Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Google: I Don’t Think That Word Means What You Think It Means
President Trump recently tweeted: “Google search results for ‘Trump News’ shows only the viewing/reporting of Fake News Media. In other words, they have it RIGGED, for me & others, so that almost all stories & news is BAD. Fake CNN is prominent. Republican/Conservative & Fair Media is shut out. Illegal? 96% of…. ….results on […]
EURUSD: Loses Upside Momentum, Faces Pullback Risk With Eyes On 1.1534 Zone
The EURUSD pair looks to pull back in the new week after turning lower the past week. On the upside, resistance comes in at 1.1650 level with a break through there opening the door for more upside towards the 1.1700 level. Further up, resistance lies at the 1.1750 level where a break will expose the […]
Exploring Tesla Share Price Vs Short Interest
On June 17, Kusk Tweeted “Shorts have about three weeks before their position explodes.” Let’s track short interest. Share Price vs Short Interest (in Millions of Shares) Data Feeds From Nasdaq Price Data Short Interest Short interest data comes out twice monthly. Musk’s Tweet set off a controversy when on Tweeted “Am Considering taking Tesla private at […]
USD/JPY Forecast Sep. 3-7 – Torn Between USD Strength And Risk Off
Dollar/yen wobbled amid a barrage of news related to trade. NAFTA, China, and Brexit all played a role in rocking the pair. The upcoming week features top-tier figures such as the Non-Farm Payrolls and also new US tariffs on China. USD/JPY fundamental movers The week began with optimism related to NAFTA. The US and Mexico reached an accord […]
Weekly Economic And Political Timeline – Sunday, September 2
This week is the first week after the summer and is traditionally a time when we see a major increase in market volatility and often the start of strong directional price movements as well. Volatility is likely to see a significant increase this week on last week. The week is likely to be dominated by […]
Weighing The Week Ahead: All About Jobs
There is a huge economic calendar in a holiday-shortened week. The mid-term elections are impending, so politicians will be on the stump. With Labor Day setting the stage and the week loaded with key employment reports, expect plenty of attention to employment issues. Much of this will be confusing and unproductive spinning. Financial news pundits […]
Trade Trumps US Jobs And Rising Stress In Spain And Italy Is More Important Than The PMI
The first week of a new month features the US jobs data. It is the most important economic report of a new month. It sets the broad tone for much of the economic data over the next several weeks, including consumption, industrial production, and construction spending. However, there are two reasons why it may not pack […]
CoT, Positions For This Week
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of August 28, 2018. 10-year note: Currently net short 529.8k, down 170.7k. July’s core PCE (personal consumption expenditures) – the Fed’s favorite measure of consumer inflation – was reported Thursday. Inflation perked up 1.98 percent year-over-year, up from 1.92 percent in June. The Fed has a two-percent inflation target. July’s was […]
E Canadian Inflation Spiked Higher In July, But Core Inflation Is Right On The Bank Of Canada’s Target
Canadian consumer prices rose 0.5% in July, compared to much smaller CPI increases in the previous two months. The steep increase in July pushed the twelve-month increase up to 3% compared to a 2.5% gain as of June. While the July price increase was huge, nonetheless there are no signs that inflation in Canada is […]
