Monster Trading Setup: USDJPY May Be Near A Major Low
While the US Dollar Index has been in consolidation mode, the Japanese Yen has been showing strength. And this has played out over the...
Single Word Scores, Winging It, And Stock Market Sharks
In Sleepwalking Toward a Precipice (2012), I wrote the following:
“With the failure of political leadership, “central planning” has been ceded to central banks to...
Return Of The King: The Case For The US Dollar
Falling oil prices, China growth fears, submerging markets, Brexit and Italian banks. All of those risks have one thing in common: They have not...
Investing In 2016: The Market’s Wild Ride Heads Into Q2
The first three months of 2016 are in the books and about the only thing everyone can agree on is that, for financial markets everywhere,...
COT Report Data: How Futures Traders Are Positioned
The following is a recap of The COT Report (Commitment Of Traders) released by the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) looking at COT report data...
Top Trading Links: Bulls Snort, Bears Go Short
The broader stock market indices closed the week at yearly highs as traders continued to bid equity higher. The reversal has been much stronger than...
Is The Federal Reserve Targeting A Weaker Dollar?
“Manufacturing and net exports have continued to be hard hit by slow global growth and the significant appreciation of the dollar since 2014… Low...
Is The Euro Currency Ready For A Break Out?
The Euro currency (EURUSD) has been in a downtrend since 2008. A struggling euro zone economy and deflationary concerns are the likely culprits. Several...
The COT Report: Futures Trading Positions And Insights
The following is a recap of The COT Report (Commitment Of Traders) released by the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) looking at COT futures...
US Dollar Trends Rolling Over: A Tailwind For Earnings?
Key Takeaway: The US Dollar uptrend has stalled, turning what had been a headwind for the economy in 2015 into a potential tailwind in 2016....
