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Crude oil is about to end another week in green, as a barrel of West Texas Intermediate rose as high as $72.78. Despite anticipations of tighter supply, thanks to Iran sanctions and shrinking output in Venezuela, crude prices have tread water since Tuesday. The $71.45 – $72...

Concern over Italy’s budget are overwrought. The government in Rome has passed a budget with a 2.4% deficit relative to GDP – slightly higher than expected, considerably higher than 1.6%-1.8% recommended. Euro Stoxx 50 are lower while EUR/USD has fallen 1.40% to 1.1620...

Pivot (invalidation): 72.50 Our preference Short positions below 72.50 with targets at 71.70 & 71.45 in extension. Alternative scenario Above 72.50 look for further upside with 72.80 & 73.20 as targets...

Pivot (invalidation): 14.3000 Our preference Short positions below 14.3000 with targets at 14.2000 & 14.1500 in extension. Alternative scenario Above 14.3000 look for further upside with 14.3800 & 14.4500 as targets...

Pivot (invalidation): 1188.00 Our preference Short positions below 1188.00 with targets at 1182.00 & 1176.00 in extension. Alternative scenario Above 1188.00 look for further upside with 1191.50 & 1194.00 as targets...

Pivot (invalidation): 2903.00 Our preference Long positions above 2903.00 with targets at 2927.00 & 2941.00 in extension. Alternative scenario Below 2903.00 look for further downside with 2893.00 & 2886.00 as targets...

Pivot (invalidation): 12360.00 Our preference Long positions above 12360.00 with targets at 12460.00 & 12530.00 in extension. Alternative scenario Below 12360.00 look for further downside with 12315.00 & 12275.00 as targets...

Pivot (invalidation): 6.0310 Our preference Short positions below 6.0310 with targets at 5.9530 & 5.9000 in extension. Alternative scenario Above 6.0310 look for further upside with 6.1000 & 6.1500 as targets...

Pivot (invalidation): 0.7225 Our preference Short positions below 0.7225 with targets at 0.7200 & 0.7185 in extension. Alternative scenario Above 0.7225 look for further upside with 0.7240 & 0.7260 as targets...

Pivot (invalidation): 1.3045 Our preference Short positions below 1.3045 with targets at 1.3015 & 1.2990 in extension. Alternative scenario Above 1.3045 look for further upside with 1.3080 & 1.3105 as targets...

Pivot (invalidation): 0.9720 Our preference Long positions above 0.9720 with targets at 0.9800 & 0.9835 in extension. Alternative scenario Below 0.9720 look for further downside with 0.9695 & 0.9665 as targets...

Pivot (invalidation): 113.25 Our preference Long positions above 113.25 with targets at 113.80 & 114.00 in extension. Alternative scenario Below 113.25 look for further downside with 113.05 & 112.85 as targets...

Pivot (invalidation): 1.3110 Our preference Short positions below 1.3110 with targets at 1.3065 & 1.3030 in extension. Alternative scenario Above 1.3110 look for further upside with 1.3140 & 1.3165 as targets...

Pivot (invalidation): 1.1670 Our preference Short positions below 1.1670 with targets at 1.1615 & 1.1585 in extension. Alternative scenario Above 1.1670 look for further upside with 1.1695 & 1.1725 as targets...

Canadian dollar optimism is eroding, as Sunday’s deadline for US-Canada trade talks approaches. US President Donald Trump confirmed his discontent, refusing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s request for a meeting...

Jerome Powell didn’t rock the boat during Powell the last FOMC meeting. As widely expected, policy makers raised the target band for the federal fund rate by 25bps to 2% - 2.25%, for the third time this year...

Pivot (invalidation): 71.90 Our preference Long positions above 71.90 with targets at 72.80 & 73.20 in extension. Alternative scenario Below 71.90 look for further downside with 71.45 & 70.95 as targets...

Pivot (invalidation): 14.3400 Our preference Long positions above 14.3400 with targets at 14.5600 & 14.6500 in extension. Alternative scenario Below 14.3400 look for further downside with 14.2900 & 14.2000 as targets...

Pivot (invalidation): 1200.00 Our preference Short positions below 1200.00 with targets at 1193.50 & 1190.50 in extension. Alternative scenario Above 1200.00 look for further upside with 1204.00 & 1207.50 as targets...

Pivot (invalidation): 2912.25 Our preference Short positions below 2912.25 with targets at 2893.00 & 2886.00 in extension. Alternative scenario Above 2912.25 look for further upside with 2927.00 & 2941.00 as targets...