On Monday, US equities gained modestly and closed at new yearly highs. This occurred ahead of key market events this week, including inflation readings and the Federal Reserve’s policy announcement. These events will strongly affect investors’ expectations of interest rates. Many market watchers now believe the central bank has completed its interest rate hike cycle Read More…
Introduction The dollar is flat for the year after, at one point being down 4%, then swinging to the upside and gaining nearly 8% from the lows in July. The Fed’s stance indicates that we should see Dollar weakness, but what do the charts tell us? 1-Year Daily Chart Here is an improved version: The Read More…
Introduction We saw Gold reverse violently last week as the all-time high was broken for the first time in three years. Bulls were hoping for continued buying pressure once the significant level was broken but what we saw instead was an incredible reversal. Gold was trading as high as $2,150 per ounce last week before Read More…
Introduction The S&P 500 is close to ending the year well in the green, currently at an 18.5% return for the year. 7 months have closed in the green, and we will need to wait and see what December brings, but after this rally, it wouldn’t be surprising to see some investors who were long, Read More…
Equities closed mixed on Tuesday after the US reported a big drop in job vacancies. As a result, investors increased their bets on a Fed rate cut in March. Job vacancies in the US have fallen to their lowest level since early 2021. US job openings (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics) On Tuesday, the Labor Read More…
Introduction Crude Oil is now firmly in a downtrend, with the weekly chart printing 6 straight red weeks, and this week looks no different. CL has dropped 25% since September and is approaching a major support zone at $68 per barrel. Weekly Chart Price is now also below the point of control line, which is Read More…
