Oil futures continue with bullish tone – breaking through $100 per barrell
Crude oil futures look like ending 2013 in a positive mood with the March contract currently breaking through the psychological $100 per barrel price point […]
2013
With the FED roadmap now in place – ‘normal service’ can be resumed!
With markets having been given a more or less clear roadmap for the future of QE, and so removing a degree of uncertainty, it now […]
Take centre stage – the VIX
As we come to the end of another trading year, there is one index that will perhaps receive more attention than most, both next week […]
More patience required on the USD/JPY
The USD/JPY on both the daily and the weekly chart, was what I referred to as the ‘patience trade’, a concept that we all struggle […]
Gold futures trading lower on Globex
These are unhappy times for gold bugs as the precious metal continues to struggle, with each rally higher failing to gather any momentum, before collapsing […]
Euro bears reeling, but preparing for more punishment!
Trading with an opinion is perhaps one of the most dangerous traits of financial speculation, and yet it is one that we see time and […]
And the euro survives for another year!
As we come to the end of another trading year many forex traders will be wondering where the most heavily traded pair, namely the eurodollar […]
Black and yellow gold tipping over the edge!
Regular readers of this blog will know that I often comment on both the gold and oil market, and today has been a seminal one […]
Gold bulls have to be nimble on the hoof these days!
Whilst the medium term trend for gold is certainly bearish, and indeed has become ever more so following the break below the key support level […]
Flags flying as USD/JPY breaks away from pennant pattern!
Regular readers of my market analysis, and attendees at my online forex training webinars, will have seen me refer to the weekly chart for the […]
Gold crashes through the technical tipping point
In the last few days, I suggested the precious metal was looking weak and was approaching some key levels. Yesterday was a particularly torrid day, […]
WTI still bearish
The December contract for WTI continues its heavily bearish tone with the contract moving lower once again in yesterday’s oil trading session to close at […]
Gold picture looking bleak
It’s not been an easy time for gold bugs who are, once again, running out of hope that the precious metal will ever show any […]
YM touching key level
In the second of our benchmark charts, the YM (e mini for the Dow Jones) here too we can see this index is also on […]
Bulls still in charge on NQ
With so many market analysts and commentators attempting to call a top to the current bull market in equities, and with the traditional Santa Claus […]
VIX at ‘scary low’
No analysis of equities would be complete without a look at the VIX, and here the picture is extremely interesting, and no doubt worrying for […]
Appeal for help following Typhoon Haiyan
Please make a donation NOW Many of you reading this post, will already be aware of the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan which hit the […]
Emotional times for gold traders!
For gold bugs the past few weeks have been a roller coaster of emotions, with the gold price first recovering strongly from the low of […]