Introduction The S&P 500 E-mini Futures (ES) have pulled back slightly after failing to hold recent highs. While the broader trend remains firmly bullish, recent price action shows that upside momentum has slowed and that the market is now testing support. This pullback comes after an extended rally, and how ES behaves around current support Read More…
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Gold Futures Rally to Record Highs as Trade War Fears Escalate
Gold futures’ recent leg higher is being driven by an unusually concentrated mix of politics, policy, and positioning. The immediate catalyst is President Trump’s hard line on acquiring Greenland and his threats of aggressive tariffs on multiple European allies, including a 200% levy on French wine and champagne. Markets are reading this as a serious Read More…
Gold (GC) Technical Analysis, 20 January 2026
Introduction Gold futures have broken above their previous ATH of $4,398, which was forming an ascending triangle. The price action has been firmly bullish after consolidating through much of November. Gold has reaccelerated higher, clearing prior resistance and targeting $4,782.4. With momentum building and structure remaining intact, the focus now shifts toward what type of Read More…
Tariffs and Earnings: US Equities Face a Week of Reckoning
US equities enter the week under pressure, with futures pointing sharply lower as investors react to President Trump’s latest tariff threats on key European allies over Greenland. Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 futures are all indicating a weak open after the Martin Luther King holiday, marking the first full market response to plans for Read More…
NASDAQ Futures (NQ) Technical Analysis, 19 January 2026
Introduction The Nasdaq 100 E-mini Futures (NQ) have pulled back sharply after another failed attempt to break into new all-time highs. Following weeks of consolidation near record levels, sellers have stepped in with increased conviction, producing a strong downside move and shifting short-term momentum. The price has broken below an upward-sloping trendline that formed since Read More…
Currency Futures Surge as Tariffs Backfire the US Dollar
Currency futures are strongly bid against the US dollar as the new week begins, largely due to heightened US political risk and new US-Greenland and trade-war headlines. Despite stronger US economic data, the situation is limiting the greenback’s recovery. Tariffs on the UK and Europe have lowered USD sentiment, supporting pound futures (6B). If the Read More…







