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Summary
This is a simple system for identifying the trend for the day. By the end of the session, you'll know how to identify where the bulk of the day's movement is likely to go. We'll also examine the current charts from a naked trading point of view in the last half of the session.Latest Live Videos
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Oil retreats from seven-month high, WTI holds above $71.00
Cure oil prices started the week with a huge bullish gap and the barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) touched its highest level since June above $75 as markets reacted to the closure of Strait of Hormuz following the US and Israel attacks on Iran. Although WTI retreats in the Euroepan morning, it holds comfortably above $71.
Gold surges on safe-haven demand, closes in on $5,400
Gold benefits from intense risk-aversion on Monday and climbs toward $5,400, setting a fresh monthly-high in the process. Tensions in the Middle East remain high as Israel and Hezbollah continue to exchange strikes following the US-Israel joint attack on Iran over the weekend.
EUR/USD slumps below 1.1750 as USD benefits from risk-aversion
EUR/USD comes under renewed bearish pressure in the European session and trades below 1.1750 following a recovery attempt earlier in the day. The US Dollar gathers strength and weighs on the pair as investors seek refuge in the wake of Israel and the United States' joint attack on Iran.
Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple under pressure as key supports face breakdown risk
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple prices trade on the back foot at the start of this week on Monday, after extending losses in the previous week. BTC is on the brink of a breakdown, ETH is capped below key resistance, and XRP risks a crack of the trendline.
The market is paying for insurance, not apocalypse
As expected, this morning felt less like a Monday market open and more like a fire drill. Futures screens flickered red. S&P contracts down almost 1%. Nasdaq off 1.2%. Brent leaped 13% through $80. Gold rose 1.6% toward $5350 before paring some gains. The dollar is strutting mildly. The Swiss franc is quietly doing what it always does in a storm, catching some safe-haven flows.
February employment preview: Back to payroll reality
We expect the February employment report to show that January’s robust pace of job growth overstated underlying momentum in the labor market. We look for nonfarm payrolls to rise 45K in February, moderating from its current three-month average pace of 73K (Figure 1).