Category: Technical Analysis

Scroll through social media and you’ll find financial advice delivered with absolute certainty: car payments are bad, debt is always a mistake, save aggressively now, enjoy that cash later. The problem isn’t that this advice is inherently wrong — it’s that it’s rarely personal. Financial decisions aren’t binary; they happen in the context of individual…

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August is a tough month to trade. There has been seasonal weakness over the past 35 years. Liquidity is diminished and the volume is thin. Volatility can rise. Tax loss selling and rebalancing often occurs among institutions ahead of the end of the 3rd quarter. Earnings momentum and fading optimism can taper off in August….

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It’s time to listen carefully to what the market is saying, get tactical, and prepare for better opportunities ahead. Last week delivered a flood of market-moving events—earnings, economic data, fiscal policy moves, and political drama, but many were clouded or muted by controversy, contradiction, or doubt. As a result, there’s a high probability of a…

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Stocks sold off on Friday, with the closing 1.60% lower, retracing weeks of recent gains and dipping to a local low of 6,212.69. On Thursday, the index pulled back from a new record high of 6,427.02, so in just two days it fell 214.3 points, or 3.33%. Today, the market is set to open about…

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USD/JPY drops over 2.0% after NFP miss; holds near key support as ISM services PMI looms GBP/USD seeks direction near May’s floor ahead of BoE decision amid renewed bearish signals BTC/USD slides with US equities, tests crucial support; can it escape a deeper correction? USD/JPY: ISM Services PMI  Friday’s disappointing (NFP) report threw cold water over…

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