Recent inflation trends mean the Dollar is weakening and the Pound is strengthening The world bank is calling for a recession this year Bulls are in full control as they target the point of control level at $1.3 Fundamentals Driving New Price Discovery With the recent inflation showing a reversal in trend, we are seeing Read More…
Month: January 2023
Equities Retreat After Poor Q4 Chinese Data
China’s economy expanded by 2.9% in the fourth quarter of 2022. The BOJ is under pressure to alter its interest rate policy as soon as Wednesday. Services inflation in the United States will probably continue to rise annually. Equity losses grew on Tuesday as China published disappointing fourth-quarter economic results. Still, expectations for a strong Read More…
S&P 500 (ES) Soar: Technicals You Need To Pay Attention To
Bulls are in full control as ES rallies on all time frames. Price hovers around the year-long trend line. Divergence spotted on the hourly chart. Last Weeks Analysis Spot On Last week we analyzed the potential for a bullish breakout of a small consolidating pattern and set targets at $4,000. ES ended up breaking out Read More…
Currency Futures Climb as Dollar Slides to a 7-Month Low
The US dollar index sank 0.46% to a seven-month low against a basket of currencies. Investors speculate that the Fed may be nearing the conclusion of its rate-hike cycle. There’s anticipation that the BOJ will change its ultra-loose policy. The dollar dropped to a seven-month low against key peers on Monday, allowing most currency futures Read More…
Crude Oil Futures (CL): Suspended Within Triangle Pattern
Looking at the triangle pattern on the daily chart and potential targets. Heavy bearish divergence spotted on the hourly chart. Daily Outlook There is one main technical pattern we can look at on the daily chart for CL. That is the triangle pattern in which crude is trading at the top of its range which Read More…
Euro (6E) Futures Soar Post US Inflation Report
Analyzing the CPI report and what effect its had on the Dollar. Questioning whether the sentiment is beginning to shift. A simple pullback strategy that is yielding great results in the Euro Futures contract. CPI Numbers In Line With Consensus In December, the annual increase of the consumer price index (CPI) in the United States Read More…
Gold Prices Poised for a Fourth Week of Gains
There are predictions that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates more slowly. Consumer prices in the United States declined in December. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits decreased by 1,000 last week. Gold prices were expected to increase for a fourth straight week, helped by a weaker dollar and predictions that the US Read More…
Russell 2000 (RTY) Spikes Out Of Yearly Trend Line
Bulls have taken control as RTY breaks through the year-long trend line. Analyzing the DMI indicator and how it can help our decision-making. Potential pullback entries that can be taken on the 4 hourly chart. Bulls Supreme RTY futures have soared out of the year-long downtrend line that has kept the bearish momentum in most Read More…
Oil Gains as China’s Demand Overshadows US Inventories Build
China’s oil demand forecast has brightened. There are worries about the impact of sanctions on Russian crude production. Crude stockpiles increased by 19.0 million barrels last week. Although increases were modest ahead of incoming inflation data from the United States, oil prices increased on Thursday, adding to gains from the previous session as China’s demand Read More…
Equities Climb amid Absence of Policy Clues in Powell’s Speech
Fed Chair Jerome Powell avoided discussing rate policy in his speech. Powell emphasized that the Fed’s independence was crucial to fight inflation. US inflation for December is expected to be 6.5%, down from 7.1% in November. Equities climbed on Wednesday while the dollar held steady as investors awaited US inflation figures for clues on the Read More…