Crude oil futures surged on Monday due to disruptions in Russian refining capacity caused by Ukrainian drone strikes and Moscow's decision to cut output to comply with OPEC+ targets. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) contract for May settled at $81.95 a barrel, up $1.32, while the Brent contract for May settled at $86.57 a barrel, also up $1.32. Russia instructed...
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2021-08-26 • Updated
The US Futures dropped on Thursday following some remarks by some of the Federal Reserve members earlier today, including Bullard who repeated his previous statement. Bullard wants to complete QE tapering by the end of Q1 of next year, such scenario is considered as extreme and probably unrealistic. Yet, the market reaction so far is reasonable.
The Dollar index spiked higher across the board, retesting 93.00 resistance area, while futures turned negative. However, eyes are still on the Federal Reserve's chairman Powell later today, which may change the current move.
If Powel kept the door open for a delay, equities are likely to recover, while the dollar might turn negative by the end of the day or by the end of the week. Otherwise, if the Fed stick to its plan to start tapering this year, equities may suffer a notable sell off and may turn negative on the week, while the Dollar Index might break above 93.70 this time.
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Bearish scenario: Sales below 80.00 with TP1: 79.60... Anticipated bullish scenario: Intraday purchases above 80.70 with TP: 81.50...
Bearish Scenario: Sales below 78.99 with TP1: 77.93, TP2: 77.45, and upon its breakout TP3: 76.56 and TP4: 75.70 Bullish Scenario: Purchases above 78.00 (wait for a pullback to this area) with TP1: 1679.00 (uncovered POC*), TP2: 79.33, and TP3: 79.66 intraday
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Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, stated that the central bank can afford to be patient in deciding when to cut interest rates, citing easing inflation and stable economic growth. Powell emphasized the Fed's independence from political influences, particularly relevant as the election season nears. The Fed had raised interest rates to 5.3 ...
Hello again my friends, it’s time for another episode of “What to Trade,” this time, for the month of April. As usual, I present to you some of my most anticipated trade ideas for the month of April, according to my technical analysis style. I therefore encourage you to do your due diligence, as always, and manage your risks appropriately.
Bearish scenario: Sell below 1.0820 / 1.0841... Bullish scenario: Buy above 1.0827...