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• Bitcoin Trading Alert: Sign of Reversal?

  July 11, 2014, 2:28 PM

  

  We saw depreciation yesterday. You were probably worried by Bitcoin going down in light of the short-term outlook, and so were we. We were trying to figure out the direction in which Bitcoin were to move just as much as you did. Has anything changed since yesterday?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Stocks Expected To Open Lower As Investors May Continue To Take Profits

  July 10, 2014, 1:43 PM

  

  S&P 500 index extends consolidation below last week’s highs, as correction fears mount. Is it uptrend reversal or just a flat correction?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil – Further Declines or Rebound?

  July 10, 2014, 8:52 AM

  

  On Wednesday, crude oil lost 1.48% as the reported resumption of Libyan crude production and the EIA weekly report on U.S. inventories weighed on the price. As a result, light crude hit its lowest level since June 5 and dropped below the next downside target. Does it mean that oil bulls lost ground?

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• Forex Trading Alert: EUR/USD – At Crossroads

  July 9, 2014, 6:16 PM

  

  The common currency moved higher against the U.S. dollar after the Federal Reserve said in the minutes of the monetary policy meeting that its stimulus program should end likely in October. As a result, EUR/USD increased to a very important resistance area. What could happen if it stopped currency bulls’ charge?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil - One Swallow Doesn't Make a Summer

  July 9, 2014, 3:42 PM

  

  Yesterday, after 5 days of declines, we saw a corrective upswing, which took crude oil to an intraday high of $104.20. Did this show of "strength" invalidate any of bearish technical factors that we noticed in recent days?

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• Oil Stocks – The Short-Term Consequences of The Long-Term Support

  July 8, 2014, 2:26 PM

  

  The end of the first half of the year, the second quarter and June are behind us. Without a doubt, it was a good time for crude oil. Since the beginning of the year, light crude erased almost 80% of the Aug.-Jan. decline. But are these numbers as bullish as they look at the first sight? Not really. Why? When we take a closer look at oil stocks, we see that during the last 6 months they not only climbed above the 2013 high, but also erased entire 2008 decline, hitting an all-time high of 1,730. Will they keep rallying? Or maybe further gains will be difficult to achieve in the near term?

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• Fed's NIRP and Its Implications for Gold Investors

  July 8, 2014, 1:27 PM

  Believe it or not, we are finally witnessing a true monetary revolution. Unfortunately it is not the one that gold bugs have long waited for. Quite the opposite. We have the so called “monetary cranks” governing one of the most important central banks in the world. People who set the interest rates not at very low, not even at zero, not even at negative real interest rates, but at negative nominal interest rates. Hold your horses and constrain your joy – this does not concern the interest rate on your loan. It is the interest rate for the deposit facility at the central bank.

  It can, however, affect your portfolio in a different way. Read today's Market-Overview-based article to find out how.

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• Bitcoin Trading Alert: Move Down Possibly Dying Out

  July 8, 2014, 9:22 AM

  

  Bitcoin went down yesterday on increased volume but the overall figure of bitcoins traded was not relatively high. This was in line with our yesterday’s remarks. Today, the move down seems to have stopped. What does it mean for Bitcoin investors?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Dark Clouds Over Crude Oil

  July 7, 2014, 11:06 AM

  

  On Thursday, crude oil declined to its lowest levels since June 10 as situation in Libya overshadowed U.S. economic data. As a result, light crude closed the day below the medium-term support line. Will this event encourage oil bears to push the price lower?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Stocks Extend Uptrend As Investors Sentiment Remains High – Will It Continue?

  July 7, 2014, 11:06 AM

  

  S&P 500, DJIA made new all-time highs ahead of holiday weekend. Expectations are still high as investors await quarterly earnings releases.

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• Forex Trading Alert: EUR/USD – Bigger Pullback or Something More?

  July 4, 2014, 3:24 AM

  

  Earlier today, the euro moved lower against the greenback after the U.S. Department of Labor reported that non-farm payrolls rose by 288,000 in June, beating expectations for an increase of 212,000. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate dropped to 6.1% from 6.3% in May. Thanks to these better-than-expected numbers, EUR/USD declined sharply and dropped below the short-term support. What impact could it have on future moves?

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• Stock Trading Alert: Indexes Close To Their Highs Ahead Of Shortened Pre-Holiday Session

  July 3, 2014, 7:29 AM

  

  S&P 500 index is slightly below record highs, as investors await key economic data releases. Will uptrend accelerate despite some overbought conditions?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil – North or South?

  July 2, 2014, 12:18 PM

  

  On Tuesday, crude oil lost 0.30% as the combination of Chinese and U.S. data weighed on the price. Because of these numbers, light crude declined temporarily below its nearest support zone and closed the day slightly above it for the second day in a row. Will we see a breakdown or a rebound from here?

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• Forex Trading Alert: Will AUD/USD Continue the Rally?

  July 1, 2014, 12:11 PM

  

  The Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates unchanged at a record low of 2.5%, which pushed the Australian dollar to a seven month high against its U.S. counterpart earlier today. Thanks to this news AUD/USD climbed temporarily above important resistances, but will currency bulls be strong enough to hold gained levels?

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• Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil – Breakdown or Trap?

  June 30, 2014, 11:32 AM

  

  Although crude oil moved little higher on Friday, hitting an intraday high of $106.19, the commodity reversed and posted its second weekly loss in three weeks as the immediate threat of losing Iraqi oil supply due to violence in the country faded. As a result, light crude closed the week below the medium-term support. Will it trigger further deterioration?

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