Indices

Risk-off sentiment was prevalent during the Asia-Pacific session after China’s increased consumer and factory inflation, but European traders enter in better mood

September and November were the only months of this year, during which GER0 failed to register new all-time highs, but last week, it returned to its usual mode and set new records

Past performance is not an indicator of future results Source: www.tradingview.com FXCM's DAX proxy, the GER30, is in the bullish area on the daily chart on the left. The right chart shows the hourly time frame. The bullish hourly crosses of both the EMAs and stochastic potentially align short-term traders with the daily sentiment (red ellipses). Given the bullish triggers, a movement of the stochastic to the 80 level and…

Past performance is not an indicator of future results FXCM's US2000, its proxy for the small-cap Russell 2000, has broken out of its 2021 consolidation (blue rectangle). We have applied a triple moving average to test the trendiness of the breakout. The green short EMA is above the orange mid-EMA, and the orange mid-EMA is above the red long EMA. We also note that the EMAs are developing angle and…

Past performance is not an indicator of future results The NAS100 has had a terrific run since 12 October (blue vertical). From current close to low the index has appreciated about 9.5%. We refer to our previous article that considered the relative strength between the NAS100 and US30, which indicated that the NAS100 is generally inversely related to interest rates. Given this, the FOMC statement release and press conference today…

Please note that past performance is not an indicator of future results. The top chart shows the weekly relative strength of FXCM's Nasdaq contract, the NAS100, to its Dow Industrials proxy, the US30. A movement to the northeast suggests outperformance by the NAS100 and a movement to the southeast suggests outperformance by the US30. The lower chart shows the weekly US10Y yield. Both charts have a black 30-week simple moving…

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, volatility is "a tendency to change quickly and unpredictably." As it pertains to the world of finance, volatility is best described as sudden and significant fluctuations in asset pricing. Periodic volatilities impact the trade of all securities, including forex, futures, debt and equities products. View Live Chart Updates for VOLX To measure the activity in the American equities markets, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE)…

The franc is the currency of both Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is also the legal tender in both countries, as well as the geographically separate Italian territory of Campione d'Italia. The Swiss franc (ISO code: CHF) is the only version of the franc still used in Europe. + Believed to be an integral part of Swiss history, the franc is regarded as far more than just legal tender, but as…

The Australian All Ordinaries Index, commonly referred to as "All Ords," tracks the performance of the 500 largest companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) based on market capitalisation. The index was developed with a base value of 500 as of 1979 and is calculated by ASX/S&P. The index closed at an all-time monthly high of 7075 in February 2020 before falling to 5272 as of 9 April 2020, in…

The S&P 500 is probably the most widely followed index that tracks the performance of large-cap American stocks. According to S&P Dow Jones Indices, which owns and manages the index, nearly US$10 trillion of stocks is indexed or benchmarked to the index, which includes 500 of the largest American publicly traded companies and captures about 80% of the total value of the U.S. stock market. The 500 stocks in the…

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is a subsidiary of the Japan Exchange Group (JPX). It is the leading stock market in Japan and ranks consistently in the top five global equities venues in terms of capitalisation. Prominent listings include Sony and Mitsubishi.