Futures Trading Education
Following five up days in a row commencing on Friday 4th January, the US equity rally ran out of steam Friday, the main Indices all ending (just) in the red, albeit the NASDAQ is still showing a 5% year to date gain and the S&P500 is up over 3.5%. The VIX is...
Futures Trading Education
The US Stock Market reversed earlier gains after Fed Chair Powell said the Fed were determined to reduce their balance sheet. Subsequently the market rallied off these initial lows when he told the Economic Club in Washington that, “You should anticipate that...
Futures Trading Education
Favourable sentiment in regards to prospects for a Sino-US trade deal remain intact after talks ended yesterday following a third day of discussions. Though the official word from the Office of the US Trade Representative was fairly bland (a formal statement is...
Futures Trading Education
The US stock market rally has now extended to a third day, a tweet from US President Trump saying no more than ‘’talks with China are going very well’’ and news that the current discussions in Beijing have been extended into a third day, enough to keep risk sentiment...
Futures Trading Education
Trade talks in between Beijing resumed yesterday and included an unscheduled appearance by China’s Vice President Liu He, an act that further boosted sentiment towards a deal. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross later expressed optimism to CNBC that the U.S. can reach a...
Futures Trading Education
It would be easy to dismiss Friday’s US Payrolls Report as a backwards looking indicator. Certainly last Thursday’s Manufacturing ISM report -in particular the slump in the new orders sub-index- is a worry, revealing a clear linkage with the sharp slowdown in Chinese...
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