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Key markets at a glance
Nine markets people talk about a lot, with a small chart and one line on what each one actually is. No forecasts here: we describe, we don't predict. (Our crystal ball is in for repairs. Permanently.)
Bitcoin (BTC)
The first and biggest cryptocurrency. It trades all day, every day, even on Christmas. Prices here are in US dollars.
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Ether (ETH)
The coin of the Ethereum network, the second-biggest crypto. Also never sleeps.
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Gold (XAU/USD)
The price of one troy ounce of gold in US dollars. People have liked shiny things for about 5,000 years.
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EUR/USD
How many US dollars one euro buys. The most traded currency pair in the world.
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USD/JPY
How many Japanese yen one US dollar buys. Note the order: here the dollar comes first.
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S&P 500
A basket of about 500 big US companies. Shown here via a broker's index price (a stand-in for the official index).
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Nasdaq 100
About 100 of the biggest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq exchange, many of them tech. Also shown via a broker's index price.
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US Dollar Index (DXY)
The US dollar measured against a basket of six other currencies, mostly the euro. Shown via a broker's price feed.
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WTI crude oil
The price of a barrel of US light crude oil, a common benchmark for oil.
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Some markets use a stand-in price from a broker feed (for example for the S&P 500), because the free charts can't always show the official index. Those can differ a little from the official number.
Education only, not financial advice. No signals. Backtests are hypothetical: real trading can be worse. Past results don't predict future results.