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The US automaker announced today strong sales, with its electric vehicles front and center, following a blowout year for the company’s stock

An amazing year for SPX500 draws to a close, with one more trading day remaining for Wall Street

The top chart shows the weekly US10 Yr. treasury. We have added moving averages as a measuring mechanism for yield appreciation. The green ellipse indicates that the quicker green moving average is near to crossing above the slower orange moving average. If this happens, and angle and separation develop, the odds favour further appreciation in the rate. The blue dashed vertical marks the time of the previous bullish cross (aqua…

Daily Charts As we head into the last week of the year, the US large-cap indexes have momentum as a tailwind. Below are the daily charts of the US30 (left), SPX500 (middle), and the NAS100 (right). All three are bullish and in their respective areas of strength, between the upper blue and red bands. Moreover, their stochastics are all above 80, denoting strong upwards momentum. The "Santa Rally" seems well…

Daily Further to our previous article, the below shows the daily charts for the US30 (left), SPX500 (middle) and the NAS100 (right). All three indexes had a strong day yesterday with long blue candles. Of significance, the NAS100 has now pushed out of its area of weakness, between the lower blue and lower red bands, into the neutral area, between the blue bands. If the indexes can push further upwards…

The Fed has signalled three rate hikes for 2022 and an acceleration in the taper of its asset purchase program. In a tightening environment, and as yields increase, portfolios may change in terms of asset allocation. Fundamental valuation metrics consider the impact that rates have on cash flows. Growth stocks tend to retain and reinvest earnings, whilst value candidates are usually established and more mature in nature. As such they…

Daily The daily charts below show the US30 (left), SPX500 (middle) and NAS100 (right). Today's candles, ahead of market open, are blue, indicating current prices are above respective opens for the session. The NAS100 continues to show relative weakness and is still in its area of weakness, between the lower blue and lower red bands. The SPX500 is attempting to move from its area of weakness into the neutral area,…

This week, FXCM senior market specialists, Nik and Russ, discuss the announced accelerated taper of the Fed's asset purchasing program and rate outlook for 2022. They also talk about the BoE's surprise hike, the ECB's policy stance, and look at the key calendar items for this week.

Stocks were sold down on Friday and have started this week under pressure. Below are the daily charts of the US30, SPX500, and NAS100. Of the three the NAS100 is the weakest, trading firmly in its weak area between the lower blue and lower red bands. The sell-off during the Asian session has also driven the SPX500 into its area of weakness. The US30, whilst weak, has not definitively moved…

Another big week for regulators around the worlds, with probes into M&A activity and rising sectors, while airlines and Netflix were also in the spotlight