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MACD Explained: Formula, Signals, and Common Pitfalls

August 7, 2026 by Bruno

MACD explained plainly: the formula, the three signals traders watch, a worked example, and where the indicator quietly misleads you.

Categories Market Education Tags chart patterns, investing basics, macd indicator, momentum indicator, moving averages, technical analysis Leave a comment

Apollo Wins easyJet: £5.7bn Take-Private at 715p a Share

August 7, 2026 by Bruno

Apollo Global Management sealed a £5.7bn ($7.7bn) all-cash bid for easyJet after Castlelake walked away, in one of the largest airline take-privates ever.

Categories Europe, Market Trend Tags airline mergers, apollo global management, capital markets, easyjet, ftse 100, private equity takeover Leave a comment

Trade Desk Cracks 25% After Hours: Growth Slows to 3%

August 7, 2026 by Bruno

The Trade Desk plunged roughly 25% after hours on Aug 6 as Q2 revenue growth slowed to 3% and Q3 guidance implied a sequential decline.

Categories Earnings Tags ad tech stocks, connected tv advertising, programmatic advertising, stock market, trade desk earnings, TTD stock Leave a comment

Fed Dot Plot Explained: How to Read the SEP

August 7, 2026 by Bruno

The Fed dot plot shows where 19 policymakers think interest rates should go. Here is how to read it, what it does not say, and what the June 2026 dots signal.

Categories Market Education, Real Estate Tags fed dot plot, federal reserve, fomc, investing basics, monetary policy, summary of economic projections Leave a comment

Credit Spreads at 20-Year Tights as Supply Tops $1.7T

August 6, 2026 by Bruno

IG at 81bps, HY at 281bps, and $1.68T of corporate bonds already issued YTD — why record supply keeps meeting record demand in the credit market.

Categories Uncategorized Tags bond issuance, capital markets, corporate credit spreads, credit market, high yield bonds, investment grade bonds Leave a comment

AppLovin Drops 19% on Q2: Ad-Tech Growth Story Cools

August 6, 2026 by Bruno

AppLovin fell nearly 20% after Q2 2026 revenue growth slowed to 53% and Q3 guidance implied further deceleration to the mid-40s.

Categories Earnings Tags ad tech stocks, app stock, applovin, earnings season, growth stocks, stock market Leave a comment

Sequence of Returns Risk: Why Order Matters in Retirement

August 6, 2026 by Bruno

Two retirees with the same average return can end wealthy or broke — because withdrawals turn the ORDER of returns into the decisive risk. Here’s why.

Categories Market Education, Personal Finance Tags 4 percent rule, investing basics, portfolio risk, retirement planning, safe withdrawal rate, sequence of returns risk Leave a comment

Robinhood’s $200M RVII Fund: Retail Access to YC Startups

August 6, 2026 by Bruno

Robinhood filed to list RVII, a $200M NYSE-traded BDC that lets any retail investor buy exposure to Y Combinator startups. Structure, fees, and catches.

Categories Uncategorized Tags business development company, capital markets, nyse ipo, private markets retail access, robinhood, y combinator Leave a comment

SolarEdge Plunges 30% on Q3 Guide: Residential Solar Cracks

August 6, 2026 by Bruno

SolarEdge fell 30% after Q3 revenue and gross-margin guidance came in below Q2, dragging Enphase, Sunrun and Canadian Solar with it. Here are the numbers.

Categories Earnings, Energy Tags enphase energy, residential solar, sedg stock, solar stocks, solaredge earnings, stock market Leave a comment

How IPOs Really Work: S-1, Pricing, Greenshoe, Lockup

August 6, 2026 by Bruno

From S-1 to greenshoe to the 180-day lockup — a plain-English guide to how a company actually goes public in the U.S., with Ritter’s 1980-2025 data.

Categories Market Education Tags capital markets, greenshoe option, investing basics, ipo lockup, ipo mechanics, s-1 filing Leave a comment
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