Bank Of Japan (Finally) Kills The World's Last Negative Interest Rate, Yen Weakens
As has been thoroughly warned, straw-manned, leaked, and hinted at over the past few weeks, The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates tonight for the first time since 2007. This move ends the world's last negative interest rate policy.
Metals Report For Monday, March 18
In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the day's trading in the gold and other relevant metal markets.
Amazon Looking For 7 Swing Correction
Short Term Elliott Wave view in Amazon suggests that wave 4 is in progress as double three Elliott Wave structure. Rally to 180.14. Down from there, wave A ended at 176 and rally in Wave B ended at 177.08.
March FT-Booth Macroeconomists Survey: GDP, Recession, R*
The FT-Booth Macroeconomist Survey was released today. GDP is slated to grow 2.1% in 2024, q4/q4.
Asia Morning Bites For Tuesday, March 19
Markets split on today's Bank of Japan rate decision. Reserve Bank of Australia also meeting.
Current Analysis: Decisive Dividend
Decisive Dividend Corp is an acquisition-oriented company, focused on opportunities in manufacturing. Over the past year, Decisive’s share price rose 61% from $6.85 to $11.02 as of Monday’s market close.
Jensen Huang Sends A.I. Partners Higher In Late Trading
Off session highs which came in the earlier morning trading hours, market indices closed mostly in the green today: the Dow finished +75 points, +0.20%, while the Nasdaq grew +130 points, +0.82%, and the S&P 500 splitting the difference, +0.63%.
Financial Markets Report For Monday, March 18
In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Monday, March 18.
EURUSD Slides Below Channel Support: Downside Or Short-Lived Dip?
EURUSD has experienced a technical setback, breaching the lower boundary of a key indicator on its 4-hour chart. This analysis dives into the technical situation and explores potential scenarios for the currency pair.
Spot-On Sine Wave: Natural Gas Outlook
Although the sine wave pattern has had uneven results, there’s one market where it has still been spot-on: natural gas. The question at this point is: is right now a perfect time to get mega-bullish on natural gas?
US Stocks Rally Into Higher Yield Headwinds
There's no denying the significance of the dot plot's implications, and it’s a squeaker.
Bearish Engulfing Pattern Eats Into Friday's Russell 2000 Buying
The Russell 2000 ($IWM) has been defending its 50-day MA over the early part of 2024, but the last few days have seen a shift in this support with 'sell' triggers in the MACD and On-Balance-Volume.
This Breakout Pullback Could Be A Huge Payday For Tuesday
Markets are choppy ahead of FOMC this week, but look closely, and you’ll see why this Breakout-Pullback is my favorite trade for Tuesday!
Rates Spark: The BoJ Effect Can Be Very Impactful Ahead
We'll be watching not just the near-term verbals out of the Bank of Japan, but also the medium-term implications. We think the market is primed to have an outsized reaction. It may not be today or even this week, but we do feel it's coming.
GBP/USD Attracts Some Sellers Below The Mid-1.2700s, All Eyes On Fed, BoE Rate Decision
The GBP/USD pair remains under some selling pressure during the early Asian session on Tuesday. The uptick in the US Dollar (USD) above 103.50 and higher US yields provide some support to the major pair.
NFT Market Watch: Exploring The Dynamic Landscape Of NFT Trends In 2024
NFT market revenue is projected to rise to $3,369.0 million by 2028 with a CAGR of 9.10% between 2024 and 2028.
AI Stock Surge Stalls: All But One Category Declined Last Week
Artificial intelligence stock categories showed increased weakness across the board last week suggesting that the surge in this sector has either stopped or, at least, stalled. Time will tell..
Junk Bond Default Surge Continues In 2024
For now, with rate cuts on the horizon, interest remains strong in junk bond debt even as effective yields have fallen from their 2023 highs, and yield spreads remain relatively low:
Measuring The Global Water Opportunity Set
A look inside the S&P Global Water Index and how it tracks the companies helping the world meet demand for this vital resource.
Time To Short The Netflix Stock?
Should NFLX underperform SPY or break the 50-DMA in momentum? Those are two clear signs.