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.

US employers added 224,000 new workers in November. Markets raised the likelihood of a 25-bps December Fed rate cut from 70% to 85%. Traders await the US CPI report for more clues on Fed rate cuts.

EUR/USD holds near 1.0566 under bearish pressure as traders await the ECB rate decision and US inflation data for direction.

The Elliott Wave analysis delivers a structured framework for traders to assess the GBPUSD’s bearish trajectory.

With a current yield near 20%, investors are wondering whether NextEra Energy Partners is a high-yield deal, or a dividend cut trap.

Markets are set up to pull back, but they absolutely do not need to before 2025.

A review and analysis of the silver market.

This coming week features a host of top-tier events, from major central bank decisions to the ever-important US inflation data which weighs heavily on the Fed’s decisions on interest rates.

The dollar is offered. The futures market has a nearly 88% chance discounted.

Czech real industrial output slid in October, reflecting the havoc in European car manufacturing and the endless weakness of the German economy.

Rose resumes its rally as anticipated, as it can rise within a new five-wave bullish impulse by Elliott wave theory.

Housing affordability helps explain why residential real estate transactions have reached a standstill.

Markets and economists are beginning to recognize that a serious rationalization of spending is the only way to prevent a debt crisis and reduce inflation in the United States.