Overview of the Fed’s Rate Hike Decision In March 2023, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first rate hike in several years. This decision was made in response to increasing inflationary pressures and the need to maintain a stable economic environment. The Economic Context Leading Up to […]
GBPUSD, “Great Britain Pound vs US Dollar” GBPUSD has rebounded from the lower border of the bullish channel. The instrument is going below the Ichimoku Cloud, which suggests a downtrend. A test of the upper border of the Cloud at 1.2435 is expected, followed by falling to 1.2255. A signal confirming the decline will be […]
EURUSD, “Euro vs US Dollar” The currency pair has completed a new structure of correction to 1.0988. Today the market is forming a link of a new wave of decline to 1.0935. With a breakout of this level downwards as well, a pathway to 1.0884 could open. After the price reaches this level, a link […]
Daily Market Outlook, April 20, 2023 Another whipsaw session on Wall Street, albeit with recent ranges which are continuing to contract on low volume price action, notably the VIX, the fear gauge for investors printed lows not seen since 2021, suggesting investors risk appetite remains optimistic, the directionless action on Wall Street has seen Asian […]
Q1 Results Beat After gapping lower at the open yesterday, Morgan Stanley shares surged higher by around 5% on the session as traders reacted to a solid set of Q1 results. On the back of weak results from State Street and mixed results from Goldman, there was a little trepidation in the market. However, in […]
Retail Heavily Short GBPJPY The retail market is currently more than 70% short GBPJPY making it a prime candidate to monitor for long opportunities. The pair has been grinding higher recently amidst a broader breakout pattern and looks vulnerable to further upside near-term. GBP has been well bid recently on the back recent UK data […]