Todays Markets

Economic Calendar
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Trading Sentiment​​​​​​​
Below is the latest sentiment as compiled by etoro, the world's largest (social) trading network. It provides a view of what individual investors think about the specific instruments and gives a view of the current sentiment.
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Latest News Headlines
Bloomberg: Asian Stocks Advance; Dollar, Treasuries Steady: Markets Wrap
Stocks in Asia recovered some of their recent losses, with Chinese shares bouncing from recent declines, as traders put on hold concerns about U.S. tax reforms and European political issues in a holiday-shortened week in America. Treasuries and the dollar were little changed. [more...]
Bloomberg: China's $15 Trillion Problem: Investors Don't Believe in Losses
When China unveiled plans on Friday to end the implicit guarantees underpinning asset-management products worth trillions of dollars, it should have been a bombshell for the nation’s savers. [more...]
Bloomberg: Bitcoin Falls After $31 Million Theft of Cryptocurrency Tether
Bitcoin fell the most in a week after the company behind cryptocurrency tether reported a $31 million theft. [more...]
Bloomberg: China's Debt Surge May Increase Risk of Financial Crisis
China’s debt is poised to soar over the next five years, severely reducing the chances the nation can avoid a financial crisis. [more...]
Bloomberg: AT&T, U.S. Prepare to Battle in Court Over Time Warner Merger
A defiant Randall Stephenson told antitrust enforcers that AT&T Inc. would see them in court after the Justice Department sued to block the company’s $85.4 billion bid to buy Time Warner Inc. [more...]
Bloomberg: Morgan Stanley Sees Aussie Sliding to 65 Cents
Australia’s dollar is set to fall to the weakest since the aftermath of the global financial crisis in 2009 as it loses its standing as a high-yielding currency, according to Morgan Stanley. [more...]
Reuters: Asia stocks hit 10-year high on global growth optimism, dollar strong
Asian stocks rose to a 10-year high on Tuesday as investors took heart from further evidence of strength in the global economy, while the dollar hovered near a one-week high against its peers thanks to higher U.S. yields and a floundering euro. [more...]
Reuters: Dollar near highs as German political impasse pressures euro
The dollar gave back some of its gains in Asian trading on Tuesday but stuck close to a one-week high against a basket of currencies as a German political deadlock continued to pressure the euro. [more...]
CNBC: The debt time bomb that keeps growing and now equals nearly half of US GDP
Corporate debt is at its highest level relative to U.S. GDP since the financial crisis , and while not now a concern, that mountain of corporate IOUs could quickly turn into a heap of worry under the right circumstances. [more...]
CNBC: Finance chiefs say bitcoin is 'real' but many think it's in a bubble right now
Bitcoin is a "real" asset but it's currently in a bubble, according to a CNBC survey of global finance bosses, with many calling it a "fraud." [more...]
Currency Strength Indicators
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​​​​​​​The currency strength meter gives you a quick visual guide to which currencies are currently strong, and which ones are weak. The meter measures the strength of all forex cross pairs and applies calculations on them to determine the overall strength for each individual currency. For example, if EUR is strong and USD is weak, it could mean that the currency pair EURUSD could be going up. If both currencies are strong or weak it is better to avoid since it will probably means there is no clear direction for the specific pair. To get the latest Currency Strength Indicator please click here

Program Trading for 21 November 2017

Sell Programs No Programs Buy Programs
Index Sell
Active (SA)
Sell
Threshold (ST)
Fair Value
(Premium) (FV)
Buy
Threshold (BT)
Buy
Active (BA)
S&P
500
(TM)
-2.57 -1.94 -1.09 0.04 0.88
NASDAQ
100
(SM)
-1.11 0.84 3.43 6.88 9.49
Dow Jones
Ind. Avg.
(SM)
-44.47 -39.50 -32.84 -22.50 -14.78

S&P Levels of Interest for 21 November 2017

R3  2600.25     R2  2594.17     R1  2588.08
DP  2577.92
S1  2571.83     S2  2561.67     S3  2555.58

Todays Markets

Economic Calendar
Image
Trading Sentiment​​​​​​​
Below is the latest sentiment as compiled by etoro, the world's largest (social) trading network. It provides a view of what individual investors think about the specific instruments and gives a view of the current sentiment.
Image
Latest News Headlines
Bloomberg: Euro Drops on German Impasse, China Stocks Slide: Markets Wrap
The euro declined after German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s push to form a coalition government collapsed. Chinese equities tumbled after regulators unveiled a fresh initiative to curb shadow banking. Treasuries advanced. [more...]
Bloomberg: Bitcoin Soars Past $8,000 as Technology Shift Concern Vanishes
Bitcoin topped $8,000 for the first time, as investors set aside technology concerns that had derailed its advance earlier this month. [more...]
Bloomberg: Here's Initial Market Analysts' Take on Merkel's Talks Failure
A collapse in German political talks to set up a coalition government triggered a swift reaction in the currency market, where the euro at one point fell the most in three weeks, though Asia-based analysts were less clear on the implications. [more...]
Bloomberg: Goldman Sachs Sees Four 2018 Fed Rate Hikes as U.S. Growth Gains
The U.S. economy is heading into 2018 with strong momentum that’s likely to boost wages and inflation more broadly, requiring the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates four times next year, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists said in a research note. [more...]
Bloomberg: Norway Oil Bosses Insist End Isn't Nigh After $35 Billion Shock
Can Norway dump $35 billion in oil and gas investments, and simultaneously convince that same industry to throw money into the country’s own fossil-fuel future? After the initial shock of learning that Norway’s $1 trillion wealth fund wants nothing to do with it, the petroleum industry says both are in fact possible. [more...]
Reuters: Euro slips as German coalition talks fail, heightens uncertainty
The euro hit a two-month low against the yen on Monday, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s efforts to form a three-way coalition government failed, stoking political uncertainty in the euro zone’s largest economy. [more...]
Reuters: 'The fear is gone': boom-time complacency tops the worry list for investors
The biggest risk for investors since the end of the 2008 financial crisis has been, well, ducking risk. Not anymore, say analysts who think the easy money has been made. [more...]
CNBC: 10 of the most innovative fintech firms right now, according to research
Financial technology — a sector focused on developing new technologies to disrupt traditional financial markets — is growing rapidly. [more...]
CNBC: The stock market's 'split personality' could set off a correct
Art Cashin, UBS' director of floor operations at the New York Stock Exchange, says a "split personality" is manifesting itself in the stock market, and it could hit Wall Street where it hurts at any moment.ion at any moment, Art Cashin warns. [more...]
Currency Strength Indicators
Image
​​​​​​​The currency strength meter gives you a quick visual guide to which currencies are currently strong, and which ones are weak. The meter measures the strength of all forex cross pairs and applies calculations on them to determine the overall strength for each individual currency. For example, if EUR is strong and USD is weak, it could mean that the currency pair EURUSD could be going up. If both currencies are strong or weak it is better to avoid since it will probably means there is no clear direction for the specific pair. To get the latest Currency Strength Indicator please click here

Program Trading for 20 November 2017

Sell Programs No Programs Buy Programs
Index Sell
Active (SA)
Sell
Threshold (ST)
Fair Value
(Premium) (FV)
Buy
Threshold (BT)
Buy
Active (BA)
S&P
500
(TM)
-2.64 -1.90 -0.90 0.21 1.05
NASDAQ
100
(SM)
-2.34 0.22 3.58 7.27 10.09
Dow Jones
Ind. Avg.
(SM)
-47.19 -40.17 -30.79 -21.17 -14.00