Gold rally running out of steam….again
This week’s rally in gold, spurred by the combined effects of a weaker US dollar and tensions in Yemen which saw the precious metal touch […]
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All hands to the pump failing to keep oil afloat
In viewing the daily chart for oil, several analogies come to mind, and perhaps the best and most descriptive is of an old tramp steamer, […]
Testing times for US equity markets
It’s a testing time for US equity markets in every sense of the word with the principal indices of the YM, the NQ and the […]
US dollar blows the market apart
If there is one term which could best describe last week’s price action in the currency markets it would be that much over used word […]
The sun is shining again for the VIX
With yesterday’s FOMC brouhaha now out of the way for another month, it’s an apposite time to consider the VIX for the ultimate barometer of […]
Risk sentiment returns with NQ emini leading………again
Ahead of this week’s key FED decision and statement, once again it’s the NQ emini which is leading the principle US equity markets higher with […]
Oil remains under pressure on all sides
From a technical perspective, last week was a seminal one for crude oil with the commodity finally breaching the platform of support in the $48 […]
Aussie dollar down and out
Bearish momentum has picked up once again in the Aussie dollar, following the Business Confidence release which came in worse than expected at 0 against […]
A significant time for the EUR/USD
Last week’s price action for the eurodollar was significant for several reasons. First, and perhaps most importantly, the congestion phase which began in late January, […]
Simply a market correction for US indices
Friday’s significant sell off in US equities came as no great surprise and indeed in my post of last week, I suggested that this would […]
The sonic boom…..was in gold!
For those of you reading this who remember Concorde, the last of which flew in 2003, you may also remember that it was one of […]
USD on the march towards 100
An interesting morning for traders so far, with the London session well under way, and what is perhaps revealing is the continued rise in the […]
Silver now at the tipping point
The technical picture for silver continues to remain extremely bearish following the weak rally of late February, which saw the metal run into resistance in […]
NQ emini and the VIX – working in tandem
It’s been an interesting start to the week for indices once again, and as I mentioned in my analysis on Monday, the parabolic price action […]
Silver and gold both approaching key technical levels
With equity markets continuing to maintain their bullish tone, albeit in a rather muted phase of price action at present, the outlook for gold, and […]
Art and finance combine on the NQ emini daily chart
There are times when price action and art become close bedfellows, and this is certainly true of the daily chart for all the principal US […]
EUR/USD awakes from its slumbers
For longer term euro dollar traders, it’s been a time to watch, wait and be patient, which is exactly what we said in yesterday morning’s […]
Volume spike on the NZD/USD explained
Question Hi Anna, I have been studying your VPA methods extensively for the past several months. I must say it is very eye opening. I […]