Currency futures rose, and the dollar dropped on Friday as markets became more nervous and worried about the possibility of a recession due to tighter monetary policy. In recent days, US banks have requested a record $153 billion in emergency funds from the Federal Reserve, even though Credit Suisse’s $54 billion loan and First Republic’s Read More…
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Nasdaq (NQ) Futures: Technical outlook
NQ rallies, Dollar falls Nasdaq has rallied off the 0.236 Fib level at $11,967.50. There was a significant amount of support at this level even after we saw the Dow and Russell 2000 drop. ES and NQ have slightly decoupled from the other equity markets and are holding stronger for the time being. Outlook It Read More…
Gold futures (GC) soar as Dollar falters
Gold soars 8% in 2 weeks Last week Tuesday marked the recent low for GC as it has rallied hard on the back of a weak Dollar. We saw price bounce out of a minor support zone and rally up toward the 0.786 Fib level at $1,980.3. The next target for Gold bulls is the Read More…
Gold Edges Higher as Banking Sector Worries Persist After ECB’s Hike
On Thursday, gold prices increased marginally, rising back toward recent highs as worries about the banking crisis persisted in the wake of the European Central Bank raising interest rates. The European Central Bank increased interest rates by 50 basis points on Thursday despite the chaos in the financial markets. The bank ignored investor requests to Read More…
Target hit on RTY futures as bears over-power bulls
Recap Last week, we watched RTY plunge and set a bearish target of $1,738. As suspected, Russell futures continued to tank, and we have seen the target met. Bears appear to be in full control, but the question is whether we have bottomed out or we can expect the slide to continue. Looking at the Read More…
Equities Rebound on Improved Risk Sentiment, Lowered Rate Hike Expectations
US equities recovered on Tuesday as expectations for the size of the Fed’s next hike were lowered by inflation data that was largely on target. Risk sentiment also improved due to reducing concerns about contagion in the banking sector. After several days of risk-off instability brought on by the aftermath of the collapse of Silicon Read More…