OPEC output has increased significantly since the pandemic. China’s manufacturing activity contracted in August due to new COVID-19 restrictions. US crude stocks declined in the past week, showing increased demand in the US. Early Asian trading on Thursday saw a decline in crude oil (CL) futures prices, driven by rising supply and concerns that the Read More…
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Technical Outlook: Crude Oil Futures (CL) Consolidates
Potential short-term bullish reversal on CL Short Trade running out of steam Bullish divergence forms on MACD Bulls vs Bears On the 4-Hour chart, we clearly see a consolidation zone forming on the CL chart between $87 and $95. This is happening after a two-month downtrend. The swing indicator is showing lower lows are being Read More…
E-mini Nasdaq-100 (NQ) Futures: Sentiment Remains Neutral Ahead of Nonfarm Payrolls
Job openings in the US rose to 11.239 million in July. US Consumer confidence increases in August. Investors are expecting a 75bps rate hike from the FED in September. Following yesterday’s hold of support, E-mini Nasdaq-100 (NQ) futures opened the day in a positive frame of mind following Powell’s address at Jackson Hole last Friday. Read More…
NASDAQ 100 (NQ) Futures remain Bearish
Head and Shoulders pattern on the 2H time frame The bear flag pattern is still in play Bullish morning star pattern on daily As a continuation of our analysis on NQ yesterday, Monday’s session gave us no signal that bearish sentiment is reversing. In fact, looking at the 2-Hour time frame, a Head and Shoulders Read More…
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) Futures: Powell’s Friday Comments Erased August Gains
Powell said the Federal Reserve would continue raising rates to tame inflation. Investors are split between a 50 and 75 basis point rate hike in September. This week’s jobs data will shine a light on the US economy. The E-mini S&P 500 (ES) futures closed Friday lower as the Federal Reserve’s chief, Jerome Powell, dashed Read More…
NASDAQ (NQ) Futures Dip 4% On Friday
Trend Channel retested after Initial Breakout 50% Fib Level holding support Potential Flag formation on the hourly chart Long Term Outlook As we know from the previous analysis done on August 22nd, NQ was in a strong upward channel but broke to the downside. The downward move accelerated on Friday, falling over 4% and then Read More…


