Gold dominated Q1 before AI earnings drove a tech surge in Q2, Capital.com H1 2026 data shows
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Capital.com , the global online trading platform , has published its H1 2026 Pulse Report, drawing on analysis of more than 80 million closed trades between January and June 2026. The report examines how traders across seven key markets (Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates) responded to two structurally different periods within the same half-year. Total trading volume climbed 27.7% compared to the previous half to reach $2.45 trillion, while closed trades jumped 47.8% from 54.7 million in H2 2025 to 80.9 million in H1 2026.
Source: Finbold
