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NZD/USD: Retains Recovery Threats, Eyes The 0.6726 Zone

NZD/USD: Retains Recovery Threats, Eyes The 0.6726 Zone

NZD/USD: With the pair still retaining its upside pressure on correction, more strength is envisaged in the new week. Support lies at the 0.6650 level. Further down, the 0.6600 level comes in as the next downside target. Conversely, resistance resides at the 0.6750 level where a break will aim at the  0.6800 level. A break […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Autumn – FOMC And Comex Option Expiration Next Week

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Autumn – FOMC And Comex Option Expiration Next Week

There was a ‘flash crash’ in the precious metals futures this morning in honor of the quad witch option expiration. This is the Dr. Evil strategy, as so named by the US traders who got nailed pulling this baloney in the European bond market some years ago. It is a massive dumping of contracts into a […]
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                        Credit Markets Foreshadow A Slowdown In The Canadian Economy

E Credit Markets Foreshadow A Slowdown In The Canadian Economy

One of the most reliable ways to forecast economic growth is to note carefully the changes in the rate at which credit grows. A steady increase in credit to households and businesses allows for economic expansion and rising incomes. Restraining credit growth curtails consumer expenditures and business expansion in the future. Canadian household credit growth […]
Hot Options Report For End Of Day – Friday, Sept. 21

Hot Options Report For End Of Day – Friday, Sept. 21

Data Courtesy of Trade Alert 
Tariff-Tantrum, Walmart-Warning, & Dollar-Dump Spark Global Stock-Buying Panic (Except US Tech)

Tariff-Tantrum, Walmart-Warning, & Dollar-Dump Spark Global Stock-Buying Panic (Except US Tech)

Chinese stocks soared higher this week (SHCOMP +4.3%) – the best week since March 2016…   While China surged in two major National Team pumps, Europe was a one-way-street of stock-love all week…   But US markets were a little more mixed with The Dow leading, S&P holding gains, and Nasdaq, Small Caps, & Trannies […]
September 2018: ECRI’s WLI Growth Rate Index Improves But Still Shows Insignificant Growth

September 2018: ECRI’s WLI Growth Rate Index Improves But Still Shows Insignificant Growth

ECRI’s WLI Growth Index which forecasts economic growth six months forward now shows insignificant growth – up from insignificant negative growth. ECRI also released their coincident and lagging indicators this past week. Analyst Opinion of the trends of the weekly leading indices The current forecast is for no growth six months from today. Here is […]
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                        Stock Analysis: Applied Materials

E Stock Analysis: Applied Materials

(Video length 00:06:14) Why is Applied Materials down so much this year and more importantly, is it time to buy this high flying stock?
FX Week Ahead: FOMC & RBNZ Rate Decisions, EZ CPI, Canadian GDP

FX Week Ahead: FOMC & RBNZ Rate Decisions, EZ CPI, Canadian GDP

09/26 Wednesday | 18:00 GMT | USD Federal Reserve Rate Decision and Press Conference The Federal Reserve will raise rates when it meets on Wednesday, with Fed funds futures pricing in a 100% chance of a 25-bps rate hike. The glide path of interest rates have steepened in recent weeks, with investors now pricing in a 77% chance of […]
Asia-Pacific Calendar: The Week Ahead – Friday, Sept. 21

Asia-Pacific Calendar: The Week Ahead – Friday, Sept. 21

By Steven Levine  (Video length 00:03:27) Interactive Brokers senior market analyst Steven Levine provides some highlights for what to look for in the Asia-Pacific region in the week beginning September 24.
Leveraged Loan Demand Is Off The Charts As Dangers Mount

Leveraged Loan Demand Is Off The Charts As Dangers Mount

Ten years after the crisis, demands for leveraged loan offerings is once again off the charts. Portfolio managers who are seeking rising yields as the Federal Reserve hikes rates have shown unprecedented demand for recent deals, despite repeated warnings that they may be buying “at the wrong time”. Leveraged loans are a type of debt that is offered to […]