GER30 Not Helped By Economic Data
News of agreement for a three-party coalition on Wednesday, provided support to the German Index, but today’s economic data are not helpful
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News of agreement for a three-party coalition on Wednesday, provided support to the German Index, but today’s economic data are not helpful
Daily Chart Past Performance: Past Performance is not an indicator of future results. The NAS100's momentum has declined, as per the slow stochastic slipping below 80 (blue rectangle). This, as the index closed lower over the last two consecutive days. However, we do note that yesterday's candle closed well off of its low. I.e., the bears lost control at the low point as bulls took over. Today's price action will…
The German index sheds around 1% and runs its fourth straight losing day, breaching key technical levels, amidst poor investor sentiment
The index starts this holiday-shortened week on the front foot, after two straight losing weeks that were mostly fueled by Fed tightening expectations and Friday’s broader risk aversion
European traders try to shake-off Friday’s Coronavirus jitters and the relevant drop of the German Index
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Introduction The GER30, FXCM's proxy for the DAX, is running rampant. It has charted an all-time high this week. Moreover, this is its sixth week of price appreciation. Of note, the index is up 9.9% since its 6 October low. This is is an astounding rate of change. It raises the question of just how long should we expect this to continue? In the near term, it would make sense…
Past performance is not an indicator of future results Further to our previous article, the NAS100 moved positively back into the daily chart's bullish area, between the lower blue and lower red bands. Moreover, the current daily RSI still has room to move before registering as overbought. Given this strength, the hourly trend-following indicators are in a bullish formation, with the shorter-term green EMA above the longer-term orange EMA. Our…
Past performance is not an indicator of future results The SPX500 reacted positively to yesterday's retail number, which beat consensus. Core Retail Sales came in at 1.7%, ahead of the 1% expected. The index was faded towards the market close and then traded down in the Asian session. However, SPX500 strength is maintained with the daily chart (left) in the bullish area between the upper blue and upper red bands.…
The German indicator posts new record highs for fifth straight day, helped by sustained Euro weakness and dovish stance from the European Central Bank (ECB)
Past performance is not an indicator of future results Source: www.tradingview.com In the monthly chart above we show the long term relative strength between the major financial markets post the pandemic lows (dashed blue vertical): 1. Stocks [represented by the S&P 500 (SPX)]. 2. Bonds [represented by the iShares 7-10 Treasury ETF (IEF)]. 3. Commodities [represented by the Thomson Reuters CRB Index (TRJEFFCRB)]. The top chart shows the relative strength…
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