24 December 2024

Howe Street Reporter Title

Tag: interest rates

  • Bitcoin break sounds alarm for stock markets

    Bitcoin break sounds alarm for stock markets

    In mid June, I wrote an article highlighting the important zones of play for Bitcoin. The major zones being $71,466 to the upside, and $61,832 to the downside. The chart above shows the price action of Bitcoin at that time. It was Fed week, and Bitcoin was bouncing at the interim support zone. In that…

  • Japanese $62 billion currency intervention FAILS

    Japanese $62 billion currency intervention FAILS

    After months of speculation from currency traders, the Bank of Japan confirmed that they did a currency intervention to strengthen the falling Japanese Yen. The Bank of Japan confirmed its first currency intervention since 2022 with $62 billion being used to prop the Yen between April 26th 2024 and May 29th 2024. Here was the…

  • Bitcoin bounces at key support ahead of Fed decision.

    Bitcoin bounces at key support ahead of Fed decision.

    This article will provide an update on the current technical set up on Bitcoin. Before we jump into the charts, let’s talk about some headlines making their way around mainstream financial media. The world’s largest cryptocurrency dropped to a one week low as traders and investors awaited CPI and the Fed decision. CPI for the…

  • Stock Markets and Gold shaky as bond yields rise

    Stock Markets and Gold shaky as bond yields rise

    Besides Nvidia carrying the Nasdaq, the other major US indices have been a bit shaky. We will jump into the charts below. And as usual, the prime suspect is the action in the bond markets. Of course this has a lot to do with the Federal Reserve and interest rate cuts. At time of writing,…

  • Are stock markets about to crash hard?

    Are stock markets about to crash hard?

    At time of writing the US stock markets are green for the day in an attempt to end four red days in a row. However, the green is slowly dissipating with a sell off. In fact, the Nasdaq has already gone red. My readers know that I like to rely on technicals. We will get…

  • Silver tests key resistance zone as precious metals rip!

    Silver tests key resistance zone as precious metals rip!

    It has been a fun time for precious metal investors and bulls. In fact, many commodities have been on a rip. Coffee and cocoa have been ripping. Canola had a nice pop last month. Those who follow my work here at Equity Guru know about the inverse head and shoulders pattern we have been calling…

  • Bank of Japan raises interest rates for the first time in 17 years

    Bank of Japan raises interest rates for the first time in 17 years

    By gawd they did it. They actually did it. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has finally raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years. Ending the world’s only negative rates regime. Truly a historic pivot. The BOJ raised its short-term interest rates to around 0% to 0.1% from -0.1%. The BOJ also announced…

  • Gold hits record highs. Do not FOMO!

    Gold hits record highs. Do not FOMO!

    Gold prices against fiat currencies are printing new all time record highs. The only pairing which has not yet printed record highs is gold against the Swiss Franc, but it is almost in new record high territory. In this article, I will provide a technical game plan to play gold. But first off, let’s talk…

  • Gold price contracts hit highest level ever as US debt rockets

    Gold price contracts hit highest level ever as US debt rockets

    Hold up Bitcoin! Gold wants to join in on the party! Gold futures for April have hit $2,126.30 per ounce, the highest level dating back to the contract’s creation in 1974. Yes folks, gold has hit its highest level ever. When adjusted for inflation, gold set an all-time high of about $3,200 in 1980, according…

  • Stocks extend slide to start of the year as Fed path remains uncertain

    Stocks extend slide to start of the year as Fed path remains uncertain

    Are you sick and tired of market pundits and mainstream financial media telling you the Fed is done raising then to flip saying rate cut interests have waned? Well be prepared for more. And this just means more uncertainty. The market narrative has been about the Federal Reserve, interest rates, and a successful soft landing.…