https://uxs.nz/videos/bitcoin-price-history/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/bitcoin-price-history.jpgBitcoin price history: peak, drawdown and the log-scale viewBitcoin since December 2014 on a log scale from the FRED Coinbase series, with the latest close, the October 2025 record and today’s drawdown. A bar chart shows why a 50% fall needs a 100% gain to recover.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/bitcoin-price-history.mp4512026-11-10T14:49:18+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/eur-usd-and-dollar-index-history/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/eur-usd-and-dollar-index-history.jpgEUR/USD and the dollar index: how to read a stronger dollarTwo FRED charts, EUR/USD and the Fed’s broad trade-weighted dollar index, explain why a falling EUR/USD means a stronger dollar. It lists the three forces the page identifies behind dollar moves.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/eur-usd-and-dollar-index-history.mp4492026-11-10T15:00:22+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/fed-funds-rate-vs-10-year-treasury-yield/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/fed-funds-rate-vs-10-year-treasury-yield.jpgFed funds vs the 10-year yield: 25 years of the gapThe effective fed funds rate and the 10-year Treasury yield since 2001 from FRED, with the latest one-point gap. It explains what an upward-sloping versus an inverted curve has meant.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/fed-funds-rate-vs-10-year-treasury-yield.mp4502026-11-10T15:00:42+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/gold-price-history-and-gold-silver-ratio/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/gold-price-history-and-gold-silver-ratio.jpgGold since 2006 and the gold/silver ratio in 50 secondsWorld Bank monthly averages for gold since 2006, with the February 2026 record, plus the gold/silver ratio and its 20-year high. It explains why real yields matter for a metal that pays no interest.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/gold-price-history-and-gold-silver-ratio.mp4422026-11-10T15:37:25+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/oil-price-history-wti-brent/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/oil-price-history-wti-brent.jpgOil prices: WTI and Brent, up 60% in a yearWTI and Brent crude spot prices from the EIA via FRED, including the one-year jump to November 3, 2026 and the negative WTI close of April 2020. It closes with the main forces that move oil.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/oil-price-history-wti-brent.mp4552026-11-10T15:12:45+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/sp500-nasdaq-100-performance/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/sp500-nasdaq-100-performance.jpgS&P 500 vs Nasdaq-100: the last ten years in one chartBoth indices rebased to 100 so their percentage moves can be compared directly, drawn from the FRED SP500 and NASDAQ100 series. It also shows the one-year price change for each and why the Nasdaq-100 swings harder.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/sp500-nasdaq-100-performance.mp4462026-11-10T15:37:23+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/vix-volatility-index-history/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/vix-volatility-index-history.jpgVIX history explained: what 25, 19 and 82 meanA gauge and a 36-year line chart of the VIX daily close from FRED, with the latest close, the long-run average and the March 2020 record. It ends with the simple math that turns a VIX level into an expected monthly move.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/vix-volatility-index-history.mp4542026-11-10T15:16:52+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/why-did-silver-prices-crash-in-2026/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/why-did-silver-prices-crash-in-2026.jpgWhy did silver crash in 2026? The data in under a minuteSilver set a record of $121.60 on January 29, 2026, then lost 26% in one session and slid to $57.0 on October's monthly average. This short explainer draws the World Bank silver series and the FRED 10-year real yield to show the two stages of the crash.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/why-did-silver-prices-crash-in-2026.mp4552026-11-10T14:26:00+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/is-the-pattern-day-trader-rule-gone/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/is-the-pattern-day-trader-rule-gone.jpgIs the $25,000 pattern day trader rule gone?The FINRA change that replaced the pattern day trader designation and its $25,000 minimum, with the three dates that matter: SEC approval, the effective date and the broker phase-in deadline.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/is-the-pattern-day-trader-rule-gone.mp4432026-11-10T15:08:47+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/how-much-should-i-risk-per-trade/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/how-much-should-i-risk-per-trade.jpgHow much to risk per trade: the losing-streak mathWhy many traders risk 0.5% to 2% per trade, shown through what ten straight losses do at 1%, 5% and 10% risk. Plus the recovery math and the risk formula.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/how-much-should-i-risk-per-trade.mp4432026-11-10T15:07:34+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/where-should-i-put-my-stop-loss/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/where-should-i-put-my-stop-loss.jpgWhere to put a stop-loss, in three stepsA three-step method for stop placement: find where the idea is wrong, add a volatility buffer, then size the position. It also warns that stops can fill worse in gaps.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/where-should-i-put-my-stop-loss.mp4512026-11-10T15:45:04+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/why-is-gold-price-going-up/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/why-is-gold-price-going-up.jpgWhy gold more than doubled in three yearsGold’s rise from a $1,916 monthly average in October 2023 to $4,105 in October 2026, drawn from World Bank data with the February 2026 record. The drivers the page documents and why it is not a one-way trade.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/why-is-gold-price-going-up.mp4502026-11-10T15:29:59+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/what-is-the-gold-silver-ratio/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/what-is-the-gold-silver-ratio.jpgThe gold/silver ratio: what 72 meansHow the gold/silver ratio is calculated from World Bank monthly averages, and its 20-year path from about 35 in 2011 to 111 in 2020 and 72 today. Why extremes help compare the metals but don’t time trades.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/what-is-the-gold-silver-ratio.mp4452026-11-10T15:37:36+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/does-bitcoin-halving-affect-price/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/does-bitcoin-halving-affect-price.jpgDoes the bitcoin halving still move the price?A timeline of the four bitcoin halvings, the April 2024 reward cut and the price path that followed in FRED Coinbase data. Why four cycles are too small a sample to treat the halving as a signal.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/does-bitcoin-halving-affect-price.mp4472026-11-10T14:58:34+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/are-stablecoins-safe/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/are-stablecoins-safe.jpgAre stablecoins safe? Reserves, broken pegs and the GENIUS ActWhat makes a stablecoin safer or riskier: verifiable reserves, past peg failures and the 2025 US GENIUS Act rules. A short checklist to run before holding one.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/are-stablecoins-safe.mp4432026-11-10T14:48:51+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/is-it-too-late-to-buy-bitcoin/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/is-it-too-late-to-buy-bitcoin.jpgIs it too late to buy bitcoin? What the data can and can’t sayWhy nobody can answer “too late?” with certainty, shown against bitcoin’s fall from its October 2025 peak in the FRED Coinbase series. The takeaway is that position size matters more than entry timing.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/is-it-too-late-to-buy-bitcoin.mp4542026-11-10T15:09:20+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/best-time-to-trade-forex/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/best-time-to-trade-forex.jpgBest time to trade forex: the sessions and the overlapThe Sydney/Tokyo, London and New York sessions in New York time, the London–New York overlap and the BIS turnover figure behind it. Plus the hours when spreads tend to widen.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/best-time-to-trade-forex.mp4472026-11-10T14:49:01+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/how-much-leverage-should-i-use-in-forex/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/how-much-leverage-should-i-use-in-forex.jpgHow much forex leverage? The legal caps and the 2% problemUS and EU retail leverage caps side by side, and the arithmetic of why a 2% move wipes out margin at 50:1. The point: position size and stops control risk, not the broker’s maximum.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/how-much-leverage-should-i-use-in-forex.mp4492026-11-10T15:04:13+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/why-do-most-forex-traders-lose-money/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/why-do-most-forex-traders-lose-money.jpgWhy most retail forex traders lose moneyEuropean regulators found that 74% to 89% of retail CFD accounts typically lose money. This explainer walks through the three causes the page documents: leverage, costs and behavior.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/why-do-most-forex-traders-lose-money.mp4432026-11-10T15:44:35+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/what-is-a-pip-in-forex/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/what-is-a-pip-in-forex.jpgWhat is a pip in forex? Size, yen pairs and dollar valueThe pip explained in three steps: its size on most pairs, the yen-pair exception and its dollar value on standard, mini and micro lots of EUR/USD. It ends with the formula that turns pips into dollars at risk.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/what-is-a-pip-in-forex.mp4442026-11-10T15:41:58+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/how-is-the-dow-jones-calculated/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/how-is-the-dow-jones-calculated.jpgHow the Dow is calculated, with a three-stock exampleThe Dow’s price-weighted formula and the page’s three-stock example, animated: the same 10% gain moves the index 7.7% or 0.8% depending on the share price. Why a higher price means more influence.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/how-is-the-dow-jones-calculated.mp4452026-11-10T15:03:36+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/what-happens-to-stocks-when-the-fed-cuts-rates/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/what-happens-to-stocks-when-the-fed-cuts-rates.jpgWhat happens to stocks when the Fed cuts rates?Why the reason for a Fed cut matters more than the cut itself, with the 2001 and 2007–2008 examples. A FRED chart traces the 2025 cuts and the September 2026 hike.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/what-happens-to-stocks-when-the-fed-cuts-rates.mp4482026-11-10T15:16:28+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/sp500-vs-nasdaq-100-which-is-better/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/sp500-vs-nasdaq-100-which-is-better.jpgS&P 500 or Nasdaq-100: which index fund is better?Five-year gains and the 2022 losses for both indices as animated bars, then what each index holds. It shows why higher returns came with deeper falls, so neither index is best for everyone.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/sp500-vs-nasdaq-100-which-is-better.mp4552026-11-10T15:12:58+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/what-is-a-prop-firm-consistency-rule/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/what-is-a-prop-firm-consistency-rule.jpgThe prop firm consistency rule in one exampleHow a 40% consistency rule works with the page’s example: a $2,000 best day means $5,000 of total profit before a pass or payout. Why firms use it and what it usually does to payouts.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/what-is-a-prop-firm-consistency-rule.mp4532026-11-10T15:42:40+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/trailing-vs-static-drawdown/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/trailing-vs-static-drawdown.jpgTrailing vs static drawdown, animatedTwo animated equity curves show how a static floor stays at $95,000 on a $100,000 account while a trailing floor rises with every new high. Why trailing rules are stricter, especially when they count open profit.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/trailing-vs-static-drawdown.mp4502026-11-10T15:14:27+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/what-is-a-prop-firm-and-how-do-they-make-money/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/what-is-a-prop-firm-and-how-do-they-make-money.jpgWhat is a prop firm, and how does it make money?The retail prop-firm model step by step, from evaluation fee to funded account, and where the firm’s revenue mainly comes from. Why many funded accounts are simulated.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/what-is-a-prop-firm-and-how-do-they-make-money.mp4462026-11-10T15:42:11+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/how-does-the-ex-dividend-date-work/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/how-does-the-ex-dividend-date-work.jpgHow the ex-dividend date works after T+1When you must buy to get a dividend, why the ex-date and record date now usually coincide under T+1 settlement, and why the price drop on the ex-date means no free money. Includes the holding period for the qualified tax rate.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/how-does-the-ex-dividend-date-work.mp4442026-11-10T15:03:20+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/market-order-vs-limit-order/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/market-order-vs-limit-order.jpgMarket order vs limit order: speed or priceThe trade-off between a market order’s certain fill and a limit order’s certain price, plus what happens when a stop order triggers. When the page recommends using limits.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/market-order-vs-limit-order.mp4452026-11-10T15:10:57+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/what-is-a-good-pe-ratio/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/what-is-a-good-pe-ratio.jpgWhat is a good P/E ratio? Formula and contextHow the P/E ratio is calculated with the page’s $100 price and $5 earnings example, and why the same number can mean value or trouble. What to compare it with before drawing conclusions.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/what-is-a-good-pe-ratio.mp4442026-11-10T15:21:17+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/what-happens-when-a-stock-splits/https://uxs.nz/media/videos/what-happens-when-a-stock-splits.jpgWhat happens when a stock splits? The 2-for-1 mathA 2-for-1 split shown as simple math: 10 shares at $200 become 20 shares at $100, and the value stays $2,000. It also covers what a reverse split usually signals.https://uxs.nz/media/videos/what-happens-when-a-stock-splits.mp4422026-11-10T15:18:46+02:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/fomc-statement-october-28-2026/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hnM84eo2xQU/hqdefault.jpgFOMC Introductory Statement, October 28, 2026The Fed Chair's opening statement after the October 28, 2026 FOMC meeting, with a UXS summary of the decision, the inflation focus and the new schedule.https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/hnM84eo2xQU3902026-10-28T12:53:07-07:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/how-the-fed-conducts-monetary-policy/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xHQJBNO0yQc/hqdefault.jpgFed Functions: Conducting Monetary PolicyA short Federal Reserve explainer on its dual mandate, the FOMC and the federal funds rate, with a UXS summary of how rate changes reach markets.https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xHQJBNO0yQc2282018-01-18T08:04:20-08:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/what-are-futures-contracts/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DIJgms3O_lM/hqdefault.jpgWhat are Futures Contracts?CME Group's short explainer on futures contracts, standardization and central clearing, with a UXS summary and the key differences from forward contracts.https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/DIJgms3O_lM1492017-06-19T11:13:41-07:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/how-to-calculate-futures-profit-and-loss/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/13WxmRt75Y8/hqdefault.jpgHow to Calculate Profit or Loss on Futures ContractsCME Group shows how tick size and contract size turn a futures price move into dollars, using a WTI crude oil example. UXS summary with the formula.https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/13WxmRt75Y81442017-12-12T13:02:00-08:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/futures-expiration-and-contract-roll/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/73RMlTVGCUc/hqdefault.jpgUnderstanding Futures Expiration & Contract RollCME Group explains futures expiration, offsetting, rolling to the next contract month and delivery, with a UXS summary of the three choices before expiry.https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/73RMlTVGCUc1592017-12-22T08:15:22-08:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/what-is-an-equity-index-future/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1bpM-EyndAE/hqdefault.jpgWhat is an Index Future?CME Group's 90-second introduction to equity index futures such as S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures, with a UXS summary of settlement and expiry months.https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/1bpM-EyndAE912017-06-15T18:49:11-07:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/what-moves-metals-futures-prices/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JfyEgxjANc0/hqdefault.jpgFundamentals and Metal FuturesCME Group on what drives metals futures: investment demand, industrial demand and recycled supply. UXS summary with gold and copper examples.https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/JfyEgxjANc01702018-04-06T07:06:51-07:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/exchange-traded-funds-explained/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SFdsY9Rdh6w/hqdefault.jpgExchange traded funds (ETFs) | Finance & Capital Markets | Khan AcademyKhan Academy compares ETFs with open-end and closed-end mutual funds and explains how ETF shares trade during the day. UXS summary.https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/SFdsY9Rdh6w3012011-04-18T16:46:35-07:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/what-is-risk-and-return/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7mo167ohvJw/hqdefault.jpgWhat is risk and return? | Financial mathematics (TX TEKS) | Khan AcademyKhan Academy introduces return on investment and the trade-off between risk and return. UXS summary with links to position sizing and stop-loss guides.https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7mo167ohvJw2942023-09-08T10:20:20-07:00yes https://uxs.nz/videos/bonds-vs-stocks/https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rs1md3e4aYU/hqdefault.jpgBonds vs. stocks | Stocks and bonds | Finance & Capital Markets | Khan AcademyKhan Academy explains the difference between bonds (debt) and stocks (equity) using a simple company balance sheet. UXS summary for new investors.https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/rs1md3e4aYU5612009-02-02T17:37:56-08:00yes