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Here at Day Trading Academy (DTA), we provide a weekly review of markets and geopolitical events.  Below you will find our most recent updates.

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Recap November 1: Crisis 2020 – Stocks Dive Again (Recap Ep095)

Recap November 1: Crisis 2020 - Stocks Dive Again (Recap Ep095)

In this week’s recap, Marcello talks about what seems like a repetition of the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, with the stocks market falling at record numbers not seen since months ago. U.S. stocks to record one of their worst weeks of the year. All 3 indices are in the red & on track for their worst performance since March, when the market tumbled under the 1st wave of coronavirus infections & business lockdowns. Asian & European stocks as well as commodity […]

Do 90% of traders lose money? FALSE

Do 90% of traders lose money? FALSE

Today, Marcello talks about that old saying that 90% of traders lose money and tries to find a study that backs up that asseveration but finds none. Due to the lockdowns and all the aftermath caused by the coronavirus, Trading has become more and more popular because of its online and independent nature. That saying is something Marcello and most of the people in the industry used to say, but he came to question this when he received an article saying otherwise. […]

Recap October 25: Paypal Now Allows Bitcoin – Oil slides (Recap Ep094)

Recap October 25: Paypal Now Allows Bitcoin - Oil slides (Recap Ep094)

In this week’s recap, we see that US stocks were heavily influenced by updates on the progress of the US government’s stimulus plans. Republicans now offer $ 1.9 trillion versus Democrats at $ 2.2 trillion. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said a deal on the new aid was “almost ready.” PayPal joins the cryptocurrency market Wednesday, thus allowing customers to buy, sell & hold Bitcoin & other virtual coins. PayPal customers can also use cryptocurrencies to shop at the 26M merchants on its […]

Making a fortune investing in Medellin

Making a fortune investing in Medellin

In today’s video Marcello talk to us about how we can make a fortune investing in Medellin, Colombia. Obviously, the coronavirus has caused some sort of curveball in all our plans, but that’s not necessarily a reason to not look for opportunities. When we talk about real state, property value is always fluctuating. Prices go up in some places while the fo down in others. And since the economy is reopening worldwide, the housing market is also going to start gaining strength […]

Recap October 18: Unemployment Down – 2nd Quarantine (Recap ep093)

Recap October 18: Unemployment Down - 2nd Quarantine (Recap ep093)

In today’s recap, we talk about the overall rapid reduction of unemployment in the U.S. and a possible second quarantine due to a new wave of coronavirus infections. U.S. unemployment still has a long way to go to return to the under 4% rate before the pandemic & resulting recession, but the overall rapid reduction to 7.9% last month is an average, uneven growth of jobs, is the rule across the country. The jobless rate has fallen to just 6.6%, in the […]

Recap October 11: The End of Bitcoin? Michigan Govt Kidnapping, Stocks Rise (Recap ep092)

Recap October 11: The End of Bitcoin? Michigan Govt Kidnapping, Stocks Rise (Recap ep092)

In this week’s recap, we talk about the plans of central banks of creating their cryptocurrency. Some anarchists had planned on kidnapping the governor of Michigan. Stocks rose on hopes of more stimulus. The Bank for International Settlements in collaboration with a group of 7 major central banks, published its 1st joint report into central bank digital currencies on Oct. 9. The Bank of Japan, one of the members, released a document outlining its own specific approach from a Japan-centric perspective to […]

Recap October 4: Lay offs are coming, Trump gets COVID, Subway Has Sugar Bread (Recap Ep091)

Recap October 4: Lay offs are coming, Trump gets COVID, Subway Has Sugar Bread (Recap Ep091)

In this week’s recap we talk about forecasts on lay offs coming anytime soon, President Trump and Melania testing positive for COVID, and the Irish Supreme Court ruling that Subway’s bread does not qualify as bread. American Airlines & United Airlines say they will begin to furlough a total 32K employees, after lawmakers failed to agree on a broad pandemic relief package, that includes more federal aid for airlines. American Airlines CEO says a deal with $25B for airlines would allow the […]

Recap September 27: New Quarantine, Stocks Dumped, Tesla makes promises (Recap Ep090)

Recap September 27: New Quarantine, Stocks Dumped, Tesla makes promises (Recap Ep090)

In this recap, the US stocks had several declines and slight recoveries over the week, falling in tandem with oil & gold prices & worries among investors of further turbulence ahead due to concerns over new coronavirus lock-downs & the inability of Congress to pass more fiscal stimulus, thus hurting the domestic economy. Global shares fall with USD hitting a 2-month high, on investor concerns over another economic hit from the coronavirus pandemic, ahead of key U.S. jobless data. The infection rate […]

Crisis 2020: Did the stock market bubble just pop?

Crisis 2020: Did the stock market bubble just pop?

Today we are talking about why the market crash and if the bubble has finally popped. 2020 has been a pretty crazy year; The pandemic, the hurricanes, and now the elections of the U.S. next president. A lot of Marcello’s followers have been asking about what happened to the market and why it is crashing, so that’s the reason for this video. The recent passing of supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has spiced up things around the elections and created an […]

Recap September 20: Presidential Election Chaos, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Tech stocks fall (Recap Ep089)

Recap September 20: Presidential Election Chaos, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Tech stocks fall (Recap Ep089)

Overall, we started off with a good week, and we end off having the third consecutive week of declines for the US stock market, as the sell-off in Big Tech continued, dragging down the overall market. Mixed messaging around a coronavirus vaccine, & concerns over further fiscal stimulus, also weighed on stocks. Global stocks are mixed with investors concerned over a resurgence in coronavirus cases around the world & lingering disappointment that central banks merely affirmed their monetary support this week, without […]