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• Bitcoin Trading Alert: Bitcoin to Move to $350?

  October 17, 2014, 11:15 AM

  Bitcoin stayed below $400 yesterday and, in fact, today we’ve seen a move down. There has been an important change compared with the previous couple of days, though. Namely, the volume is visibly lower. At the moment of writing, not even 25% of yesterday’s volume has been reached. What kind of implications does this have for traders?

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• Forex Trading Alert: How High Could USD/CAD Go?

  October 16, 2014, 1:57 PM

  Although the U.S. dollar moved lower against most of major currency pairs after disappointing economic data yesterday, we didn’t notice such price action in the case of the USD/CAD. Therefore, we decided to take a closer look at USD/CAD in today’s Forex Trading Alert. Will yesterday’s increase trigger further rally?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Negative Expectations As Investors Continue To Worry – Will Downtrend Extend Even Further?

  October 16, 2014, 1:37 PM

  S&P 500 index continued its sell-off yesterday, before bouncing off support level at around 1,800. The market is getting more oversold but is it a time to buy?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Gift For Oil Bears From IEA

  October 15, 2014, 12:41 PM

  On Tuesday, crude oil lost 3.18% after the International Energy Agency cut its forecasts for oil-demand growth this year and next. As a result, light crude dropped below the support zone and slipped to the next long-term support line. How low is too low?

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• Bitcoin Trading Alert: Is It Time to Take Profits off the Table?

  October 14, 2014, 10:58 AM

  We saw an important move yesterday, when Bitcoin moved above $400. The move happened together with an explosion in volume, which made the move all the more important. Today, the direction has been upheld. But Bitcoin has gone up far and fast lately. Is it time to take profits off the table?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Stock Extended Their Sell-Off – Will Downtrend Continue?

  October 13, 2014, 6:52 AM

  S&P 500 index got closer to the level of 1,900. Is holding short position still justified? 

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• Gold and Federal Funds Rate

  October 13, 2014, 6:05 AM

  Many investors believe that the federal funds rate is adversely related to the gold price. Interest rate cuts are perceived as a sign of cheap money policy – a bullish signal in the gold market. Similarly, the rise of the federal funds rate is considered as detrimental for gold prices. However, it seems that real interest rates are more important than nominal ones. Are changes in the federal funds rate a good predictor of gold prices, then?

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• Bitcoin Trading Alert: Bumpy Ride for Bitcoin Traders

  October 10, 2014, 11:56 AM

  We saw an explosion in volume yesterday. More than Bitcoin went up in the direction of $400, reversing later on. The change in short-term trend is now very well visible, but the recent turn (yesterday) was down. What does this mean for Bitcoin investors?

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• Forex Trading Alert: Where Will EUR/USD Head Next?

  October 9, 2014, 12:10 PM

  Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the initial jobless claims in the week ending October 4 decreased by 1,000, beating analysts’ expectations for a 6,000 increase. In response, the U.S. dollar moved higher and EUR/USD erased some gains. Did this move change the very short-term picture?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Stocks Retraced Last Week’s Move Up As Investors’ Sentiment Worsened

  October 8, 2014, 6:57 AM

  S&P 500 index is below the level of 1,950 again as investors await corporate earnings releases, economic data announcements. Will downtrend continue?

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• Gold & Silver Trading Alert: Huge Reversal in USD and Gold – Finally!

  October 7, 2014, 2:57 PM

  The precious metals market finally rallied yesterday. Gold moved lower in the first hours of the session, getting very close to the Dec. 2013 low, but it rallied before the session was over, finally closing over $16 higher. Is the final bottom in?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Quite a Lot Happened Last Week – Did as Much Changed?

  October 6, 2014, 12:39 PM

  In short, the answer to the title question is that actually not much has changed – at least not since our last Oil Trading Alert was posted. There was a huge reversal on Thursday, and its implications remain in place also today, even though the crude oil price moved a bit lower on Friday (in fact, at the moment of writing these words, crude oil is back above the $90 level). The one thing that changed, though, are the implications coming from the analysis of weekly volume. You will find more details in today's Oil Trading Alert.

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• Real Interest Rates and Recent Decline in the Price of Gold

  October 6, 2014, 10:49 AM

  Gold performed relatively weak last month, confirming the last Market Overview’s thesis that the role of geopolitical concerns on the gold price is often overstated. Real interest rates seem to have much stronger impact on the gold market. Many analysts consider them even as the prime driver of gold price. Are they right?

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• Bitcoin Trading Alert: Volume Hints at Action to Come

  October 6, 2014, 5:29 AM

  Yesterday, Bitcoin went down, erasing most of Wednesday’s gains. The volume picked up late in the day but, overall, it still didn’t match what we had seen the day before. While there was depreciation it wasn’t particularly strong and Bitcoin ended the day around $375. What does this mean for Bitcoin traders?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil - Seeds Of Change Growing

  October 3, 2014, 7:13 AM

  Yesterday's price action in crude oil was something that showed once again that "everyone has brain power to make money in stocks, but few have the stomach." Sessions like these (or trading before such sessions) is when having a pro on your side can make all the difference between staying the course and selling close to the bottom. The outlook for the crude oil market has been bullish for some time and yesterday's session didn't change that. In fact, the outlook is now even more bullish and the long positions seem justified from the risk/reward point of view. Let's see why.

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