Monthly Archives: April 2018

Russia Is Ready For Possible SWIFT Cutoff, Debt-Sale Ban

As we pointed out earlier, White House chief economic advisor Larry Kudlow said Tuesday afternoon that further sanctions against Russia were “under consideration” at the White House – denying reports that sanctions had been abandoned at President Trump’s behest. Over the weekend, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley said another round of sanctions would be announced as soon as…

Indian Indices Trade Marginally Higher; FMCG Sector Up 2%

Stock markets in India are presently trading marginally higher. Sectoral indices are trading on a mixed note with stocks in the FMCG sector and realty sector witnessing maximum buying interest. The BSE Sensex is trading up 60 points (up 0.2%) and the NSE Nifty is trading up 15 points (up 0.1%). The BSE Mid Cap index is trading up by 0.2%, while the BSE Small Cap index is…

BTC/USD Forex Signal – Wednesday, April 18

Yesterday’s signals were not triggered as none of the key levels were reached. Today’s BTC/USD Signals Risk 0.75% per trade. Trades must be entered before 5pm Tokyo time, over the next 24-hour period only. Short Trades Go short after a bearish price action reversal on the H1 time frame following the next touch of $8,250 or…

Bitcoin Forecast – Wednesday, April 18

Bitcoin markets were very quiet on Tuesday as cryptocurrencies, in general, were flat. We are hanging about the same area that we have been in over the last several sessions. BTC/USD Bitcoin tried to rally initially during the trading session on Tuesday but gave back almost all the gains to keep a very flat tone…

The Central Bank Crisis On The Immediate Horizon

While the majority keep bashing the Federal Reserve, other central banks seem to escape any criticism. The European Central Bank under Mario Draghi has engaged in what history will call the Great Monetary Experiment of the 21st Century – the daring experiment of negative interest rates. A look behind the scenes reveals that this experiment has…

Late-Cycle Commodity Surge Under Way

According to the Game Plan for Late-Cycle Investing, as the economy moves towards its latter stages, commodities tend to outperform equities and other asset classes. Frank Barbera—market technician, portfolio manager, and editor of the Gold Stock Technician newsletter—believes we’re likely in that process right now and recently discussed his outlook on the stock market, bonds, commodities,…