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Looking Back at 2021  As the sun rose in 2021, the world was still reeling from the effects of COVID-19. Markets were affected, people were under lockdown, many businesses were shutting down.  However, there was also hope on the horizon, that a new US president, and an impending vaccine roll-out, would lift the world out ofRead More

Traders remain nervous ahead of this week’s Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting, leading to a decline in US yields, while stocks and oil have also dropped. The Federal Reserve (Fed) is widely expected to announce plans to quicken the tapering process as inflation continues to soar. Last week’s data showed that the US inflationRead More

Every trader’s goal is to make as much money as possible in the financial markets. When they’re choosing which markets to trade in, traders will naturally ask themselves which markets present them with the best opportunity for profit.  Two of the most popular markets are stocks and currencies. The main difference between trading Forex andRead More

US equity indices advanced every day last week, rising for a fifth week for their longest rally in 14 months. Sentiment remained bullish on Monday, boosted by the latest news that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced a Phase 3 trial of its injectable monoclonal antibody cocktail, REGEN-COV, which effectively prevented people from becoming sick from COVID-19. The company saidRead More

All eyes are still set on oil as the commodity continues to perform well, climbing above the 85 USD level on Monday, confirming the long-term bullish trend.  It is hard to believe that in April 2020, oil dropped below 0 USD as nobody wanted the commodity. Fast forward to today, the WTI benchmark is trading at levelsRead More

The US dollar seems to be struggling recently, and the dollar index is down for four consecutive days on Monday. It looks like the recent bullish trend might be running out of steam. We can say the same thing about long US yields, as the 10-year Benchmark yield posted a bearish reversal candle on Monday. AtRead More

For the first time since November, 2014 oil continued to move higher this week managing to get above the level of 80 USD. The energy crisis that’s getting worse in the EU has now spread to the US and China. While the whole energy sector has been rising, investors seem to ignore the strengthening US dollar orRead More

First, what are stocks?  Stocks are instruments that generate interest-bearing payments (dividends) to investors. So basically, when you buy a stock, you buy a percentage of ownership in a business. Let’s say if you own a property for years you can be sure that you will be able to sell it for more money than youRead More

This Monday the US stock indices were down 2-3%. In addition, during the three last weeks the medium-term top has been formed. It was caused by the recent situation with a real estate collapse in China that forced investors to sell risky assets in a fear of contagion.  So what actually happened? The Chinese realRead More

On Monday, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil climbed above the critical 70 USD, while the European Brent benchmark advanced toward 74 USD. Oil continued to rise amid Hurricane Ida’s impact on US output. About three-quarters – or about 1.4 million barrels per day – of the offshore oil production in the Gulf of Mexico has remained haltedRead More