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Don’t trade alone, join a group of quant traders in a live trading room, click here to access live trading room. Pre-market review and trading starts at 8:00 am ET The expectation of interest rates has been the key driver of the markets. The spotlight remains on rates and the Fed.  The markets moved after hawkish comments during Jackson…

The markets waited anxiously for the symposium held at Jackson Hole, Wyoming that started last Thursday. Even though GDP data was revised lower and economic data continued to remain week, the markets reacted Friday to Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s comments that a rate hike case has strengthen in recent months as the economy approached towards the Feds employment…

Last week the markets failed to build on the risk-on sentiment following the US non-farm payroll data. It was a choppy trading environment as economic data from the world’s largest economies was seen as weak, causing the US dollar to relinquish most of its gains. The US Treasuries also reacted, gaining back most of the…

Back on Top – The US non-farm payrolls data released on Friday sent the stock indices higher with the S&P 500 hitting the top of the recent range. The positive NFP number has shifted traders attention over to the probability of a Fed rate hike this year. As a result, the US treasuries and gold traded significantly lower while…

As anticipated and reported during our IQ Room session last Monday (volatility setting up), volatility came back to the financial markets, sparked by the US Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan policy statements and corporate earnings reports. Gold and US Treasuries rallied, perhaps the market’s message is one of disbelief that the Fed will raise…

Risk-On sentiment dominated the global financial markets this past week as Brexit fears faded and central bank renewed stimulus was the talk among trading desks. Stocks scored big as capital inflows bid up US stock markets to new levels with both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching new all time highs…

Forecasting price movement in the financial markets is at the forefront for all market participants, regardless of investment style or trading methodology. Having a good understanding of how the global financial markets really work can provide the investor and active trader with an edge in the markets. The study of intermarket relationships among the major…

Market volatility rose following Friday’s employment data, the USdollar initially spiked higher before paring most of its gains. Golddropped instantly from near its new two-year high before reboundingonce more. However the most sustained market reaction was in theglobal stock markets. US and European stock indexes surged on theupbeat US employment data, with the S&P 500 rising by…

The British pound remained under pressure after its post-Brexit drop, and may continue to fall ahead of a possible interest rate cut by the Bank of England. BOE Governor Mark Carney made a speech on Thursday indicating that the central bank is likely to cut interest rates from the current record low of 0.5% in reaction…

On Thursday, citizens of the United Kingdom took to the polls and voted to leave the European Union. Not surprisingly, asset prices across the financial markets reacted violently as risk-off flows dominated the trading sessions. The S&P 500 dropped -3.39%, US 10 yr rallied with the yield falling to 1.56%, gold and the US dollar also rallied…