Dollary Futures: “Trump-Off Trade” Leads Dollar to Test Key Support
The dollar index fell into a key support level yesterday as the market remained in “Trump-Off” mode. If support just above 100 is violated, dollar index futures could quickly fall back to the uptrend line pictured above, near 98.00 Donald Trump and British PM Teresa May were the two major influences on the currency markets […]
Stock Market Update: January 17th, 2017
Stock Market Update excerpt from the Sevens Report: Foreign markets were open yesterday, and generally traded lower on consolidation, but overall the weekend was quiet and nothing negative occurred. Stocks finished last week little changed, as a Friday rally helped recoup losses from earlier in the week. Some of the shine was taken off the […]
Gold Grinds Higher: Chart
Turning to gold, we saw an unwind in the Trump Trade that has dominated the markets since the election yesterday morning. Reason being, the markets did not gain the clarity they were hoping to from Trump’s press conference Wednesday, so basically investors were left disappointed. Stocks pulled back, the dollar declined and bonds rallied, all […]
Stock Market Update: Trumponomics
Wednesday was volatile as Trump’s press conference induced a mid-day sell off, but stocks recovered after lunch to finish with moderate gains. The S&P 500 rose 0.28%. The markets are now experiencing “Trumponomics.” The Sevens Report, a daily macro-economic report for financial advisors, just released it’s “Stock Market Update: Investors Guide to Trumponomics.” Stock Market […]
Chart of the Day: Trump Trips the Dollar
The dollar index traded down to a one-month low yesterday as the markets grew cautious after Trump failed to divulge details of his administrations’ plans after inauguration, most notably corporate tax reform.
Stock Market Update: January 10th, 2017
Stock Market Update excerpt from the Sevens Report: Stocks gave back most of Friday’s gains on Monday thanks mostly to digestion of last week’s rally ahead of some important catalysts later this week (Trump’s speech Wednesday specifically). A sharp drop in oil also weighed on the averages. The S&P 500 fell 0.35%. Stocks started Monday […]
What Yesterday’s Rate Cut Means for Markets
/in Investing, Reports/by Tom EssayeWhat’s in Today’s Report: What Yesterday’s Rate Cut Means for Markets.