Economy
Understanding Technical Indicators: Tools for Analyzing Market Trends
Technical indicators are very effective instruments for analyzing market movements and making profitable trades. Potential entry and exit points in the market may be determined using these indicators based on past data like price, volume and open interest. Some of the most often used indicators include moving averages, Bollinger Bands, the Relative Strength Index, the Stochastic Oscillator, Fibonacci Retracements and the Moving Average Convergence Divergence.
Moving averages help investors determine the underlying trend in a security’s price by removing the impact of temporary price changes. Bollinger Bands provide a measure of volatility by showing two standard deviations above and below a simple moving average. The Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) indicator tracks the space between two exponential moving averages to gauge momentum. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is an oscillator used to analyze price fluctuations. Stochastics evaluates where closing prices fall in relation to their historical volatility.
Last but not least, Fibonacci Retracements draw horizontal lines at significant Fibonacci levels to show where support and resistance might be found. Insight into market movements and confidence in trading choices while you trade online in Nigeria may be gained by integrating these technical indicators with a fundamental study.
Chart patterns and price action: Unlocking signals for trading decisions
Traders rely heavily on chart patterns and price movement when making profitable trades. Trading opportunities may be seen on a chart pattern’s visual depiction of the market. The analysis of price activity may be used to predict how prices will change in the future.
Traders may improve their market knowledge and trading judgments using chart patterns and price movement. For instance, if a trader sees a chart pattern emerging on a stock or currency pair, they may use price action analysis to predict whether the stock’s or currency’s price will rise or fall due to the pattern. Traders using technical indicators and fundamental analysis will have an advantage over their peers who employ either method alone.
Backtesting and risk management: Enhancing trading strategies with technical analysis
Any trading strategy worth its salt will include backtesting and risk management. Trading strategies may be backtested by testing them against actual historical data. Risk management is all about managing the dangers inherent in financial transactions. Traders may improve their tactics and raise their odds of success by integrating backtesting and risk management. The purpose of backtesting is to simulate the past performance of a trading strategy under varying market circumstances. Traders may then address the areas of their tactics that may be vulnerable. They may see how their strategies would have responded to various market events, such as news publications or economic data changes.
Risk management reduces exposure to potential losses in financial transactions. Stop-loss orders, specified profit thresholds and portfolio diversification are all examples of risk management strategies. Risk management is a tool that may help traders maximize profits while minimizing losses. Traders may develop trading methods that are more resilient under a variety of market scenarios by combining backtesting with risk management. Risk management aids traders in limiting their exposure to losses, while backtesting reveals how a strategy might have fared in the past. These two methods, when combined, may help traders refine their approaches and boost their market success.
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
Shares of First Holdco Plc worth N45.0 billion issued through a private placement have been listed on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited.
A circular issued by the Head of Issuer Regulation Department of the NGX Regulation Limited, Mr Godstime Iwenekhai, disclosed that the equities were admitted for trading at the stock market on Monday.
According to the notice, the additional shares brought for listing to rank pari passu with existing shares of the organisation were 1,021,334,544 units.
These stocks were sold to one of the company’s major shareholders at a unit price of N44.06, amounting to N45.0 billion.
The total issued and fully paid-up shares of First Holdco, as a result of this listing, are now 45,475,027,677 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each.
“Trading licence holders are hereby notified that an additional 1,021,334,544 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each of First Holdco Plc were on Monday, June 22, 2026, listed on the daily official list of Nigerian Exchange Limited.
“The additional shares listed on NGX arose from the company’s private placement of 1,021,334,544 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each at N44.06 per share.
“With the listing of the additional shares, the total issued and fully paid-up shares of First Holdco Plc have now increased to 45,475,027,677 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each from 44,453,693,133 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each,” the disclosure stated.
By Adedapo Adesanya
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has approved fresh import licences for petrol and diesel for the third quarter of 2026 (July – September) to prevent potential supply shortages in the domestic market.
According to a report by global energy intelligence firm, Argus Media, the latest approvals were issued to major downstream operators amid declining fuel stock levels and concerns over reduced petrol production at the 700,000 barrels per day Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos.
The move comes as Nigeria continues to balance increasing local refining capacity with the need to guarantee adequate supplies of petroleum products across the country.
According to the Argus report, domestic firms, including AA Rano, AYM Shafa, Bono Energy, Nipco, Matrix Energy and Pinnacle Oil, received permits to import Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, during the July-September period.
The publication further reported that the same companies, with the exception of Nipco, were granted approvals to import Automotive Gas Oil, commonly known as diesel. The fresh approvals follow an earlier batch of petrol import permits issued by the regulator in May, covering about 720,000 metric tonnes.
Quoting a regulatory source, Argus noted that many of the companies granted the latest approvals were among those that had received permits in previous rounds. “These are some of the same ones that previously received the PMS permits,” the source was quoted as saying.
It was also claimed that AA Rano and Matrix Energy each received approvals to import 180,000 metric tonnes of petrol. AYM Shafa received approval for 120,000 metric tonnes, while Pinnacle Oil received a permit covering 150,000 metric tonnes.
For diesel imports, Argus reported that AYM Shafa obtained a permit for 60,000 metric tonnes, while Pinnacle secured approval for 45,000 metric tonnes. The report stated that the import approvals were issued only recently, after being delayed from an initial target date of June 15.
By Adedapo Adesanya
Three securities weakened the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange by 1.01 per cent on Tuesday, June 23, dragging the market capitalisation down by N25.91 billion to N2.544 trillion from Monday’s N2.570 trillion. Also, the NASD Security Index (NSI) decreased by 43.17 points to 4,239.34 points from 4,282.51 points.
The triplet price losers were Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, which gave up N4.82 to trade at N75.00 per unit versus Monday’s closing price of N79.82 per unit. NASD Plc depreciated by N3.70 to close at N33.30 per share compared with the preceding day’s N37.00 per share, and Nitrox Industrial Gases Plc marginally lost 1 Kobo to sell at N21.41 per unit, in contrast to the previous session’s N21.42 per unit.
Tuesday’s trading data showed that the volume of securities traded by investors retreated by 35.9 per cent to 211,671 units from 330,034 units, and the value of securities fell by 82.9 per cent to N5.6 million from N32.7 million, while the number of deals doubled to 38 deals from 19 deals.
At the close of trades, Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) Plc was the most traded stock by value on a year-to-date basis, with 3.4 billion units worth N8.4 billion, followed by Infrastructure Credit Guarantee (Infracredit) Plc with 2.3 billion units valued at N6.5 billion, and CSCS Plc with 68.1 million units transacted for N4.7 billion.
GNI Plc also closed the trading day as the most traded stock by volume on a year-to-date basis, with 3.4 billion units valued at N8.4 billion, trailed by Infracredit Plc with 2.3 billion units exchanged for N6.5 billion, and Resourcery Plc with 1.1 billion units sold for N415.7 million.
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