Intro The bond-buying has hit a roadblock for the moment as ZB shows signs of a reversal. On the ZB futures chart, we look at this inversely as bond buying means the chart goes down because yields get less. So for this article, when ‘bullish’ is made as a reference it indicates the chart is Read More…
On Tuesday, US equities surged amid a drop in US Treasury yields. The rally came as falling yields boosted megacap growth stocks. S&P 500 daily performance (Source: Bloomberg) Consequently, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq recorded their longest winning streak in two years. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield was set for its fifth decline in Read More…
Intro NQ has rallied 9% in a little over a week and is now only 4% away from all-time highs. With all the geopolitical mentions going on around the world it just shows that markets are 100% completely disconnected from reality. We are living in a ‘fake’ time and nobody is considering the risks that Read More…
On Monday, US equities inched higher as investors looked for guidance from various Federal Reserve policymakers later in the week regarding the central bank’s policy direction. S&P 500 weekly change (Source: Bloomberg) Last week, equities recorded their most significant weekly percentage gain in nearly a year due to a weaker-than-expected US payrolls report, which led Read More…
Introduction Equities surged last week as the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold interest rates steady in November marked the second consecutive meeting without a rate hike, following 11 hikes this year. Chair Powell stressed that while risks of undershooting or overshooting inflation targets have balanced out, no rate cuts are on the horizon. Markets don’t Read More…
The Russell 2000 futures (RTY) have diverged strongly from major indices in 2023, with RTY down over 10% year-to-date while benchmarks like the S&P 500 post gains. RTY formed a symmetrical triangle consolidation pattern during most of 2022 that confined prices in a tight range. However, two weeks ago RTY broke decisively to the downside Read More…
