According to NSIDC sea ice trend data, from 1979 to 2006, the sea ice losses for the Arctic (purple trend line in graph below) were effectively counterbalanced by the sea ice gains in the Antarctic (green trend line), producing a conspicuously flat trend line in global sea ice. (notrickszone.com)
No warming 1978 - 1997, then big El Nino, then warmer but no warming 2000 - recently, then not clear what happening now, maybe another warmer flat trend line. (judithcurry.com)
If there is a flat trend line and a prediction that the asset price will go up, the No Touch Option is recommended. (7binaryoptions.com)