FlASH: A groundbreaking new study holds heartening news for older Americans. Since the mid-1990’s, the number of seniors who suffered a heart attack or died from one dropped dramatically evidence that campaigns to prevent heart attacks and improve patient care are paying off, Yale University researchers said. The study of more than 4-M Medicare patients […]
LifeApps Brands Inc. (OTC:LFAP) Overall, the bias in prices is: Upwards. Note: this chart shows extraordinary price action to the upside. By the way, prices are vulnerable to a correction towards 0.05. The projected upper bound is: 0.22. The projected lower bound is: 0.10. The projected closing price is: 0.16. Candlesticks A black body occurred […]
President Trump accused “the fake news” of photo-shopping images of First Lady Melania Trump and pushing conspiracy theories it was not her by his side while touring tornado-ravaged Alabama. His comments came in a Wednesday Tweet: “The Fake News photoshopped pictures of Melania, then propelled conspiracy theories that it’s actually not her by my side in […]
FLASH: American citizens will need visas to travel to the European Union starting in Y 2021 is Fake news! By Y 2021, Americans traveling to certain countries in Europe will have to preregister online as part of a security system intended to screen visa-free travelers. Currently, US citizens with a valid passport can visit Schengen […]
$TSLA Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) share price was nowhere near the necessary mark to help convert its $920-M in bonds to stock even before CEO Elon Musk’s recent incendiary Tweets. And so Mr. Musk’s contentious Tweets killed any last-minute hopes that a miracle rally is in the offing. His struggling EV company is on the hook to […]
WH GROUP LIMITED is a Hong Kong-based investment holding company principally engaged in pork businesses. The Company operates its businesses through four segments. Packaged Meats segment is engaged in the production, wholesales and retailing of low temperature and high temperature meat products. Fresh Pork segment is engaged in the production, wholesales and retailing of fresh […]
Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) shares jump Stocks on Wall Street opened with modest losses Tuesday as U.S. investors returned from a three-day weekend and U.S. and Chinese negotiators prepared to resume trade talks in Washington. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.15% was off 0.2% at 2,769, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.03% lost 16 points, […]
Tianci International, Inc. (CIIT.PK) Heffx Technical Analysis Overall, the bias in prices is: Upwards and the Money Flow in to the stock is strong. Note: this chart shows extraordinary price action to the upside. By the way, prices are vulnerable to a correction towards 0.91. The projected upper bound is: 2.04. The projected lower bound […]
African Gangs, the ones the Media and Politicians tell us don’t exist continue to wreak havoc in Melbourne and the problem is spreading across the Country. The African Gang Members are rarely arrested or prosecuted due to the deliberate blind-eye Police turn to their activities inline with the Left Wings Political Correctness and the refusal […]
Winx set to thrill crowds again. By Ray Hickson at RacingNSW When Chris Waller talks about Winx he often uses sporting analogies and in those terms the champ has had a perfect pre-season, is match fit and all set for the big game next Saturday. As the world’s best racehorse made a public appearance at […]
The Darren Weir case, guilty or not, is a sad reflection on the Australian Authorities and Media and demonstrates their strong bias against some groups of society. Darren Weir was arrested it seems for questioning, the raid on his properties was blasted around the world and the Media/Social Media in Australia found him guilty immediately. […]
Tips and race by race preview by Brad Gray for Saturday’s meeting at Rosehill Gardens. The rail is out 3m the entire, the track rated in the Soft range (Friday morning) and the first set to go at 12:50pm. Race 1 – 12:50PM CANONBURY STAKES (1100 METRES) Have been waiting what seems like an eternity […]
Racing at Meydan on Saturday, a seven-race card, is highlighted by a turf handicap over 1800m, the Healthpoint Better Together Cup. Sixteen are declared, the maximum allowed, headed by a trio already in possession of handicap mark sufficient to make them eligible for races at the Dubai World Cup Carnival. Trained by Sandeep Jadhav and […]
The raid on Darren Weir conducted this morning by Police has been blasted not only around Australia but around the world thanks to the amazing coincidence of the media showing up to film the raid. How exactly does that happen, are the Police orchestrating these arrests with the Media in an attempt to prejudice public […]
A newly discovered FaceTime bug lets people hear and even see those they are reaching out to on iPhones using the video calling software, sparking privacy fears. The bug, initially outlined by Apple product and review website 9to5Mac.com, was reported by several media outlets. A video posted at Twitter account @BmManski showing how simple it […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Stocks jumped at the open on initial speculation that a deal to reopen the government was imminent, the notion that the Fed may be getting close to the end of its balance sheet normalization effort, plus the expression from Treasury Secretary Mnuchin that the US is making progress with China trade […]
Hall of Fame Trainer Bill Mott has two chances to win Saturday’s inaugural running of the $7 million Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) with Yoshida and Channel Maker. Yoshida, the 5-2 morning line favorite, is a rare Grade 1 winner on both turf and dirt. He comes into the Pegasus off a fourth-place finish […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Fake News: reports of canceled trading meeting with Chinese officials untrue, there was No meeting planed to cancel. “The big meeting that everyone’s moving towards will be Vice Premier Liu He is coming at the end of the month, as I think everybody knows. That will be a very important […]
Segenhoe Yearlings Head to 2019 Magic Millions Segenhoe look set for another successful year as their 2019 Yearlings head to the 1st major sale at Magic Millions on Australia’s Gold Coast. This year Segenhoe are bringing very well bred yearlings by some of the hottest sires in Australia. Snitzel, I Am Invincible , So You […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX The S&P 500 fell 2.1% Friday on headline uncertainty surrounding politics and trade. As they continued to provide a justification to reduce risk. Friday’s decliner pushed the benchmark index to a new yearly low at 2408.12 and a weekly loss of 7.1%. All 11 S&P 500 sectors finished in the […]
Thursday, the White House National Trade Council Director Peter Navarro urged people not to get “hung up” in the day-to-day news of what China says it plans to do, following reports the country is preparing a new policy that will promise greater access for foreign countries. “I would focus on March 1, when we’ll have […]
A Chinese court ordered a ban in the country on iPhone sales in a patent dispute between US chipmaker Qualcomm and Apple, according to a Qualcomm statement Monday. The statement said the Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court had granted Qualcomm’s request for two preliminary injunctions against four subsidiaries of Apple, ordering them to immediately to stop […]
There is disconnect in the markets between strong fundamentals and weaker valuations , and it’s being driven by both negative real and fake news. $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX The global head of macro quantitative and derivatives research at JPMorgan, is among the analysts who published a year-ahead outlook on Friday with an expected Y 2019 […]
Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) back in correction territory Tech stocks are back in correction territory after a painful day for public exchanges. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index fell nearly 4 percent, with tech stocks like Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook weighing most heavily. In total, the so-called FAANG stocks — Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Alphabet-owned […]
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Facing the reality of market saturation Apple shares fell Tuesday after HSBC downgraded the stock, citing too much dependence on a single product and slowing emerging markets economies. HSBC downgraded Apple to hold from buy and cut its 12-month price target to $200 from $205. Apple shares fell 1.7 percent to $181.66 […]
Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) Wall Street’s enthusiasm for the US-China trade truce has completely vanished That was fast. Wall Street’s enthusiasm for the US-China trade truce has completely vanished. The Dow dropped 799 points, or 3.1%, on Tuesday. At one point, the index was down 818 points. The S&P 500 declined 3.2%, while the […]
Bitcoin: USD/BTC (BTC=X) Support At $3,700 At spot prices, BTC is back to green and up three percent from last week’s close but stable below $4000 in the last day. Of note though is the rejection of lower lows below our sell trigger line and main support at $3,700. Because of the long lower wick […]
Twitter, Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) stock has the long term support it needs When it rains, it pours. Nowhere is that more true right now than the social media industry, which has dealt out massive pullbacks in names like Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) and Snap (NYSE:SNAP). But unlike two of these names, Twitter stock is actually one […]
NASDAQ Composite (.IXIC) plunges by about 4% in late-session trade Selling on the NYSE on Tuesday afternoon has reached panic-like proportions, as the exchange’s Arms Index rose. The Arms is a volume-weighted breadth measure, that tends to rise when the broader market falls, as the intensity of the selling in declining stocks is usually greater […]
Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) target to $420 Tesla Inc. closed just shy of $360 a share Tuesday, the highest since Aug. 8, as it bucked a larger sell-off in major indexes including the Nasdaq and Dow Jones Industrial Average. Reaching that price could help placate investor concern about Tesla’s cash flow as it looks to sustain […]
United States Oil (USO) pressured by a weekly report from the American Petroleum Institute Oil prices were pressured by a weekly report from the American Petroleum Institute (API) that said U.S. crude inventories rose by 5.4 million barrels in the week to Nov. 30, to 448 million barrels, in a sign that U.S. oil markets […]
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) set to rally over the next several months Since early October, the broader markets have been spiraling downward on concerns that more rate hikes and bigger tariffs would create a material drag on global economic growth. But over the past two weeks, those two major concerns have significantly receded, leaving […]
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) decline entirely attributable to the broader market Shares of Alphabet, parent company of online search giant Google, finished the day down 4.8%. With only a slightly greater loss than the Nasdaq Composite’s decline on Tuesday, the stock’s sell-off is probably entirely attributable to the broader market decline. The stock’s decline on Tuesday […]
MBH Corporation PLC (M8H.DU) Focus on Small Business for Big Success MBH will use the Agglomeration model to turn small business acquisitions in to a large successful company. For MBH to achieve its economic objectives, it will identify and acquire good, well run, profitable and debt free small businesses. Unlike traditional models, MBH are neither […]
UK FTSE 100 (.FTSE) rally fades amid GBP volatility A bullish start to trade today for the FTSE 100 has faded amid a sterling rebound on rumours that Article 50 could be reversed unilaterally. That being said, we have been seeing a period of strength over the past two weeks, and there is a strong chance we […]
Germany: DAX PERFORMANCE-INDEX (.GDAXI) pullback likely to be short-term in nature The DAX has been pulling back throughout the start of the week, with the price respecting trendline and the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) support this morning. The recent rebound comes from a long-term uptrend, raising the chance that we will see the beginning of a […]
Australian Dollar: USD/AUD (AUD=X) RBA extended its record-breaking run The Australian and New Zealand Dollars are trading higher on Tuesday, following the release of the RBA Rate Statement. At 0349 GMT, the AUD/USD is trading .7369, up 0.0011 or +0.15% and the NZD/USD is at .6961, up 0.0032 or +0.45%. The Reserve Bank of Australia […]
GOLD 1 OZ (XAU=X) could potentially see further strength The spot gold market is sharply higher by $20.91 per-ounce at $1241.12. The metal is up a solid 1.71% thus far on the session, and could potentially see further strength if outside markets continue on their current course. Heavy resistance may be seen around the October […]
Australia: S&P/ASX 200 (.AXJO) sentiment on global trade turns bearish Australian shares closed lower on Tuesday, wiping most of the gains from the previous session as investor sentiment on global trade turned bearish. The S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 58.1 points, or 1 per cent, to 5713.1 while the broader All Ordinaries slid 58.8 points, or […]
British Pound: USD/GBP (GBP=X) lifted on Article 50 news Cable has seen strong gains as a European judge weighs in on Article 50 but rallies here over the past few weeks have merely been the cue for fresh selling. The GBP/USD pair created a new lower high and lower low in the intraday charts yesterday, so any […]
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) questions remain about the details of the trade agreement Stocks in Asia mostly slipped on Tuesday amid uncertainty about the future of U.S.-China trade relations. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell by 2.39 percent to close at 22,036.05 while the Topix index shed 2.36 percent to 1,649.20 by the end of […]
SILVER 1 OZ 999 NY (XAG=X) look forward to the Fed’s expected December rate hike After a week that saw the price of silver struggle to notch any gains, its most recent trading day made up for its latest challenge. The Buenos Aires G-20 meetings provided for the spark that silver prices needed to rally. […]
Japanese Yen: USD/JPY (JPY=X) falls sharply The USD/JPY pair has been hit by heavy selling, having been unable to move above ¥114.00 over the past month. The next area of support is around ¥112.30, the late November lows. Below this is the October low around ¥111.65. Any break higher requires a daily close above trendline resistance from […]
Euro: USD/EUR (EUR=X) stuck below $1.14 The EUR/USD pair has continued to rally from the low of last week, but a breakout above $1.14 still eludes it. From there $1.145 and $1.15 would come into play as possible resistance. So far this morning a rally towards $1.14 has run out of steam, so we may see fresh […]
Singapore: STI Index (.STI) concerns over slowdown in the city-state’s manufacturing activity Singapore shares slid on Tuesday, one of the worst performing markets in Asia, amid concerns over slowdown in the city-state’s manufacturing activity and as doubts shrouded U.S.-China trade truce. Malaysia stocks also declined. The Straits Times Index ended 0.7% lower at 3167.79. Yangzijiang […]
Shanghai: SSE Composite Index (.SSEC) an inverted U.S. yield curve raised concerns about a possible recession Asian shares fell on Tuesday as a relief rally petered out amid rising doubts over whether China and the United States will be able to resolve trade differences. An inverted U.S. yield curve also raised concerns about a possible […]
Bitcoin: USD/BTC (BTC=X) down 80% since last December Fundamentals are extremely bullish and with regulators amending/formulating new laws, it’s clear that Bitcoin is here to stay. That could explain the increasing level of use, institutional interest and more funds for infrastructure development. Thing is, poor policies can cause irreparable damage for an economy. Unfortunately, then […]
Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) former Facebook colleagues asking about job openings Some former Facebook employees say their phone is ringing a lot more in the last two months. On the other line: former Facebook colleagues asking about job openings or looking for a reference. This type of behavior is normal at most companies. But according to […]
Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has taken investors on a wild ride, but the trend has been mostly upward Like its CEO Elon Musk, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is as volatile and unpredictable as they come. Tesla’s stock price has gyrated wildly from $245 to $388 over the last 12 months — and Tesla stock is currently closer to […]
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) CEO Sundar Pichai is scheduled to testify before Congress on Wednesday Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) CEO Sundar Pichai is scheduled to testify before Congress on Wednesday, December 5, to defend the search giant’s data collection and filtering practices. Pichai will appear before a committee of the US House of Representatives, where he will likely […]
Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) China and the United States reached a temporary trade truce The ceasefire between the United States and China has set off a celebration on Wall Street. The Dow climbed 288 points, or 1.1%, on Monday. It was up 442 points earlier in the day. Investors were pleased that China and […]
NASDAQ Composite (.IXIC) US will leave tariffs on $200 billion of goods at 10% and not boost it to 25% Stocks rallied Monday as investors cheered the trade truce reached over the weekend between the US and China. Stocks closed at their highest level in about a month as the energy, technology and consumer discretionary […]
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) should rebound now that the trade war is on pause China e-commerce giant Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) has dropped into bear market territory quite simply because it is China’s e-commerce giant. Trade war tensions with the U.S. have created economic uncertainty in China. That uncertainty is starting to show up in slower growth and […]
Twitter, Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) buying the dips Twitter shares have lost altitude. The social network has been in a tailspin since the summer, losing more than one-third of value after hitting 52-week highs in June. Twitter advanced more than 47 percent in 2017, its best year since going public in 2013. Even with its autumn lull, its […]
United States Oil (USO) expected to agree to reduce supply Oil prices soared by around 5 percent on Monday after the United States and China agreed to a 90-day truce in their trade war, and ahead of a meeting this week by producer club OPEC that is expected to result in a supply cut. U.S. […]
Euro: USD/EUR (EUR=X) turning lower from Fibonacci resistance EUR/USD has managed to rally into the 76.4% retracement this morning, following on from a wider downturn from the 61.8% resistance at $1.1394. With a bearish, engulfing pattern looking likely from this resistance level, coupled with a wider bearish trend over recent months, another bearish period looks likely […]
Singapore: STI Index (.STI) manufacturing PMI contracts in November A Barometer of Singapore’s electronics manufacturing activity dipped into contractionary territory for the first time in more than two years in November, as US-China trade tensions and the peaking of the global semiconductor cycle weighed on sentiment. The latest electronics sector Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) extended […]
Shanghai: SSE Composite Index (.SSEC) 90-day trade war truce Stocks listed in mainland China and Hong Kong rose on Monday after Chinese president Xi Jinping and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, reached an agreement over the weekend to de-escalate the US-China trade war. On the mainland, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose by 2.6 per […]
GOLD 1 OZ (XAU=X) Prices Pop On U.S.-China Trade War Cease-Fire Gold bears have still the overall near-term technical advantage. Bulls’ next upside price objective is to produce a close in February futures above solid resistance at the October high of $1,252.00. Bears’ next near-term downside price breakout objective is pushing prices below solid technical […]
Australian Dollar: USD/AUD (AUD=X) expected to move higher to 0.7410 We have held the same view since last Thursday (29 Nov, spot at 0.7305) wherein the “the prospect of 0.7199 as a short-term bottom is quite high). We added, “confirmation of a short-term bottom is only upon a clear break above 0.7335/40”. AUD blast past […]
Japanese Yen: USD/JPY (JPY=X) expected to trade sideways for now We expected USD to “edge lower” since last Thursday (29 Nov, spot at 113.55) but it traded in a quiet manner and closed at about the same level on Thursday (113.47) and Friday (113.46). The mild downward momentum has eased and USD is still likely […]
SILVER 1 OZ 999 NY (XAG=X) agreement reached between the U.S. and China to a temporary halt Gold and silver prices are solidly up in early U.S. trading Monday, following the weekend agreement reached between the U.S. and China to a temporary halt their heretofore escalating trade war. Gold prices pushed to a three-week high […]
Australia: S&P/ASX 200 (.AXJO) rebounded after China and the United States agreed to a trade ceasefire at the G20 summit Australian markets have rebounded after China and the United States agreed to a trade ceasefire at the G20 summit over the weekend. US President Donald Trump agreed to hold off for three months — until March 1 — […]
British Pound: USD/GBP (GBP=X) rally proving short-lived GBP/USD has been moving sharply higher this morning, yet just like EUR/USD, we are seeing the 76.4% Fibonacci resistance level respected. The trend over the past week has been one of consolidation, with a failure to break below the crucial $1.2661-$1.2696 support zone meaning we still await the next […]
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) temporary pause on escalating the ongoing trade war Stocks in Asia saw gains on Monday after Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to a temporary trade truce between the United States and China. The mainland Chinese markets, closely watched as a result of Beijing’s ongoing trade spat with […]
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) sign of reaching a bottom Revenue and FCF are current key drivers for Alibaba’s capitalization growth. And the results of both of these indicators for the last quarter confirm that Alibaba’s undervaluation has increased. At the same time, technical indicators testify to a high probability that Alibaba’s stock reached its […]
United States Oil (USO) announcement of a 90-day pause on additional trade tariffs between China and the U.S. Oil prices surged on Monday after the United States and China agreed to a 90-day truce in their trade war, and ahead of a meeting this week by producer club OPEC that is expected to result in […]
Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) can reform keep the U.S. and EU happy? Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) has been able to escape a lot of issues for a very long time, simply because of its massive base. The social media giant has great technology to be sure. And for the size of it, FB stock has spent plenty of […]
Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreement to halt new tariffs and avoid escalating the China trade war Dow Jones futures soared Sunday night, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures following a tariff truce at the Trump-Xi meeting. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping […]
NASDAQ Composite (.IXIC) futures jump after Trump-Xi trade armistice U.S. stock index futures jumpedon Sunday, suggesting Wall Street was set rise further after itsbiggest weekly gain last week in nearly seven years as China andthe United States agreed to shelve any new tariffs and resetdiscussions. S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were up 1.6 percent on […]
Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) reached a daily production rate of 1,000 Model 3 cars per day Tesla has achieved a Model 3 production rate of 1,000 cars per day, according to electric vehicle blog Electrek. Producing cars at a rate of 1,000 per day would give a weekly production rate of 7,000 cars, assuming the factory […]
Bitcoin: USD/BTC (BTC=X) optimistic market expecting entry of institutional grade investors Technically, BTC/USD is bearish but with increasing adoption and an optimistic market expecting entry of institutional grade investors thanks to Fidelity Custodial Services, launch of NASDAQ Bitcoin Futures and a likely approval of Bitcoin ETF by the SEC, digital asset investors are set to […]
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) CEO hearing in U.S. House likely to be postponed The U.S. House Judiciary Committee will likely put off until next week a hearing with Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on the Alphabet Inc (O:GOOGL) unit’s social media practices because of the state funeral of former President George H.W. Bush, Chairman Bob Goodlatte […]
Twitter, Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) anticipated to report earnings of 10.40% per share for next year Twitter, Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) is anticipated to report earnings of 10.40% per share for next year, according to analysts. Analysts are expecting an EPS change of 151.40% for the current year. Wall Street analysts polled by Thomson Reuters have a current recommendation of […]
SILVER 1 OZ 999 NY (XAG=X) uncertainty on the outcome of the U.S.-China meeting on trade Gold and silver prices are moderately lower in early U.S. trading Friday, pressured by bearish outside market forces that include a firmer U.S. dollar index and weaker oil prices. February gold futures were last down $3.80 an ounce at […]
British Pound: USD/GBP (GBP=X) downside may be limited Fundamental Forecast for EUR/USD: Neutral – Both Italian politicians and European policymakers in Brussels remain entrenched in their respective negotiating positions, and now the European Commission is ready to punish Italy. – EUR/USD downside may be somewhat limited, particularly after the US Dollar’s fundamental backdrop eroded last […]
Singapore: STI Index (.STI) posted monthly gain amid trade worries Malaysia shares fell Friday capping quarterly earnings reporting seasons amid wild swings in commodity prices and heightened caution ahead of G-20 summit this weekend. Singapore stocks rose. The FBM KLCI ended 1% lower at 1679.86, dragging the monthly loss at 1.7%. Most sectors in Malaysia […]
GOLD 1 OZ (XAU=X) Consolidating February Comex Gold futures finished lower on Friday, completing a mostly sideways trade that ended with a lower close on the weekly chart. The market was primarily supported by a dovish outlook for interest rates, but gains were capped by a stronger U.S. Dollar. Safe-haven buying continued to support the dollar, […]
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) overtakes Japan as the world’s 2nd biggest economy When it comes to paying up for the world’s common causes, like human rights, open-source research, climate change, ravages of war and famine in faraway countries, China likes to stress that as a poor country it lacks the means and urgencies […]
Australian Dollar: USD/AUD (AUD=X) has entered a period of tighter credit Australia has entered a period of tighter credit, as regulators look to bring down reliance on the housing market. The Royal Commission has made this scenario worse, as banks under intense spotlight retreat from the public eye. Australians have considerable wealth stored in housing […]
Japanese Yen: USD/JPY (JPY=X) may continue to consolidate USD/JPY marks another failed attempt to test the 2018-high (114.55)as Fed Chairman Jerome Powell tames speculation for an extended hiking-cycle,and the dollar-yen exchange rate may continue to consolidate ahead of the next interest rate decision on December 19 as it preserves the range for November. The reaction […]
Euro: USD/EUR (EUR=X) Expectations are tempered with volatility low CHOPPY EURO PRICE ACTION BUILDING A TRIANGLE The bad news is that price action of late has been choppy and uninspiring, unless of course you favor mean reversion or range trading, in which case this has been your market. The good news for those looking for […]
Australia: S&P/ASX 200 (.AXJO) Expected to Open Higher Australian shares are set to open higher before a huge week of local data including third quarter growth statistics on Wednesday. Ahead of the GDP report however is tomorrow’s RBA policy meeting. ASX futures were 25 points higher over the weekend. Today the focus is likely to be […]
Australia: S&P/ASX 200 (.AXJO) gains in the IT, Materials and Metals & Mining Australia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the IT, Materials and Metals & Mining sectors led shares higher. At the close in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.58%. The best performers of the session on the S&P/ASX […]
British Pound: USD/GBP (GBP=X) rallies on Powell speech While cable bounced following the Federal Reserve (Fed) chair Jerome Powell speech, it has failed to create a new higher high for GBP/USD, stuck at $1.285. We may see fresh selling pressure emerge. A move above $1.29 is needed to put a more bullish view on the pair. […]
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) investors remain wary ahead of the upcoming G20 meeting China shares rose on Thursday morning on hopes for policy support and as U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell made comments interpreted as a dovish shift, but investors remain wary ahead of the upcoming G20 meeting in Argentina. At the […]
Australian Dollar: USD/AUD (AUD=X) strong gains against most major currencies The Australian dollar surged on Wednesday as doubts about the pace of rate hikes from the US Federal Reserve resurfaced. After doing very little for the majority of the session, the AUD/USD jackknifed higher in North American trade, fueled by remarks from US Federal Reserve […]
Euro: USD/EUR (EUR=X) given a boost by falling US dollar The weakening of the US dollar has prompted a sharp rebound in EUR/USD, and the price is now testing the area above the Monday high of $1.138. Further gains target the $1.147 area that was strong resistance earlier in the month. Some retracement of the sharp […]
Japanese Yen: USD/JPY (JPY=X) gives back gains After falling sharply, USD/JPY may try to rebound, but it will need to recover ¥113.60 otherwise a more bearish view begins to emerge. Below ¥113.20 the price heads towards ¥112.40. Overall, the bias in prices is: Sideways. The projected upper bound is: 114.56. The projected lower bound is: 112.30. The […]
Singapore: STI Index (.STI) hopes of China-US trade truce Asian markets mostly saw moderate gains yesterday, as the latest positive turn in the Trump-Xi dalliance gave stocks a mild mid-week boost. Singapore stocks ended higher with the Straits Times Index rising 4.08 points, or 0.1 per cent to 3,094.48. Gainers outnumbered losers 225 to 146, […]
GOLD 1 OZ (XAU=X) U.S. interest rates are just below “neutral” levels Technically, the gold bears still have the overall near-term technical advantage but the bulls have gained some upside momentum late this week. Gold bulls’ next upside near-term price breakout objective is to produce a close in February futures above solid technical resistance at […]
Shanghai: SSE Composite Index (.SSEC) weak sentiment ahead of G20 meeting China’s stock markets fell on Thursday as fragile investor sentiment shattered earlier gains, and as trading volumes remained lighter than average ahead of a widely anticipated meeting between the U.S. and Chinese presidents this weekend. At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was 1.4 […]
UK FTSE 100 (.FTSE) rallies through key resistance level A dovish appearance from Federal Reserve (Fed) chair Jerome Powell yesterday provided a welcome boost for stock markets, with the FTSE 100 rallying back up into the 7059 mark. The ability to break convincingly above that level provides us with a more bullish outlook for the index. With […]
SILVER 1 OZ 999 NY (XAG=X) No Reaction To FOMC Minutes Gold prices are steady to slightly lower in early-afternoon U.S. trading Thursday, as the market paused and consolidated after the gains seen on Wednesday. February gold futures were last down $0.70 an ounce at $1,229.10. March Comex silver was down $0.075 at $14.38 an […]
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) CEO Sundar Pichai will give evidence to the House Judiciary Committee Google CEO Sundar Pichai is going to face Congress for the first time next week, according to The Washington Post. Pichai will be grilled by the House Judiciary Committee on 5 December, during which he will face questions from Republicans who […]
NASDAQ Composite (.IXIC) Investors Need Trade Talk Progress to Sustain Rally The major stock indexes in Asia are trading higher early Thursday, following the lead set by Wall Street on Wednesday. With Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech out of the way, investor focus will shift to the crucial meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese […]
Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) Mistrust Will Hurt FB Stock In an article published on Oct. 25, I noted that Facebook had made multiple, alleged misstatements. I quoted Facebook’s VP, Business and Marketing Partnerships, David Fischer, as saying in 2016 that, “We know we can’t have true partnerships with our clients unless we are upfront and honest […]
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) should rise modestly in coming years f you’re a shorter-term trader, it’s not that important to think about long-term valuation and earnings growth. In that case, quarterly earnings and technical analysis tend to be more relevant. But Apple stock is, at least among tech companies, viewed as a long-term sleep well at […]
Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) racked up one billion miles driven on Autopilot Tesla has passed an impressive milestone. The carmaker’s vehicles have racked up one billion miles driven on Autopilot, the company’s semi-self-driving system, Tesla said. That number represents 10% of all miles driven by Teslas since 2012, when the Model S sedan first appeared in the […]
Twitter, Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) upward trend Overall, the bias in prices is: Sideways. Note: this chart shows extraordinary price action to the upside. The projected upper bound is: 35.84. The projected lower bound is: 29.76. The projected closing price is: 32.80. Candlesticks A black body occurred (because prices closed lower than they opened). During the past […]