Category Archive: Finance

Sensex Rises Over 245 Points; Divi’s Lab Surges 7% As USFDA Lifts Import Alert

Sensex Rises Over 245 Points; Divi’s Lab Surges 7% As USFDA Lifts Import Alert

After opening the day on a positive note, the share markets in India continued to witness buying interest tracking global markets. Barring FMCG stocks, all sectoral indices are trading in green, with stocks in the information technology sector & PSU sector leading the gains. The BSE Sensex is trading higher by 245 points (up 0.8%) while the NSE Nifty is trading higher by 57 points (up […]
The S&P 500 In A Slightly Lower Trend

The S&P 500 In A Slightly Lower Trend

After making a new closing high at 2453.46 on June 19 the S&P 500 Index began trending lower back toward the 50-day moving average where it rebounded enough after the nonfarm payroll report to speculate that support at the 50-day moving average held once again. Since the second quarter ended and earnings reporting will start […]
Invest1000: How To Pick Stocks With $1000

Invest1000: How To Pick Stocks With $1000

INVEST1000 is officially underway. Lester got things started by sharing his thoughts on how he plans to invest his $1,000 fund. After the intro was published, I received a few thoughts from people wondering whether technicals will work. As it’s not my money, and I don’t plan to tell Lester what to do, we will have […]
USD/CHF Forex Signal – Monday, July 10

USD/CHF Forex Signal – Monday, July 10

Last Thursday’s signals were not triggered as there was no bullish price action at 0.9617. Today’s USD/CHF Signals Risk 0.50% per trade. Trades may only be entered between 8am and 5pm London time today. Short Trade 1 Short entry after bearish price action on the H1 time frame following the next touch of 0.9678. Put the […]
Fundamental Sentiment And Clues From The Bond Market

Fundamental Sentiment And Clues From The Bond Market

The latest weekly equity (and bonds) sentiment poll I take on Twitter has produced some interesting results this week. I have done this poll each week for about a year now, and have collected the results in an excel sheet and thus am able to produce some charts and insights based on the emerging historical patterns and […]
EUR/USD Hugging 1.14 – Break Up Or Break Down?

EUR/USD Hugging 1.14 – Break Up Or Break Down?

EUR/USD started the new week in the same place it ended the previous one, around 1.14 and not going anywhere fast. What’s next? Here are a few opinions: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: EUR/USD: Monitoring ECB Reaction On A Move Above 1.15; Looking For A S/T Correction – Nordea Nordea FX Strategy Research […]
WTI Crude Oil And Natural Gas Forecast – Monday, July 10

WTI Crude Oil And Natural Gas Forecast – Monday, July 10

WTI Crude Oil The WTI Crude Oil market fell significantly during the day on Friday, as the US dollar strengthened a bit, but quite frankly continuation of bearish pressure is something that can be expected looking at the charts anyway. After all, the Russians have said that they are not going to cut further or […]
Oil Heads Back Below $30/bbl As Hedge Funds Give Up On OPEC

Oil Heads Back Below $30/bbl As Hedge Funds Give Up On OPEC

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it“. George Santayana 9 months ago, it must have seemed such a good idea. Ed Morse of Citi and other oil market analysts were calling the hedge funds with a sure-fire winning strategy, as the Wall Street Journal reported in May: “Dozens of hedge-fund managers and […]
The US Jobs Market Is Much Worse Than The Official Data Suggest: The Full Story

The US Jobs Market Is Much Worse Than The Official Data Suggest: The Full Story

Following Friday’s disappointing payrolls report, yesterday we showed another even more troubling fact about the state of the US labor market: since 2008, over 93% of the total 6.7 million net jobs “created” in the past decade, have been statistical, existing simply inside an excel model somewhere in the US Department of Labor, as a result of the […]
UK Services PMI Misses With 53.8 – GBP Dips

UK Services PMI Misses With 53.8 – GBP Dips

A slightly worse than expected print on Britain’s Services PMI: a score of 53.8 points, reflecting weaker growth. The previous PMIs were OK, but this is a significant miss, a drop of 2 points and comes from the largest sector. GBP/USD dipped to 1.2860, a quick loss of 20 pips, before bouncing and recovering some of its […]