Fundamental Analysis

Equities Close Lower After Poor US Data Renewed Recession Worries

Tuesday saw a lower closing price for US equities as signs of a slowing economy increased concerns that the Fed’s efforts to contain decades-high inflation may trigger a severe recession. All three main indices declined as data revealed factory orders dropped for a second consecutive month. Job openings in the United States went down to Read More…

Fundamental Analysis

Equities Climb Amid Gains in Energy Stocks

US equities ended the day higher on Monday thanks to gains in energy stocks due to unexpected reductions in the OPEC+ group’s oil production targets. Tesla, however, fell after disappointing investors with its first-quarter electric vehicle deliveries. Tesla Inc. fell 6.1% after revealing that deliveries for the March quarter increased just 4% from the previous Read More…

crude oil futures (CL)
Technical Analysis

Bullish Control Sparks 17% Rally in Crude Oil Futures (CL) Within One Week

Recap Last week we looked at the great example of the 1-2-3 reversal playing out on the CL daily chart. Opec announced an output cut shortly after the analysis, which assisted the price action of CL to further confirm the pattern. Where to from here? CL is in a bullish trend at the moment, but Read More…

Fundamental Analysis

Currency Futures Post Gains as Markets Expect Less Aggressive Fed

Currency futures posted weekly gains on Friday as slowing US consumer spending growth raised expectations that the Federal Reserve would become less aggressive. According to a report by the US Commerce Department, personal consumption expenditure prices increased 5.0% in February compared to last year. It slowed from a 5.3% rise in January. A measure of Read More…

E-mini S&P 500 (ES) futures
Technical Analysis

Inverted Head & Shoulders send E-mini S&P 500 futures soaring

Technical analysis E-mini S&P 500 (ES) futures have been reacting in a bullish manner to a large inverted head and shoulders pattern, with bulls now targeting completion of the pattern with targets set at $4660.25. Price has tested the neckline multiple times and acted as a strong support which ES has finally springboarded off of. Read More…