Trading the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Fund
Our technical scans are highlighting rising wedge pattern in which price action touched the top of the range and is due to pullback as it has in the past.
Viper Trader
Trading the S&P 500 Into Tomorrow
With all the bad news hitting the news wires the U.S. market actually held in better than I thought it would.
Master Card Could Be Poised To Move
After hitting its 52week high back on May 1st of this year Master Card (MA, quote) traded in a range from around $400 to $440 until it began to march higher back towards the 52 week high starting on September 6th. Since then the last 7 sessions Mater Card has traded sideways and has now pulled back to the near term trendline and has held the trendline support for the
Financial Select Sector SPDR and the Bernanke Floor
As we approach the 4th and final quarter of 2012 coupled with the Bernanke floor thanks to the unlimited buying of mortgage backed securities banks like JP Morgan (JPM, quote), Wells Fargo (WFC, quote) and Bank of America (BAC, quote) should do well especially with large funds chasing for performance going into year end.
Crude Oil Remains Under Pressure
Crude oil continue to moved lower in today’s session on fear of global economic growth and worries about Spanish debt crisis spinning out of control. Energy traders as well traders of growth commodities became cautious on Monday when Federal Reserve Bank of New York index was reported to have fallen to -10.4 for the month of September hitting a 3 year low. The previous months reading was -5.8 with analysts’
Cheniere Energy Bullish Option Buying
Cheniere Energy (LNG, quote) has been on trek higher since June 4th drop with the last 8 session flying much higher as the U.S. looks to natural gas as a bridge fuel.
Gold to continue to benefit from QE3
Gold price continued its climb higher for a second day after Federal Reserve announcement of third round of quantitative easing which weakens the U.S. dollar and in turn strengthen gold’s price as traders look for safety. The FMOC’s announcement of QE3 was more aggressive than most analysts were anticipating with a plan to purchase 40 billion USD in mortgage backed securities on a ongoing unlimited fashion until the U.S. economy
Crude Oil Hitting 5 Month High
WTI Crude Oil prices crossed the $100 market for the first time since May 3rd on 3 catalysts ranging from the Federal Reserve’s announcement of an aggressive QE3 to the unrest in the Middle East and North Africa. September Crude Oil contracts traded as high as $100.42 before pull back under the $100 level to $99.50 on possible profit taking going into the weekend, however, remains well supported as tensions
Morning Coffee Break
Welcome to today’s Morning Coffee Break – The Federal Reserve decisively stepped off the sidelines with a stronger than expected new round of unlimited quantitative easing (QE3) sending U.S. markets rallying. Market participants are clearly satisfied with the FMOC’s move as U.S. futures are indicating an extension of yesterday’s rally.
U.S. Dollar Losing Ground To The Euro
The U.S. dollar continues to remain under pressure as the U.S. dollar index trades below the 80 level to 79.68 in anticipation of the Federal Reserve will begin its third round of monetary easing (QE3). Market participants are focusing on tomorrow’s statement from the FMOC scheduled for 12:30 a.m. ET.