A review of the price action from the European session and the US session. Major indexes again took a big hit lower in a risk off move ahead of the Key US data release on employment. Investors feel it is hard to take up the slack of higher prices when labour market is at capacity and the consumer becomes more reluctant to spend. Inflation and rate rise...
A review of the price action from the European session and the US session. Major indexes were generally range bound to mildly higher. Inflation and rate rise expectations kept the major indexes under pressure with the focus now on the major US employment data release. The USD held onto the recent gains while US bonds held onto the recent lows. I remain of the...
A review of the price action from the European session and the US session. Major indexes took a big hit after Powell suggested that the US Central Bank could raise rates more aggressively than previously expected. The USD reacted sharply higher while US bonds spiked lower. Investors who recently went bargain hunting were now going risk off into the share market....
A review of the price action from the European session and the US session. DAX managed to hold onto recent gains while the FTSE edged lower. The US managed to open stronger and push higher but it was not long until we saw some profit taking and prices edged lower into the close. Traders continue to focus on the global economy versus sticky/high inflation and at...
A review of the price action from the European session and US sessions with bulls taking charge and pressing major indexes higher. Traders continue to focus on the global economy versus sticky/high inflation and at this stage data is pointing to a resilient US economy absorbing those higher prices due to inflation. There is no fear driven selloff which shows that...
A review of the price action from the European session and US sessions which gave us some choppy price action but generally bullish from a weak open both in Europe and the US. To me, markets remain under pressure but bulls continue to provide support on pullbacks. There is no fear driven selloff which shows that bargain hunters still believe in a longer term move...
A review of the price action from the European session and US sessions which gave us some choppy price action. Markets remain under some pressure from sellers with DAX and FTSE giving back earlier gains while the US edged lower. The USD found some sellers which supported Gold while US bond yields rallied again and Oil ranged....mixed bag really!! I look at some...
A review of the price action from the European session and US session as end the month in the red. The USD found some buyers as expected which pressured major currencies although Gold moved up and managed to fend off the USD strength...for now. I look at some key levels to watch and the price action setups I expect to see play out. Markets covered...
A review of the price action from the European session and US session as traders fight back thanks to some bargain hunting from the open. The US gapped upon the open following on from a strong European session. The USD found some sellers and Bond yields fell which provided some support for share markets traders. I look at some key levels to watch and the price...
A review of the price action from the European session and US session as traders go into 'risk off' mode on stronger than expected inflationary data. The US gapped down on the open and held the lows into the close. The USD continued higher while US bond yields again rallied which pressured the broader share market. I look at some key levels to watch and the price...
A review of the price action from the European session and recap of US price action as US indexes followed on from some strength this time in the Asian and European trade. The US gapped up on the open, sold off hard only to bounce back into the close to wipe off the majority of the earlier losses. I look at some key levels to watch and the price action setups I...
A review of the price action from the European session and recap of US price action as US indexes followed on from weakness in Asian and European trade again. I remain of the view that data is still showing 'sticky inflation' which eventually leads to higher interest rates and lower spending which will cap the indexes as we can see from the selloff. I look at some...
A review of the price action from the European session and recap of US price action as US indexes followed on from weakness in Asian and European trade. I remain of the view that data is still showing 'sticky inflation' which eventually leads to higher interest rates and lower spending which will cap the indexes as we can see from the selloff. I look at some key...
A review of the price action from the European session and recap of US price action as the US indexes were closed Monday. I remain of the view that data is still showing 'sticky inflation' which eventually leads to higher interest rates and lower spending which will cap the indexes as we can see from the recent grind lower...it is whether the bears can now...
A look at the price action from the European and US sessions and what that may mean for the Asian market open after PPI out in the US was stronger than expected adding fuel to the inflation fire. I feel data is still showing 'sticky inflation' which eventually leads to higher interest rates and lower spending which will cap the indexes. Intraday the US could not...
A look at the price action from the European and US sessions and what that may mean for the Asian market open after PPI out in the US was stronger than expected adding fuel to the inflation fire. I feel data is still showing 'sticky inflation' which eventually leads to higher interest rates and lower spending which will cap the indexes. Intraday the US could not...
A look at the price action from the European and US sessions and what that may mean for the Asian market open after some stronger than expected US retail Sales triggered a choppy session. I feel data is still showing 'sticky inflation' which eventually leads to higher interest rates and lower spending which will cap the indexes...although traders are focused on a...
A look at the price action from the European and US sessions and what that may mean for the Asian session open after some stronger than expected US CPI data showing 'sticky inflation'. I look at some key levels to watch and the price action setups I expect to play out. Markets covered :- DOW Nasdaq DAX FTSE ASX200 Hang Seng USD Index Gold Oil Copper