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Will Rising Rates Kill 60/40?
There was a flirtation with the 200 day moving average with one close below it before taking it back on Friday. I have figured out what trade to do if the S&P 500 does breach its the 200 DMA for a second day in a row (this is a catalyst for defensive action in client […]
Forex Forecast And Cryptocurrencies Forecast For October 15 – 19
First, a review of last week’s events: EUR/USD The US market sees a continuing correction, which leads to a weaker dollar. On Thursday, October 11, the US stock index S&P 500 lost the next 2%, causing investors to get rid of dollar assets. The process was also pushed up by the news that Donald Trump […]
EURUSD Weekly Analysis – Sunday, Oct.14
EURUSD continued its sideways movement in a trading range between 1.1301 and 1.1851. The sideways movement is likely consolidation for the downtrend from 1.2555. As long as 1.1851 key resistance holds, the downside movement could be expected to resume, and a breakdown below 1.1432 support could trigger another fall towards 1.1000. Only a breakout of […]
Smartphones: What’s Next?
Adapt or die! For smartphone makers, this immutable law of nature incentivizes innovation and forces continuous improvement as they seek new ways to make their great devices even greater. What’s next? Here are five awesome new smartphone features we’re likely to see in the near future. 1. Your Phone Will Bend and Fold Samsung has […]
Above The 40 – Confidence And A Conditional Reprieve Amid Oversold Lows
AT40 (T2108), the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs), fell as low as 9.4% on Friday. AT40 dropped as low as 8.6% intraday during the February swoon (February 9, 2018 to be exact). Since 1986, AT40 has closed below 9.4% only 92 trading days, and AT40 last closed below this […]
Saudi Stocks Crash Most Since 2016 As Riyadh Threatens US With “Very Strong” Retaliation
Saudi Arabia warned on Sunday it would respond to any “threats” against it as its stock market crashed the most since 2016 after President Trump’s warning of “severe punishment” over the disappearance of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi. On Saturday, Trump said the U.S. could take “very, very powerful, very strong, strong measures” against the […]
Iqbal On Volatility
Adam S. Iqbal is the global head of FX Exotics and Correlation at Goldman Sachs and was formerly an FX options trader and portfolio manager at Barclays and Pimco. He holds a Ph.D. in financial mathematics and financial economics. In Volatility: Practical Options Theory (Wiley, 2018) Iqbal sets himself the goal of providing “an intuitive, as well […]
E Income-Oriented Investors Should Not Underestimate Starbucks
Starbucks (SBUX) has proven one of the most successful IPOs in history. Since its IPO in 1992, the stock has posted an impressive 200-fold rally, without taking its dividends into account. Nevertheless, as the company has paid a dividend only in the last nine years and has generally offered a low dividend yield, most income-oriented […]
