Financial Markets Report For Tuesday, Nov 18
Market pullbacks hit major indexes as S&P, Nasdaq, Dow and Russell test key support at 100-day averages and Bollinger Bands. Oversold signals emerge ahead of Nvidia earnings, while energy, dollar, and bonds trade around pivotal technical levels.
Wild Day In Precious Metals Leaves Prices Higher After Late-Day Recovery
We’re having another volatile day in the gold and silver markets, although this time, after a sharp early morning sell-off, both gold and silver have rallied higher throughout the afternoon.
Zigzag Structure In Russell Futures Nears Resolution Around 2300
The short-term Elliott Wave outlook for the Russell 2000 Index (RTY) indicates that the decline from the October 25, 2025 peak is unfolding as a zigzag corrective structure.
AI Trade Under Pressure As Credit Spreads Widen And Global Yields Rise
The options positioning heading into NVIDIA’s results is razor-thin, with the stock down almost 4.5% this week. The setup has shifted slightly, with the stock moving closer to the zero-gamma level around $180.
Rejoinder To Comments On House Price Affordability
Despite claims of stable home prices, inflation-adjusted price-per-square-foot has climbed sharply, rising over 22% through 2024. Updated metrics show a clear long-term surge in housing costs, not a flat trend.
Rates Spark: An Eye On Risk Sentiment
Equity jitters steepened curves within prior ranges, keeping 10y UST above 4%. Bunds richened vs swaps as long-end rates stayed sensitive to Dutch pension news. TIC data also showed solid foreign demand for US assets, especially Treasuries.
Have The S&P 500 And Nasdaq Stock Markets Peaked?
Technical signals in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hint at a possible major top, with gap fills and steep downside targets ahead. Sentiment complacency and AI-driven excess add to risks if a routine bear-market decline unfolds.
XAU/USD Climbs Above $4,050 Amid Risk-Off Sentiment
Gold price attracts some buyers to around $4,070, snapping the three-day losing streak during the early Asian session on Wednesday.
GBP/USD Continues To Tread Water Ahead Of UK CPI Release
GBP/USD remains trapped in a rough near-term consolidation zone, with Cable bids cycling the 1.3150 region.
The AI Cycle Everyone Is Ignoring
We are deep in the "mania phase" where enthusiasm always outruns economic reality. When correlations are this high, your portfolio is more fragile than you think.
Here's What Wall Street Experts Are Saying About Target Ahead Of Earnings
Target to report Q3 earnings before the market opens Wednesday.
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts - In The Red
Stocks continued to wobble today, stabilizing a bit into the last hour but still finishing in the red.
BBAI Stock Surges 10% Despite Market Pullback: Here’s What To Watch Next
Despite momentum, BBAI remains unprofitable with mixed Wall Street views.
Japan Bond Yields Soar To Record, Slamming Door On Stimulus Just As Economy Implodes Amid Escalating China Clash
Japanese yields are once again breaking out in the back of the curve, with new cycle highs in the 20yr and 40yr weighing on sentiment and risk, and sending the Nikkei not only back below 50K, but below 49K.
EUR/USD Cracks Below 1.1600 As Fear Trade Lifts Dollar Ahead Of NFP
EUR/USD slips as AI-bubble fears hit equities and traders await Thursday’s Nonfarm Payrolls report.
Bitcoin: A Completed Elliott Wave Pattern, A Possible Bear Market, And A Bigger Question About Its Long-Term Viability
Bitcoin may be entering a bear market as energy costs, AI competition, and a completed Elliott Wave pattern raise serious questions about the long-term sustainability of its mining and network security.
Does A Decline In “Aggregate Demand” Cause A Recession?
What is required to revive the economy is not strengthening aggregate demand through government spending, but curbing government spending.
S&P 500 And Bitcoin: Past Peak?
The S&P 500 is down from peak by 4%, Bitcoin down 26%.
Is LBMA Silver Crisis Over? Or Just Delayed?
In the past month and a half, we've seen silver go from the upper $40s range to as high as $54, come back down, go back up to $54 again, and then sell off.
Bitcoin’s Critical Signal For Gold, Silver, And Stock Investors
The “new gold” or “anti-dollar” is in deep, technical trouble. Not only did it break below both rising support lines, but it also invalidated its move above the key psychological $100k level.

