National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) small business optimism soared in November, hitting 101.7 (street was expecting 94.7).

After a six-month pause, China's central bank officially resumed gold purchases in November.  According to data released by the People's Bank of China, it added about five tons of gold to its reserves in November. 

The analysis aims to provide readers with insights into the current market trends and how to capitalize on them effectively.

It’s been a great time in the market with the S&P +31.46% over the last year. But, for a number of reasons, I suspect 2025 will surprise many in being a bad year with the S&P dropping 25%.

Disinflation has stalled recently, but economists are debating if this is a temporary blip that will soon give way to a softer trend.

Confidence in FSD robustness seems to be the name of the game for Tesla holders.

Oil prices rose yesterday on Middle East uncertainty after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria as well as expectations that China will stimulate their economy with lower interest rates thereby increasing oil demand.

In Elliott Wave Live session today, I talked about USD in detail, covered USDCHF ideas ahead of SNB rate decision this Thursday, and US CPI on Wedensday. I also looked at bitcoin and Ethereum, metals, Tesla, Paypal and other markets.

After opening the day marginally lower, the Indian benchmark remained volatile as the session progressed and ended the day flat.

Euro loses ground, although Germany reports steady inflation; traders await the ECB’s decision. NFIB Business Optimism Index in the US climbs to 101.7, marking the highest since June 2021.

China's top government body, the politburo, attempted to reignite the "stimulus" sentiment with another wordy communication chock full of more promises and platitudes.

Material stocks have been one of the worst-performing sectors this year, lagging the S&P 500 by nearly 20%.

Bitcoin is still struggling below $100K, a bit corrective bias, and represented cautious trading ahead of CPI

Gold stabilizes near $2,658, supported by geopolitical tensions and safe-haven demand, with bulls targeting $2,700 resistance.

The S&P 500 pulled back from Friday’s record high. The market is still seeing increased volatility following the post-election rally.

The Dollar is running it back on this Tuesday.

The EUR/USD exchange rate remained in a tight range ahead of the upcoming European Central Bank decision and US consumer inflation data.

FTNT is in the final stages of wave {c} of 4, which could complete the wave 4 correction.

Equity futures point to a mixed market open later this morning, but odds are we’ll see a subdued trading session as investors wait for what’s revealed in tomorrow’s November Consumer Price Index report.

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