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Month: September 2025

MACD Indicator Explained: How to Use the Moving Average Convergence Divergence in Trading
Personal Finance

MACD Indicator Explained: How to Use the Moving Average Convergence Divergence in Trading

The “Magic” Trading Indicator: Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is one of the most widely recognized momentum and trend-following indicators used in technical analysis. Despite sometimes being described as a “magic” indicator, MACD is not a tool that can predict the future or guarantee profitable trades. Its real value comes from helping traders understand changes in momentum, identify potential trend shifts, and confirm the strength of an existing market move. If you are new to currency trading, our Beginner Forex Traders Guide provides a broader introduction to forex markets, technical analysis, trading concepts, and the fundamentals traders should understand before applying indicators. The indicator can be applied across a wide range of financial markets, including forex, stocks, indices, commodities, and cryptocurrencies. It is particularly popular because it combines several useful pieces of information into one indicator: the relationship between moving averages, momentum, trend direction, crossovers, and divergence. For beginners, however, the MACD can initially…

Sylvester Chepkok | SkyPress Editorial Sep 25

Sylvester Chepkok | SkyPress Editorial

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Sylvester Chepkok is the Founder and Editor of SkyPress, a financial education and market insights platform covering personal finance, investing,…

How to Trade Forex in Kenya: A Complete Beginner’s Guide
Personal Finance

How to Trade Forex in Kenya: A Complete Beginner’s Guide

How to Trade Forex in Kenya: A Practical Guide for Beginners Forex trading in Kenya has become increasingly accessible. With an internet connection, a smartphone or computer, a trading account and sufficient knowledge, a Kenyan trader can participate in the global foreign exchange market from virtually anywhere. But accessibility should not be confused with simplicity. The ability to open a forex account within minutes does not mean that becoming a consistently profitable trader is easy. Forex is a leveraged financial market, and losses can occur quickly when traders use excessive position sizes, poor risk management or unregulated providers. This guide explains how to trade forex in Kenya from a practical perspective. Instead of focusing on promises of quick profits, it looks at the process a new trader should follow—from learning the market and selecting a suitable broker to practising on a demo account, managing risk and eventually developing a structured trading routine. Important: Forex trading involves substantial risk, particularly when…

Sylvester Chepkok | SkyPress Editorial Sep 19
Beginner Forex Trading Guide: How to Start Trading Forex
Personal Finance

Beginner Forex Trading Guide: How to Start Trading Forex

Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners in the Forex Trading Journey: Navigating the Global Currency Markets Entering the Forex market can be exciting, but becoming a consistent trader requires much more than simply predicting whether a currency will rise or fall. Forex trading combines market analysis, risk management, trading psychology, discipline, and continuous education. The foreign exchange market is one of the world’s largest financial markets, connecting banks, financial institutions, corporations, governments, professional investors, and retail traders. Because currencies are constantly affected by economic conditions, interest rates, inflation, geopolitical developments, and investor sentiment, the market can present both opportunities and significant risks. For beginners, the most important objective should not be trying to make quick profits. Instead, the priority should be developing a strong understanding of how the market works, learning how to manage risk, and building a structured trading process that can be tested and improved over time. This comprehensive guide takes you through the essential stages of the Forex trading…

Sylvester Chepkok | SkyPress Editorial Sep 18

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How to Identify and Use Forex Trading Signals: A Beginner’s Guide
Personal Finance

How to Identify and Use Forex Trading Signals: A Beginner’s Guide

How to Use Forex Market Indicators in Trading: An Expert Analysis Navigating the Complexities of Currency Exchange with Precision Tools Technical indicators can help traders interpret market conditions and price behaviour. The foreign exchange (Forex) market is one of the largest and most actively traded financial markets in the world. Currency prices can change rapidly in response to economic data, central-bank decisions, geopolitical developments, interest-rate expectations, investor sentiment and changes in global risk appetite. For traders, this constant movement creates both opportunities and risks. One way traders attempt to make sense of price behaviour is through technical analysis, which involves studying historical price data and using analytical tools known as technical indicators. Technical indicators do not predict the future with certainty. Instead, they process price and, in some cases, volume-related information to help traders identify trends, measure momentum, assess volatility and recognize potential areas where price may change direction. The most effective approach is not to place an indicator on…

Sylvester Chepkok | SkyPress Editorial Sep 17
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain for Businesses: A Complete Guide
Personal Finance

Cryptocurrency & Blockchain for Businesses: A Complete Guide

Navigating the Digital Frontier: A Comprehensive Business Guide to Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Investment Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology have moved from the margins of financial innovation into an increasingly important part of the global digital economy. For businesses, the opportunity extends well beyond simply buying digital coins and hoping that their value increases. Companies can use these technologies to diversify treasury assets, improve payment systems, streamline operations, develop new products, and explore emerging financial models. However, business involvement in cryptocurrency requires considerably more planning than individual investing. Companies must think about volatility, cybersecurity, custody, accounting, taxation, regulatory obligations, corporate governance, liquidity, and the potential impact on their reputation. A poorly designed crypto strategy can expose a business to unnecessary financial and operational risks. In this guide: We examine how businesses can approach cryptocurrency and blockchain strategically, the different ways companies can gain exposure to digital assets, the technology infrastructure required to manage them, and the key financial, regulatory, and risk considerations…

Sylvester Chepkok | SkyPress Editorial Sep 16

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

How to Trade the Ichimoku Cloud in Forex: A Complete Guide
Personal Finance

How to Trade the Ichimoku Cloud in Forex: A Complete Guide

How to Trade the Ichimoku Cloud in Forex FOREX EDUCATION – In the fast-moving world of forex trading, traders are constantly looking for reliable ways to understand market direction, momentum, support and resistance, and potential changes in trend. While no technical indicator can predict the future with certainty, few technical analysis systems offer as comprehensive a view of the market as the Ichimoku Kinko Hyo, commonly known as the Ichimoku Cloud. Unlike many traditional indicators that focus primarily on one aspect of price behavior, the Ichimoku system combines several components into a single analytical framework. It can help traders assess the prevailing trend, measure momentum, identify potential support and resistance, and evaluate possible breakout and reversal conditions. Developed by Japanese journalist and technical analyst Goichi Hosoda, the Ichimoku system was designed to provide a broad view of market conditions at a glance. Its name is commonly translated as “one-glance equilibrium chart,” reflecting its purpose of helping traders understand the balance…

Sylvester Chepkok | SkyPress Editorial Sep 15
Kenya From the Shelves: What Consumer Prices Reveal About the Economy
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Kenya From the Shelves: What Consumer Prices Reveal About the Economy

Processed Goods Price Change in Kenya: A Nation Grapples with Rising Costs as Tech Startup Secures Funding to Tackle Supply Chain Woes     NAIROBI, Kenya – Shelves across Kenya are telling a story of economic strain. The price of everyday processed goods—from maize flour and cooking oil to bread and milk—has climbed relentlessly, squeezing household budgets and challenging the nation’s food security. This surge is not a random fluctuation but the culmination of a perfect storm of rising producer prices, global economic headwinds, and domestic inefficiencies. Yet, amidst the gloom, a glimmer of innovation emerges as an agri-tech startups secure a major funding round, betting it can untangle the very supply chain knots contributing to the crisis. This is more than just inflation; it’s a structural crisis that begins long before a product reaches the consumer. The core of the issue lies in a dramatic and sustained increase in the Producer Price Index (PPI), the measure of the average…

SkyPress Desk | SkyPress News Sep 14

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