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Gold Analysis: Uptrend Lacks Momentum

Gold Analysis: Uptrend Lacks Momentum

Gold price maintains its gains above $2,340 an ounce, extending its recovery from over a month low of $2,290 an ounce. This was touched on June 7th after the Federal Reserve kept the US federal funds rate unchanged as expected, resisting upward revisions to future interest rate expectations. Moreover, the FOMC dot plots indicated that […]
Asia Week Ahead: Central Bank Decisions Next Week

Asia Week Ahead: Central Bank Decisions Next Week

Image Source: Unsplash  Policy decisions from the People’s Bank of China, Bank Indonesia and the Reserve Bank of Australia are set for next week. Meanwhile, Japan releases inflation data and Taiwan reports export orders.  Several data reports from ChinaThe PBoC kicks things off on Monday with a decision on its one-year medium-term lending facility. We believe that recent developments have […]
Silver Price Forecast 2024: Time-Based Targets

Silver Price Forecast 2024: Time-Based Targets

Image Source: Pixabay  Previously, I presented the following long-term silver chart (only closing values and this time monthly): More details on the chart can be found here. Over the last 125 years, the silver chart has formed two remarkably similar patterns. The 49-year pattern from 1919 to 1968 has a similar form to the one that started […]
Curve Finance CEO liquidated for $140 million of CRV

Curve Finance CEO liquidated for $140 million of CRV

Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov got liquidated today for $140 million of Curve’s native token CRV, as reported by Arkham Intelligence. Egorov borrowed nearly $96 million in stablecoins, mostly crvUSD, against his collateral in CRV on five different protocols.As highlighted by Arkham, Egorov is paying $60 million in interest per year to keep his positions […]
Initial Jobless Claims Now In A Clear Uptrend – But Is It Unresolved Post-Pandemic Seasonality?

Initial Jobless Claims Now In A Clear Uptrend – But Is It Unresolved Post-Pandemic Seasonality?

Initial jobless claims rose significantly last week, up 13,000 to 242,000, the highest level since last August. The four week moving average rose 4,750 to 227,000, the highest level since last September. And with the usual one week delay, continuing claims rose 30,000 to 1.820 million, the highest since this January:There is no doubt at […]
Solana And Cardano: Cardano Rises To Resistance At 0.445

Solana And Cardano: Cardano Rises To Resistance At 0.445

Solana chart analysisThe price of Solana managed to recover yesterday to the $162.00 level. We tried to move above the weekly open price, but we failed in that intention. The price first bounced back to $160.00, where it encountered new resistance at the EMA200 moving average. After that, a bearish consolidation was initiated, and it fell to […]
Unlocking ASX Trading Success: Westpac Banking Corporation

Unlocking ASX Trading Success: Westpac Banking Corporation

Image Source: Unsplash  ASX: Westpac Banking Corporation – WBC Elliott Elliott Wave Technical Analysis TradingLounge (1D Chart)Greetings, Our Elliott Wave analysis today updates the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) with WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – WBC. We determine that wave ((iv))-navy is unfolding, and seems to end soon, creating conditions for wave ((v))-navy to return to continue pushing higher.ASX: Westpac Banking Corporation – […]
More Weaker Than Expected Inflation Data

More Weaker Than Expected Inflation Data

Whether through firsthand knowledge or watching any TV show or movie involving an arrest, every American is familiar with Miranda rights. While it seems like a basic principle of US law enforcement, it wasn’t until this day in 1966 that the Supreme Court ruled that every person arrested in the United States must be informed […]
Producer Price Inflation Cooler Than Expected (But Hovers Near 1 Year Highs)

Producer Price Inflation Cooler Than Expected (But Hovers Near 1 Year Highs)

After a softer than expected CPI yesterday sparked an all out buying panic in stocks and bonds (before Powell pissed in the punchbowl), this morning’s PPI is expected to be ‘mixed’ with a smaller MoM rise but higher YoY rise (beyond the 12 month highs reached in the prior month).The headline producer price index unexpectedly […]
S&P 500 Continues To Defy Gravity Amid Tech Optimism

S&P 500 Continues To Defy Gravity Amid Tech Optimism

Image Source: Unsplash  Big US technology stocks managed to hold onto their earlier sharp gains after Powell’s press conference last night, though S&P index futures have since stalled while Dow futures have given back more gains after closing lower. Apple stock overtook Microsoft to reclaim its position as the world’s largest company following a sharp two-day […]