Fundamental Analysis

Gold Surges as Investors Scramble for Safety Amid Renewed Banking Fears

On Thursday, gold continued its remarkable surge, supported by predictions for a pause in US rate hikes as US banking fears intensified a flight to the safe-haven metal. Wall Street dropped due to PacWest’s decision to look into strategic options. The news increased worries about the health of local banks and countered the optimism about Read More…

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Fundamental Analysis

Oil Drops 5% on Economic Growth Concerns Fueled by Rate Hikes.

Oil prices fell 4% on Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve increased interest rates and as investors worried about the economy. Oil fell by 5% in the previous session, experiencing its largest daily percentage fall since early January. The Fed lifted interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday afternoon. This rate Read More…

Technical Analysis

Dangerous inverted hammer strikes fear into the Gold futures bulls

Technical recap Gold has been in an uptrend for 2023 and is up nearly 30% since the November 2022 low. There is something that has put some fear into bulls for the time being, though, and it is a big inverted hammer on the daily chart. Inverted hammer This particular candlestick is extra powerful because Read More…

Fundamental Analysis

Equities Post Losses Amid Uncertain Banking Sector, US Govt Debt Crisis

US equities ended lower Tuesday due to concerns that the government would run out of money after June 1 without a debt ceiling increase. Bank stocks collapsed following the weekend failure of American regional bank First Republic Bank. Energy shares tumbled as oil prices fell by 5% to a five-week low amid Concerns about the Read More…

Technical Analysis

T-Bond Futures (ZB) bears take control

Introduction ZB futures have been in a steady downtrend since 2020 as investors buy more and more bonds. The sentiment remains that more buying will continue meaning we can expect yields to continue to drop, and that provides us with some useful opportunities we can take advantage of. Technical analysis There is a resistance zone Read More…