What’s trending in trading: Stake takes us through the October update

If you’ve been following the financial news on THE F, then you’d know this very month is the month Stake Australia begins to take in those of us on the wait list! The wait list is for the new platform they’re launching, offering the opportunity to invest in the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on-the-go from your mobile with $0 brokerage for the first 10,000 customers until 2022. Sign up to Stake now using this VIP code! Ahead of the platform going live and as the first instalment of a monthly ‘what’s trending in trading’ series for THE F readers, we got the insight from the Markets team to update our list of investments to watch for October! *Not financial advice. The value of money you invest in the stock market can go up and down and you may get back less than you invested. Top 5 most traded stocks Tesla (TSLA) Apple (AAPL) Microsoft (MSFT) Palantir (PLTR) Nvidia (NVDA) Top 5 hottest stocks Lucid Group (LCID) ProShares 1.5x Long Volatility (UVXY) Direxion 3x Bull Semiconductor ETF (SOXL) Upstart  (UPST) 3x Inverse FANG+ ETF (FNGD) The stock market’s getting choppy The S&P500 just returned its worst month of the year. Down almost 5% for September, your portfolio may have given up some of the gains the market has generously delivered so far in 2021. One of the benefits of investing in the US markets through Stake is the ability to make the most of volatile or falling markets. A range of ETFs exist to ensure investors… Read More