On Monday, oil prices rose due to expectations that OPEC+ would maintain limited supplies and speculations of a halt to the aggressive interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve. US crude rally (Source: Nymex) Saudi Arabia led efforts to boost prices by implementing significant voluntary output cuts as part of the OPEC+ production agreement, Read More…
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NASDAQ Futures (NQ) Bulls Well In The Green
Recap August 18th was the last time we looked at NQ. The market was retracing after a strong bull trend that lasted the entirety of this year. Just as we expected, the drop was only a correction and provided us with opportunities to go long. The correction was much needed as the market’s most significant Read More…
Currency Futures Take a Dive Following US Jobs Report
Currency futures fell on Friday after the US jobs report. The dollar rose against the euro and Japanese yen due to a robust August jobs report, despite some concerning signs. US payrolls (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics) In August, employers added 187,000 jobs, beating the expected 170,000 increase. However, July’s data was revised downward to Read More…
Gold Dips as Fed Rate Outlook Remains Unchanged
Gold declined on Thursday, marking another month of losses. As-expected US inflation figures and weaker job data reinforced the anticipation that the Federal Reserve will maintain interest rates at their current levels throughout this year. The price of gold settled down by 0.36% at $1,965.9 per ounce, concluding the month with a 2.16% decrease, marking Read More…
Bulls Push Crude Oil (CL) Through Major Resistance
Weekly Chart A quick look at the weekly chart shows that CL has found the point of control level for the volume profile indicator as support. The market surged through the POC initially a few weeks prior, retraced to test it, and bounced, now trading 5.7% above it. If you look at the chart below, Read More…
Oil Prices Jump as US Crude Supplies Shrink
Oil prices rose on Wednesday due to tighter-than-expected US crude supplies, although concerns about the Chinese economy tempered the gains. On Tuesday, oil benchmarks surged by over a dollar as the US dollar weakened, following soft jobs data. This report reduced the chances of further interest rate hikes. US crude inventories (Source: Bloomberg, EIA) On Read More…