The financial markets are entering an interesting phase of their lives this year. The stock markets hit their all-time highs while U.S. Note yields after multi-year super lows have re-emerged from dust breaking its downward trend. The 10-year U.S. note yield hit almost a four-year high last week. The rate is still in very low…
DetailsThe financial markets have recently undergone a correction and subsequently entered a consolidation phase. When this happens all the investors re-evaluate their positions in the equities and try to re-balance their portfolio in favor of better stocks. As the indexes jumped back into their trend channels, there are two different types of stock price movements…
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DetailsStocks continued to go down last week, bringing every major market to the levels not seen since a beginning of December. After years of no significant pullback, the indexes finally dropped more than 5% last week, while pumping more fuel to a volatility’s engine. The “fear index” VIX has broken its downward trend line already…
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DetailsFinancial markets have finally taken a break from January climbing euphoria when major indexes changed their course. Last week brought several interesting events that might have played a role in recent price decreases: Wage growth Labour Department released their monthly report on Friday showing the U.S. economy added 200,000, sticking with the unemployment rate at…
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The Financials sector was under an uncomfortable heat after the financial crises when governments must have stepped up and implement tight measures on the banks and financial institutions. Despite that this sector managed to rise again and form a bullish trend. Unlike in the US, in Europe, the financials took a little break and were…
DetailsAnother week full of gains sent the major markets to pave their stairways to heaven. Bears are scared to emerge from their torpor like they knew it’s still cold out there. Well, not cold enough for a stock market that is burning this January – pushing the prices higher in almost vertical direction. US government…
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The new year 2018 brought fruitful gains and delightful market optimism among the major indexes. The bulls are obviously in control slapping bears for almost 9 years, in 2017 the market actually hasn’t pulled back more than 3% – this happened last time 23 years ago. Well, and volatility? Yes, super low, the well-known VIX…
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