Day: May 6, 2022

May 06
Caution: BitzCex Investment or “BitzCex investetment”

The Financial and Consumer Services Commission (FCNB) has become aware that BitzCex Investment or “BitzCex investetment”, which claims to provide online cryptocurrency, forex and other trading services, is accepting New Brunswick residents as clients. This entity is not registered in New Brunswick to provide such services. New Brunswickers are urged to exercise caution when investing […]

May 06
Caution: Beneffx

The Financial and Consumer Services Commission (FCNB) has become aware that Beneffx, which claims to provide online cryptocurrency, forex and other trading services, is accepting New Brunswick residents as clients. This entity is not registered in New Brunswick to provide such services. Beneffx appears to be operating from the Marshall Islands.  New Brunswickers are urged […]

May 06
Bitcoin’s rocky road to becoming a risk-off asset: Analysts investigate

Thursday was a bloodbath for traditional and cryptocurrency markets. On the worst day of trading since 2020, Bitcoin (BTC) dropped over 7%, while the Nasdaq slipped over 5%.  Many hoped for capitulation in the trade and crypto markets, and although the short-term outlook for Bitcoin looks weak, one analyst and some evidence would suggest that Bitcoin is still […]

May 06
Fed-funds futures traders cling to expectations of a 75 basis point rate hike in June

Fed-funds futures traders see an 83% likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise its main policy rate target by 75 basis points in June, to between 1.5% and 1.75%, according to the CME FedWatch Tool. Though down from 94% a week ago, the expectations have remained relatively unshaken even after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said […]

May 06
Controlling 17% of BTC hash rate: Report on publicly listed mining firms

The Cointelegraph Research Terminal, the leading provider of premium databases and institutional-grade research on blockchain and digital assets, has added a new report to its expanding library. The latest paper looks at a particular group of players in the Bitcoin (BTC) mining industry. Published by crypto consulting firm Crypto Oxygen, the report highlights the current […]

May 06
Bausch + Lomb stock opens with a slight gain, to value the company at about $6.5 billion

Bausch + Lomb Corp.’s stock BLCO, +5.72% debuted Friday with a slight gain, which helped justify the disappointing pricing overnight of the lenses and medical devices maker’s initial public offering. The company said late Thursday that its IPO priced at $18 a share, which was well below the expected range of between $21 and $24, […]

May 06
The cryptocurrency market digest (BTC, ETH, XRP). Overview for 06.05.2022

The BTC dropped after all. On Friday, the major cryptocurrency is trading at $36,435; yesterday’s low is $35,579. At the moment, the asset is moving close to the lows of 24 February. Over the last 24 hours, the BTC lost 9%. The current technical picture doesn’t exclude a possibility of a plunge below $35,000. After […]

May 06
The Euro stumbled again. Overview for 06.05.2022

After taking a short break, EURUSD resumed its decline.  The major currency pair got back under bearish pressure quite quickly. The current quote for the instrument is 1.0558. The weekly Unemployment Claims report published yesterday by the US showed 200K against the expected reading of 182K. The difference is quite acceptable – the current situation […]

May 06
Soybean Oil Futures (ZL1!), H1 Potential for Bearish Continuation

Type: Bearish ContinuationKey Levels:Resistance: 85’46Pivot: 83’76Support: 82’04Preferred Case:With price expected to reverse off the resistance of the Ichimoku cloud, we see a potential bearish continuation from our pivot level of 83’76 which is in line with 50% Fibonacci retracement and horizontal pullback resistance towards our 1st support level of 82’04 which is in line with […]

May 06
Soybean Futures (ZS1!), H1 Potential for Bearish Continuation

Type: Bearish ContinuationKey Levels:Resistance: 1674Pivot: 1662’6Support: 1644Preferred Case:With price moving below the Ichimoku cloud, we see a potential bearish continuation from our pivot level of 1662’6 which is in line with 50% Fibonacci retracement and horizontal pullback resistance towards our 1st support level of 1644 which is in line with the horizontal pullback support.Alternative Scenario:Alternatively, […]