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SURPRISING HIGHS

September 11th 2012

Everything was in the color green yesterday as the trend set on Friday seems to be back on track. Despite the obvious concern regarding the Federal Reserve’s decision regarding monetary policy tomorrow as well as the German court’s ruling on the legality of the ECB’s (European Central Bank) bond buyback program, most global stocks indices headed higher. This was very surprising to us as almost every indicator leading into the start of trading yesterday actually pointed lower. It even seemed obvious that the trend would be downward and despite this, even the Japanese Nikkei index had a great day climbing 1.41%.

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WALL STREET TAKING PROFITS

September 11th 2012

Global markets are locking in profits from the previous week’s gains as we near the decisions of the US’s Federal Reserve as well as Germany’s ruling on the legality of the European Central Bank’s plan to buyback bad bonds. The fact that markets took a light hit yesterday is not very surprising and the writing was on the wall throughout the day. European markets were up and down all day and showed no willingness to choose a direction with any momentum.

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Bad New Means Big Gains

September 10th 2012

On Friday, markets waited for the release of the Non Farm Payroll (NFP) in the US after the ADP employment report showed reason for optimism on Thursday. Markets were bitterly disappointed though as the NFP report showed a slowdown in hiring in the month of August and as a result US markets finished rather flat. Although, the major US indices did manage to remain in positive territory, primarily due to buyers who entered the market base on the assumption that the Federal Reserve will now be forced to act with economic stimulus, given the weak state of the American economy, the rise seems to be temporary.

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Non Farm Payrolls Today: Ready for a Big Day

September 7th 2012

Yesterday, the news from the ECB, the European Central Bank, and US employment data caused a wave of optimism to spread across all markets sending stocks and the EUR/USD higher. The European stock markets finished much higher after the news from the ECB was released. The ECB confirmed that it will in fact be acting with “unlimited” buyback power in order to buy bonds which will increase liquidity in the markets, drop borrowing costs specifically in Spain and Italy, and generally stabilize the banking system in Europe. The initial news to be released though from the central bank was that interest rates would remain at a very low rate of 0.75% and this initial headline made European stock markets drop slightly. But once Mario Draghi made his statement, the markets made their moves higher.

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September 6th 2012

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DROPPING HARD

September 5th 2012

US markets were showed very mixed results yesterday as the DOW stock index and the S&P 500 stock index both fell while the Nasdaq managed a minor climb higher. Things probably would have been even worse for the DOW and S&P had it not been for the late surge seen in Apple (AAPL) stock which reached yet another new high. Volume on the stock went higher as did the binary options trading volume. It seems as though most market participants prefer waiting on the fence until after Thursday’s ECB (European Central Bank) meeting which will be crucial for the future of the Eurozone. Without lower borrowing costs in the European economy, many economists worry that the banking system has a chance of collapse. Although no imminent danger of this exists, the fact the analysts are thinking about it is worrying enough. 

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TRADING SIGNALS ON STOCKS AND FOREX TODAY

September 4th 2012

US markets are ready to open after a long holiday today and it looks like the stage is set for a good day. On Friday, Ben Bernanke, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve (the US Central Bank) provided little in the way of insight as to whether the central bank will be adding economic stimulus in September or not. But he did go so far as to say that it’s a distinct possibility due to the state of the jobs market in the US. As such, markets were on the up on Friday and Europe opened Monday’s session in very positive fashion. The DAX finished higher by 0.63% to 7014 and the FTSE finished the day higher by 0.82% to 5758.41. So we are unconcerned about the results from Asia as the US stock futures are in the green at the moment leading us to believe that the general trend for the US and European stock markets will be higher today.

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BERNANKE LEAVES ROOM FOR STIMULUS

September 3rd 2012

Most analysts believe that the economy is need of a type of boost in the form of economic stimulus infused by the central bank of the US, known as the Federal Reserve. This past Friday, Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve said to a panel of central bankers expressed "grave concern" about the U.S. job market. This should have probably sent markets lower seeing as how the employment numbers in the US are probably the only bright spot in an otherwise very gloomy economy. Bernanke also said that the central bank was prepared to take further steps to strengthen the economy if necessary and this was the piece of information that sent US markets higher. 

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THEY FELL: WILL THEY COME BACK UP?

August 31st 2012

Markets took a hard fall yesterday as speculation is running rampant in regards to whether the Federal Reserve (the US Central Bank) will be adding economic stimulus to the US economy or not. Today, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will be giving a speech before central bankers from across the globe. Analysts are hoping that he will provide some insights as to whether another round of quantitative easing is in the cards or not. Without stimulus, analysts and economists are concerned that the economic recovery will stall and this is especially worrying seeing as how the weakest part of the economy, which is industry and manufacturing, is only getting weaker.

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LOW VOLUME; HIGH PROFITS

August 30th 2012

Markets have now hit their lowest level for the year but it was probably the reason why stock indices in the US managed a day in the green. The S&P finished up 0.08% to 1410 and as such, stated above the critical 1400 level for another day. So long as the index remains above this important support, market participants will view the index as being in an uptrend. A very similar story can be told about the DOW index which despite only rising 0.03% to 13107 also managed to remain above the 13000 level. 

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NO CONFIDENCE?

August 29th 2012

Consumer Confidence in the US ran into a wall last month and according to the release of the data yesterday, shows the worst figure in 9 months. Consumers in the US have turned slightly pessimistic despite another report that showed that home prices in 20 US cities have risen. The mixed news did little to support the US stock indices as the Dow and S&P 500 stock indices both dropped. The Dow fell by 0.17% but is still above the critical 13000 level. Although we don’t anticipate a break below this level this week and possibly not at all, it is a critical support and a break below it would indicate that the uptrend was over. The S&P 500 is in a similar situation which is why this issue is very relevant. If it was just the Dow looking like it was about to break and finish its uptrend, it would be less believable seeing as how the S&P index includes stocks in the Dow. In other words, there must be a correlation between the two indices. But again, if the S&P 500 stock index were to suddenly head down below 1400, the market would consider this the end of the uptrend.

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MARKETS MIXED BUT APPLE REACHES NEW HIGH