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Silver Attempts a Pre-Fed Breakout: Technical Analysis

Silver Attempts a Pre-Fed Breakout: Technical Analysis

Silver has been dead money since the summer as the U.S. dollar ripped higher. But now it’s attempting a breakout -- despite next week’s looming Federal Reserve meeting. Notice how the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) made a higher low on January 6 versus its nadir the...

The Dollar Is Dropping Sharply, Lifting Global Stocks and Commodity Plays

The Dollar Is Dropping Sharply, Lifting Global Stocks and Commodity Plays

All of a sudden, weak-dollar trades are working. At least 26 foreign-country exchange-traded funds are outperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 so far this year, according to TradeStation data. Producers of commodities like oil and metals, which tend to track the...

Technical Analysis: The Nightmare Could Be Ending in Chinese Tech Stocks

Technical Analysis: The Nightmare Could Be Ending in Chinese Tech Stocks

The last year for Chinese technology stocks has been nothing short of a nightmare. But now there could be signs of a turn in the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, which holds key names like Tencent and Alibaba. The 8-day exponential moving average was under the...

Jerome Powell Stays Dovish: What It Means for Your Money

Jerome Powell Stays Dovish: What It Means for Your Money

The Federal Reserve emphasized its commitment to low interest rates yesterday, a move with potentially big implications for investors. "There is still a long way to go," before hiking rates, Fed Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers in testimony. He added that...

Eurex Micro Futures Are Now Available on TradeStation

Eurex Micro Futures Are Now Available on TradeStation

You don't have to fly to Frankfurt this summer to trade the European markets. Eurex has recently introduced new micro futures contracts on major international benchmarks like the German Dax and Euro STOXX 50 index. The new Eurex products join micros on CME products...

Money Shifts to Emerging Markets With Stocks Back Near Record Highs

Money Shifts to Emerging Markets With Stocks Back Near Record Highs

Stocks inched higher again last week as investors focused on companies that will benefit from the global pandemic easing. The S&P 500 rose 0.6 percent between Friday, May 28, and Friday, June 4. Buyers focused heavily on energy, which ripped almost 7 percent....