Corrective activity abounds With US markets closed for President’s day today, it’s likely to prove a slower start to the week, but as we know, it’s not just about the US anymore, with much of the recent volatility being triggered by events beyond US shores...
15 February 2016, Time of Writing: 09:00 am Trader Daily Market Update Major Calendar News Time (GMT) Name Country Vol. Prev. Cons. Sentiment 14:00 ECB President Draghi Speech EUR High - - Dovish 21:45 Retail Sales q/q NZD High 1.6% 1.4% Positive 21:45 Core Retail Sales q/q NZD High 1.0% 1...
There is no trade call for the session or tier one data on the calendar for the London session. The main event for the day will come in NY with ECB’s Draghi who is due to testify on monetary policy before the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, in Brussels...
The Federal Reserve's rate path "dot plot" has become increasingly detached from financial markets' interest-rate projections and risks sending an overly hawkish message that may undermine the central bank's credibility...
The outlook for the dollar in the week ahead is not about economic data or the FOMC and ECB minutes. It is about the stability of the global capital markets. Many are looking for an event or official action that will stop the rout that is of historic proportions to start the year...
Oil futures soared on Friday. West Texas Intermediate crude registered its best one-day percentage gain in about seven years. On Friday, WTI crude for March delivery CLH6, +10.72% jumped by $3.23, or 12.3%, to settle at $29...
A week ago we exposed the real reason for the "crazy volatility" in crude oil markets, and specifically the driver of the immense rally (despite weak data) in crude - a massive liquidation of the triple-inverse ETF DWTI...
Money managers for Asia’s wealthy families are favoring the yen as it benefits from the turmoil in global financial markets...
Over the past month the market has put the USD under substantial pressure, and the DXY has fallen almost 4% since the end of January...
WTI Crude Oil Price Forecast: Oil Bounces 12 % off A 12 Year Low Talking Points: Crude Oil Technical Strategy: Oil Rebounding to Key Resistance Zone The Offered US Dollar Further Puts Support Under Oil’s Advance WTI Is Starting To Divorce from Leading Risk Sentiment, Which May Support US Oil Bull...
Support & Resistance Last updated: Feb 12, 3:30 pm +03:00 S - Strong | M - Moderate...
USDOLLAR Nears Major Technical Break; Don’t Trust the Euro Talking Points: - EUR/USD rallying stalling a bit as market shies away from ECB. - USD/JPY taking a breather despite Nikkei's near -5% drop...
Unintended consequences Yesterday’s session once again opened up the divisive world of currencies. With Fed rate hikes off the table, then that dynamic is no longer applicable for the market...
Pivot Points - Hourly Last Updated: Feb 12, 2:00 pm +03:00 Symbol S3 S2 S1 P R1 R2 R3 EUR/USD 1.12484 1.12685 1.12809 1.12886 1.1301 1.13087 1.13288 USD/JPY 112.132 112.33 112.424 112.528 112.622 112.726 112.924 GBP/USD 1.44803 1.45167 1.45368 1.45531 1.45732 1.45895 1.46259 USD/CHF 0.96955 0...
Pivot Points - Hourly Last Updated: Feb 12, 11:00 am +03:00 Symbol S3 S2 S1 P R1 R2 R3 EUR/USD 1.12282 1.1264 1.1276 1.12998 1.13118 1.13356 1.13714 USD/JPY 111.064 111.558 111.858 112.052 112.352 112.546 113.04 GBP/USD 1.43774 1.44368 1.44652 1.44962 1.45246 1.45556 1.4615 USD/CHF 0.96772 0...
Pivot Points - Hourly Last Updated: Feb 12, 10:00 am +03:00 Symbol S3 S2 S1 P R1 R2 R3 EUR/USD 1.12764 1.12931 1.13029 1.13098 1.13196 1.13265 1.13432 USD/JPY 110.334 111.149 111.471 111.964 112.286 112.779 113.594 GBP/USD 1.44255 1.44501 1.4466 1.44747 1.44906 1.44993 1.45239 USD/CHF 0.9708 0...
Support & Resistance - Indexes Last updated: Feb 11, 3:39 pm +03:00 S - Strong | M - Moderate...
What Volatility in Stocks, FX and Commodities Is Telling Us Talking Points: • Volatility is an important measure in trading, but what it signifies can change with circumstance • Not all volatility measures have a directional aspect like those for the S&P 500 (VIX) and oil (OVX) • Activity wit...
