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No Room For Optimism
Image Source: PixabayThe chart below shows the three major indexes all falling below their early October lows, and it shows the SPX and Dow falling below their 200-day averages. There isn’t much here for an optimist other than to say that at some point stock prices will become so low that they are too cheap and […]
Trading Support And Resistance – Sunday, Oct. 29
Image Source: UnsplashToday, I will begin with my monthly and weekly forecasts of the currency pairs worth watching. The first part of my forecast is based upon 20 years’ worth of research of Forex prices, which shows that the following methodologies have all produced profitable results: Trading the two currencies that are trending the most strongly over the […]
Speculator Extremes: VIX, Cocoa, DowJones & 2-Year Lead Bullish & Bearish Positions Here Are This Week’s Most Bullish Speculator Positions: This Week’s Most Bearish Speculator Positions:
The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on October 24th.This weekly Extreme Positions report highlights the Most Bullish and Most Bearish Positions for the speculator category. Extreme positioning in these markets can foreshadow strong moves in the underlying market.To signify an extreme position, […]
Currency Speculators Drop Their British Pound Bets For 9th Week To 30-Week Low Weekly Speculator Changes led by US Dollar Index & Japanese Yen Strength Scores led by Mexican Peso & Bitcoin US Dollar Index & New Zealand Dollar top the 6-Week Strength Trends
Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).The latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data is updated through Tuesday October 24th and shows a quick view of how large market participants (for-profit speculators and for-profit speculators) were positioned in the futures markets. All currency positions are in direct relation to […]
AI Stock Forecast: Integrating AI Into The Investment Landscape Highlights What Makes Predicting the Stock Market Challenging? Adaptation of Investment Companies for the New World AI in Stock Picking
Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash Highlights Successfully predicting stock market trends is a challenging endeavor influenced by a multitude of factors, encompassing economic data and human psychology. The underperformance of active managers and the notion of market efficiency have driven a revolution in the financial industry, with the rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI). While AI is […]
IBM’s Q3 Performance: A Detailed Financial Perspective Revenue and Earnings Analysis: Segment Analysis: Free Cash Flow and 2023 Targets: Strategic Investments and Market Position: Market Comparison: Conclusion: Buy or Sell?
Introduction: IBM’s recent disclosure of its third-quarter results provides a comprehensive insight into its current financial health and strategic direction. The technology conglomerate surpassed Wall Street estimates both on earnings per share (EPS) and revenue, which echoed positively in the market with a 1% rise in shares in extended trading. Here’s a deep dive into […]
Why Have All Chinese Banks Disappeared From The LBMA Gold Price Auction?
There has been an unprecedented departure of all the Chinese banks from the LBMA Gold Price auctions.These departures have gone uncommented by the LBMA, the FCA, the mainstream media, the auction administrator ICE Benchmark Administration, and by the Chinese banks themselves. exit of the Chinese banks raises questions as to what this has done to […]
The World’s Top 25 Defense Companies By Revenue
Every year, the world’s most powerful countries spend billions of dollars on defense—but where does this money actually flow?To gain insight, we’ve ranked the world’s top 25 defense companies by 2022 revenues, using data from Defense News.Note that our graphic shows each company’s revenues from defense, and not total revenues. This is because many companies such as […]
Flight-To-Safety Assets: Are They Really Safe?
— Gold got a new lease on life in October, up over 12% month-to-date on interest rate driven recession fears and the recent armed action between Israel and Hamas.— Bitcoin has soared since September, up 28%, in part on flight-to-safety buying and in part due to recent speculation about the SEC allowing the sale of […]
Stock Market This Week – 10/29/23
The Gross Domestic Product came in red hot at 4.9% for the third quarter, driven by exports, consumer and business spending, government spending, and residential spending. To put this in context, the American economy is growing faster than most of Europe and even some emerging market countries. However, sub-4% unemployment and excellent economic growth probably […]
