Short answer, Bitcoin. About the same time last year the question was asked: “Gold or Bitcoin - which is the better hedge for 2022?” The idea is in the link below if interested. Suffice to say, there was Strong divergence, strong buy signals with study from multiply time frames. If you held Gold instead of Bitcoin you would now be in a position to have four...
The February non-farm payroll data in the United States remained robust, however, the unemployment rate and wage growth slowed, weakening market expectations of a Fed rate hike. The short-term direction of the gold price remains dependent on US economic data, with a focus on next week's CPI report. Technically, the gold price is expected to continue its rebound...
Financial stocks are taking a hit with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Is this a sign of contagion or a buying opportunity? Cryptocurrency is down across the board. Is this also a buying opportunity and if so, for how long?
Good morning fellow Traders! I have been tracking the YENUSD pair with great interest in recent weeks as we have been rebounding from its local low. The pair has a beautiful long-term trend on the higher timeframes, setting the direction I have been looking to trade. We are currently sitting in a sweet spot, the price has been consolidating around 130-137,...
XRP has been stuck trading in the same price range for the last 5 years. The real question is has it established its fair market value range or has it been just supressed by its pending law suit with the SEC. Personally I tend to lean more twords the later and expect real price discovery to occur after a decision has been reached on their status as a security. ...
📍 What is Drop Base Rally in Trading? The drop base rally pattern in technical analysis is a chart pattern that appears when the market falls, then enters a period of sideways price action, and finally, shows explosive upward movements. Market makers open buy orders from demand zones to have a long position in trading. This is some kind of study for technical...
SVB Financial Group stock tumbled more than 42% in premarket trades Friday on fears of a run on the bank, as analysts downgraded the company and reports surfaced of funds advising clients to pull their money from the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank. Founders Fund, the San Francisco-based venture-capital fund co-founded by Peter Thiel, has advised companies...
I begin each year with a macro assessment of what I refer to as the big four markets: Bonds, Equities, Commodities, and the Dollar index. Over the last six weeks we have examined monthly and weekly charts of the big four, and developed our thoughts around how the next year might unfold. Those more detailed pieces are linked below. Late last year we presented a...
• BTC/USD falls on Silvergate • Hawkish Powell has hurt everything include cryptos • Not much support in sight below $21.4K Bitcoin was down for the third day and week at the time of writing, pressing against key support around $21400. The momentum and negative sentiment towards the sector strongly suggest a breakdown could be on the cards towards $20K...
Before entering the market, we knew about the Pareto principle in the trading field. But after studying it for a while, you may enter the market with confidence, thinking that trading is not that difficult and that you are superior and can beat the so-called "housewives." This is the human tendency to overestimate oneself and be overconfident. After entering the...
Technical overview of indices, commodities, cryptos and currencies.
Hey Traders, In this video we look at near and long term targets for the S&P Futures market. Remember, MA's are attractors of price and will return. Don't trade against the nature of the market. Watch for more.
For trades such as stocks, futures, or forex, stop loss is a part of the trade, and it only works for investors if there is a stop loss in each transaction and it is adhered to. Today, I bring you a 3:1 gold stop loss rule, hoping to help with your investments. Stop loss is a way to minimize losses in current market trades and is frequently mentioned. However,...
• BOC pauses rate hikes • Fed gets more hawkish again • US employment sector continues to show strength The USD/CAD has just hit its highest level since November 2022 after the Bank of Canada kept interest rates unchanged at 4.5% and US JOLTS Job Openings came in ahead of expectations at the same time, providing fresh ammunition for the greenback after Powell’s...
Trading is a process of trial and error. When mistakes continue to occur, the main problems you face are shrinking funds and psychological suffering. A trader must reduce the probability of making mistakes, because your profits come from the losses of others. That is to say, when someone makes a mistake, there will be profits for people to make in the market, but...
Losing trades happen. They are apart of the journey. There is simply no such thing as a trader or investor who wins all the time. All the famous investors or traders you know have LOST many times in their career. It is perfectly normal. Did you know the famed hedge fund manager Ray Dalio lost everything in his 30s? He went broke. He had to start over from...
With the breakout of both Falling Wedge and Inverted Head and Shoulders patterns, the stock may reach Fibonacci 0.5 levels. However, a retest of the neckline at 7.30 is also possible. To manage risk, traders may consider placing their stop loss at the previous higher low of 7 or just below the neckline.
The chart of Gold expressed in Japanese Yen has remained in a very tight weekly closing price range of 7% for almost a year. The boundaries are clear as an ascending triangle. This is a trade I will lean into hard by buying Gold and either selling Yen futures or buying USDJPY spot in approximately equal USD values. JCB will continue to inject money into the...