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Nelsy-Boy posted a topic in General Trading Strategy Discussion,
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Markets Decline on Fed Rate Hike - EMEA Brief 20 Dec
IGAaronC posted a blog entry in Market News,
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Fed on tap - APAC brief 20 Dec
MaxIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
First responders: Price action in markets have been interesting. The message being delivered by the Fed is somewhat curious. Initial judgements are that they’ve struck quite an effective tone, albeit one that was probably different to that which was implied in market pricing prior to the event. US stocks are paring their gains for the day; volume has returned to Wall Street, after being below its average for most of the session last night. The NASDAQ is in the red presently: momentum stocks (read: information technology firms) are being hurt by the “less-dovish” Fed. Investors don’t want to buy into growth, it would seem. The intraday trend is pointing to a down day for Wall Street, though naturally that could turn in the next hour-and-a-half.
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Could Bitcoin have finally found stability? - EMEA Brief 19 Dec
IG-Andi posted a blog entry in Market News,
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US Fed watch: APAC brief 19 Dec
MaxIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
The Fed’s biggest critic: Everyone has an opinion on what the Fed ought to do, it seems. The most powerful voice of all, US President Donald Trump, has certainly weighed in on the subject, Tweeting: “I hope the people over at the Fed will read today’s Wall Street Journal Editorial before they make yet another mistake. Also, don’t let the market become any more illiquid than it already is. Stop with the 50 B’s. Feel the market, don’t just go by meaningless numbers. Good luck!” Never mind that President Trump’s policies, from major tax cuts and his trade war have contributed to the Fed’s invidious position. The President clearly is noting his concern about one of his hitherto favourite measures of personal success: the health of the US stock market. Whether rightly or wrongly, market participants, as contained within the price action in global markets, appear to agree with President Trump.
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Indicator update: Customising RSI levels
DanielaIG posted a blog entry in IG Product Updates,
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Ludwik Chodzko-Zajko IG posted a topic in Indices and Macro Events,
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Concerns over Rate Hikes and Economic Slowdown - EMEA Brief 18 Dec
JoeIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
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Local market brief - APAC 18 Dec
MaxIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
ASX today: The gains look quite certain to be unwound this morning, however. SPI futures markets are indicating a 90-point drop for the ASX200, taking us almost squarely to where we were ought to have opened yesterday morning. The Wall Street chaos appears an inescapable lead today. It'll be touched on in a moment, but US shares a copping a battering (again) to start the new week. Financials and growth-stocks might be the barometer today. The banks are receiving a belting, falling yesterday even within the market's overall rally. US tech is heading the losses on Wall Street, as are health care stocks, following a ruling by a Texas judge that Obamacare is illegal. Using recent history as a guide: this is a generally solid indicator that Australia's technology and health care space will be shorted today.
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Dividend Adjustments 17 Dec Nov - 24 Dec
MaxIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
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Another Brexit reversal; a critical Fed decision; reverting to 'December' - DFX Key Themes
JohnDFX posted a blog entry in Market News,
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Is a second referendum on the table? - EMEA Brief 17 Dec
DanielaIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
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2018 reaches a climax - APAC brief 17 Dec
MaxIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
Economic data: Concerns about future global economic growth tightened its grip on market participants last week. A slew of fundamental data was released across numerous geographies on Friday, and most of it was quite underwhelming. European PMIs undershot expectations, probably attributable in a big way to the impact of being caught in the middle of several domestic political crises and the US-China trade war. US Retail Sales data printed very slightly above expectations, to the relief of many, showing that the almighty US consumer is holding up well – at least for the time being. But it was a very soft set of Chinese numbers that had the pessimists tattling: the spate of economic indicators released out of China on Friday afternoon proved once more it’s an economy that is slowing down – and hardly in a negligible way.
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More Misery for May - EMEA Brief 14 Dec
MichaelaIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
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A (relatively) settled session - APAC brief 12 Dec
MaxIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
Global growth: Given price action in last night’s trade was relatively more subdued, traders and analysts seemed able to take the clearer air to reflect on current market drivers. The theme that’s popped up consistently in the last 24 hours can be crudely articulated as “downside risks to growth”. It was a theme adopted by ECB President Mario Draghi during his press conference following last night’s ECB Meeting; and it was also referenced by PBOC last night in relation to China’s economic fortunes. It bears repeating: October, November and December in markets have been characterizes by bearishness, of course. However, the causes throughout this period have shifted. What was initially a sell-off catalysed by fears regarding higher US interest rates has transformed into one driven by fears about slower global economic growth.
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Theresa May survives, Second Canadian diplomat apprehended in China - EMEA Brief 13 Dec
GeorgeIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
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What’s making headlines - APAC brief 13 Dec
MaxIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
The data side-show: Politics is driving markets still, which is always dangerous – it’s often a distortionary influence on prices rather than a revealer of fundamental facts. However, the fundamental economic data that was handed to traders overnight supported their optimism. Arguably the most significant release for the week, US CPI figures delivered a bang-on forecast number. If you’re a bull, locked in an environment where there exists fear of a global economic slowdown on one side, and fears about higher global interest rates on the other, a moderate outcome to any data-release is welcomed. Fundamental data last night was light otherwise, with US crude oil inventories the next most important release. It overshot forecasts, but still showed shrinking supplies, which boosted oil prices and (at the very least) didn’t detract from the bullish sentiment.
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China to cut US car tariffs from 40% to 15%- EMEA Brief 12 Dec
KatherineIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
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The pattern continues - APAC brief 12 Dec
MaxIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
ASX200: SPI futures have turned positive, after oscillating wildly during the overnight session. That contract is indicating a 17-point jump for the ASX200 at time of writing. Yesterday was a tepid but respectable day for Australian shares, managing to muster a 0.4 per cent gain for the day. Volume was slightly above the 100-day average and breadth was okay. Growth stocks led the charge, following US tech’s gains the night prior, with the health care sector up 1.7 per cent, courtesy of a strong bid for CSL and ResMed. The materials space was the biggest points score for the index, adding 8 to the overall index’s performance. The trend is still down for the ASX200, as it is with global equity indices presently. However, yesterday’s daily candle, combined with a bullish divergence on the RSI, suggests some buyers are re-entering the market in the short-term, potentially offering temporary upside to ~5700.
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MaxIG,Did Macron do enough to stop the "yellow vest" protest?- EMEA Brief 11 Dec
IG-Andi posted a blog entry in Market News,
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Brexit pains - APAC brief 11 Dec
MaxIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
The Brexit tragicomedy: The big story overnight must be Brexit. This week ought to be about the state of Europe, and at its outset, it has been. If the potential consequences weren't so dire, the situation would appear comical – akin to some absurd, but all-too real life Waiting for Godot re-boot. First-up, the European Court of Justice released a ruling that the UK could unilaterally cancel Brexit and revoke its action of Article 50. UK Prime Minister Theresa May has dutifully shut down that notion. But things did get sticky when Prime Minister May announced she would delay a vote in Parliament of her Brexit bill, on the understanding she lacked anywhere near the required votes to get it passed lawmakers.
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Brexit, December seasonality deviations, worst case Dollar and Euro - DFX Key Themes
JohnDFX posted a blog entry in Market News,
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Dividend Adjustments 10 Dec Nov - 17 Dec
MaxIG posted a blog entry in Market News,
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Markets Fall on Renewed US-China Tensions - EMEA Brief 10 Dec
IGAaronC posted a blog entry in Market News,
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New indicator: Ease of Movement
DanielaIG posted a blog entry in IG Product Updates,
An indicator that highlights the relationship between price and volume and is particularly useful when assessing the strength of a trend. As implied by its name, it is used to measure the ease of movement in price. It is a volume-based oscillator that fluctuates above and below the zero line.
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