If you haven`t sold ADP here: Then analyzing the options chain and the chart patterns of ADP Automatic Data Processing prior to the earnings report this week, I would consider purchasing the 240usd strike price in the money Calls with an expiration date of 2023-11-17, for a premium of approximately $7.50. If these options prove to be profitable prior to the...
If you haven`t bought GM ahead of the previous earnings: Then analyzing the options chain of GM General Motors Company prior to the earnings report this week, I would consider purchasing the 30usd strike price Calls with an expiration date of 2023-12-15 for a premium of approximately $1.77. If these options prove to be profitable prior to the earnings release, I...
If you haven`t sold VZ here: or here: Then analyzing the options chain and the chart patterns of VZ Verizon Communications prior to the earnings report this week, I would consider purchasing the 32usd strike price in the money Puts with an expiration date of 2023-11-17, for a premium of approximately $1.14. If these options prove to be profitable prior to the...
Since August, the market has not priced in a full rally into the November-December session. At the end of August, the probability of an increase in November was 70% (currently down to 10%). of The probability of a rate hike in December has fluctuated between 30% and 55% since the end of August. Yes, WIRP has shifted further outside the curve (allowing for fewer...
Over time, inflation returned to 2%. New and old uncertainties complicate our challenge of balancing the risks of monetary policy being too tight with the risks of being too tight. If too little is done, above-target inflation could become entrenched and ultimately force monetary policy to contain more persistent inflation in high-employment-cost economies. Going...
The next phase of the Digital Euro project, the preparatory phase, will begin on November 1, 2023 and initially last for two years. This includes defining the rules for a digital euro and selecting providers that can develop the infrastructure and platform for a digital euro. This also includes testing and experimentation to develop a digital euro that meets both...
It’s been an abnormal week for the US Dollar so far. While the bullish trend took over for much of the past three months, the current weekly bar is showing as an inside bar with the entirety of this week’s range contained inside of the prior week. This isn’t necessarily abnormal, but it does speak to the overbought nature of the move as we came into the month of...
After increasing 1.9% month-on-month in August, the IPPI rose 0.4% month-on-month in September. Energy and petroleum product prices rose 3.7% month-on-month in September, leading to an increase in the IPPI. Price movements for refined products were mixed. Diesel prices rose by 7.0% and gasoline prices fell by 2.3%. Crude oil, the raw material for these products,...
Today, October 20, the Japanese government will begin a meeting expected to last almost two months to decide on a number of new policies, including those related to economic stimulus. In particular, opposition parties are proposing economic stimulus measures such as providing 30,000 yen in cash to low- and middle-income households. The meeting is considered...
Analyzing the options chain and the chart patterns of AXP American Express Company prior to the earnings report this week, I would consider purchasing the 155usd strike price Calls with an expiration date of 2024-1-19, for a premium of approximately $7.05. If these options prove to be profitable prior to the earnings release, I would sell at least half of...
A recent survey by market research firm Ipsos found that two-thirds of Canadian respondents have given up on plans to own a home. Additionally, three-quarters believe that buying a home is a privilege for the wealthy. And 71% said the real estate crisis is still ongoing. "The dream of homeownership is becoming a nightmare for an entire generation of Canadians,"...
According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the UK is the only G7 country whose inflation rate is still rising. The UK's consumer price index (CPI) rose by 7.9% in May over the same period, up slightly from 7.8% in April, according to the OECD. Meanwhile, the remaining G7 countries, including the United States, Canada, France,...
The Canadian Dollar fell against the majority of G10 currencies following the release of data that showed inflation in Canada was slowing faster than economists expected. Canadian CPI inflation rose 3.8% year-on-year in September, said Statistics Canada, which makes for a sharp decrease from 4.0% in August and was below expectations for a reading of 4.0%. The...
Banks and financial institutions buy and sell currencies with each other - these large institutions are the 'market' and the rate they trade at is the 'market rate'. The difference between the amount being bought and sold is the spread, which is essentially the difference between the buy and sell price. However, when currency is sold by banks to retail customers,...
The CAD's fall reflects a bearish market bias based on the likelihood that the central bank will continue to raise interest rates: British Pound to Canadian Dollar exchange rate under pressure as Canada unleashes inflation thanks to some lower-than-expected UK payroll figures, but it recovered to trade steady on the day at 1.6617.
As long as the Bank of Japan tries to keep its interest rates as low as they are, the Japanese yen will be one of the least favorite currencies by traders to own. With the massive interest rate differential, you get paid to hang on to this pair, and I think that will end up being one of the major drivers of where we go next. In other words, it just makes more...
GBP/USD remains stuck near the 1.2200 level as traders wait for additional catalysts. Interestingly, rising Treasury yields did not put pressure on GBP/USD. If GBP/USD settles above 1.2200, it will move towards the next resistance, which is located in the 1.2370 – 1.2410 range.
The dollar fell slightly in mid-session after data for US retail sales rose more than expected in September, as consultants focused on a series of speeches from government agencies. US Federal Reserve (Fed) officials. Marc Chandler, Chief Market Strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex, said: “The view that the US economy slowed in the fourth quarter is because...