Tag: investing
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![Silver below $20 and Gold below $1800?]()
Silver below $20 and Gold below $1800?
On September 19th 2023, I published an article titled “The moment of truth for silver!“. I really meant it. The price of silver was contained between two major trendlines and technical traders were waiting for the break. What got me worried was the fact that everyone’s favorite white precious metal had retraced hard after briefly…
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![Major technical reversal pattern close to triggering on stock markets post Federal Reserve!]()
Major technical reversal pattern close to triggering on stock markets post Federal Reserve!
“Interest rates will remain higher for longer”. This is what most analysts can agree upon after yesterday’s Federal Reserve conference. It was quite a strange one. Powell did not want to give concrete answers to questions regarding if the Fed is done with hikes. But we know that there is one more rate hike coming…
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![Chip Designer Arm IPOs 10% over its debut price but questions arise on valuation]()
Chip Designer Arm IPOs 10% over its debut price but questions arise on valuation
Chip designer Arm (ARM:Nasdaq) launched its initial public offering today (September 14th 2023). The ARM IPO priced 95.5 million shares at $51 per share at a valuation of $54.5 billion on a fully diluted basis. This $51 was the high end of the expected range of $47-$51. Arm came out swinging. The open price was…
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![Stock markets fall under pressure as oil prices hit their highest levels in 2023]()
Stock markets fall under pressure as oil prices hit their highest levels in 2023
I have been updating my readers on the technical pattern on oil. The energy sector is bullish and the technicals are indicating more upside. The stock markets are falling on fears of an inflation surprise uptick. Oil is the lifeblood of the economy and higher oil prices means higher transportation costs. Costs which will be…
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![Jerome Powell signals higher rates may be needed]()
Jerome Powell signals higher rates may be needed
When Nvidia blew out earnings, many saw it as a catalyst to see stock markets break out higher. However, certain technical patterns and levels I have been highlighting in my Market Moment articles told my readers and I that the downtrend was not over. This, I believe, is the power of technical analysis. But fundamental…
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![Silver rallies five trading days in a row! Is China the catalyst?]()
Silver rallies five trading days in a row! Is China the catalyst?
After multiple red days in a row after breaking a key support level, silver has rallied for five trading days in a row setting up a key retest of broken support. At time of writing, silver is up over 8% since the beginning of this run-up starting August 18th 2023. And what are the catalysts…
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![Bitcoin tumbles on Elon Musk’s SpaceX dumps holdings]()
Bitcoin tumbles on Elon Musk’s SpaceX dumps holdings
Last month, I gave readers my Bitcoin analysis and highlighted key levels. At that time, Bitcoin was testing a key resistance zone and after weeks of futile attempts to break through, the sellers piled in. There was one key breakdown of critical support which then turned my mood bearish. This is the chart and projection…
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![Stock markets rattled as US banks get downgraded]()
Stock markets rattled as US banks get downgraded
Recession. Inflation. Soft landing. Interest Rates. The Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve is near the end of rate hikes. Earnings. Geopolitics. I am sure I have forgotten something as we look at all the factors impacting market narratives. Oh yes! Do you remember a few months ago when regional banks were making headlines? A few…
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![Bank of Japan tweaks yield curve control policy!]()
Bank of Japan tweaks yield curve control policy!
Japan has been on investor’s radars recently. It all began with Warren Buffett, who has increased his holdings in Japanese trading houses, known as the Sogo Shosha. Whatever the Oracle of Omaha does tends to generate a lot of interest from institutions. And you cannot blame them. Buffett has quite the track record, some saying…
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![Uranium to $65 by year end?]()
Uranium to $65 by year end?
The uranium spot price market continues to climb as the momentum from a recent technical breakout continues. Before we jump into the charts, let’s take a look at the fundamentals. If you follow this market, then I am sure you know why uranium is in a bull market. It is all about nuclear energy to…
