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CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

U.S. futures are riding yesterday’s momentum of positive U.S. economic data refueling speculation the Federal Reserve may opt to taper its $85 billion stimulus program sooner rather than later.

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

With the two day Federal Reserve meeting in the rearview mirror this morning markets are remain flat in the pre-market albeit the DOW and S&P 500 are tilted to the down side. 

A tale of two commodities – oil and gold

An interesting phase of price action for two of the most precious commodities over the last few days, with both gold and oil, testing key tipping points on the daily chart.

Where next for WTI crude oil futures?

The WTI September crude oil futures contract is now building into an interesting phase of price action, and in many ways is mirroring a similar period between May and July 2013, where the commodity oscillated between $92 per barrel to the downside and $98 per barrel to the upside, before finally breaking out.

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

Morning Coffee Break – Tuesday April 2 April what is thought of being a strong month historically began the month and second quarter at a slow snail pace. The Dow and the bulls have look to April as the best month of the year as far back as 1950 with an average 2.7% gain for the month.

May crude oil futures continue to remain bullish

May crude oil futures continued to climb higher once again in yesterday’s trading session, closing at $96.51 per barrel, with a narrow spread up candle with wicks to both top and bottom on the daily chart.

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

Morning Coffee Break – Monday April 1 In today’s Morning Coffee Break we find as traders come to their trading systems after a 3 day weekend and the start of the second quarter have several milestones to build on from record closes on the Dow and S&P 500. 

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

Morning Coffee Break – Wednesday March 27 Today’s Morning Coffee Break is finding U.S. equity futures are indicating a lower open this morning after yesterday’s push higher towards an all-time high of less than two points in the S&P 500.

WTI crude oil futures continue in bullish tone

Crude oil futures started the week in bullish tone, with the April WTI contract closing higher at $94.81 per barrel, up almost $1.50 in the session, and ending with a wide spread up candle, but with a small wick to the upper body. Nevertheless, despite the upper shadow, sentiment for crude oil remains firmly bullish, and yesterday’s oil trading session gave us some strong signals for the next few days.

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

Morning Coffee Break – Friday March 22 U.S. equity markets are pointing to higher open on the first day of the week of a short week.  All three U.S. indexes are in the green on a Cyprus last minute bailout plan that was approved by European Union Finance Ministers.