Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Volatility poked its way through the front door for a moment, but then quickly hit the road again. The growth scare over the first weekend of August feels like a memory today with stocks gaining back...

Profitable bond trading opportunities arise when your expectations about Fed policy differ from those of the market. Therefore, with the Fed seemingly embarking on a series of interest rate cuts, it...

The 10-year rate ended the day in a particularly interesting position, given its significance in the broader financial landscape. It closed at 3.81%, just above the August 5 close of 3.79%. The 3.8%...

In this article, we will take a look at the stock market and the gold market and draw a comparison. We do not want to take sides too quickly, but instead look at the figures objectively and answer...

By Blake Heimann Since the release of ChatGPT, mega cap technology companies poised to profit from AI-enhanced software tools or cloud AI-model training capabilities have seen a surge in their stock...

Credit spreads remained steady yesterday, but there were notable movements elsewhere. The one-month implied correlation index, which gauges how stocks might move together, increased. At the same...

US recession risk appeared to ease in the wake of last week’s encouraging updates for retail sales and jobless claims. Will the better-than-expected numbers delay the widely expected rate cut that...

The bullish drive in markets has seen a swift recovery from the meltdown seen two weeks ago but indecision has reappeared. The past two weeks have seen buyers dominating risk appetite as stocks and...

I expect volatility to increase this week, particularly with VIX options expiring on Wednesday. The current VIX option positions suggest that the VIX may remain around the 15 level, which means the...

There’s no doubt the bulls are back, but my concern over a bearish September is still here. Traders have setups across the board, but risk management is going to be key for now! Economic Calendar...

MON: US Democratic National Convention (Aug 19-22), Bank of Indonesia Announcement, New Zealand Trade Balance (Jul) TUE: US Democratic National Convention (Aug 19-22), PBoC LPR, RBA Minutes,...

Welcome to our weekly Friday reading suggestions. This week, we delve into a range of topics, from UK banking stocks to the relationship between financial markets and economic models. Our curated...

A lot can happen over the course of a week when it comes to the crowd’s fickle sentiment du jour on matters of recession. At this time a week ago the headlines warned that a contraction, if it hadn’t...

I was recently asked about the seemingly strong “economic growth” rate as the Federal Reserve prepares to start cutting rates. “If economic growth is so strong, as noted by the recent GDP report,...