SA GDP Drops 1.5% (QoQ) and 2.9% (YoY) Respectively SA GDP contracts for the first time in 2021 after four successive quarters of positive growth. Eight of the ten manufacturing… Read more »

Market sentiment analysis: Market confidence is picking up on hopes that the Omicron coronavirus variant will be less damaging economically than once feared. That’s boosting risk-on assets such as stocks… Read more »

Gold Price (XAU/USD), Chart, and Analysis Gold traders are watching from the sidelines as other risk assets dominate trade. ‘Encouraging’ news on Omicron lures risk-on buyers. Retail traders have increased… Read more »

This piece focuses pitchfork analysis and median line trading, and reviews how parallels of these trendlines can be utilized to give structure to a market advance or decline. The objective… Read more »

Australian Dollar, AUD/USD, RBA, Yields, Commodities, ASX 200 – Talking Points The RBA left the official cash rate at 0.10% as expected Asset purchases to remain at AUD 4 billion… Read more »

Gold, CPI, Inflation, Breakeven Rates, Technical Forecast – Talking Points Gold traders eye US consumer price index data this week Inflation expectations still down across breakeven rates XAU/USD volatility cools… Read more »

Knowing how to control emotions while trading can prove to be the difference between success and failure. Your mental state has a significant impact on the decisions you make, particularly… Read more »

S&P 500, Dow Jones, ASX 200, Omicron, PBOC Easing, RBA – Asia Pacific Indices Briefing S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100 rise in uneven recovery as cyclical shares shine Omicron… Read more »

Natural Gas, Inflation, Commodities, Federal Reserve – Talking Points Natural gas prices plunge through $4.000 on warmer forecasts, growing stockpiles U.S. natural gas prices are down 40% from recent October… Read more »