indicator of a possible spike in the VIX or “fear index” – even if the storm doesn’t always come.

04 Dec 2018