Indices

Fears over the financial system seem to ease today, helped by the sale of failed Silicon Valley Bank, but markets also contemplate prospects of a recession and geopolitical tensions

The German index starts the week on the front foot as European officials reassured markets over the health of the financial system, while the sale of failed SCV to First Citizens Bank helps sentiment

Shares are declining to end a volatile week with further losses, as concerns over the health of banks intensified due to a decline in Deutsche Bank's stock. At the open, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.5%, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite falling 0.6%. Despite Friday's losses, the indexes were expected to finish the week with gains. However, investors remained wary due to the surge in the…

The US30 closed higher yesterday as a syndicate of banks threw First Republic a lifeline. Four major US banks, Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo, will each make a $5 billion uninsured deposit into First Republic Bank as part of a $30 billion backstop by 11 banks to support the banking industry. First Republic's stock fell by 14.7% in after-hours trading after the bank disclosed that it…

A calm has been restored to the market following the failure of SVB. The key event for today will be retail sales, out at 12:30 PM GMT. Traders will also be interested in the PPI data released at the same time. Yesterday’s CPI came in at 6% y/y, which was lower than the previous 6.4% y/y. Barring any surprises, the market expects the Fed to hike by 25 bps on…

The tech-heavy index is on the front foot today, as the failure of Silicon Valley Bank may constrain the US Fed’s tightening prospects and markets now have lowered their expectation around the policy path

There is a certain resiliency in the stock market. The SPX500 has charted a higher trough followed by a higher peak. This is an uptrend. The stochastic is a momentum-based indicator. That it has fallen through the 70 level denotes that the SPX500 has lost momentum.

Chair Powell opened the door to an acceleration in the pace of tightening during his two-day Congress testimony, but the tech-heavy index shows resiliency as market now brace for Friday’s jobs report

Regarding the weekly time frame, the NAS100 has charted a higher trough, followed by a higher peak. This is an uptrend. The index has pulled back over the past weeks but now finds itself at resistance turned support.

FXCM’s CHN50 basket is in uptrend. It has charted a higher trough followed by a higher peak. The current down-leg appears corrective, retracing to the previous up-leg’s 76.4% Fibonacci level. CHN50 could find support at this level and chart the next higher trough in the series. Its RSI remains on the bullish side of 50, but is near dropping below (black ellipse). The longer it stays above 50, the greater…

The GER30 weekly has charted a higher trough, followed by a higher peak. This is an uptrend. Its RSI remains on the bullish side of 50.