The Nikkei 225 Story: Historical Trends, Key Drivers, and What’s Next

*In view of the Deepavali public holiday on 31 Oct, please note that this seminar will now be held on 28 Oct (Mon)
This seminar offers a comprehensive exploration of the Nikkei 225 index, tracing its fascinating journey through Japan’s economic highs and lows, and examining its future potential for investors.
From Nikkei 225’s rise during Japan’s economic boom to the prolonged bear market of the Lost Decades, you’ll uncover key insights into the index’s characteristic movements and the factors that drive its performance.
Learn how the Nikkei 225’s relationship with the yen and its futures market create opportunities for traders today. By understanding past trends and recent developments, such as the impact of a weaker yen, you’ll be equipped with valuable knowledge to make informed trading decisions and capitalise on future market movements.
Seminar outline:
• Nikkei 225’s Performance in the 1980s
• The Lost Decades
• Distinctive Patterns and Trends of the Nikkei 225
• Nikkei 225 and the Japanese Yen
• The Recovery of Nikkei 225
• Nikkei 225 Opportunities Ahead

*Please note that there will be no refreshments provided.

About the Speaker:

Tom Yuen (YCK)

Tom Yuen is a futures trader with extensive system-based trading and execution experience, and a strong background in quantitative technical analysis. Tom’s futures trading experience spans over 30 years with the first 14 years spent as a floor/pit trader with Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX), now known as SGX-DT, Local.

With no formal training in the financial discipline, he developed his edge through his strength from the technical field, coupled with an immense interest in psychology, he created trading methodologies that is derived purely from Technical Analysis, with a delicate blend of mass psychology.

After the trading pit closed, Tom was approached by SGX to assist the exchange in conducting formal training courses. With more than 30 years of training and coaching experience, covering areas ranging from youth leadership, risks and rewards of trading, technical analysis, money management to financial literacy, he is one of the key mentors (invited and endorsed by SGX-DT) who regularly conducts training classes for aspiring traders, as well as running seminars in Malaysia and Thailand, sharing trading experiences not only to retails, but also to prop teams.

Host or Publisher Phillip Nova