US Dollar May Fall As Fed Offers Little Beyond Expected Rate Hike

US Dollar May Fall As Fed Offers Little Beyond Expected Rate Hike

The sentiment-linked Australian and New Zealand Dollars traded modestly higher while the anti-risk Japanese Yen edged downward in otherwise quiet Asian trade. Regional bourses played catch-up to losses on Wall Street but benchmark US (S&P 500) and European (FTSE 100) index futures traded higher, pointing to a rebalancing of risk trends back toward neutral ahead of the upcoming Fed policy announcement. […]
WTI Crude Oil And Natural Gas Forecast – Wednesday, March 15

WTI Crude Oil And Natural Gas Forecast – Wednesday, March 15

WTI Crude Oil The WTI Crude Oil market broke down during the day on Tuesday, slicing through the hammer that formed on Monday. This is a very negative sign, and with the Crude Oil Inventories announcement coming out today it’s likely that there could be significant bearish news yet again. We are oversold, though, so […]
EUR/USD: Asymmetric Risk But Short Preferable Into French Elections

EUR/USD: Asymmetric Risk But Short Preferable Into French Elections

The euro has many forces moving it. The big political risk is the French Presidential Election. What can we expect for EUR/USD? Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: EUR/USD downside risks remains ahead of the French Elections, says Bank of America Merrill Lynch FX Strategy. In that regard, BofAML’s baseline does not include a Le Pen […]
With Rising Rates Ahead, Stick With High Quality Dividend Growers

With Rising Rates Ahead, Stick With High Quality Dividend Growers

Rising interest rates are supposed to draw investors away from equities and into the bond market but so far that hasn’t really happened. Despite the interest rate on the 10 year Treasury note increasing from 1.9% to 2.6% since the election, the S&P 500 has still managed to post an 11% gain during that time. […]
The Substantial Opportunity Cost Of Retained Earnings For Investors

The Substantial Opportunity Cost Of Retained Earnings For Investors

When a company creates profits, it has a decision to make. It’s all between how much of the earnings they should pay back to shareholders as a dividend, and how much they should reinvest in the business. Keeping the earnings is known as retained earnings. Many investors can be led astray by the deceitfulness of […]
Is Recent Stock Market Rally Real Or A Blow-Off Top?​​​​​​​

Is Recent Stock Market Rally Real Or A Blow-Off Top?​​​​​​​

The U.S. stock market remains in a full-blown bull market with President Trump re-energizing the base.The U.S. stock market has temporarily become overbought and is likely due for a pause before the next new impulse wave up resumes. My research indicates… This Bull Market is not over. After this, it will move much higher! Courtesy […]
NZDUSD: How Will The Pair React To The FOMC Event?

NZDUSD: How Will The Pair React To The FOMC Event?

Key Points: Markets strongly pricing in the risk of a rate hike from the Fed. Dollar bulls may be disappointed as Fed likely to be cautious on forward guidance. Watch for sharp volatility during the FOMC risk event. The New Zealand Dollar is bracing itself ahead of the U.S. Fed’s FOMC decision but the pair […]
Stock Accumulations To Review

Stock Accumulations To Review

Finding stocks which have patterns of interest, is a sequence of filtering by math and eyeball chart scanning. We start with a large sample and end up with a small sample to act upon. Video Length: 00:12:41 NOTE: readtheticker.com does allow users to load objects and text on charts, however some annotations are by a […]
Gold Trades In Narrow Range Ahead Of Fed Meeting

Gold Trades In Narrow Range Ahead Of Fed Meeting

Gold prices ended Tuesday’s session down $5.01 but remained within the trading range of the past four days as the majority of market participants opted to remain on the sidelines ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, where the central bank is expected to hike interest rates. Gold prices are trading slightly higher during the […]
Gold Prices May Rise As Fed Clings To Status Quo After Rate Hike

Gold Prices May Rise As Fed Clings To Status Quo After Rate Hike

Gold prices edged lower as the US Dollar recovered from post-NFP losses but remained well within their near-term range. Traders were probably reluctant to commit to significant trend progression ahead of the upcoming FOMC policy announcement. The priced-in probability of a rate hike implied in Fed funds futures stands at 100 percent. This means the increase itself may have […]