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Both S&P 500 Index Futures (ES) and Nasdaq 100 Index Futures (NQ) were trading at all-time highs Monday morning, as the US & Mexico close in on a NAFTA agreement.Read More
Gold Futures (GC) were down Monday morning to lows not seen since March of 2017 as the currency crisis in Turkey continues to lift the US Dollar (DX). Read More
US stock-index futures opened lower on Friday morning following news of a currency meltdown in Turkey.Read More
Fresh off a strong GDP report of 4.1% Q2 growth, the markets are anxiously anticipating the August 1st FOMC meeting.Read More
WTI Light Sweet Oil Futures (CL) were up more than 2% Monday morning as investors commenced the trading week. A combination of both bullish and bearish factors has ramped up volatility in CL trading over recent weeks.Read More
Yesterday Gold Futures (GC) settled at a 1-year low for the third consecutive session. This morning the precious metal is trading down again more than 1% as a combination of factors place downward pressure on its value.Read More
Equity futures investors seem to be in a holding pattern as the markets come to life this week. While earnings are the main focus, the long-awaited Trump-Putin summit remains a factor in overall market sentiment.Read More
The price of Brent Crude Oil futures (BZ) rose Tuesday making a move over $79 a barrel. Growing supply outages, along with a workers’ strike in Norway, are contributing factors to this recent bullish move.Read More
With the US Dollar (DX Futures) falling to its lowest price since June 14th, Gold Futures (GC) are showing renewed strength. Gold prices began an upward move on Monday morning putting the futures instrument back in the running to test its highest price levels in nearly two weeks.Read More
Crude Oil prices fell sharply shorty after Wednesday’s open on news from the U.S. Energy Information Administration that crude inventories increased by 5.8 million barrels over the last week. The unforeseen rise was far from analysts’ expectations of a 1.6 million barrel decrease triggering a sharp selloff for the closely watched commodity. Read More