Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress on April 11. It’s going to be a big day for Mark. It’s going to be an even bigger day regarding the future of data-driven advertising, data-driven marketing, and data-driven decision making. Because of Facebook’s scale, Mark’s testimony is likely to have an impact on how much (and what…
The earlier moving Dow Jones got pegged back a little as it fell inside its prior consolidation. Similar moves appeared for the S&P and Tech Averages, but as these were still range bound prior to Friday their selling was not as noticed. Markets are in a 50:50 tug-of-war between bulls and bears as these (now)…
GBP/USD stays in a trading range between 1.3711 and 1.4345. Another fall towards 1.3711 support could be expected next week. A breakdown below this level would suggest that the bullish movement from 1.1946 (Oct 7, 2016 low) had completed at 1.4345 already, then next target would be at 1.3500, followed by 1.3000. On the upside,…
Conditions appear to be favorable for a re-test of the low in about a week. A cluster of cycles due to bottom in that time frame should bring about enough downside pressure to extend the decline which started on Friday. The Point & Figure chart pattern can also be interpreted as capable of projecting a…
The difference between success and failure in Forex trading is very likely to depend upon which currency pairs you choose to trade each week, and not on the exact trading methods you might use to determine trade entries and exits. Each week I am going to analyze fundamentals, sentiment and technical positions in order to…
As the year 2018 set in, the insurance industry started to witness the wheel of fortune turning in its favor with the rising interest rates, improving economy, lower-than-expected catastrophe loss (as compared to 2017, which emerged as the costliest year in terms of catastrophe loss) as well as a noteworthy tax reform effective Jan 1,…
Investing is for the long term. Wealth is built not from short-term trades, but from following sound strategies and keeping costs low over a lifetime of investing. That said, it is important that we keep score. It is also interesting to see what short-term trends are developing in the market, and how both our mechanical…
Fundamental Forecast for USD: Bearish Talking Points: Dollar Drops on Downbeat NFP: EUR/USD, GBP/USD Bounce From Key Supports. US Dollar Taking Few Cues From Fed Rate Pricing. INFLATION, FED MINUTES HIGHLIGHT NEXT WEEK’S US DATA The big items on the macro-economic calendar for next week both take place on Wednesday, with March inflation numbers released early in the…
Dollar/yen started off the new fiscal year by extending its gains and moving higher. The optimism about a deal in the Korean peninsula, some optimism from Powell and a rise in US wages beat the fears of a trade war, at least for now. Can it continue? USD/JPY fundamental movers While the US gained only 103K jobs in…
The indices’ larger pullback from the highs is purely technical despite whatever fundamental or reason the news suggests. I will show the technical reasoning. We will look at the Nikkei, FTSE, as well as the Hang Seng indices cycles up from the 2009 and 2008 lows. Each of these indices are shown progressively in the…
