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Short Term - Daily Forex Analysis – September 17, 2013

USDCHF remains in downtrend from 0.9455, the rise from 0.9229 is likely consolidation of the downtrend. Resistance is now located at the upper line of the price channel on 4-hour chart, as long as the channel resistance holds, the downtrend could be expected to resume, and another fall towards 0.9000 is still possible. Key resistance is at 0.9340, only break above this level will signal completion of the downtrend, then another rise towards 0.9600 could be seen.

Summers over, Merkel manouvering, and FED flumaxed – another week ahead!

This week was always going to be a tricky one for both traders and investors, with the market’s primary focus being the FOMC meeting on Wednesday. The meeting at which the FED is likely to signal the beginning of the end of its bond buying program. Well, that’s the theory anyway, but given the less that stellar NFP data, this is far from certain.

Mid-Morning 52 Week High List

As our readers know we like to look at the 52 week high list on down days to create a list of stocks to begin our stock selection process but even more important is the 52 week high list during a series of down session coupled with an overall weak month.

Goldman Sachs' Hedge Fund Report Out Today

The Goldman Sachs (GS, quote) Hedge Fund Report was released this morning providing readers a significant amount of hedge fund data including the fund’s top holding based on their 13F filings from the second quarter. 

Short-Term Daily Forex Analysis – August 21, 2013

Today’s Short-Term Forex Outlook Ahead of the Federal Reserve Statement

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

With 90 minutes before the start of a new week of trading in the U.S. markets – futures are pointing to a slightly lower open despite uncertainty whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will being tapering its $85 billion asset buying program.

Short-Term Daily Forex Analysis – August 19, 2013

USDJPY failed to break above the resistance of the downward trend line on 4-hour chart, and pulled back from 98.64, suggesting that the pair remains in downtrend from 101.53. Further decline would likely be seen, and next target would be at 96.00 area. Key resistance is located at the trend line, only a clear break above the trend line resistance could signal completion of the downtrend.

U.S. Stock Market

With the long summer days now coming to an end, it’s time to re-visit that perennial gauge of market risk, the VIX for a view of whether the equity market is indeed over bought, and likely to reverse dramatically.

How To Play Stocks in the Mud

The sideways stock market that has been with us since late July doesn’t appear to want to change. Equities are somewhat in a dead market at this time.

Where next for WTI crude oil futures?

The WTI September crude oil futures contract is now building into an interesting phase of price action, and in many ways is mirroring a similar period between May and July 2013, where the commodity oscillated between $92 per barrel to the downside and $98 per barrel to the upside, before finally breaking out.