Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson

Crude Oil Prices May Retreat As Trump China Tariffs Sour Sentiment

Crude Oil Prices May Retreat As Trump China Tariffs Sour Sentiment

The US Dollar’s retreat in the wake of the FOMC policy announcement buoyed raw materials prices, which are typically denominated in terms of the benchmark currency on global markets. Officials delivered a widely expected interest rate hike but offered guidance that was a bit more cautious than markets anticipated. Most notably, the projected number of interest rate hikes this year remained […]
Cardano Bottoms Out At Key Support – Faster Recovery On The Way?

Cardano Bottoms Out At Key Support – Faster Recovery On The Way?

We’ve been keeping an eye on Cardano Foundation and its token, ADA, for quite a while now, anticipating its market cap growth and potentially becoming the third largest cryptocurrency by the end of the year. However, ADA/USD had its fair share of losses as the cryptocurrency market as a whole continued its bearish movement in […]
Dollar Trades Off

Dollar Trades Off

The US dollar has not recovered from the judgment that yesterday’s that Fed was not as hawkish as many had anticipated. There was no indication that officials thought they were behind the curve or prepared to accelerate the pace of hikes. Powell is comfortable with the broad policy framework that has been established but seemed to have […]
Sensex Opens Higher; ONGC & Sun Pharma Top Gainers

Sensex Opens Higher; ONGC & Sun Pharma Top Gainers

Asian stocks are lower today as Japanese and Hong Kong shares fall. The Nikkei 225 is off 0.38% while the Hang Seng is down 0.77%. The Shanghai Composite is trading down by 0.81%. US stocks ended slightly lower on Wednesday, with major indices giving up gains in choppy trade after the Federal Reserve raised US interest rates, while a strong […]
S&P 500 And Nasdaq 100 Forecast – Thursday, March 22

S&P 500 And Nasdaq 100 Forecast – Thursday, March 22

S&P 500 The S&P 500 was a bit choppy over the last several sessions, and of course, Wednesday was the same as we have seen a lot of volatility after the Federal Reserve announcement. The fact that the market started to rally into the announcement was followed by a quick pull back, and then to […]
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                        Market Briefing For Thursday, March 22

E Market Briefing For Thursday, March 22

Values remain extended; and the market dances around shy of the S&P inflection zone, identified around the June S&P 2750 area. Today’s reaction to the Fed’s nominal rate hike, and straight-forward ‘news conference’ (see video 2), also conformed to the pattern outlined last night (up if they moved a little, then selling, then a bounce […]
US Dollar Index Seasonality – Best Times To Buy And Sell

US Dollar Index Seasonality – Best Times To Buy And Sell

Normally we look at charts in chronological order, day after day and year after year. These typical chart types show the price path of an asset or index over days, weeks, months, or years and provide a lot of information for technicians to use. Yet there is another way to view charts, and that is to […]
$21 Trillion And Counting: Forget The Dot Plots – It’s QT, Stupid! (Part 3)

$21 Trillion And Counting: Forget The Dot Plots – It’s QT, Stupid! (Part 3)

3 Great REITs To Buy Right Now

3 Great REITs To Buy Right Now

The stock market’s strong run over the past few years brought attention to high-flying growth stocks, usually from the technology sector, that were consistently outpacing the market. However, fresh volatility within the last two months has shifted the focus back towards other investment strategies, and now it might be time for investors to check out […]
Straight From The Floor With Greg Hadley

Straight From The Floor With Greg Hadley