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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
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Bloomberg: Goldman Says `Sell in May' Risk for Emerging Markets Is Limited
Emerging markets aren’t going to face the headwinds they typically do in May and June this year as stronger U.S. growth helps the global economy, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. [more...] Bloomberg: Stocks Edge Down as Results Flood In; Bonds Drift: Markets Wrap
European stocks and U.S. equity futures nudged lower alongside Asian shares on Friday as earnings season continued apace. The dollar steadied before the release of first-quarter American growth data. [more...]
Bloomberg: Uber Aims for an IPO Valuation of as Much as $90 Billion
Uber Technologies Inc. is aiming for a valuation of about $80 billion to $90 billion in its initial public offering, just above its last private funding round, according to people familiar with the matter. [more...]
Bloomberg: Amazon's Alexa Team Can Access Users' Home Addresses
An Amazon.com Inc. team auditing Alexa users’ commands has access to location data and can, in some cases, easily find a customer’s home address, according to five employees familiar with the program. [more...]
Bloomberg: Deutsche Bank Cuts Revenue Goal After Merger Talks Collapse
Deutsche Bank AG cut its target for full-year revenue after suffering its ninth straight quarter of contraction, underscoring the need to put Europe’s largest investment bank on a stronger footing following the collapse of merger talks with Commerzbank AG. [more...] Bloomberg: Cryptocurrencies Lose $10 Billion on Tether Cover-Up Allegations
Cryptocurrencies tumbled after New York’s attorney general cast fresh doubt on the stability of Tether, a virtual currency that plays a central role in trading on crypto exchanges around the world. [more...]
Bloomberg: Pulling Support From China Stocks After $2.3 Trillion Recovery
The worst rout in months for Chinese stocks showed the influence that Beijing’s economic policies still hold over the bull market. [more...]
Bloomberg: Prominent Short-Seller Gives Up on Being a Tesla Bull
Citron Research founder Andrew Left said he’s disappointed with the way Tesla Inc. is communicating with shareholders and isn’t long on the company’s stock. [more...] Bloomberg: Flash Crash Fears Haunt Traders Ahead of 10-Day Japan Break
Japan’s retail investors have propelled their net long yen positions against the dollar to near a record ahead of the nation’s extended Golden Week holidays. [more...]
Bloomberg: Turkish Removal of Hawkish Rate Pledge Worsens Lira's Plight
Turkey’s central bank dropped a commitment to deliver further monetary tightening if needed as it extended its interest-rate pause to seven months. The lira tumbled to its weakest since October. [more...]
Reuters: Exports, inventories seen boosting U.S. first-quarter growth
The U.S. economy likely maintained a moderate pace of growth in the first quarter, which could further dispel earlier fears of a recession even though activity was driven by temporary factors. [more...]
Reuters: SAS pilots go on strike, stranding thousands of passengers
SAS pilots in Norway, Sweden and Denmark went on strike on Friday as wage talks broke down, triggering queues at airports as the carrier canceled around 70 percent of its flights. [more...]
CNBC: Here's which leading countries have barred, and welcomed, Huawei's 5G technology
Huawei has faced mounting political pressure in recent months as the U.S. asks allied countries to block Huawei from being a part of next-generation mobile networks known as 5G. [more...]
CNBC: Google knows everywhere you go — here’s how to stop it from tracking you and delete the logs
Google knows a lot about you and, if you use Google Maps or other Google apps, it stores a copy of everywhere you go. I recently performed Google’s “Privacy Checkup” to learn a bit more about what it knows about me, and was pretty surprised at the level of detail it had on my exact locations. [more...] |
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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.
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