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• Bitcoin Trading Alert: Is Bitcoin to Slump Now?

  May 15, 2015, 11:44 AM

  

  We didn’t see much action yesterday. Bitcoin remained below $250, the action was not violent and the volume wasn’t really high. Does this mean that Bitcoin has become boring? Not necessarily. In this alert, we explain why it might not be boring after all.

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• Forex Trading Alert: USD/CAD Drops to Long-term Support

  May 14, 2015, 2:03 PM

  

  Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Labor showed that the number of initial jobless claims in the week ending May 9, dropped by 1,000 (beating analysts’ expectations for a 10,000 gain), but yesterday’s disappointing data continued to weigh on investors’ sentiment. In this environment, the USD Index extended declines, which pushed USD/CAD to a fresh four month low and the long-term support line. Will it encourage currency bulls to act in the coming days?

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• Stock Trading Alert: More Uncertainty As Stocks Go Sideways - Will Uptrend Continue?

  May 14, 2015, 9:47 AM

  

  S&P 500 index extends its consolidation, as it fluctuates along the level of 2,100. Which direction is next?

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• Gold News Monitor: Greece repays €750 million loan to IMF

  May 13, 2015, 3:03 PM

  

  On Monday, Greece repaid a €750 million loan installment to the IMF. How does it affect the Greek debt crisis and what does it mean for the gold market?

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• Oil Trading Alert: The Moment of Truth for Crude Oil Is Coming

  May 13, 2015, 3:00 PM

  

  On Tuesday, crude oil gained 3.15% as a weaker greenback and the EIA short-term energy outlook supported the price. In this way, light crude closed the day above $61, approaching the recent high, but did this one-day rally change the short-term picture of the commodity?

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• Bitcoin Trading Alert: Short-term Outlook Might Be Clarified Soon

  May 12, 2015, 11:58 AM

  

  We didn’t see a move to $250 yesterday. In fact, we didn’t see much action at all. The volume was up but Bitcoin didn’t budge significantly, it actually stayed in a pretty tight range. Are we in for a move up or down? We comment on that in this alert.

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• Forex Trading Alert: EUR/USD Meets Resistance Zone Once Again

  May 12, 2015, 11:52 AM

  

  Earlier today, Greece repaid a €770 million loan installment to the International Monetary Fund, easing worries that the country was on the verge of default, which in combination with a renewed selloff in European government bond pushed EUR/USD sharply higher. In this way, the exchange rate reached its important resistance zone, but will we see further improvement?

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• Gold News Monitor: April U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls Are Mixed

  May 11, 2015, 3:22 PM

  

  The April employment report was published on Friday. What does it mean for the U.S. economy and the gold market?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Investors' Sentiment Improves Again Following Jobs Data Release - Will It Last?

  May 11, 2015, 6:50 AM

  

  S&P 500 index got closer to its late April all-time high. Will this uptrend accelerate?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Is Crude Oil’s Rally Over?

  May 11, 2015, 6:41 AM

  

  On Friday, crude oil moved lower after the market’s open weakened by a stronger U.S. dollar. Despite this move, the commodity reversed and rebounded in the following hours, gaining 0.85% and closing the day above $59, but did this upswing change anything?

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• Bitcoin Trading Alert: Is Bitcoin in Bullish Territory?

  May 8, 2015, 11:24 AM

  

  We saw a relatively violent rebound to the upside yesterday. While yesterday’s move was visible, it didn’t really bring Bitcoin above $250. Did the move change anything in the short-term outlook?

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• Is Global Economic Recession Coming?

  May 8, 2015, 7:07 AM

  

  Last month the World Trade Organization cut the 2015 global trade growth outlook to 3.3 percent from the previous 4 percent. The weak worldwide trade indicates a coming global slowdown. How can it affect the U.S. economy (is it really decoupling from the other economies?) and the gold market?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Stocks Continue Their Downtrend Following Worse-Than-Expected Economic Data Releases

  May 8, 2015, 6:19 AM

  

  S&P 500 index continued its move down yesterday. Is this a new downtrend or just a pullback within medium-term consolidation?

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• Gold News Monitor: U.S. Trade Deficit Jumps in March

  May 6, 2015, 10:16 AM

  

  The U.S. trade deficit exploded to $51.4 billion in March. What does it mean for the economy and the gold market?

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• Forex Trading Alert: AUD/USD – One-day Rally or Something More?

  May 5, 2015, 1:17 PM

  

  Earlier today, the Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates by 0.25% to a record-low 2.00%. Additionally, the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that the country's trade deficit narrowed to A$1.32 billion this month. Thanks to these circumstances, AUD/USD invalidated earlier breakdown and rebounded sharply, erasing almost 40% of the recent decline. Will we see a test of the Apr high in the coming week?

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