Currency futures climbed on Friday as the dollar was hurt by signs of a softening US labor market. The United States February labor figures showed weaker wage growth, enhancing the chance that the Federal Reserve may restrict rate hikes to a minimum. The US economy created more jobs than expected in February. However, slower pay Read More…
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Gold Ends Sharply Higher as Treasury Yields Dip
On Thursday, gold prices surged as Treasury yields fell due to indications that the Federal Reserve’s restrictive policy is starting to take effect as intended. Investors were also preparing for Friday’s highly anticipated release of the Labor Department’s February jobs report. The dollar fell from a nearly three-month high, gold increased, and benchmark US Treasury Read More…
Russell 2000 futures (RTY) plunge into oblivion
Update on price action The small cap index has dropped 10% since the recent high in RTY, which was $2,015. The price has plunged dramatically and is currently in free fall. Let’s take a look at some technical levels we can watch out for going forward. The main bear target is at $1,738 which is Read More…
Oil Declines as Rate Hike Fears Overshadow Decline in Crude Inventories
Wednesday saw a decline in oil prices due to concerns over the impact of more aggressive interest rate increases on the US economy and oil demand. The concerns overshadowed a larger-than-expected drop in US crude inventories. Tuesday saw a decline in oil of more than 3% following remarks made by Jerome Powell, the chairman of Read More…
Gold Futures (GC) first target successfully hit
Trade Recap Last week Friday, we looked at a potential short trade in GC, and the position has worked out so far, with the first target being hit. The second target is still some way away, but let us look at some developments and see if there is anything we can do to adjust our Read More…
Momentum trader shares her morning routine and trading strategy
Gabriella is a momentum trader from Macedonia who completed the $50,000 Evaluation. She has been a trader at OneUp trader and a part of their funded trader program for 4 years. Her daily routine consists of checking the economic calendar, support and resistance levels, and possible break-out areas where price may move powerfully in a Read More…