Market Overview

In the summer of 2013, in an incident widely referred to as incident as the “taper tantrum”, the bond market threw a hissy fit over a Fed announcement that the Fed would taper QE...

There will be surprises on both sides of the return spectrum—as equity and alternative assets will post solid gains, while bonds will get punched. And, any lean toward active management should...

Gold prices have edged up to start off the week. In Monday’s North American session, the spot price for one ounce of gold is $1191.09. There are no US releases on Monday. On Tuesday, the US will...

In a Frank Talk last week, I discussed the surge in small-cap stocks since Donald Trump’s election. A bet on smaller domestic stocks, I wrote, is a bet that Trump will deliver on his promise to...

Dollar Breaks OutWith the Fed flip-flopping on interest rates, the U.S. dollar traded inside a two-year consolidation box, which is indicative of indecisive investor behavior. The dollar was recently...

During my morning routine of caffeine supported information injections, I ran across several articles that just contained generally bad investment advice and poorly formed analysis. Each argument was...

With everyone out shopping, we’ll soon be seeing the usual slew of Black Friday data (and the instant economic analysis that goes along with it).The media tends to spin Black Friday sales into a...

In this week's market analysis, we will look at potential trading opportunities and zones where we should look for price action, evidence and potential moves.Pairs and markets analyzed this week:...

At the conclusion of our Thanksgiving Week missive we noted that "over half" of those arrested during five nights of post Trump victory demonstrations in Portland, Oregon, had not voted in the...

Forex News and EventsSell oil rebound Crude oil continued to come under selling pressure as skepticism over an OPEC-led agreement with major producers increased. Reuters reported that Saudi Arabia...

by Eli WrightGlobal equity markets continue to rally and have been remarkably upbeat recently, with U.S markets particularly buoyant since the US election. US markets closed the holiday shortened-week...

Commodities popped last week, posting the strongest weekly gain among the major asset classes, based on a set of proxy ETFs. Supported by expectations of higher inflation, broadly defined commodities...

As soon as markets opened in Asia, the greenback was sold, and corrective forces that had been nipping below the surface took hold. The euro, which had finished last week below $1.0590, rallied nearly...

The US dollar softened against all of its G10 counterparts and a majority of emerging market currencies. US equities pared a major part of the Black Friday gains. The Dow Jones and the S&P futures...