Chris Weston

Head of Research

Chris Weston is our Head of Research and holds over 24 years of experience in the industry. A highly-respected financial services expert, Chris has supported both retail and institutional clients at IG, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley, covering research as well as sales and trading roles. His extensive exposure to the FX, equities and fixed income markets puts him in a unique position to provide inspiring insights, research, ideas and risk-management strategies that support every step of your trading journey. Based in Australia, Chris is a well-known global media figure, regularly appearing on Bloomberg, Bloomberg Arabia, Channel News Asia and Sky News Business.Follow Chris if you’re after informed analysis on currencies, political risks, macro events and cutting-edge trade ideas.

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Unitree IPO: Perpetual CFD Market Points to a 292% Gain
Unitree IPO: Perpetual CFD Market Points to a 292% Gain

Unitree’s IPO was more than 8,000x subscribed online, attracting CNY8.1tn of retail bids. Pre-IPO Perpetual CFD pricing now implies a 292% gain from the IPO price.

Gold Price Outlook: The Breakout Above US$4,400 Is Being Driven by Powerful Market Flows
Gold Price Outlook: The Breakout Above US$4,400 Is Being Driven by Powerful Market Flows

Gold has broken above key resistance as ETF inflows, options positioning, falling real yields and central bank buying combine to support the bullish outlook. Is US$4,500 next?

Unitree IPO: Valuation, Timeline and Pepperstone's Pre-IPO Perp CFD
Unitree IPO: Valuation, Timeline and Pepperstone's Pre-IPO Perp CFD

Explore the Unitree IPO, including its valuation, business model, listing timeline and how Pepperstone's pre-IPO market allows traders to speculate before listing.

SpaceX Q2 Earnings Preview: Can Elon Musk Reignite the Rally?
SpaceX Q2 Earnings Preview: Can Elon Musk Reignite the Rally?

SpaceX reports Q2 earnings with investors focused on Starlink, AI growth, Starship progress and guidance. Here's what could drive the next major move in the stock.

Microsoft Q4 FY2026 Earnings Preview: AI Spending, Free Cash Flow, Guidance and the Key Levels That Could Move MSFT
Microsoft Q4 FY2026 Earnings Preview: AI Spending, Free Cash Flow, Guidance and the Key Levels That Could Move MSFT

Microsoft reports Q4 FY2026 earnings with investors focused on AI infrastructure spending, Azure growth, free cash flow, margins and FY2027 guidance. Here's what to watch, the options-implied move and the key technical levels for MSFT.

China Is Sending a Message, and the CXMT IPO Is Leading the Charge
China Is Sending a Message, and the CXMT IPO Is Leading the Charge
Netflix Q2 Earnings Preview: Low Expectations, High Short Interest and a Potential Volatility Event
Netflix Q2 Earnings Preview: Low Expectations, High Short Interest and a Potential Volatility Event

Netflix reports Q2 2026 earnings after the US close on Thursday. We look at the key numbers, options-implied move, investor sentiment, technical levels and where the biggest risks sit for traders.

WTI Crude Oil Price Outlook: Geopolitical Risks Put $80 Back in Focus
WTI Crude Oil Price Outlook: Geopolitical Risks Put $80 Back in Focus

WTI crude oil has gapped higher as renewed attacks in the Strait of Hormuz challenge expectations of normalising oil flows. Explore the outlook for WTI crude, the US dollar, gold and global markets.

Week Ahead Outlook: FOMC Minutes, RBNZ, SpaceX NASDAQ 100 Inclusion, SK Hynix and US Q2 Earnings
Week Ahead Outlook: FOMC Minutes, RBNZ, SpaceX NASDAQ 100 Inclusion, SK Hynix and US Q2 Earnings

Markets enter a lighter week for macro data, with attention turning to FOMC minutes, the RBNZ policy decision, SpaceX and SK Hynix joining the NASDAQ 100, and the start of the US Q2 earnings season.

US Q226 Corporate Earnings: A trader’s guide to risk and opportunity
US Q226 Corporate Earnings: A trader’s guide to risk and opportunity

US earnings season is underway. Learn how professional traders approach earnings volatility, manage risk, and identify opportunities using Pepperstone's 24-hour US share CFDs and index CFDs.

USD/JPY Surges Through 162 as Traders Question the Effectiveness of Yen Intervention
USD/JPY Surges Through 162 as Traders Question the Effectiveness of Yen Intervention

USD/JPY has become one of the most actively traded markets from clients on the day, with the break above ¥162 triggering option barriers, stop-loss orders and renewed momentum in favour of the US dollar.

Traders Week Ahead: Key Market Risks to Watch This Week
Traders Week Ahead: Key Market Risks to Watch This Week

Traders Week Ahead: Nonfarm Payrolls, Fed Chair Warsh, Oil and AI Stocks Set to Drive Market Volatility

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