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U.S. NFIB Small Business Optimism

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Apr 13, 2021

Actual

98.2

95.8

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index is a composite of ten seasonally adjusted components. It provides a indication of the health of small businesses in the U.S., which account of roughly 50% of the nation's private workforce.

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Source: National Federation of Indepen...

Release Date	Time	Actual	Previous
May 11, 2021 (Apr)	06:00		98.2
Apr 13, 2021 (Mar)	06:00	98.2	95.8
Mar 09, 2021 (Feb)	07:00	95.8	95.0
Feb 09, 2021 (Jan)	07:00	95.0	95.9
Jan 12, 2021 (Dec)	07:00	95.9	101.4
Dec 08, 2020 (Nov)	07:00	101.4	104.0

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S&P 500	4,232.60	+30.98	+0.74%
Nasdaq	13,752.24	+119.39	+0.88%
S&P 500 VIX	16.69	-1.70	-9.24%
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Natural Gas	2.972	+0.044	+1.50%
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Silver	27.558	+0.081	+0.29%
Copper	4.7488	+0.1463	+3.18%
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Alphabet A	2,351.93	+14.58	+0.62%
Tesla	672.37	+8.83	+1.33%
Amazon.com	3,291.61	-14.76	-0.45%
Netflix	503.84	+4.29	+0.86%
Facebook	319.08	-0.94	-0.29%
Bank of America	42.18	+0.17	+0.40%

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Apple

130.21

+0.69 +0.53%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 4

Sell 8

Indicators:

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Sell 6

EUR/USD

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Buy

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GBP/USD

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USD/JPY

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AUD/USD

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USD/CAD

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Buy

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Indicators:

Buy

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EUR/JPY

Summary

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Buy

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Indicators:

Buy

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EUR/CHF

Summary

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Buy

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Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Gold

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Indicators:

Buy

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Silver

Summary

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Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

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Copper

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

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Indicators:

Buy

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Crude Oil WTI

Summary

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Buy

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Indicators:

Buy

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Brent Oil

Summary

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Buy

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Indicators:

Buy

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Natural Gas

Summary

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Buy

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Indicators:

Buy

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US Coffee C

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

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Dow Jones

Summary

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Buy

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Indicators:

Buy

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Nasdaq 100

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

S&P 500

Summary

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Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

DAX

Summary

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Indicators:

Buy

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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

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

XRP/USD

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

BTC/EUR

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

DASH/USD

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

Apple

130.21

+0.69 +0.53%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 4

Sell 8

Indicators:

Buy 3

Sell 6

Alphabet A

2,351.93

+14.58 +0.62%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 4

Sell 8

Indicators:

Buy 1

Sell 8

Tesla

672.37

+8.83 +1.33%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

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Sell 0

Indicators:

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Sell 2

Amazon.com

3,291.61

-14.76 -0.45%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 0

Sell 12

Indicators:

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Sell 9

Facebook

319.08

-0.94 -0.29%

Summary

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Sell 11

Indicators:

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Sell 8

NVIDIA

592.49

+11.57 +1.99%

Summary

Strong Buy

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Sell 4

Indicators:

Buy 6

Sell 1

Alibaba ADR

225.31

-1.11 -0.49%

Summary

Strong Sell

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Sell 12

Indicators:

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Sell 8

U.S. 2Y

Summary

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Indicators:

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U.S. 5Y

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

U.S. 10Y

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Indicators:

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Sell

U.S. 30Y

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

Euro Bund

Summary

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Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

US 10Y T-Note

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

Japan Govt. Bond

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

UK Gilt

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

SPDR DJIA

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

iShares Russell 1000 Growth

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

iShares Russell 2000

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

Invesco QQQ Trust

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

SPDR S&P 500

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

ProShares UltraShort S&P500

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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ProShares UltraShort QQQ

Summary

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Apple	130.21	Strong Sell
Alphabet A	2,351.93	Strong Sell
Tesla	672.37	Strong Buy
Amazon.com	3,291.61	Strong Sell
Facebook	319.08	Strong Sell
NVIDIA	592.49	Strong Buy
Alibaba ADR	225.31	Strong Sell

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RBA	0.10%	May 04, 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%	May 05, 2021