Equities in the US and Europe made some gains on Tuesday as the first-quarter earnings season started. The S&P 500 scraped out a tiny gain thanks to the resilience of a few large technology firms, which helped offset weaker-than-expected quarterly results from Johnson & Johnson and Goldman Sachs. Shares of healthcare firm J&J dropped 2.8% Read More…
Technical recap In our previous article, we looked at the fact that it was difficult to make a call on the direction of CL futures. It is sometimes just a better option to do nothing than force things. This is something we must learn in trading and investing, or else we take the ego-based, fight-or-flight Read More…
US equities edged higher on Monday, buoyed by banking and industrial equities, as investors prepared for a busy week of corporate results. Federal Reserve officials’ remarks could also provide additional insight into the future direction of interest rates. Markets are assessing the state of corporate profits and the economy following several US banks’ impressive first-quarter Read More…
Quick recap We have followed the inverse head & shoulders in ES for some time now, and finally, we are approaching a strong bullish breakout. This gives us a few trade opportunities as long as we maintain strict risk management rules. The chart is bullish, I don’t see any play for the bears at the Read More…
The trade We have a great example of why it is important to remain patient in trading and markets. The YM long trade from a few weeks ago has played out now, and the max profit target has been hit. I want to take this opportunity to explain why being patient in trading is so Read More…
On Thursday, gold rose when additional negative US data supported predictions of a pause in Fed rate hikes. There were also fears of a mild recession which sent investors scrambling for safe-haven assets. The dollar and Treasury yields fell after data revealed a slowing in the increase in producer prices last month and an increase Read More…
