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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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Bloomberg: Is This a Market Melt-Up? Here Are Some Ways to Tell
Once again, stocks are hot. Following a drubbing late last year, benchmark indexes have been grinding higher as investors keep piling in, setting fresh all-time highs in the process. [more...] Bloomberg: Stocks Start Week Mixed After Fresh U.S. Highs: Markets Wrap
Stocks in Asia were mixed at the start of a week that’s packed with data releases that may provide clues on global economic growth. Volumes are likely to be down with Japanese markets shut for holidays. [more...]
Bloomberg: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Sets Box-Office Record at $1.2 Billion
The Avengers smashed box office records like never before with an astonishing $1.2 billion in its opening weekend. “Avengers: Endgame” earned $350 million alone in the U.S. and Canada, blowing through the $258 million mark held by the superhero team’s own gloved hands with last year’s "Infinity War.” [more...]
Bloomberg: Buffett Bets on Dubai Property as Market Prolongs Slump
Warren Buffett’s real estate brokerage is expanding into the Middle East with an office in Dubai. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Gulf Properties will be led by Chairman Ihsan Husein Al Marzouqi and Chief Executive Officer Phil Sheridan. It will have a team of 30 advisers and support staff, according to a statement. [more...]
Bloomberg: All Eyes on China as Firms Worth Trillions Report
China and Hong Kong are firmly in the spotlight this week, as a slew of earnings and economic data reports will keep investors plenty busy while Japan remains closed for the Golden Week holiday. [more...]
Bloomberg: Hedge Funds Are Shorting the VIX at a Rate Never Seen Before
As equities surge to all-time highs, volatility has all but vanished. Hedge funds are betting the calm will last, shorting the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, at rates not seen in at least 15 years. [more...]
Bloomberg: Fed May End Up Seeing 1995-96 Rate Cuts as a Template for Today
As Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues gather this week for a policy making meeting, some of them will likely have 1995 on their mind. [more...]
Bloomberg: Funds Turn Bullish on Worst-Performing Kiwi as Key Job Data Loom
These are troubling times for the New Zealand dollar but a whiff of optimism is in the air. The kiwi has been the worst-performing major currency over the past month, tumbling 3.6 percent, after the central bank said in March the next policy move was likely to be an interest-rate cut. [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...]
Reuters: Canadian farm exports run into Chinese wall amid diplomatic dispute
An expanding list of Canadian farm exports is hitting obstacles at Chinese ports, leaving sellers of soybeans, peas and pork scrambling amid a bitter diplomatic dispute. [more...]
Reuters: Oil falls after Trump urges greater OPEC output to replace Iranian oil
Oil prices fell on Monday, extending a slump from Friday that ended weeks of rallying, after President Donald Trump demanded that producer club OPEC raise output to soften the impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran. [more...]
CNBC: Spain’s Socialists bask in election glory, but pressing challenges lie ahead
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez celebrated an electoral triumph in Madrid Sunday night, after his earlier decision to call a snap poll in February during a moment of parliamentary deadlock resulted in his Socialist party. [more...]
CNBC: Boeing waited until after Lion Air crash to tell Southwest safety alert was turned off on 737 Max
Boeing did not tell Southwest Airlines, its largest 737 Max customer, that a standard safety feature designed to warn pilots about malfunctioning sensors had been deactivated on the jets. [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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