Equities edged higher on Tuesday after closing strong in the previous session amid optimism for a soft Fed landing. Furthermore, dovish comments from policymakers increased expectations for more rate cuts in 2024. The Fed kicked off its easing cycle on Wednesday last week, triggering a rally in equities. Most policymakers voted to cut rates by Read More…
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Gold Futures (GC) Are Leaving Everything Behind
Introduction As we all know, Gold futures have been in a solid uptrend this year as the Dollar has weakened. The main feature on the charts is the bull flag, which we have covered a few times in our technical analysis. The pattern has more than confirmed and is just over halfway away from the Read More…
S&P 500 Futures (ES) Confrim New High With Green Candle
Introduction The technical analysis we did a few days ago for ES has now been confirmed, and we are looking like the next upside rally is here. The daily chart confirmed the breakout with a strong bullish close above the previous high, and as long as prices remain above that, bulls should have the upper hand. Read More…
Crude Oil Futures (CL) Hitting $80 soon?
Introduction It’s time again to look at the overall picture of CL futures and where we see it heading. The price is still hovering inside the support zone at $68, a level that has been tested and held since the start of 2023. Now, it looks like bulls could be targeting a move back up Read More…
Equities Split as Tech Stocks Slide Ahead of FOMC Policy Meeting
Equities had a mixed day on Monday. Major tech stocks dragged the Nasdaq lower, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained ahead of an anticipated rate cut at the FOMC meeting on Wednesday. Tech stocks performance (Source: Bloomberg) Apple shares dropped by 2.7% after an analyst noted that demand for the iPhone 16 models Read More…
S&P 500 New All Time High!
Introduction The S&P 500 has broken above all-time highs today on expectations that the first rate cut in four years is coming on the 18th of September. Traders are anticipating the first rate cut since March 2020, which comes after a prolonged period of high interest rates aimed at ‘combating inflation’. The expectations are that Read More…