I will be away for a while and will not be posting any blog updates. Think of it as my posts taking a little nap while I’m out exploring. In the meantime, a gentle reminder. Short-term trading remains one of the toughest games in town. For every trader posting screenshots of spectacular gains, there are…

Asian equities surged on Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbing 3.1% to fresh record highs as markets welcomed more hopeful signals from the latest US-Iran diplomatic talks. Investors, never shy about pricing in optimism at high speed, quickly began whispering about a possible “peace dividend”, one where Middle East tensions ease, the Strait of Hormuz…