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• Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil – Oil Bears In Charge

  December 15, 2014, 11:18 AM

  On Friday, crude oil lost 2.81% as the International Energy Agency cut its outlook for demand growth in 2015. In this environment, the commodity hit a fresh multi-year low of $57.34 and reached its key support line. Will we see a rebound from here?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Indexes Continued Their Sell-Off Following Declining Oil Prices

  December 15, 2014, 6:20 AM

  S&P 500 index got closer to the level of 2,000, as investors’ sentiment worsened. Will downtrend continue even further?

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• Will the end of QE3 cause financial turmoil?

  December 15, 2014, 6:01 AM

  The end of QE3 does not imply the abandon of the expansionary market policy, but rather a change of its tools. However, it does not mean that stopping the purchasing program is irrelevant for the economy and, thus, for the gold market. What are the effects connected with the halt of buying assets by the Fed? Could they contribute to bursting of the asset price bubble?

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• Forex Trading Alert: GBP/USD – Breakout Or Fakeout?

  December 11, 2014, 1:21 PM

  Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the initial jobless claims in the week ending December 6 dropped by 3,000 to 294,000, beating forecast. Additionally, the U.S. Commerce Department showed that retail sales increased by 0.7% last month, beating expectations for a gain of 0.4%, while core retail sales (without automobile sales), increased by 0.5% in November, surpassing forecasts for a 0.1% gain. These bullish numbers supported the greenback and pushed GBP/USD lower, but the pair is still trading close to the key resistance line. What’s next?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Stocks Sold Off Following Negative Global Economic Outlook

  December 11, 2014, 12:13 PM

  S&P 500 index is the lowest since early November. Is this a new downtrend, or just a downward correction of the October-November rally?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Where Are Oil Bulls?

  December 10, 2014, 2:09 PM

  Although crude oil hit a fresh multi-year low after the market’s open, the commodity rebounded in the following hours supported by a weaker greenback. In this way, light crude gained 0.40%, but still remains under the previous lows. What’s next?

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• Gold & Silver Trading Alert: Gold Breaks Out and Soars Once Again

  December 10, 2014, 1:18 PM

  Gold soared yesterday as the USD Index declined. More importantly, gold broke above the short-term declining resistance line and above most recent highs. Is there still any chance that we will see a move below $1,100 before the next big rally?

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• Forex Trading Alert: EUR/USD – Bigger Corrective Upswing Or Trend Reversal?

  December 9, 2014, 11:13 AM

  Earlier today, official data showed that Germany's trade surplus widened to €20.6 billion in October from €18.6 billion in September, beating analysts’ forecasts. In response to these bullish numbers, EUR/USD extended gains and invalidated another breakdown. What’s next for the exchange rate?

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• Stock Trading Alert: New Downtrend Or Just A Downward Correction?

  December 9, 2014, 11:03 AM

  S&P 500 index retraced its recent move up, however, it remained within a two week long consolidation. Is holding short position still justified?

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• Is the halt of QE3 the end of the loose monetary policy?

  December 9, 2014, 4:03 AM

  What does the end of QE3 really mean? We show that it neither implies the real abandon of purchasing assets (due to reinvesting interest and principal payments and rolling over retiring Treasuries) nor the permanent exclusion bond-buying programs from the tools of monetary policy. Investors should also be aware that the end of QE3 does not rule out loose monetary policy. Why?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil - Sinking Or Rebounding?

  December 8, 2014, 1:09 PM

  On Friday, crude oil lost 1.65% as a stronger U.S. dollar and news that Saudi Arabia lowered the price of oil for buyers in the U.S. and Asia continued to weight. As a result, light crude moved lower for the fourth time in a row and closed the week at its lowest level since mid-Jul 2009.

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• Stock Trading Alert: Still No Short-Term Direction As Stocks Fluctuate Along Record Levels

  December 8, 2014, 6:50 AM

  S&P 500 index reached new all-time high on Friday, as it slightly extended its long-term uptrend. Is this a topping consolidation or just a flat correction preceding another leg up?

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• Bitcoin Trading Alert: Bitcoin Slipping into Bearish Territory

  December 5, 2014, 10:36 AM

  Yesterday, we finally saw some action. Not very surprisingly, it was to the downside. Today, however, we've seen some appreciation. Which of these moves might be more important at this time?

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• Stock Trading Alert: New Record High As Stocks Slightly Extended Their Uptrend

  December 4, 2014, 2:20 PM

  S&P 500 index reached new all-time high yesterday. Will uptrend continue despite some overbought conditions?

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• Forex Trading Alert: AUD/USD Approaches Solid Support

  December 3, 2014, 9:25 AM

  The Reserve Bank of Australia left its benchmark interest rate at a record-low of 2.50%, which pushed the Australian dollar higher against the greenback. As a result, AUD/USD bounced off yesterday’s fresh 2014 low, but will we see further rally?

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