The economic calendar is normal, with an emphasis on housing and sentiment data. Earnings season is in full swing and expectations remain high. We have witnessed improvement on several fronts. Since that is not very newsworthy, the punditry will be asking: Where can we find some fresh fears? Last Week Recap In my last edition of WTWA I…
This week we’ll begin with our monthly and weekly forecasts of the currency pairs worth watching. The first part of our forecast is based upon our research of the past 16 years of Forex prices, which show that the following methodologies have all produced profitable results: Trading the two currencies that are trending the most strongly over…
EUR/USD initially stuck to the range but eventually began cracking. More worrying signs from Europe and further upbeat figures in the US weighed. Will it continue lower? The ECB decision is left, right, and center. Here is an outlook for the highlights of this week and an updated technical analysis for EUR/USD. Euro-zone inflation was downgraded to 1.3%…
Worries about a trade war appear to have eased, at least for the moment, but that does not make investors worry-free. The concerns have shifted toward rising US interest rates, perhaps more than anything else, but general anxiety seems elevated. The unpredictability of the Trump Administration is not helpful, and even though oil prices recovered, they…
The results of the central bankers’ great experiment with money printing are now in, and they are fairly depressing, as the charts above confirm: On the left are the IMF’s annual forecasts from 2010 – 2018 (dotted lines) and the actual result (black) Until recently, the Fund was convinced the world would soon see 5%…
Poising for a potent purge seemed predictable over the past week for a number of probable reasons. Foremost was the technical extension that gave our belief resistance was significant at June S&P 2700-2720. Also it was notable they were trying to provide leadership primarily from a group of tired worn-out overpriced stocks, that had assisted…
Shares of Google parent Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL – Free Report) sank on Friday, just one trading day before the release of its first quarter financial results. This means investors might want to pay very close attention to the company’s first quarter estimates, beyond more basic earnings projections. With that said, Alphabet’s first quarter earnings are…
Those that follow my personal account on Twitter will be familiar with my weekly S&P 500 #ChartStorm in which I pick out 10 charts on the S&P 500 to tweet. Typically I’ll pick a couple of themes and hammer them home with the charts, but sometimes it’s just a selection of charts that will add to your…
The S&P has fallen 11.8% already during this “small correction”. Assuming that the bottom is in already (February 9, 2018 = the bottom), the S&P has rallied for 48 days already. Is this normal? How long does it usually take for a 10%+ “small correction” to reclaim its old highs? Here are the bottom dates…
by Peg Murray-Evans, Research Associate, Department of Politics, University of York The Commonwealth nations are meeting in London at a crucial time for the host nation. With just one year until the UK begins its departure from the European Union, new agreements need to be struck and important arrangements made. While Brexit is not on…
