The major shift not to miss

Monica Kingsley Monicakingsley

It ties in to the winning plays that I talk at length in today‘s packed video. Connect the rates, USD and Powell speech dots – it ties in well to the sectors that helped S&P 500 higher incl. premarket today, all the way to Monday‘s pump highs, but NDX and SMH are looking odd, aren‘t they? Together with the Trading Signals‘ clients calls for gold, silver, copper and oil, that forms the essence of I see working today, and then let‘s see for how long. Be ready for good GOOGL earnings.

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Monica Kingsley

Monicakingsley

Monica Kingsley is a trader and financial analyst serving countless investors and traders since Feb 2020.

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