On Tuesday, the major US equity indices are trading much down. US inflation decreased in January, though more slower than anticipated. Wall Street’s fear measure, the CBOE Volatility Index (.VIX), is up over 6% today after surging 7.7% on Monday.The S&P 500’s key sectors all see significant midday losses. The …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 29/03/2023
On Wednesday, the US Dollar Index (DXY) recovers while traders’ attention shifts to the looming US inflation data. The Forex market offers no clear signs ahead of crucial inflation data from the Euro Area and the US. The US Dollar is moving between gains and losses despite risk appetite. The …
Read More »Does VIX Accurately Work As A Reliable Risk Gauge?
Markets are becoming harder and harder to predict in 2022. One of the biggest questions, right now, is whether a reliable common measure of volatility can work and show risk direction.Traders lack a reliable measure of the risk level when they have to make investment decisions. Instead, they derive direction …
Read More »Growth Concerns, Strong USD Drive Investors Away From Metals
A week that saw a continued deterioration in the global growth outlook driven by extended China lockdowns, a stronger dollar and increasingly aggressive rate hike signals from members of the US Fed. The week highlighted how traders positioned themselves ahead of last Wednesday’s FOMC meeting. During the week US ten-year …
Read More »Wall Street Falls As Ukraine Concerns Overshadow US Jobs Data
The S&P 500 fell back to test the 4300 level and was last trading down about 1.0% in the 4320 area having bounced ahead of weekly lows around 4280. The drop reflected a broad downturn in the major US indices, with the Dow last down 0.7% and the Nasdaq 100 …
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