Introduction Equities surged last week as the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates steady in November marked the second consecutive meeting without a rate hike, following 11 hikes this year. Chair Powell stressed that while risks of undershooting or overshooting inflation targets have balanced out, no rate cuts are on the horizon. Markets don’t Read More…
The Russell 2000 futures (RTY) have diverged strongly from major indices in 2023, with RTY down over 10% year-to-date while benchmarks like the S&P 500 post gains. RTY formed a symmetrical triangle consolidation pattern during most of 2022 that confined prices in a tight range. However, two weeks ago RTY broke decisively to the downside Read More…
Gold Prices Eyeing All-Time Highs After Recent Rally Gold futures have seen a strong rally over the past few weeks, bouncing off a critical support level and now approaching all-time highs. GC is currently trading around $2010 after hitting a low of $1832 just three weeks ago. This bounce of over 8% off the lows Read More…
The market plunged last week, taking out key support levels as the daily chart resembles a rounding top formation. From here, the market still looks bullish in the medium to long term, but let’s take a look at the technicals and levels to watch for this week. You can see the $14,700 level, which was Read More…
Last week’s crude oil technical analysis indicated that the price was on the verge of breaking its upward trendline. The 38% Fib line from last July’s high was a key reference point. Bears targeted the point of control line at $80, while bulls aimed to maintain control above $82 and eyed a move to $95.03 Read More…
Introduction YM is flat year-to-date but is only 10% away from all-time highs. With most equity indices, YM’s low was back in October of 2022, which is exactly one year ago. The price rallied 25% from there before retracing 7% to current price levels. Weekly Chart YM has been between $28,679 and $36844 since the Read More…
News BlackRock has taken major steps toward launching a Bitcoin spot ETF, including listing the ticker symbol “IBTC” on the DTCC platform. The SEC has until January 2024 to approve or reject BlackRock’s ETF application. If approved, the ETF would significantly increase accessibility to Bitcoin investing for mainstream investors without dealing with crypto exchanges. This Read More…
Introduction Bond buying has been going crazy since the start of the conflict in the Middle East, and anyone trying to catch a falling knife now has been burnt badly. Let’s take a look at all time frames to get an idea of how we can take advantage of these market moves. Monthly Chart The Read More…
Monthly chart The monthly chart is the most interesting to look at out of all the time frames because of the possibility of an enormous 1-2-3 reversal pattern that could send NQ tumbling to $6000. This seems unlikely at the moment but is still a possibility if price reverses from here and falls below $10513.25. Read More…
Introduction Crude Oil consolidated last week after a huge drop the week prior, where one barrel dropped almost $15 in that period. Let’s take a look at the technicals and price levels for both bears and bulls. Technical Analysis The upward-sloping trend line mentioned in the previous CL technical article is still intact but barely. Read More…
