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Forex Weekly Outlook March 5-9

Forex Weekly Outlook March 5-9

The uncertainty in the U.S. continued to weigh on U.S. economic outlook after President Trump announced that the import tariffs on steel and aluminum will be increased to 25 percent and 10 percent respectively. This led to weak U.S dollar as investors abandoned the currency despite strong economic fundamentals. In the U.K., manufacturing activities grew […]
My Thoughts On The Steel Tariff And Prospects For A Trade War

My Thoughts On The Steel Tariff And Prospects For A Trade War

FoxBusiness: .@PMorici1 on tariffs on imported steel and aluminum: “What this is is a message to the Chinese and to our allies: things have to change. We cannot go on with the kinds of trade deficits that we have without bankrupting our nation.” … pic.twitter.com/o9noGCizfU — MAD MOOLAH®🎙️ (@MadMoolahShow) March 2, 2018
5 Top Stocks To Survive A Trade War

5 Top Stocks To Survive A Trade War

President Trump has just announced that the US is about to impose 25% tariffs on steel imports and 10% on aluminium imports. The decision caused global markets to shudder, especially on concerns that Europe and Asia would retaliate. For the week, the S&P 500 closed down 2%, nearly twice as much as any decline in 2017. […]
Retail 2018: Are Retailers’ Problems Really Over?

Retail 2018: Are Retailers’ Problems Really Over?

Change seems to be the only constant for the retail sector, which is undergoing a major transformation owing to shifting consumer preferences. While the overall outlook for the sector has been rosy following a spectacular holiday season, retailers may still have some challenges to face. Innovation is a key factor that drives the retail sector […]
Australian Dollar Could Struggle With RBA Rate Call, Lowe Speech

Australian Dollar Could Struggle With RBA Rate Call, Lowe Speech

Fundamental Australian Dollar Forecast: Bearish The Reserve Bank of Australia will set interest rates for March this week Its Governor Philip Lowe is due to speak too Will the rhetoric against a stronger Aussie be ramped up? The Australian Dollar remains stuck in a downtrend against its US cousin but probably remains far closer to three-year highs than […]
Bearish Momentum Accelerates For McDonald’s

Bearish Momentum Accelerates For McDonald’s

Regular readers will be familiar with my analysis of the last few weeks for McDonald’s, which was already showing signs of increasingly bearish sentiment. Indeed my most recent post two weeks ago was entitled Ronald McDonald Not A Happy Clown which really summed up the mood for the stock. Friday’s price action drove the nail firmly […]
Forex Metrics And Chart Month March 2018

Forex Metrics And Chart Month March 2018

The Top 10 of the Ranking and Rating list for the coming month shows the following stronger currencies being well represented for going long: the GBP(4X) with the JPY(4X). The weaker currencies are the USD(3X) with the CAD(2X) followed by the AUD(2X). By diversifying a nice combination can be traded in the coming month like e.g.: […]
Stocks To Trade: Twitter, Steel Dynamics, IR

Stocks To Trade: Twitter, Steel Dynamics, IR

Take a look at these three trading ideas to prep you for the next trading session. Long Steel Dynamics (STLD) Long Twitter (TWTR) Short Ingersoll-Rand (IR)
Silver Looking Better Than Gold?

Silver Looking Better Than Gold?

  Based on Commitment of Traders (COT) data John Rubino at Dollar Collapse prefers silver over gold. The gold COT chart (GC) shows large speculators are net long 178,718 contracts while the commercial traders are short 199,796. Short specs are long 20,808 contracts, making up the difference. Data is is reported on Friday for the prior Tuesday. […]
Swing Low In Russell 2000?

Swing Low In Russell 2000?

It was a strong finish for markets as they clawed back some of the early week losses. Some indices do look better than others and could offer bulls the opportunity they need into next week. The best of these could be the Russell 2000. The index left a picture perfect ‘tweezer bottom’ which has the […]