Charts Today – Asia mostly down, Europe mostly up [Video]

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Charts Today – Europe Open – 14 Feb 2019 – Asia mostly down, Europe mostly up

Dollar strength the theme, gaining more ground, short term bullish with 3% upside target. Eurodollar down, Sterling falls.
US stocks hold strength overnight, set to open higher today based on US futures.
UK and Germany up today. Asian stocks mostly down. India lower but still bullish short term.
Crude oil up sharply after yesterday’s turning short term bullish.
Gold weaker short term on stronger dollar.
US bond yields steady, short term bullish. German bonds strong.
UK – Oil stocks lower globally despite rise in crude oil.

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David Linton founded Updata in 1991 after several years trading and developing systems himself. He is a regular commentator on financial markets in the UK press and TV.

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