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U.S. Capacity Utilization Rate

Latest Release

Apr 15, 2021

Actual

74.4%

Forecast

75.7%

73.4%

The Capacity Utilization Rate is the percentage of production capacity being utilized in the U.S.(available resources includes factories, mines and utilities). Capacity Utilization reflects overall growth and demand in the economy. It can also act as a leading indicator of consumer price inflation.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD.

Importance:

Country:

Currency: USD

Source: Federal Reserve

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
May 14, 2021 (Apr)	09:15		75.0%	74.4%
Apr 15, 2021 (Mar)	09:15	74.4%	75.7%	73.4%
Mar 16, 2021 (Feb)	09:15	73.8%	75.5%	75.5%
Feb 17, 2021 (Jan)	10:15	75.6%	74.8%	74.9%
Jan 15, 2021 (Dec)	10:15	74.5%	73.6%	73.4%
Dec 15, 2020 (Nov)	10:15	73.3%	72.9%	73.0%

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US 500 Futures	4,124.88	+17.88	+0.44%
Dow Jones	34,021.45	+433.79	+1.29%
S&P 500	4,112.50	+49.46	+1.22%
Nasdaq	13,124.99	+93.31	+0.72%
S&P 500 VIX	23.13	-4.46	-16.17%
Dollar Index	90.718	-0.017	-0.02%

Crude Oil WTI	63.62	-0.20	-0.31%
Brent Oil	66.78	-0.27	-0.40%
Natural Gas	2.971	-0.002	-0.07%
Gold	1,822.10	-1.90	-0.10%
Silver	27.047	-0.012	-0.04%
Copper	4.6465	-0.0333	-0.71%
US Soybeans	1,593.50	+9.88	+0.62%

SPDR S&P 500	410.28	+4.87	+1.20%
iShares Russell 2000	215.75	+3.90	+1.84%
Invesco QQQ Trust	319.34	+2.45	+0.77%
Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Bull 2X Shares	93.15	-2.46	-2.57%
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Alphabet A	2,229.04	+28.79	+1.31%
Tesla	571.69	-18.20	-3.09%
Amazon.com	3,161.47	+9.53	+0.30%
Netflix	486.66	+1.68	+0.35%
Facebook	305.26	+2.71	+0.90%
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Apple

124.97

+2.20 +1.79%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 3

Sell 9

Indicators:

Buy 2

Sell 6

EUR/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

GBP/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

USD/JPY

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

AUD/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

USD/CAD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

EUR/JPY

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

EUR/CHF

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Gold

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Silver

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Copper

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Crude Oil WTI

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Brent Oil

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Natural Gas

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

US Coffee C

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Dow Jones

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Nasdaq 100

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

S&P 500

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

DAX

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

FTSE 100

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

CAC 40

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Nikkei 225

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

BTC/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

ETH/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

BCH/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

IOTA/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

LTC/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

XRP/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

BTC/EUR

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

DASH/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Apple

124.97

+2.20 +1.79%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 3

Sell 9

Indicators:

Buy 2

Sell 6

Alphabet A

2,229.04

+28.79 +1.31%

Summary

Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 4

Sell 8

Indicators:

Buy 3

Sell 5

Tesla

571.69

-18.20 -3.09%

Summary

Neutral

Moving Averages:

Buy 4

Sell 8

Indicators:

Buy 6

Sell 1

Amazon.com

3,161.47

+9.53 +0.30%

Summary

Neutral

Moving Averages:

Buy 4

Sell 8

Indicators:

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Sell 4

Facebook

305.26

+2.71 +0.90%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

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Sell 10

Indicators:

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Sell 4

NVIDIA

546.61

-3.73 -0.68%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 1

Sell 11

Indicators:

Buy 2

Sell 5

Alibaba ADR

206.08

-13.82 -6.28%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 0

Sell 12

Indicators:

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Sell 9

U.S. 2Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 5Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 10Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 30Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Euro Bund

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

US 10Y T-Note

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Japan Govt. Bond

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

UK Gilt

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

SPDR DJIA

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

iShares Russell 1000 Growth

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

iShares Russell 2000

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Invesco QQQ Trust

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

SPDR S&P 500

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

ProShares UltraShort S&P500

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

ProShares UltraShort QQQ

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Apple	124.97	Strong Sell
Alphabet A	2,229.04	Sell
Tesla	571.69	Neutral
Amazon.com	3,161.47	Neutral
Facebook	305.26	Strong Sell
NVIDIA	546.61	Strong Sell
Alibaba ADR	206.08	Strong Sell

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FED	0.00%-0.25%	Jun 16, 2021
ECB	0.00%	Jun 10, 2021
BOE	0.10%	Jun 24, 2021
SNB	-0.75%	Jun 17, 2021
RBA	0.10%	Jun 01, 2021
BOC	0.25%	Jun 09, 2021
RBNZ	0.25%	May 26, 2021
BOJ	-0.10%	Jun 18, 2021
CBR	5.00%	Jun 11, 2021
RBI	4.00%	Jun 04, 2021
PBOC	3.85%
BCB	3.50%	Jun 16, 2021