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Greenback to take a breather after 8-weeks long rally; direction remains bullish Similarly, oil could retest $90 Fed actions, bond market shifts, and speculative positions to tell the market direction...

Stocks closed higher yesterday, with the S&P 500 rising by around 60 bps. Bond yields also stabilized, with the 10-year falling by three bps to close about 4.57%.The day saw a lot of volatility in...

Stocks were in for a wild trading day, with the S&P 500 firmly in a negative gamma regime. It means that wild swings will persist as long as this case, and there was a pretty good example of that...

One thing I’ve stopped worrying very much about is a government shutdown. It could even be a good thing, given the bloated deficit, except for the fact that the government basically keeps...

In 60 seconds, US Government Shutdown?How Does it Impact Stocks, Dollar and Gold?

Earlier this month I wrote that there was still room for debating if a broad-based risk-off signal was brewing. Three weeks later, the space is narrowing for keeping an open mind, based on several...

We recently wrote about why it takes time for higher interest rates to inflict economic damage. We follow that up with a discussion of something equally worrying that also lags Fed rate...

Stocks finished yesterday lower by around 1.5% on the S&P 500, while the Nasdaq 100 QQQ declined by about 1.5%. Meanwhile, rates continued to climb, with the 30-year climbing to about 4.69%, as...

Late last year, and into early 2023, the crowd was all in on the inevitability of a US recession starting in the near future. A Bloomberg headline captured the zeitgeist as the new year dawned:...

In 60 seconds, here's my list of 5 Most Important Trading Rules

Permabears tend to lose out on gains as they sell at the first sign of trouble But selling during bear markets is not the key to long-term investing success Weathering market volatility is crucial to...

Stocks finished yesterday's session higher, climbing by 40 bps. Most of the gains came in the final minutes. It was clear that the 0-DTE crowd was trying to close the S&P 500 index over the 4,330...

As we enter a historically weak period for the stock market, negative investor sentiment has moved above its historical average Meanwhile, recent developments at Adobe have made the stock an appealing...

Stocks took a hit last week, with the S&P 500 plummeting by more than 3% and the Nasdaq 100 by almost 3.5%. The Russell 2000 fared even worse, dropping nearly 4%. While markets have declined,...