Stocks are firmly lower at midday, retreating from last week's gains, though the Nasdaq Composite managed to eke out a record high this morning before pulling back.

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

Geopolitical risk factors are making gold and silver a great play and the interest in the metals has caused the CME Group to come up with an new gold contract.

Recent events show how investors prefer it when policymakers are sidelined. That provides opportunities and I feature one that I recently invested in - Aixtron.

A look at the recent price action in the emini SP500 futures contract and price objectives to target for the week ahead.

After opening the day marginally lower, the Indian benchmark remained in the negative territory as the session progressed and ended the day lower.

Canada employment figures solidified bets for a massive Bank of Canada rate cut. Canada’s unemployment rate soared from 6.5% to 6.8%. The US economy added 224,000 jobs in November.

Oil prices are on the rise as the Assad regime in Syria falls raising questions about the geopolitical risk factors going forward.

China's antitrust regulator investigates Nvidia over Mellanox acquisition. SAMR alleges Nvidia may have violated conditions imposed during the deal's approval. NVDA now faces increasing challenges amid the escalating US-China tech rivalry.

Oil prices are on the rise as the Assad regime in Syria falls raising questions about the geopolitical risk factors going forward. The potential for a power vacuum could lead to some unintended consequences.

The gold forecast for the short term remains mixed as traders weigh competing influences, including the dollar’s strength, geopolitical uncertainties, and upcoming US inflation data.

USD/CHF bounces off, marking a 0.12% rise as market sentiment weighs on safe-haven currencies.

In a seasonally favorable period, new highs keep coming for the major US equity indices. This has pushed several sentiment indicators into gross overbought territory.

Bitcoin price recovered losses and climbed above $95,000. BTC is now consolidating and facing hurdles near the $101,250 resistance zone.

Jack in the Box Inc. offered disappointing guidance when it reported its fourth quarter and full-year 2024 results on November 20. The fast-food company pointed to a “difficult top-line macro environment” as part of the reason for its showing.

The British Pound gained significantly against the US Dollar last week, reaching the resistance level of 1.2810. However, GBP/USD quickly faced selling pressure, closing the week around 1.2735.

Ethereum has busted through the $4,000 level and is now testing its all-time highs as I record this. I anticipate we probably will continue to go higher, but we could get a short-term pullback that offers a bit of value.

Silver price soars above $31.50 on firm Fed dovish bets. A ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine could weigh on safe-haven demand. Investors await the annual China Central Economic Work Conference.

EUR/USD rises with ECB rate decision & US CPI data due this week. Oil rises on geopolitical developments and China’s policy move.

A lot of commentators are pointing to the recent uptick from October’s data as indicating that inflation is coming back, but the reality is that this is a noisy data set that is subject to multiple revisions.