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Technically Speaking: Beware The Ides Of March

Technically Speaking: Beware The Ides Of March

The month of March typically marks the beginning of Spring. This weekend will also mark the loss of an hour of sleep as we set our clocks forward an hour in observance of daylight savings time. As we will discuss momentarily, the month of March begins following an unseasonably warm winter period that allowed for […]
Futures Decline, Europe Slumps After German Industrial Orders Collapse

Futures Decline, Europe Slumps After German Industrial Orders Collapse

After a turbulent overnight session on Monday morning, this morning traders settle at their desks to find a relatively calmer environment, with US equity futures down 0.2% to 2,371.75, while European stocks fell for a third consecutive day, and Asian markets which closed mixed (China up, Nikkei down, MXAP up 0.2%). Basic metals continue to […]
Sensex Finishes Flat; BSE Metal Index Down 1.8%

Sensex Finishes Flat; BSE Metal Index Down 1.8%

Indian share markets finished the trading day well below the dotted line. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex closed lower by 49 points, whereas the NSE Nifty finished lower by 17 points. The S&P BSE Midcap finished down up 0.1% while the S&P BSE Small Cap ended flat. Losses were largely seen in metal sector, auto sector, and healthcare sector. Asian equity markets finished mixed as of […]
Greenback Continues To Recover From The Late Pre-Weekend Slide

Greenback Continues To Recover From The Late Pre-Weekend Slide

The US dollar has continued to recover from the slide on what still largely appears to have been a buy the rumor sell the fact response to Yellen’s speech just before last weekend. Yellen was the last of around 11 Fed officials that spoke last week, and nearly all but Bullard signaled readiness to hike rates at next month’s meeting. […]
Financials Continue To Lead US Equity Sectors Higher

Financials Continue To Lead US Equity Sectors Higher

The bullish trend in financial companies remains intact through early March, based on trailing one-year returns via a set of proxy ETFs. Although all ten sectors of the US equity market are posting gains for the 12-month comparison, financial shares enjoy a sizable lead over the rest of the field. Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) […]
EUR/USD On The Back Foot As French Polls Tighten, Renewed USD Strength

EUR/USD On The Back Foot As French Polls Tighten, Renewed USD Strength

EUR/USD is trading at lower ground. After some dollar weakness and hopes for a positive outcome in the French elections, the tables have turned. However, will the euro rise now? A fresh opinion poll from France shows Marine Le Pen losing ground to centrist Emmanuel Macron. It is now 26% against 25%, closer than 27% to […]
Competitors Leave Twitter In The Dust

Competitors Leave Twitter In The Dust

from Statista.com — this post authored by Felix Richter While Twitter (NASDAQ:TWTR) has a loyal and active community of users, the microblogging service is struggling to attract new people and get to the next level in terms of mainstream appeal. After explosive growth in the first years of its existence, Twitter’s growth slowed down significantly once […]
DAX Buyers Attracted On Pullbacks

DAX Buyers Attracted On Pullbacks

The German index has been very bullish for quite some time, and it is one that I have been scalping in the CFD market. It appears that the 20-day exponential moving average has been reliable, which is pictured in green on my chart. The red exponential moving averages the 50-day exponential moving average, and you […]
5 Top-Ranked Oil Stocks That Consistently Beat Earnings

5 Top-Ranked Oil Stocks That Consistently Beat Earnings

We are almost done with Q4 earnings season, with results on board from 484 S&P 500 members that combined account for 98.7% of the index’s total market capitalization. According to our latest Earnings Trends report, overall earnings for the companies that have already reported are up 7.4% from the same period last year on 4.9% higher revenues, […]
SPX Elliott Wave View: Wave 4 Started

SPX Elliott Wave View: Wave 4 Started

Short term Elliott Wave View in SPX suggests that the rally from the 1/23 low is unfolding as a 5 wave Elliott wave impulse structure where Minor wave 1 ended at 2301, Minor wave 2 ended at 2267, and Minor wave 3 ended at 2400.98. Internals of Minor wave 3 shows an extension and subdivided also as an impulse structure where […]