Articles from Talk Markets

Gold trading and flows sparking rumors and conspiracy theories.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

S&P 500 opened with a bullish gap indeed, daily breadth was quite positive, but Treasuries auction stood in the way (forcing S&P 500 selling).
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

This morning the Census Bureau reported that housing permits, rose 1,000 annualized, while starts, declined -149,000 back into their general 2024 range.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

Like it or not, there is no viable alternative to US dollars. The government and the Federal Reserve have an indirect but consequential influence on the money supply, thus allowing them to try to regulate economic activity.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

Starts plunged 9.8% MoM (worse than the 7.3% decline expected), while permits rose a skimpy 0.1% MoM (better than the -1.5% exp).
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025
Asian stocks had a mixed showing overnight with Japan down fractionally, and China’s Shanghai Composite rising by 0.8%.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand chopped interest rates by a half point on Wednesday.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

The bulls' attempts to push the EUR/USD currency pair above the 1.0515 resistance level were unsuccessful, as the Euro did not find many positive catalysts.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

We’re seeing a decent bid in the US Dollar on this Wednesday thus far, particularly against the Euro and Pound. US equity futures are consolidating off fresh record highs, oil is running back up, and gold has extended its own record run.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

In January, global gold ETFs saw net inflows of $3 billion, raising total assets under management to a record $294 billion, with holdings increasing by 34 tonnes.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand decided to cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points (bps) as expected by market analysts.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025
Despite the start of talks between the US and Russia, oil prices edged higher with supply risks dominating the market.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025
USD/JPY falls slightly even though the US Dollar trades higher, which indicates strength in the Japanese Yen.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

During the trading session on Tuesday, we saw Bitcoin do very little, as it initially tried to rally, only to turn around and show signs of weakness.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

ES_F made another leg down, following a 5-wave structure toward the extreme zone. It found buyers and turned higher as expected.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

Ethereum price has recovered from lows of $2,619 to trade above $2,728.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

Analog Devices, Inc. has reported a robust first-quarter performance for fiscal 2025.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

XRP trades at $2.58 within a symmetrical triangle formation, facing key technical levels that could determine its next major price movement.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

Gold appears to be trading at a premium. The rally may continue, but gold prices are starting to feel and act similar to 2011.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

Boeing shares remain vulnerable to negative headlines, with major airplane accidents triggering significant short-term selling pressure.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is the world’s largest dedicated chip foundry, with over 60% market share.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

The US Dollar edges slightly higher on Wednesday, not making any big moves.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

The US warned that the next phase of the tariff war could be announced in early April and three industries, auto, pharma, and chips.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025
When Rithm Capital announced its 2024 fourth-quarter results, the CEO, Michael Nierenberg, hinted at changing the company’s capital structure, dropping its REIT status.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

XRP price is down from the $2.85 resistance zone. The price is showing a few bearish signs and must clear $2.650 to start a fresh increase.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

Timmer observes that the first six weeks of 2025 have brought unexpected market moves and an unusually high “noise-to-signal ratio.”
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

The USD/CAD price analysis shows hotter-than-expected underlying inflation in Canada. Markets are pricing a 63% chance of a BoC pause in March. The US dollar strengthened amid safe-haven buying.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025
Find out this key signal that could stir up a big move for the S&P 500.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

Bitcoin price continued its strong downward trend and is hovering near its lowest level since February 3 and is about 15% below the highest point this year.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

USD/CHF moves higher to near 0.9050 as the US Dollar ticks higher ahead of FOMC minutes. The Fed guided in January that interest rates will remain at their current levels until the labor market is strong and price pressures are sticky.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

Among Winston Churchill’s many memorable quotes is, “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.”
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025
Gold price prediction based on the technical analysis.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

The market is clearly becoming less nervous about headlines around tariffs.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

EUR/USD retreats from 1.05 resistance as the US dollar strengthens, with traders watching for a potential breakdown below the 50-day EMA.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

In Asia, the focus has shifted to Chinese technology companies, which have recently shown strong performance.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025
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Given the market conditions, traders should remain cautious and incorporate the analysis into their trading strategy.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

The current projection for the S&P 500's earnings per share through the end of 2025 is $249.13, which would represent 18.2% year-over-year earnings growth over December 2024's level of $210.81.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

Asian share markets are down today as the threat of a broader global trade war and geopolitical uncertainty continue to weigh on investors.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025
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Since the shift to the March 2024 contract, Natural gas futures prices have gained over 29% and are close to completely recovering from the sell-off in the previous weeks.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

Global EPU in January matches EPU in May 2022.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

In this video I analyze, using technical analysis, the SuperMicro stock and whether it is worth a trade here, and how you can manage the risk on the stock.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025
My reversal indicator has price at extremes but no reversal.
Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025

The RBNZ cut the official money rate by 50bps to 3.75%, bringing the total amount of easing over the past six months to 175bps.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

EUR/USD is slightly up as the US Dollar trades with caution even though President Trump has threatened to impose 25% tariffs on a few items.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

The US Dollar remains relatively weak while the British Pound is one of the stronger major currencies after higher than expected UK inflation data was released earlier today.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025
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A strong volume breakout above $200 supports the upside continuation.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025
Markets continue to carefully assess the implications of Russia-US talks, but we are observing an emerging trend of euro underperformance linked to Trump’s growing isolationism against EU allies.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025
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The ongoing impulsive structure suggests that the market is likely to maintain its upward trajectory in the near term.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025

From election day, five year inflation breakeven up 33 bps; EPU up 231. What could go wrong?
Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025
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Following the completion of the main bullish wave III, the price is currently forming a wave IV structure, which appears to be a contracting triangle.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025
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The analysis provides insights into current market trends and trading opportunities.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the day's trading in the gold and other relevant metal markets.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

On 6 February, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) increased its dividend by 6.67%, from 45¢ to 48¢ per share. The dividend is payable on 31 March to shareholders of record on 17 March.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025
Asian markets traded mixed on Wednesday as investors reacted to US President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose 25% tariffs on imports of autos, semiconductors, and pharmaceutical goods.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025
We’ve got several well-known restaurant operators on the reporting docket this week, a list that includes Cheesecake Factory and Texas Roadhouse.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

Walmart will give insight into the current state of consumer shopping behavior, with the omnichannel retailer set to release its Q4 results on Thursday, February 20.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

The USD/CAD pair gives up its recent gains from the previous session, trading near 1.4180 during Asian hours on Wednesday.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

Gold price (XAU/USD) retreats from the vicinity of the all-time peak, though it manages to hold comfortably above the $2,900 mark through the Asian session on Wednesday.
Via Talk Markets · February 19, 2025

Market indexes closed today’s regular trading session on a strong upswing that brought levels back near morning highs. That said, we lost the exuberance today’s pre-market trading had been enjoying.
Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025

In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the day's trading in various SPDR-ETF markets for the trading day that ended, Tuesday, February 18.
Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025

Short term Elliott Wave in S&P 500 (SPX) suggests that pullback to 5774.1 ended wave ((4)). The Index has resumed higher in wave ((5)) and broken above previous wave ((3)) peak.
Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025

Nvidia, the AI and semiconductor giant, has made a surprising move by selling off its entire stake in SoundHound AI, which has caused the stock price to plummet by 30%.
Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025

Japanese trade data suggest a modest economic recovery underway in the current quarter. But the jump in exports comes with big caveats, particularly the spectre of US tariffs, that cloud the outlook.
Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025

Manulife Financial Corp provides life insurance, annuities, and asset management products. Manalife’s share price rose about 21% in the past year from $24.69 to $30.02 as of Tuesday’s market close.
Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025
Are you seeing this new range today? Do you see that range from last Thursday? Put those (2) ranges together and this Bear Trap could be easy money on Wednesday!
Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025

In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Tuesday, February 18.
Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025
The S&P 500 notched its second record-high close of 2025, easing into the shortened trading week with a whisper rather than a roar.
Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025

As Wall Street bets Trump's tariffs are just talk, pushing stocks to record highs, Trump reaffirmed plans for 25% tariffs on auto, semiconductor, and pharma imports, with an announcement by April 2.
Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $71.70 during the early Asian session on Wednesday.
Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025

The Euro is set to end Tuesday’s session with more than 0.30% losses against the Greenback as the S&P 500 notches a record high during the North American session.
Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025
The AUD/USD pair halted its three-day recovery on the back of the firmer US Dollar (USD) and despite the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) hawkish cut although it managed to keep the trade above the 0.6300 barrier.
Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025
Unilever is in the midst of a corporate shakeup after unveiling a cost-cutting strategy last year that will see 7,500 jobs eliminated globally.
Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025

U.S. indexes are having a relatively quiet start to this holiday-shortened trading week. We see them spinning their wheels near all-time highs.
Via Talk Markets · February 18, 2025