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GLD: A Picture Of Fear

GLD: A Picture Of Fear

Written by Sean Brodrick Do you want to see a picture of fear? Just look at what’s happening in the world’s largest gold ETF in the chart below. The SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) added 11.84 metric tons of gold on April 19. That’s the most since Sept. 6, 2016, and it brought the GLD’s holding […]
What’s In Store For Material ETFs In Q1 Earnings?

What’s In Store For Material ETFs In Q1 Earnings?

The materials sector has been one of the top performing sectors of this year thanks to rebounding commodity prices, positive developments in China, pick-up in global manufacturing activities and improving global trends. Additionally, Trump’s pro-growth policies to revive U.S. manufacturing and rehabilitate the country’s aging infrastructure added to its strength. The President-elect has proposed to […]
EUR/USD Forecast Apr. 24-28

EUR/USD Forecast Apr. 24-28

EUR/USD drifted to the upside, driven by the dollar’s weakness. Is there more to come? The big event of the upcoming week is the French elections, followed by the ECB decision. Here is an outlook for the highlights of this week and an updated technical analysis for EUR/USD. The latest polls towards the first round of the French […]
Chart Of The Day: (No) Go With The Flow

Chart Of The Day: (No) Go With The Flow

A lot of folks have a hard time keeping track of flows data and an even harder time interpreting it. Fortunately, we’ve seen at least two instances over the past six weeks of outflows from particular asset classes that are so large as to be idiot-proof in terms of interpretation. Recall the mass exodus from HY last […]
Money In America

Money In America

In 1830, France was once more swept up in revolution, only this time at the end of it was installed one king to replace another. Louis-Phillipe became, in fact, France’s last king as a result of that July Revolution. The country was trying to make sense of its imperial past with the growing democratic sentiments […]
Why The French Elections Are Important To You The Trader

Why The French Elections Are Important To You The Trader

France’s upcoming presidential election is a major test for European unity. For traders, it is also indicated a possible trend for Euroscepticism in a region that is growing more hostile to integration. When it comes to the French elections, there is no shortage of scary outcomes from a financial perspective. The biggest risk is undoubtedly […]
WTI Crude Crashes Below $50 As Hedgies Lose Faith In OPEC

WTI Crude Crashes Below $50 As Hedgies Lose Faith In OPEC

Oil is headed for its biggest weekly loss since early March as signs that OPEC will continue with output reductions are offset by growing U.S. production and inventory gluts. Having tried and failed to spark some momentum yesterday (via Saudi jawboning and Goldman confidence), WTI Crude just plunged below $50 for the first time since March. “It […]
Vascular Biogenics Ltd. Shares Climb Up On Positive Phase 3 Note

Vascular Biogenics Ltd. Shares Climb Up On Positive Phase 3 Note

Vascular Biogenics Ltd. (VBLT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company yesterday announced positive results from the Data Safety Monitoring Committee (DSMC) of the company’s phase 3 GLOBE trial of VB-111. The DSMC is an independent group that reviews the safety concerns and provides recommendations for trial continuations. VB-111 is a biologic agent that targets solid tumors. The […]
Forex Forecast For EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDCAD, USDJPY – Friday, April 21

Forex Forecast For EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDCAD, USDJPY – Friday, April 21

Forecast for the EUR/USD currency pair Technical indicators of the currency pair: Prev Opening: 1.07114 Opening: 1.07163 Chg. % Of the last day: +0.06 Daily range: 1.07064 – 1.07240 52-week range: 1.0366 – 1.1616 Yesterday’s trading on EUR/USD was very active. At the same time, a unidirectional trend was not observed. Despite the weak statistics from the […]
EUR/USD: Trading The First Round Of French Elections – BTMU

EUR/USD: Trading The First Round Of French Elections – BTMU

EUR/USD is holding its breath but beginning to show signs of worry towards the French elections. What’s the trade? Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: Going into the first round of the French elections on Sunday, BTMU FX Strategy Research’s base case for a higher EUR is mainly based on the assumption that neither Le […]