Oil prices fell on Wednesday due to a stronger US dollar and disappointing data from China, raising concerns about demand. Chinese manufacturing activity declined more than anticipated in May. The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index dropped to 48.8 from April’s 49.2, falling short of the expected 49.4 and resulting in a sharp decline in oil prices. Read More…
Worries over opposition to a debt ceiling increase pressured equities on Equities, resulting in a mixed closing on Tuesday. However, the market received support from a surge in Nvidia shares, briefly propelling the chipmaker’s value to $1 trillion, a rare achievement. The S&P 500 index closed with minimal change but remained close to its highest Read More…
Recap from last weeks trade On May 2nd, we looked at taking a short trade that has now hit the maximum target. It was a very simple position where we took a short as the market refused to push through a resistance zone. Trading can be very simple if we use the correct mindset, manage Read More…
European equities experienced slight declines on Monday, while Eurozone bond yields decreased. However, the news of a debt ceiling deal in the US over the weekend maintained positive sentiment for Wall Street futures. US President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy agreed on Saturday to raise the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling Read More…
Quick recap Last week I mentioned staying away from trading 6E, but things have changed now that the FOMC and key US data is out of the way. There looks like a potentially high-risk reward trade that has a low probability of success, but nevertheless, I want to show you what it looks like to Read More…
Currency futures fell as the dollar gained for the third consecutive week on Friday due to increased expectations of higher interest rates and ongoing discussions about the US debt ceiling. Talks between President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy showed some progress and calmed investors. However, doubts remained about the timing of an Read More…
