‘Dollar’ ‘Improvement’
According to the headline TIC statistics, foreign central banks have in the past six months sold the fewest UST’s since the 6-month period ended November 2015. That may indicate an easing of “dollar” pressure in the private markets due to “reflation” sentiment. They are, however, still selling. In February 2017, the latest month available, the […]
Is Reserve Bank Of India Sovereign?
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has a crucial role in managing the Indian economy. It is responsible for monetary policy decisions (i.e. setting interest rates) and providing stability to the currency. While doing so, it controls inflation and regulates the financial sector. And this crucial role demands that the RBI and government operate independently of […]
Post Mortem
When the globex markets opened on Sunday afternoon, I was shocked. At the time, I had just returned my rental car at Dulles, and as I fired up my TOS app and saw the ES up about 24 points, I just about toppled over backwards. What was shocking, of course, was that the “baseline” event […]
Housing’s Echo Bubble Now Exceeds The 2006-07 Bubble Peak
A funny thing often occurs after a mania-fueled asset bubble pops: an echo-bubble inflates a few years later, as monetary authorities and all the institutions that depend on rising asset valuations go all-in to reflate the crushed asset class. Take a quick look at the Case-Shiller Home Price Index charts for San Francisco, Seattle and Portland, OR. Each […]
As Vol “Re-Enters The Doldrums,” Goldman Weighs In
Remember this chart? (BofAML) Yeah, so that’s become something of a mainstay among those of us who enjoy reminding market participants about just how absurdly efficient the central-bank-inspired BTFD trade has become. Basically that visual underscores a point Marko Kolanovic made a while back, which is simply that the time it takes markets to mean revert after […]
Cycles Are Present In The Gold Price
Cycles do exists in the market, and it PAYS to know about them! Here we see the 287 Daily Gold cycle has been working well for some time. Gold is still working through the demand and supply battle of this apex.
Daily Trading Opportunities – Tuesday, April 25
During the session on Tuesday, we get CB Consumer Confidence numbers, New Home Sales, and a few other lower level types of announcements. Because of this, we believe that a lot of focus will be on the United States. USD/CAD The USD/CAD pair broke higher during the session on Monday, breaking the top of the […]
GBP/JPY And The Special Fibonacci Level
Most markets opened on Monday with a huuuuge gap. Some, in particular, opened at interesting levels. For example, GBPJPY Fibonacci analysis shows the pair opened at a hard resistance above the daily Ichimoku cloud. What’s an Invest Diva to do now? Let’s figure it out. 1- Fundamental Points It was mainly the French elections […]
Bernie To Introduce $15 Federal Minimum Wage Legislation On Wednesday
We all knew it was coming and now it has finally been confirmed that the Senate’s favorite Socialist will introduce legislation later this week calling for a $15 federal minimum wage. The pending release of the bill was confirmed earlier today by Bloomberg’s Josh Eidelson. Apparently co-sponsored by fellow liberals, Senator Murray, Keith Ellison, Bobby […]
