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CAD: Where To Target USD/CAD N-Term As It’s Starting To Reverse Higher – TD

CAD: Where To Target USD/CAD N-Term As It’s Starting To Reverse Higher – TD

USD/CAD made another attempt at the lows but recovered quite swiftly. What’s next? Here is the view from TD: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: D FX Strategy Research argues that the broad trend in the USD will set the tone in USD/CAD as the pair is undergoing a good recovery this week. “Based on a […]
July 2017 Pending Home Sales Seasonally Adjusted Index Significantly Declines

July 2017 Pending Home Sales Seasonally Adjusted Index Significantly Declines

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) seasonally adjusted pending home sales index significantly declined. Our analysis is more positive. The quote of the day from this NAR release: … The reality, therefore, is that sales in coming months will not break out unless supply miraculously improves. This seems unlikely given the inadequate pace of housing […]
Carvana Delivers A Stable IPO

Carvana Delivers A Stable IPO

Photo Credit: RL GNZLZ/Flickr.com According to a report by DealerSocket, there are nearly 63,000 used car dealerships in North America, which include 45,000 independent used car dealerships and 18,000 franchise dealerships. The biggest among these dealers holds a 1.6% market share of the US market. Recently listed Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) is trying to become a leading player […]
US Releases 500,000 Barrels Of Oil From Strategic Reserve As Largest US Refinery May Be Shut For 2 Weeks

US Releases 500,000 Barrels Of Oil From Strategic Reserve As Largest US Refinery May Be Shut For 2 Weeks

The U.S. Energy Department announced on Thursday that it would release 500,000 barrels of crude oil from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve as a result of the disruption to the US petroleum industry following Hurricane Harvey amid fears of a surge in motor fuel prices, which have been compounded by the previously reported shuttering of the Colonial […]
Swing Trading Strategy Report – Thursday, August 31

Swing Trading Strategy Report – Thursday, August 31

Price action is becoming more reliable for the bulls here, however, shock events still loom large on SPX with North Korea. I will look to aggressively increase my stops on my profitable positions.  Indicators VIX – Same story every day – start higher, finish lower. Traded initially in the 14’s, and finished at 11.70.  T2108 (% of […]
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                        GBP/USD Intraday View

E GBP/USD Intraday View

GBP/USD can be trading in a bigger three-wave recovery from the lows, with first wave A) already completed. We know a five-wave rally could suggest a change in trend, but in our case, we see this bigger three wave reversal as only temporary. Ideally the second wave B) is now in motion and can search […]
There Just Isn’t Enough Gold

There Just Isn’t Enough Gold

There are lies damned lies and Central Bank Gold statistics. Total official global gold holdings are reported to be 33,000 tonnes. That is 19% of all the gold ever produced in the world. But how can anyone ever believe any of these figures. Because no central bank ever has a public audit of all its […]
PCE Price Index: July Headline & Core

PCE Price Index: July Headline & Core

The BEA’s Personal Income and Outlays report for July was published this morning by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The latest Headline PCE price index was up 0.09% month-over-month (MoM) and is up 1.40% year-over-year (YoY). The latest Core PCE index (less Food and Energy) came in at 0.09% MoM and 1.41% YoY. Core PCE remains below […]
Wells Fargo Ticks Lower After Finding 1.4M More Potential Unauthorized Accounts

Wells Fargo Ticks Lower After Finding 1.4M More Potential Unauthorized Accounts

Shares of Wells Fargo (WFC) are ticking lower after the company that a third party review revealed that 3.5M accounts could have been created without authorization. The bank’s previous estimates was 2.1M. Wells explained this morning in a press release, “The original account analysis reviewed 93.5 million current and former customer accounts opened in an […]
Yes, You Should Be Concerned With Consumer Debt

Yes, You Should Be Concerned With Consumer Debt

Just recently the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released its quarterly survey of the composition and balances of consumer debt. Importantly, it was the fact that total indebtedness reached a new all-time record that sent the mainstream media abuzz with questions about the economic implications. Here is the graphic that accompanied the commentary. One of the […]