There’s no disputing the fact that the U.S. weather conditions have dominated the press lately. With the coldest January in two decades, the weather has impacted on many areas from the housing markets to the retail sector and was severe enough to affect the world stock markets and multiple tradable assets. Prior to the release of data from the second quarter, it will be difficult to ascertain the exact effect of the weather on the stock markets, however, as Oren Laurent points out in this informative article, there are trading opportunities to be had both for the long-term and short-term investor. In particular, binary options traders who typically trade with shorter expiry times are the ones benefiting from the massive snowfall. This is a great time to ride the storm! Read more…