VIX Index Looking at Next Top
May 24, 2013 7:30 pm by Ashraf Laidi
As the Nikkei loses 7% in a single session and the FTSE-100 posts its first 2.1% daily decline in exactly one year, questions abound about [...]
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Fed’s Symmetric Rhetoric to Boost USD
May 22, 2013 5:41 pm by Ashraf Laidi
Like every self-respecting central banker, Chairman Bernanke resorted to the ol’ “one hand & the other hand” style of rhetoric adopted by Alan Greenspan. The [...]
FTSE-100 at 14-Year Highs, What’s Next?
May 20, 2013 10:36 pm by Ashraf Laidi
As the FTSE-100 hit its highest close since September 1999 at 6755.63, the percentage of FTSE-100 shares standing above their 200-DMA rises to 84%. Notable [...]
US Dollar Index: Where to & How?
May 16, 2013 5:30 pm by Ashraf Laidi
Recent rallies in Non-USD currencies resulting from poor US data have not lasted long. And those rallies resulting from strong US figures via the indirect [...]
Germany Escapes Recession
May 15, 2013 6:40 pm by Ashraf Laidi
You’ve read all about the market story, now comes the macro story. The preliminary Q1 GDP figures from the Eurozone give reason of concern. France [...]
S&P500 Trend & Breadth Analysis
May 13, 2013 8:28 pm by Ashraf Laidi
93% of shares in the S&P500 index are trading above their 200-day moving averages a level not seen since May 2011. The indicator (200-DMA participation) [...]
Yen & Gold Sink in Sync
May 10, 2013 5:00 pm by Ashraf Laidi
The combination of: i) rampant monetary easing; ii) passive currency depreciations and; iii) disinflationary economic data and; iv) soaring equities has produced the perfect storm [...]
Sir Alex Ferguson Retires as Manager of Manchester United | How will the market react?
May 8, 2013 10:10 am by Joshua Raymond
This morning, Manchester United confirmed that Sir Alex Ferguson would retire at the end of the season. So how will Manchester United’s share price react [...]
HSBC leads the FTSE to a new 5-and-a-half-year high
May 7, 2013 12:59 pm by Joshua Raymond
Shares in bank HSBC rallied close to 3% higher on the day, leading the FTSE 100 into positive territory on a day that saw the [...]
Triple Positives in US Jobs
May 3, 2013 2:40 pm by Ashraf Laidi
A rare triple positive in US jobs report; strong NFP; strong upward revisions; lowest unemployment rate since December 2008 underlines the improving situation in US [...]
