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Monex Crypto Market Weekly: November 15

Monex Crypto Market Weekly: November 15

This post is a translation of the weekly cryptocurrency analysis by Block Insight, a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group (Tokyo, Japan). Monex is the parent of TradeStation Group. Summary Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen steadily in the last week, returning back...

Inverted Heads & Shoulders Appearing Across the Market

Inverted Heads & Shoulders Appearing Across the Market

A potentially bullish reversal pattern is appearing across the market: inverted heads and shoulders. This chart formation involves two higher lows on either side of a lower low. It's the opposite of a bearish head and shoulders, and is sometimes viewed as a sign that...

Trade War Escalates as China and Trump Exchange Blows

Trade War Escalates as China and Trump Exchange Blows

So much for a quiet Friday in August. The drama started early today when China slapped tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. goods. S&P 500 futures (@ES) fell 25 points. About 2-1/2 hours later President Donald Trump hinted in a tweet that he viewed Chinese leader Xi...

Grains Crash with Corn Glut Expected to Worsen

Grains Crash with Corn Glut Expected to Worsen

Grains are crashing on signs of a worsening commodity glut. CBOT Corn Futures (@C) dropped more than 6 percent halfway through Monday's session. The last time it fell that much was April 1, 2013, according to TradeStation's historical data. Wheat (@W) is down a...

Volatility Struck the Market in a Huge Way This Week

Volatility Struck the Market in a Huge Way This Week

Just like a storm on a hot summer day, volatility struck the market in the last week. Between 1:26 p.m. ET on Thursday and 3:10 p.m. yesterday, the S&P 500 dropped 188 points. That was more than double its range for the entire month of July. The selling climaxed...

Yesterday Was a Session for the Record Books

Yesterday Was a Session for the Record Books

Just like that, volatility returned to the stock market yesterday. The S&P was on pace for its best gain in almost two months, and then President Donald Trump began tweeting at 1:26 p.m. ET. "The U.S. will start, on September 1st, putting a small additional Tariff...

Oil Back Over $60 as Bearish Story Fades

Oil Back Over $60 as Bearish Story Fades

Oil crashed less than two months ago as bearish factors piled up. Now the process seems to be going into reverse. Crude oil futures (@CL) held above $60 on Wednesday for the first time since May 22. The price also rallied through its 50- and 200-day moving averages in...

How the Federal Reserve May Signal a Rate Cut Today

How the Federal Reserve May Signal a Rate Cut Today

Everybody's looking for the Federal Reserve to signal an interest-rate cut today. The central bank issues its policy statement at 2 p.m. ET -- one of the most important events this week. It could be even bigger than usual because Fed watchers are looking for a key...

Futures Trading Coach: This Is How Low Crude Oil May Fall

Futures Trading Coach: This Is How Low Crude Oil May Fall

Bearish technicals and fundamentals could spell more downside for oil. That's the view from John Hoagland at TopstepTrader. Crude-oil futures (@CL) may extend their recent slide to about $45.50, according to his analysis of recent price action. It closed around $51...