Oil prices rose by 3% on Wednesday and continued higher on Thursday as investors worried about a possible escalation in the Gaza war. At the same time, the Fed opened the door to a September rate cut, improving the outlook for oil demand. Nevertheless, this sudden oil rally was insufficient to offset oil’s monthly losses. Read More…
Analysis
Gold Gains 1% in Anticipation Fed Rate Cut Clues
Gold prices rose 1% on Tuesday and extended these gains on Wednesday as investors hoped for rate cut signals from the Fed meeting. The rally in gold came despite positive US data highlighting the economy’s resilience. Gold traders eagerly await Wednesday’s FOMC meeting for direction on when the Fed might start cutting rates. Lower interest Read More…
Russell 2000 Futures could blast past ATH next week
Introduction We looked at the break out in RTY two weeks back, and now, the daily chart is forming a pennant chart pattern. The penant formation is a high probability chart pattern that can lead to a big swift move initially which is why we think we could see RTY break its ATH next week or the Read More…
Equities Inch Higher as Investors Await Earnings Report, Fed
Equities rose slightly on Monday and Tuesday as investors mostly stayed on the sidelines ahead of major events. Markets await key US data, major US tech earnings reports, and the Federal Reserve policy meeting. US earnings index (Source: Citigroup, Bloomberg) Monday was a choppy session for US stocks because investors held off on big positions. Read More…
Technical Analysis Dow Jones Futures (YM)
Market Overview As of July 30, 2024, the E-mini Dow Jones Futures are trading at 40,788. We’ve seen a consistent uptrend over the past few months, marked by higher highs and higher lows. The price action is currently hovering around a significant resistance level which is the previous ATH, testing the 40,800 zone. At the Read More…
NASDAQ Futures (NQ) Surge Incoming?
Price Action and Trend NQ, like all other equity markets, has been in a strong uptrend since October 2023. However, we’ve recently seen a sharp pullback from the all-time high of around 20,983.00, and now could be the time to look to take long positions. Support and Resistance Moving Averages The price is currently between Read More…