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Currency Speculators Pared Back Bets Before Fed Interest Rate Reduction 
                    
Weekly Speculator Bets led by the Swiss Franc & New Zealand Dollar
Currency Speculators pared back bets before Fed Interest Rate Reduction
Currencies Net Speculators Leaderboard
Strength Scores led by the Japanese Yen
Canadian Dollar & New Zealand Dollar top the 6-Week Strength Trends

Currency Speculators Pared Back Bets Before Fed Interest Rate Reduction Weekly Speculator Bets led by the Swiss Franc & New Zealand Dollar Currency Speculators pared back bets before Fed Interest Rate Reduction Currencies Net Speculators Leaderboard Strength Scores led by the Japanese Yen Canadian Dollar & 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 September 17th 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 […]
Weekly Forex Forecast – Sunday, Sept. 22

Weekly Forex Forecast – Sunday, Sept. 22

Image Source: Pixabay Fundamental Analysis & Market Sentiment I previously wrote on Sunday, Sept. 15 that the best trade opportunities for the week were likely to be: Short of the USD/JPY currency pair following a daily close below JPY140. This did not set up. Long of Gold in US dollar terms. The price of gold rose over the week, producing a win […]
Weekly Technical Update: S&P 500 – Sunday, Sept. 22

Weekly Technical Update: S&P 500 – Sunday, Sept. 22

Image Source: PexelsIn this video, I take a closer look at the possible scenarios that next week could present. I also discuss recent economic data.00:26:04More By This Author:Weekly Technical Update: Nasdaq 100 – Sunday, Sept. 22 Nasdaq 100 & S&P 500 – Elliott Wave Daily Update Nasdaq 100 & S&P 500 Elliott Wave Update – Wednesday, […]
Equinix Inc.: A Data Center REIT With Healthy Return Potential

Equinix Inc.: A Data Center REIT With Healthy Return Potential

Image Source: UnsplashEquinix Inc. (EQIX) is a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that specializes in data centers. Customers of Equinix include telecommunications carriers, mobile and network service providers, cloud and IT service providers, digital media and content providers, and financial services companies, highlights Nikolaos Sismanis, analyst at Top 10 REITs.Equinix was incorporated in 1998, converted to a REIT in […]
The 7 Largest Companies – Sunday, Sept. 22

The 7 Largest Companies – Sunday, Sept. 22

Image Source: UnsplashHere is a brief look at the 7 largest companies by market capitalization as of Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. Additionally, I have included the percentages of their gains on a year-to-date basis. Let’s dive into the numbers. Apple (AAPL) has a market cap of around $3.50 trillion, with year-to-date gains of +18.5% Microsoft (MSFT) has a market cap of […]
Unstoppable: What Does The Fed Know That We Don’t?

Unstoppable: What Does The Fed Know That We Don’t?

Welcome back, readers. We hope you had a profitable week in the markets. The Fed Pulls the Trigger In the last few outlooks, we expressed our strong belief that the Fed would lower the overnight lending rate at their upcoming Fed meeting, which occurred last Wednesday.We suggested the Fed would do no more than a 25-basis point […]
Bitcoin Surges To $62,000 As The Market Prepares For Altcoin Season

Bitcoin Surges To $62,000 As The Market Prepares For Altcoin Season

Image Source: Pexels This Week’s Summary The cryptocurrency market looks set to end the week at a total market capitalization of around $2.19 trillion. Bitcoin moved up by over 4% to trade at around $62,700. Ethereum increased by almost 76% to trade at around $2,570. XRP moved up by 1%, Solana by 6%, and Shiba Inu by 4%. Almost all […]
These Top Engineering Stocks Are Industrial Products Standouts

These Top Engineering Stocks Are Industrial Products Standouts

Image: BigstockRecently in the top 35% of over 250 Zacks industries, The Zacks Engineering R&D Services Industry continues to stand out among the industrial products sector. With a captivating total return of around +35% year-to-date, this industry has impressively outperformed the broader indexes in 2024.That said, here are a few of the industry’s top stocks that investors may […]
Eight Survivors

Eight Survivors

Image Source: PixabayAfter a very rough week in the markets, here is a brief look at the few positions that survived the onslaught in my main account. These are all long put positions expiring no sooner than Jan. 17, 2025.More By This Author:Bitcoin’s PathHowdy, NaborTruth Media Down
Pairs In Focus – Sunday, Sept. 22

Pairs In Focus – Sunday, Sept. 22

Image Source: Pixabay Nasdaq 100 Nasdaq 100 traders appeared to have been very bullish for the week. However, it now looks like the index is struggling with the 19,950 level, which is an area that has been difficult to overcome previously.If we were to see a break above that point, then the market would likely continue to go higher, perhaps reaching the overall highs that […]