Dow up over 700 points at the session highs The major US indices close sharply higher on the first day of the new trading month/new trading quarter with the NASDAQ index snapping a five day losing streak. Shares of Merck surged 8.6% on the back of a Covid drug that cuts hospitalizations by 50%. Transportation stocks
Technical Analysis
AUD/USD challenges key near-term levels on the day Invest in yourself. See our forex education hub. The dollar is seen losing a bit of ground on the day now as equities are trimming losses in European morning trade, helping to see risk currencies gain some decent ground on the session with AUD/USD bouncing back to
Price settles at $75.03 after trading as high as $76.07 The price of WTI crude oil futures are settling at $75.03. That is up $0.20 or 0.27%. The high price reached $76.07 but came off after report from OPEC+ that they may look to increase production at their upcoming meeting. That sent the price back down
The aussie is the lead gainer so far in European trading A bit of a push and pull is still being seen with regards to the dollar to start the session but that is fitting with the typical untidy narrative when it comes to month-end and quarter-end trading in general. The greenback is mildly softer
White House comments from Press Secretary We are at a precarious, important time discussions on legislation White House team, Biden will be working around the clock on talks with lawmakers it has the sense that Sen. Sinema does want to see a reconciliation bill Sen. Sinema is a key democratic senator who like Sen Manchin is more moderate
GBP/USD falls to a low of 1.3505, its lowest since 13 January Invest in yourself. See our forex education hub. The break to the downside below the July low in trading yesterday is a big win for sellers from a technical perspective and there are little signs of an immediate bounce back for the time
S&P index down near 2% the major stock indices are moving to the downside going into the close. The Dow industrial average is down 561 points or -1.61% at 34310.54. The S&P index is down 88 points or -1.99% 4354.66. The NASDAQ is index is down -408 points or -2.73% 14559. For the S&P index
EUR/USD nears the August lows at 1.1664-66 Invest in yourself. See our forex education hub. The retreat since the start of the month is continuing for EUR/USD, with the dollar underpinned by the surge higher in Treasury yields since the technical break last week. The latest shove lower brings the pair down to 1.1673 and
NASDAQ falls -0.52%. Dow posts a four day win streak The major indices are ending the day with mixed results. The Dow is higher on the day and has posted a four day win streak. The the NASDAQ index is down for the second consecutive day. The S&P index snapped its three day win streak. The final numbers are showing:
10-year Treasury yields up 1.6 bps to 1.475%, the highest since 30 June There was a light reprieve early on for bond buyers to start the day but sellers are back in control now as yields push higher to its highest in almost three months. In turn, that is putting upwards pressure on yen pairs
Technical selling as to the move to the downside The NZDUSD moved sharply higher yesterday and in the process trended above the 100 hour moving average (blue line), the 200 hour moving average (green line) and 100 day moving average, and above a swing area near 0.7075. The pair did rotate back down toward the 200 hour moving average and
100 hour MA above. Swing area between 1.16996 to 1.17054 below The EURUSD trades the close support and close resistance range. The support comes in at the swing area between 1.16996 to 1.17054, and the close resistance at the 100 hour MA at 1.17251. The low reached 1.1700. The high just reached 1.17248. The price
July high at $74.23 being tested. The price of crude oil is trading near it’s high price for the day at $74.27 reached in the current hourly bar. The current price is trading at $74.11 up $0.81 or 1.11%. At the high the price ticked above the July 30 high price of $74.23. Other swing highs
5s on the verge of a pop US 5-year notes have essentially been range-bounce since March but we could be at the end of the period of consolidation. Rates today are in danger of closing at the highest levels of the year. The bond king says we’re already at the intraday highs of the year
Three strong days for CAD/JPY I continue to find CAD/JPY is one of the more-fascinating charts out there. It broke down on August 20 at the peak of the delta worried but ended up finishing that day higher before jumping the next Monday. But it couldn’t get above the August high and then the Evergrande
Dollar keeps steadier as commodity currencies fall This comes as we see a bit more of a jittery mood among Chinese stocks, with the Hang Seng falling to the lows for the day and down by over 1% currently. The softer mood is also weighing on European indices to start the day with US futures
The NASDAQ is up for the third day. The major US indices are closing higher with the Dow leading the way. Indices are higher despite sharp rises in yields. The NASDAQ index, which tends to be more sensitive to higher rates, did lag, but it still had a gain of over 1% on the day. The final numbers are showing: Dow up 506.5
Dollar and yen the laggards in FX European indices have extended gains to roughly 1% across the board while US futures have also pushed to fresh highs on the day, with S&P 500 futures now up 0.7%. That is keeping commodity currencies more buoyed with USD/CAD down over 100 pips to 1.2650 in a significant