U.S. Financial Markets Recap For February 2014
by Greg Naylor February was an eventful month for U.S. financial markets, as conflict in the Ukraine rattled investors and news from China continued...
November Soybeans Go Vertical: In Need Of Consolidation
November Soybeans are enjoying a nice multi-week rally. Similar to other Ag commodities, this rally comes on the heels of several months of pain. To...
December Corn Prices Rallying Into Technical Resistance
In mid-January, I wrote a post about Corn prices nearing important technical support. As with all my chartology posts, I try to cover levels...
Risk-Off? Yen Crosses Open Sharply Lower
Japanese Yen crosses opened trade in New Zealand and Sydney on Monday morning with a sharp opening drop, with AUD/JPY leading on a 50...
Russia, Ukraine and the Rule of Irrational Markets
Russia's Ruble (RUB) and Ukraine's Hryvnia (UAH) reopened for trading on the Forex market tonight, losing ground against the US Dollar (USD) in a...
Retail Sector Underperformance Continues: How Long Until It Matters Again?
Back in January, I wrote about Retail Sector underperformance and why it was worth watching. It turned out to be a good “tell” of...
Nikkei Underperformance And The ‘Broad Range’ Setup
After an historic stock market run higher for the Nikkei 225, many investors and economists began to ponder the positive effect Abenonmics. But a volatile,...
S&P 500 Closes Up 7 Days In A Row: What’s Next?
S&P 500 futures (Symbol: ES) just finished their seventh consecutive day higher Wednesday, completing a feat that has occurred 14 times in the previous...
Stock Pullback Evaporating: Is This It?
The Year of Our Lord 2014 opened with US equities pushing yet further into the still-rarefied but increasingly pedestrian ether of new all-time highs.
Not...
Pullback Over? Signs a Market Rally Is Building
The routine series of technical scans I run each market day have little-by-little turned over a rock and found something the past couple sessions...