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Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil above $60
June 17, 2015, 4:54 PM
On Tuesday, crude oil gained 0.72% ahead of API supply data. Additionally, concerns related to Tropical Storm Bill supported the price of the commodity, which resulted in a daily close above $60. Will we see another test of the major resistance zone later in the day?
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Gold News Monitor: U.S. Industry in Technical Recession
June 16, 2015, 6:18 PM
The U.S. factory sector declined 0.2 percent in May, falling into a technical recession. What does it mean for the U.S. economy and the gold market?
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Forex Trading Alert: EUR/USD – Another Climb to Key Resistance Zone
June 16, 2015, 6:15 PM
Earlier today, EUR/USD reversed and declined under 1.1300 once again as ongoing worries over Greece’s future in the euro zone (after talks between Greece and its international creditors ended without an agreement) weighed on investors’ sentiment. Will we see the common currency below 1.1200 in the coming days?
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HUI’s Lowest Weekly Close Since 2003
June 15, 2015, 11:51 AM
We have previously commented on the mining stocks’ underperformance relative to gold and its bearish implications. Last week, however, we saw something even more profound. The HUI Index broke below the 2014 low in terms of the weekly closing prices and it was the lowest weekly close since 2003. Does this major sign signal the beginning of the final major slide in the precious metals sector?
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Valuable Clues from Oil-Stocks-to-Oil Ratio
June 15, 2015, 9:56 AM
In the previous week, crude oil gained 1.80%, while oil stocks remained almost unchanged (they lost 0.02%), which means that negative correlation between the XOI and WTI has been in place. What does it mean for crude oil? Before we know the answer to this question let’s take a closer look at interesting ratios and find out what are they saying about the light crude’s future moves.
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Stock Trading Alert: Negative Expectations Following Friday's Move Down, But Will It Continue?
June 15, 2015, 6:59 AM
S&P 500 index extends its fluctuations as investors react to economic news. Which direction is next?
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The Future of Greece and Gold
June 12, 2015, 12:34 PM
What are the possible scenarios for Greece and what do they imply for the gold market? The base-case scenario is still that a bailout deal will be reached in the coming days, however, the probability of Grexit increased recently. What would the Grexit look like and what are the possible effects thereof on the gold market?
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Bitcoin Trading Alert: Bitcoin Stands Still but Will It for Long?
June 12, 2015, 11:35 AM
Yesterday was yet another day of not much action. Bitcoin went up slightly but the volume was lower than on the day before and relatively low altogether. How does the action today line up with that?
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Forex Trading Alert: USD/CHF – Short-term Consequence of Medium-term Resistance
June 11, 2015, 10:46 AM
Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the number of initial jobless claims in the week ending June 6 increased by 2,000, beating analysts’ expectations. Additionally, the U.S. Commerce Department showed that retail sales increased by 1.2% in May (beating expectations for a gain of 1.1%), while core retail sales (without automobile sales) rose by 1.0% in the previous month (also beating forecasts for a 0.7% increase). Thanks to these solid numbers, the USD/CHF broke above two important resistance lines, but will this improvement trigger further rally?
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Stock Trading Alert: New Uptrend Or Just A Quick Upward Correction?
June 11, 2015, 10:19 AM
S&P 500 index got back above the level of 2,100, as investors reacted to global economic news. Is holding short position still justified?
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Gold News Monitor: Greece Misses IMF Payment
June 10, 2015, 12:30 PM
On Friday, Greece skipped a €300 million payment to the International Monetary Fund. What does it mean for the Hellas struggling with a crisis and for the gold market?
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Oil Trading Alert: Oil Bulls in Charge
June 10, 2015, 8:07 AM
On Tuesday, crude oil gained 4.02% as a weaker greenback and hopes that the API report will show another drop in domestic crude oil inventories supported the price. As a result, light crude climbed above $60 and broke above the short-term resistance line. How high could the commodity go in the coming days?
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Forex Trading Alert: EUR/USD vs. Resistance Zone
June 9, 2015, 3:47 PM
Although EUR/USD moved sharply lower yesterday, the exchange rate reversed and erased some of earlier gains as uncertainty over Greek debt negotiations weighed on investors’ sentiment. Will we see further deterioration in the coming days?
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What Can We Infer From the Stocks-to-Oil Stocks Ratio?
June 9, 2015, 2:37 PM
The beginning of May brought a new 2015 high of $62.58 in crude oil, but we didn’t see a fresh high in case of oil stocks. In the following weeks, crude oil has been trading in a narrow range and erased less than 38.2% of earlier rally. What happened at the same time with the XOI? The index declined sharply and approached the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement in the recent days, showing its weakness in relation to light crude. Are there any factors on the horizon that could drive oil stocks higher or lower in the near future? Is it possible that the stocks-to-oil stocks ratio give us valuable clues about future moves?
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Bitcoin Trading Alert: Situation in Bitcoin Less Than Intuitive
June 9, 2015, 11:33 AM
Bitcoin moved higher yesterday, the volume was up but overall the appreciation didn’t really come in particularly strong. Does this mean that the bounce up is now over?
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