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How to find trades and size your positions: Volatility, price action & market structure


Published: Tuesday November 03, 2026 @ 18:10 EST
Duration: 14.97 minutes
Views: 11
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Description: How do you find opportunities in the market, and how big should your position be? There’s no magic answer, but there is a framework. In this episode, Chris Weston (Pepperstone) and Steven Hatzakis (ForexBrokers.com) walk through how they approach both.

Chris explains why he trades the collective: reacting to how market flows show up in price action rather than predicting where price “should” go. He also makes the case that volatility is the most important factor in markets, because it shapes your position size, your risk and your emotional state. The pair cover how to adapt stops and sizing when volatility changes, why multi-timeframe analysis matters, and how to use scanners (TradingView, PineScript, EAs and even AI agents) so the markets come to you instead of you hunting through a watchlist all day. They finish with the market structure forces behind moves that are hard to explain: CTAs, options dealer hedging, ETF rebalancing and 0DTE flows.

Topics covered:
🌊 Trading the collective instead of your own opinion
🎯 Finding a market that fits your strategy, not forcing a strategy onto any market
📈 Why volatility drives position size, risk and strategy choice
🛑 Using ATR to set stops and size positions
🔍 Multi-timeframe analysis and market scanning
💰 Why wider-spread markets can still be worth trading
⚙️ Flow-based market structure: CTAs, dealer hedging, ETF rebalancing and 0DTE

00:00 Intro & catching up
00:47 Today's topic: finding opportunities & sizing positions
01:27 Trading the collective: reading flows through price action
02:19 Finding a market that fits your strategy
03:15 Be open-minded: "a slave to price"
03:39 Sentiment, range-bound markets & picking tops and bottoms
05:35 Why volatility is the most important factor in markets
06:44 Position sizing, wider stops & using ATR
08:09 Why multi-timeframe analysis matters
08:44 Scanning for the most bullish & bearish setups
10:33 Market-agnostic trading: spreads vs. movement
10:54 Let the markets come to you: scanners, PineScript & AI agents
11:43 Today's scan & why cross pairs have wider spreads
12:52 Core message: trade the collective, not your opinion
13:37 Market structure: CTAs, options dealers, ETF rebalancing & 0DTE
14:32 Wrap-up

This conversation was recorded on 1 Oct 2026.

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Anthropic Pre-IPO: Everything You Need to Know | S-1 to Nasdaq Listing


Published: Wednesday October 28, 2026 @ 23:54 EDT
Duration: 1.42 minutes
Views: 223
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Description: t’s all systems go for the Anthropic IPO, one of the biggest market events of the year. Pepperstone’s Head of Research, Chris Weston, breaks down what the public S-1 filing tells us, what happens between now and the Nasdaq listing, and how Pepperstone’s pre-IPO market fits in.

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Anthropic Pre-IPO: Everything You Need to Know | S-1 to Nasdaq Listing


Published: Wednesday October 28, 2026 @ 23:53 EDT
Duration: 2.27 minutes
Views: 485
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Description: It’s all systems go for the Anthropic IPO, one of the biggest market events of the year. Pepperstone’s Head of Research, Chris Weston, breaks down what the public S-1 filing tells us, what happens between now and the Nasdaq listing, and how Pepperstone’s pre-IPO market fits in.

📄 Public S-1 filed on 26 October: a first proper look at Anthropic’s customer base, revenue growth and how revenue stacks up against compute spend
💻 Around $550 billion committed to compute over the next five or so years, across AWS, Google, Azure and the neoclouds. Will it pay off?
🗓️ The road to listing: price range, roadshow, bookbuild, final IPO price, then the Nasdaq listing
📈 Pepperstone’s pre-IPO market: how its price compares with the IPO price once demand and pricing become clear

Put the pre-IPO market on your radar.

⏱️ Chapters
0:00 Anthropic IPO: all systems go
0:16 The public S-1 filing
0:34 $550B compute commitment
0:49 S-1 to IPO timeline
1:31 Pepperstone’s pre-IPO market

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Gold holds $4,000: Can the rebound stay on track?


Published: Wednesday October 28, 2026 @ 01:38 EDT
Duration: 2.82 minutes
Views: 261
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Description: Gold holds $4,000 — but how far can the rebound go? Treasury yields plunged, yet gold saw a sharp sell-off. What's behind the disconnect? With the Fed decision and big tech earnings in focus, how will gold react?

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SpaceX Earnings Shock the Market 🚀 #spcx


Published: Thursday October 22, 2026 @ 04:30 EDT
Duration: 1.17 minutes
Views: 976
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Description: SpaceX just dropped its latest numbers — and the market’s reaction has been anything but ordinary. We unpack the widest revenue dispersion we’ve seen on any stock right now, the potential Tesla tie-up, the make-or-break Starship Flight 15 in mid-November, and the funding risks still looming over the business. Is this the ultimate binary bet, or a stock about to go to the moon?

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#SpaceX #Tesla #Starship #StockMarket #Trading #Pepperstone #CFD #Investing

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SpaceX Q3 Earnings Deep Dive: Massive Beat, Bigger Risks 🚀


Published: Thursday October 22, 2026 @ 04:30 EDT
Duration: 3.68 minutes
Views: 623
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Description: SpaceX’s Q3 numbers landed yesterday and the stock closed up nearly 8% on 35 million shares traded. In this breakdown we dig into why this is one of the most polarising stocks in the market right now — from wildly diverging analyst revenue estimates ($59B to $290B for FY27) and broker price targets ($100 to $800), to the Q1 revenue guidance that came in roughly 50% above expectations, the eye-watering ARR targets of $500B–$1 trillion, the compute capacity build-out toward 20 gigawatts, the Tesla tie-up speculation, and the make-or-break Starship Flight 15 test coming in November.

Is this a binary bet that could reshape markets, or a cash-burn story that’s run ahead of itself? Let us know what you think.

Chapters:
0:00 SpaceX’s Q3 reaction & stock surge
0:12 Why this is one of the market’s most polarising stocks
0:22 Analyst revenue estimates and broker price targets
0:52 The execution risk behind the bull case
1:08 The risks: cash burn, CapEx and funding
1:31 Q1 revenue guidance smashes expectations
1:50 ARR targets: $500B to $1 trillion
2:18 Compute capacity build-out
2:33 Mobile carriers and the Tesla tie-up
2:51 Starship Flight 15: the key catalyst and final verdict

#SpaceX #Tesla #Starship #StockMarket #Trading #Pepperstone #CFD

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US Midterms 2026: Will It Be a Volatility Event?


Published: Thursday October 22, 2026 @ 00:57 EDT
Duration: 2.18 minutes
Views: 865
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Description: The US midterm elections are two weeks away. Is this a volatility event, and where could markets still move?

This video covers:
🗳️ the election-night timeline
🏛️ the House and Senate numbers
📊 what prediction and betting markets are implying
🔄 which sectors are in focus under a “blue wave” or a split Congress
📉 how much movement options markets are pricing for the day after the vote

Probabilities and pricing are as quoted at the time of recording (21 October 2026) and may have changed.

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US Midterms 2026: Will It Be a Volatility Event? | What Markets Are Pricing


Published: Thursday October 22, 2026 @ 00:57 EDT
Duration: 3.32 minutes
Views: 585
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Description: The US midterm elections are two weeks away. Is this a volatility event, and where could markets still move?

This video covers:

🗳️ the election-night timeline
🏛️ the House and Senate numbers
📊 what prediction and betting markets are implying
🔄 which sectors are in focus under a “blue wave” or a split Congress
📉 how much movement options markets are pricing for the day after the vote

#USMidterms #Elections2026 #Stocks #Nasdaq #MarketOutlook #pepperstone

0:00 Two weeks to the US midterms
0:11 Election night: when results come through
0:31 House & Senate: the numbers that matter
1:09 A precursor for 2028? Split Congress & the debt ceiling
1:33 Blue wave: sectors that could benefit
2:12 Blue wave: sectors that could come under pressure
2:33 Split Congress: how the picture changes
2:48 Will it be a volatility event?

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Meta & Tesla earnings: what’s next for the stocks?


Published: Wednesday October 21, 2026 @ 22:12 EDT
Duration: 0.02 minutes
Views: 577
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Description: Meta and Tesla have just reported earnings, so what do their results say about the outlook for their stocks?

📈 Meta: Revenue up 26% year over year. Adjusted earnings beat expectations, and revenue guidance for next quarter came in stronger than expected. The catch is massive AI spending, which keeps pressure on cash flow.

🚗 Tesla: Revenue slightly below expectations, but margins and earnings beat forecasts, and free cash flow surprised to the upside. The big challenge is turning autonomous driving, robotaxis and robotics into sustainable profits.

The bottom line: Meta needs to justify its AI spend, while Tesla needs to show how much it can earn from AI.

#Meta #Tesla #Earnings #Stocks #Pepperstone

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Gold retests $4,100: Will key support hold?


Published: Wednesday October 21, 2026 @ 00:46 EDT
Duration: 2.27 minutes
Views: 1,052
Likes: 6
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Description: Caught between elevated Fed rate hike expectations and falling US Treasury yields, gold is once again sliding towards $4,100. Can the bulls defend this key support level? And what could trigger the next big move?

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US Banks Earnings Wrap in 60 secs!


Published: Wednesday October 14, 2026 @ 21:33 EDT
Duration: 0.02 minutes
Views: 255
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Description: US Q3 Banks earnings have just wrapped up and Dilin has the scoop - get up to speed in under 60 seconds!

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Gold holds tight: Will CPI set things right?


Published: Wednesday October 14, 2026 @ 02:33 EDT
Duration: 2.57 minutes
Views: 1,855
Likes: 11
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Description: Institutional buying and rate pressure are locked in a tug-of-war, keeping gold trapped in a range. What will it take to break the stalemate — and can tonight’s US CPI be the catalyst?

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What do CFD traders actually need from a broker?


Published: Friday October 02, 2026 @ 07:59 EDT
Duration: 21.78 minutes
Views: 887
Likes: 15
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Description: There's no one-size-fits-all when it comes to choosing a CFD broker. A short-term scalper who never holds overnight needs something very different from a swing or position trader, and your strategy should drive what you look for.

In this episode, Chris Weston and Steven Hatzakis break down the needs and wants of different CFD traders, and what brokers are trying to deliver. Using gold as a real-world example of a popular, heavily traded product, they look at how spread, execution quality, liquidity and rebates matter most for high-frequency traders. They then turn to trend and momentum traders, who put range of markets, leverage and risk-reward ahead of everything else, and explain why a wider spread isn't always a dealbreaker. The conversation also covers platform tools like watchlists and scanners, how TradingView, MetaTrader and cTrader compare for finding opportunities, and the difference between genuine mean reversion and gut-feel counter-trend trading.

Got questions about matching a broker to your strategy? Leave them in the comments and we'll do our best to answer.

00:00 Intro: why there's no one-size-fits-all CFD broker
00:46 Case study: why gold is so popular with CFD traders
02:44 What short-term traders look for in a broker
03:00 Trading across timeframes: multi-timeframe confluence
05:58 Scalper needs: spread, rebates & execution
07:03 Research, signals & copy trading: finding opportunities
08:30 Trend-following vs. mean reversion: risk-reward explained
09:54 Win rate vs. risk-reward: the two numbers that matter
11:19 Trend traders' priority: range of markets
12:14 Why a wider spread isn't always a dealbreaker
13:02 Real mean reversion vs. gut-feel counter-trending
14:04 Why leverage matters for multi-market strategies
14:33 Platform tools: watchlists are becoming scanners
15:42 Institutional capital vs. retail: the leverage gap
16:04 TradingView's thematic scanners
16:48 The morning routine: connecting to markets first
17:47 Platform choice: community & inspiration
18:41 Scanning the market in real time
20:21 Matching your broker to your strategy

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Gold trapped in a range: Two risks close at hand!


Published: Wednesday September 23, 2026 @ 01:00 EDT
Duration: 2.52 minutes
Views: 300
Likes: 10
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Description: The Fed and BoJ have both hiked rates, oil prices continue to fall, yet gold remains stuck in a range. Where is capital flowing? And what could be the catalyst for gold’s next big move?

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Crypto comes alive!


Published: Tuesday September 22, 2026 @ 00:14 EDT
Duration: 2.17 minutes
Views: 1,031
Likes: 8
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Description: The goodwill towards equity risk has spilled into crypto. There were already structural tailwinds from recent regulatory developments and growing momentum in the evolution of tokenised markets, reinforcing the idea that crypto is increasingly evolving into an infrastructure play rather than simply a standalone financial asset.

Blockchain rails are becoming increasingly intertwined with some of the strongest areas of financial product innovation, bringing crypto infrastructure closer to the traditional tradable world.

Against that backdrop, improved risk sentiment has combined with bullish technical breaks across a number of coins. Recent consolidation highs have been taken out, encouraging more price-sensitive participants to buy into strength and helping perpetuate the move higher.

Will it kick or is this a bull trap? Let us know in the comments!

00:00 Crypto sentiment turns bullish again
00:17 Bitcoin: breaking out as a scarcity asset
00:54 Liquidations & risk-on flows across equities
01:13 Regulatory tailwinds: CFTC blessing perp futures
01:31 Tokenisation & the SEC's five-year exemption
01:53 Altcoins: Ethereum, Solana & is it worth chasing?

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Algorithmic Trading, LLM-Powered Strategies & the Rise of Agentic AI Trading


Published: Thursday September 17, 2026 @ 23:38 EDT
Duration: 20.85 minutes
Views: 1,875
Likes: 20
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Description: In this episode, Chris Weston (Pepperstone) and Steven Hatzakis (ForexBrokers.com) break down three stages of automation reshaping trading today: classic algorithmic trading, LLM-powered strategies, and the newest frontier — fully agentic trading systems.

They cover how algo trading evolved from MetaTrader and TradingView indicator scripts into today's AI-assisted strategies, what actually separates "AI-coded" from "AI-powered," and what it takes to build a genuine agentic trading desk — from sensory and research agents through to a "chief investment officer" agent making the final call. They also get into the practical side: MCP servers, token budgets, and how a retail trader can realistically start experimenting without over-engineering it.

Topics covered:

✅ Why most algorithmic strategies get over-optimized
✅ The real difference between automated, LLM-powered, and agentic trading
✅ How an agentic trading desk is structured (sensory, research, risk & reflection agents)
✅ Token costs and budgeting for agentic strategies
✅ MCP servers and tool access — the technical backbone of agentic trading
✅ How to start experimenting safely (demo accounts, test capital, defining your goals)

Got a strong view on agentic AI or automated trading? Drop it in the comments — we'd love to hear from you.

This content is for general information and educational purposes only and does not constitute financial or trading advice. Trading leveraged products carries a high level of risk.

#AlgorithmicTrading #AgenticAI #AITrading #Pepperstone

Chapter Markers
00:00 Today's three themes: algo, LLM & agentic trading
00:33 Algorithmic trading: where it all started
02:30 MetaTrader, TradingView & the 700-hour backtest
04:14 From automated strategies to true LLM-powered trading
05:56 Trading is about probabilities, not certainty
07:26 Inside an agentic trading desk: sensory, research & CIO agents
09:54 The catch: token costs & budgets
11:39 What traders need before going agentic: MCP servers & tools
12:22 Why agentic AI is "curious" (and unpredictable)
14:03 Getting started: goals, demo accounts & where to learn
16:10 Freeing up screen time (and adrenaline)
16:43 Why retail traders should still master backtesting first
17:47 "In five years, this is all we'll be talking about"
18:42 The technical barrier — and the shortcut through connectors
19:10 Voice-native agents: OpenAI's Atlas demo
20:04 Chris's idea: make your AI interview you first
20:39 Wrap-up & sign-off


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FOMC recap in 3 mins!


Published: Wednesday September 16, 2026 @ 23:00 EDT
Duration: 2.97 minutes
Views: 512
Likes: 10
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Description: The first rate cut in 3 years! Chris Weston breaks down the Fed's historic move and what we can expect from the Federal Reserve and markets going forward.

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Higher Rates = Lower Gold? The playbook isn't that simple


Published: Wednesday September 16, 2026 @ 02:16 EDT
Duration: 2.52 minutes
Views: 768
Likes: 11
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Description: Geopolitical tensions are rising and rate hike expectations are climbing, yet gold is still holding around $4,300. So what’s keeping it afloat? And can the old “higher rates = lower gold” playbook really work this time?

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FOMC preview: The hike is priced in, the path is what matters!


Published: Tuesday September 15, 2026 @ 02:22 EDT
Duration: 0.03 minutes
Views: 358
Likes: 6
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Description: The FOMC meeting is just around the corner, and traders are already prepared for a rate hike. The bigger question is: how will Warsh frame this hike? And depending on the scenario, how could markets react?

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Gold back below $4,400: Can CPI flip the script?


Published: Wednesday September 09, 2026 @ 02:20 EDT
Duration: 2.40 minutes
Views: 553
Likes: 13
Favorite: 0
Description: Gold has broken back below $4,400, rate hike bets are heating up, and the path higher just got a lot harder. Can Friday's CPI give the bulls a lifeline?