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February 1, 2011
How much money could you have earned last week?
January 25, 2010
The British pound fell sharply against the US dollar following the publication of negative UK GDP data, losing almost 300 points in four hours.
If you had earned on GBP losing against USD by selling at 1.5998 and buying at 1.5757, you could have earned 241 points in four hours.
With a trading volume of $50,000 (you can do that with just $500 in your account), you could have earned $1,205 in those four hours. We recommend that traders maintain a balance of at least $5,000 for optimal capital management.
Summary: With just $5,000 in your account and using just 10% of the deposit ($500), you could have earned $1,205 in just one transaction that took four hours over one day.

International Oil Market
January 25, 2011
The price of Brent lost almost 200 points in three hours following the publication of negative UK GDP data.
If you had opened a short position on one Brent contract by selling at 96.50 and buying at 95.00, you could have gained 150 points in one transaction over three hours.
With a trading volume of 1000 (you can do this with just $10,000 in your account; in the ActTrader™ terminal the minimum lot for a Brent Crude Oil (BRN) contract is 100), you could have earned $1,500 in a single transaction over one trading day.
January 28, 2011
Political unrest in Egypt sent investors looking for commodities assets in expectation of oil supply interruptions, sending the price of Brent skyrocketing 260 points in a little over three hours.
If you had opened a long position on one Brent contract by buying at 97.40 and selling at 99.50, you could have gained 210 points in one three-hour transaction.
With a trading volume of 1000 (you can do this with just $10,000 in your account; in the ActTrader™ terminal the minimum lot for a Brent Crude Oil (BRN) contract is 100), you could have earned $2,100 in a single transaction over one trading day.
Summary:
Trading in just one CFD* contract and by making two transactions in just six hours over two days, you could have earned $3,600.

What news can you use to make transactions and earn this week?
Eurozone News:
PMI for manufacturing sector – February 1, 2011 (Tuesday at 09.00 GMT).
European unemployment – February 1, 2011 (Tuesday at 10.00 GMT).
ECB refinancing rate decision – February 3, 2011 (Thursday at 12.45 GMT).
U.S. News:
Business activity index – 31.01.2011 (Monday at 14.45 GMT).
ISM factory index – February 1, 2011 (Tuesday at 15.00 GMT).
Crude oil stockpile data from the Department of Energy – February 2, 2011 (Wednesday at 15.30 GMT).
Non-farm payrolls – February 4, 2011 (Friday at 13.30 GMT).