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Crude oil moved down to the 61.8% retracementThe price of WTI crude futures is settling at $76.34. That’s down $2.15 or -2.74%.The low price reached $75.32. High price was at $70.50.For the trading week the price is down about -3.9%. At the week high of $80.60, the price was up $0.90 versus the close from last Friday. At the week low of $75.32 reached today, the price is down $-4.40. The current price for the week is down around $3.05.Looking at the hourly chart, the load today stalled near the 61.8% retracement of the February trading range before bouncing back…
Spencer Platt U.S. stocks on Friday had made a late-session upward push, helped by gains in defensive sectors. Wall Street’s major indices remained mixed, however, as worries over the Federal Reserve’s path on rate hikes going forward weighed on sentiment. By late afternoon, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (COMP.IND) had pared some some of its losses and was now down 0.81% to 11,759.74 points. The benchmark S&P 500 (SP500) was lower by 0.42% to 4,073.29 points, while the Dow (DJI) had reversed course and was now up 0.24% to 33,778.87 points, helped by a jump in shares of Amgen (AMGN). Of…
<p>If you were to glance at stock markets today, you would get the impression it was a 'risk off' day and that was true to a large extent early in the day but it's unwound in both forex and bonds in US trading.</p><p>The US dollar is generally lower today overall with losses against the pound and euro while gaining some ground against the loonie and yen.</p><p>On the news front, there hasn't been much to digest. The Fed's Barkin <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/feds-barkin-not-taking-signal-from-jobs-retail-sales-due-to-seasonal-adjustments-20230217/" target="_blank" rel="follow">downplayed </a>the recent CPI and retail sales numbers as potentially skewed by seasonals while Bowman <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/centralbank/feds-bowman-were-seeing-a-lot-of-inconsistent-data-on-economic-conditions-20230217/" target="_blank" rel="follow">expressed…
miner CleanSpark is growing its mining capacity in the United States with the purchase of 20,000 new Antminer S19j Pro+ units for $43.6 million. The acquisition is expected to boost the company’s computing power by 37% and brings the total number of miners purchased during the bear market to 46,500 units. According to a statement on Feb. 16, CleanSpark will pay $32.3 million for the machines after applying coupons at a 25% discount or a total price per terahash (TH) of approximately $13.25. The Pro+ rigs are 22% more productive than their previous models and are planned to be delivered…
Share: The GBP/USD is staging a recovery after diving to fresh February lows around 1.1914 in the mid-North American session, bolstered by overall US Dollar (USD) weakness. Nevertheless, it remains trading below the important 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 1.2132, keeping the downtrend intact. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD is exchanging hands above the 1.2020 figure, above its opening price by 0.30%. Read More… The GBP/USD pair remains under heavy selling pressure for the third straight day on Friday and drops to its lowest level since January 6 during the first half of the European…
Share: GBP/USD is set to finish the week with losses of 0.16%. Softer UK’s inflation data warrant further action by the BoE but in smaller steps. Hotter-than-expected January US CPI and PPI figures justify Fed official’s calls for a 50 bps increase in upcoming meetings. The GBP/USD is staging a recovery after diving to fresh February lows around 1.1914 in the mid-North American session, bolstered by overall US Dollar (USD) weakness. Nevertheless, it remains trading below the important 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at 1.2132, keeping the downtrend intact. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD is exchanging…
EURUSD daily with moving averagesThe euro slide isn’t over.MUFG suggests selling the euro from 1.0675 (near spot) with a target of 1.0350 and a stop at 1.0850.”We are recommending a ne wshort EUR/USD trade idea to reflect our view that there is room for the reversal lower to extend further in the near-term. We are expecting the pair to fall back towards support from the 200-day moving average that comes in at around 1.0330,” MUFG writes.For bank trade ideas, check out eFX Plus. For a limited time, get a 7 day free trial, basic for $79 per month and premium…
Oil rigs 607 versus 609 last week. Down 2 on the week weekGas rigs 151 versus 150 last week. Up 1 on the weekTotal rigs 760 versus 761 last week. Down 1 on the weekThe price of WTI crude oil futures are trading at $76.25 the low reached $75.32. Prior week click here. Source link
AUDUSD moves back above the old floor area up to 0.68706The AUDUSD bounced near the 200 day MA earlier today. The low reached 0.68117. The 200 day moving average was 0.68054. So the price got within six – seven pips of the key moving average target. Close enough for risk focused buyers.The price of the AUDUSD has seen steady buying in the US session as profit takers have entered the dollar market. In the process, the AUDUSD has moved above the 0.68706 level. That took the price above the closing low from yesterday at 0.6868.Risk for buyers is now the…