Kuroda’s Words Prove That Global Recovery Is Only Political Now
In August 1855, Abraham Lincoln wrote a letter to his good friend Joshua Speed who had lived in Springfield but had since returned to his childhood home in Kentucky. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 had recently been overturned in Congress by the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the nation was somewhat enthralled by the “know nothings” and […]
E EUR/USD Is Back At A Key Resistance Level
On Wednesday, the ADP released its report regarding the US private sector employment status which showed growth last month, slightly over the expected value. March employment figure came in at 200K jobs, over the estimated 194K, but February’s reading was revised lower to 205K from the previous 214K. Drilling-in, the report also reveals details regarding […]
Daily Market Analysis – April 4, 2016
Video Length: 00:01:42 During the session on Monday, we will have very little in the way of economic announcements, with perhaps PPI numbers coming out of the EU be in the biggest factor. With this, the market will probably be very quiet, with stability being the theme all things being equal. 1 – The US dollar has […]
The Future Of Money
The cartels and state organs are frantically trying to co-op, outlaw, corral or control this disruptive technology. To say that the future of money is blockchain-based crypto-currencies and payment platforms is to state the obvious nowadays. If this wasn’t the case, then why are Goldman Sachs et al. (i.e. the global too big to fail banks) […]
EUR/USD Forex Signal – April 4, 2016
EUR/USD Signal Update Last Thursday’s signals produced a profitable short trade following the large doji candle rejecting the resistance level at 1.1400 but it only ran to about 30 pips of profit. Today’s EUR/USD Signals Risk 0.75% Trades may only be entered between 8am and 5pm London time today. Long Trade 1 Go long following a […]
Chart Of The Quarter: Nothing Else Matters
U.S. equity markets rebounded by the greatest amount ever in Q1 to end the quarter with a “keep the dream alive” positive return. This ‘central-bank’-sponsored bounce occurred as S&P 500 earnings expectations plunged 9.6% – the biggest quarterly collapse since Q1 2009. As FactSet details, During the first quarter, analysts lowered earnings estimates for companies in the […]
Corrective Action Continues – But, A Rally May Still Be Seen
I have said many times before that trying to track every twist and turn within corrective action is like trying to throw Jell-O for distance . . . you just won’t be able to get it all. While impulsive structures under the Elliott Wave patterns are quite predictable, very often down to the penny, corrective […]
Expect The Unexpected: 10 Reasons North Korea Could Soon Change Course
1. Russia’s economy is currently in disarray as a result of falling commodity prices, slow economic growth in Europe, and its rivalry with the United States. Russia has been an ally of North Korea because it sees North Korea as a counterweight to the Chinese, Japanese, and US-backed South Koreans, the other powers in Northeast Asia. […]
Japanese Yen Strength Is Its Own Undoing – Watch For Weakness
Fundamental Forecast for Yen:Bearish End of Japanese fiscal year introduces pain in Yen trading markets Disappointing Bank of Japan Tankan survey results hurts domestic markets Why do most FX traders lose money? This is the number one mistake we see The Japanese Yen finished the week higher versus the fast-falling US Dollar, but key disappointments in domestic economic data and Nikkei […]
NZD/USD Forecast Apr. 4-8
The New Zealand dollar enjoyed a very strong rally, rising to levels last seen in June 2015, mostly thanks to the weakness of the US dollar. Milk prices stand out this week? Here is an analysis of fundamentals and an updated technical analysis for NZD/USD. Building consents leaped by 10.8%, providing some fuel for the […]
