Russell 2000 dailyThe Russell 2000 is threatening to break out to the highest since November 2021 as banks lead a broad rally.The KRE regional bank ETF is up for a fourth straight day and trading above a series of highs from July-Sept to the best levels since February...
USDCAD finally fell yesterday and near unchanged today but back below 100 hour MA.
The USDCAD finally fell yesterday after nine straight days to the upside. That move higher took the price from 1.34198 to a high yesterday of 1.38378 (418 pips in nine trading days).The price low yesterday reached 1.3769, which was just short of the rising 100-hour...
Semiconductors surge: Tech shows mixed signals, oil giants gain momentum
Stock heatmap by FinViz.com Wed, 16 Oct 2024 13:46:12 GMTSector OverviewToday's stock market heatmap presents a vivid picture of varying fortunes across different sectors. Notably, semiconductors are surging ahead, with NVDA up by 1.48% and AVGO leading with a 1.68%...
US stocks are rebounding modestly after yesterday’s declines
The major US indices are opening mixed/little changed. The Russell 2000 is higher and leading the wayYesterday all three major indices fell.Dow Industrial Average fell -324.80 points or -0.85% at 42,740.42S&P fell -44.59 points or -0.76% at 5815.26.Nasdaq fell...
US stocks set for a flat open, eyes on tech
There are some compelling arguments out there that the disappointing ASML orders don't have a read-through to AI chipmakers as ASML's miss is one chips related to the real economy, like autos. We know that's weak but Nvidia is trading on a different theme and didn't...
Kickstart the FX trading for Oct. 16 with a technical look at the EURUSD, USDJPY & GBPUSD
In the kickstart video for October 16, I take a look from a technical perspective at the EURUSD, USDJPY and GBPUSD. What next?EURUSD: The EURUSD on Monday moved and stayed below its 100-day moving average at 1.0936. The subsequent fall meandered its way down to a low...
Gold flirts with a new record high. Eyes on China and bonds
Gold is shining once again today and nearing a record high. It's up $22 to $2683, just short of the $2686 record set on September 25.gold dailyI spoke to Kitco last week on the outlook for gold and highlighted the strength on Thursday and Friday and how that was a...
US September import prices -0.4% versus -0.2% estimate
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Canada August manufacturing sales -1.3% vs -1.5% expected
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Canada September housing starts 223.8K vs 237.5K expected
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ForexLive European FX news wrap: Sterling falls on softer UK inflation data
Headlines:Markets:EUR and USD lead, GBP lags on the dayEuropean equities lower, UK stocks up; S&P 500 futures up 0.1%US 10-year yields down 2.8 bps to 4.010%Gold up 0.5% to $2,675.48WTI crude down 0.4% to $70.29Bitcoin up 2.0% to $67,830The main focus of the...
US MBA mortgage applications w.e. 11 October -17.0% vs -5.1% prior
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AUDUSD Technical Analysis – The buyers need to break this key trendline
Fundamental OverviewThe bullish momentum in the US Dollar seems to be waning despite the recent higher-than-expected US CPI and PPI reports. One caveat is that the market has now priced out the aggressive rate cuts expectations and it’s almost perfectly in line with...
GBPUSD Technical Analysis – The weak UK CPI is not enough for a breakout
Fundamental OverviewThe bullish momentum in the US Dollar seems to be waning despite the recent higher-than-expected US CPI and PPI reports. One caveat is that the market has now priced out the aggressive rate cuts expectations and it’s almost perfectly in line with...
Sterling the main mover in the FX space so far on the session
The pound is lower owing to the softer UK CPI report earlier here. That rebuffed BOE rate cut expectations for next month, which were already high to begin with. Traders saw ~80% odds of a 25 bps rate cut for November and bolstered that to ~91% now. GBP/USD fell from...
This catalyst could trigger a huge selloff in gold
The bullish momentum in gold remains unabated given the lack of bearish catalysts. We did get a pullback in the end of September/start of October as the repricing in the aggressive rate cuts expectations raised real yields and weighed on the market. There's lots of...
EURUSD Technical Analysis – Time for a pullback?
Fundamental OverviewThe bullish momentum in the US Dollar seems to be waning despite the recent higher-than-expected US CPI and PPI reports. One caveat is that the market has now priced out the aggressive rate cuts expectations and it’s almost perfectly in line with...
BOJ governor Ueda to visit China later this week
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Italy September final CPI +0.7% vs +0.7% y/y prelim
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AUD/USD tests waters below key support as downside momentum continues
AUD/USD daily chartThe surging optimism from China before the Golden Week holiday gave the aussie a noticeable boost. But that has largely faded as the dollar rebounded and also as investors are coming off cloud nine on the China optimism. Chinese equities have been...