Market Overview

Despite the "hawkish" statements from Trump to the North Korea, global markets' risk appetite remains high.The US markets managed to expand their gains on the Tuesday's closing. The increased U.S....

Last week the Census Bureau released its annual report on household income data for 2016. Last year the median (middle) household income rose to $59,149, a 4.1% increase over 2015 and a record high....

The pound hovered just below a 15-month high on Monday. Investors plunged bullish bets into the currency thanks to the heightened probability that the Bank of England will increase the cost of...

We discuss the API numbers ahead of the EIA report, talk a little about the options market, buying puts at a decent price, and finish off with a discussion of Norway`s sovereign wealth fund, and why...

If you watch and participate in markets long enough – and no, we’re not talking about, “On a long enough timeline…” – you’ll appreciate or get bitten (as we...

SPX Monitoring purposes; Short SPX on 8/30/17 at 2457.59. Monitoring purposes Gold: Neutral Long-Term Trend monitor purposes: Neutral. Last Friday the volume on the SPX jumped over 30% compared to...

Ahead of the U.S open, the Swiss franc has fallen to its lowest level against the euro in more than two years as relative calm over North Korea eases demand for perceived safe-haven currencies.CHF...

Dow and S&P 500 close at fresh record highsUS stocks advanced on Monday as North Korea tensions subsided. The dollar recovered: the live dollar index data show the ICE US dollar index, a measure...

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have now published their findings for August new residential housing starts. The latest reading of 1.180M was above the...

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have now published their findings for August new residential building permits. The latest reading of 1.300M was an increase...

The one consistent theme I’m reading about these days……..and I’m certainly inclined to agree with it……..is the puzzlement about the complacency with respect to...

The DAX index has edged higher in the Tuesday session. Currently, the DAX is trading at 12,543.00, down 0.11% on the day. On the release front, German ZEW Economic Sentiment climbed to 17.0 points,...

Those that view the message of the market on daily basis are likely confused by trading noise. While trading noise contributes to the long-term trends, it does not define them. Human behavior tries to...

Swedish CPI is immediately affected by rate hikes as flexible mortgage costs are impacted (currently 70% of mortgages are running at flexible rate).Markets have sold off recently and current market...