100 day MA is at 13438.47 currently The NASDAQ index continues its move to the upside and is currently trading up over 300 points or 2.3% at 13428.03 (that is the high). The last move to the upside took the price back above its 50 hour moving average currently at 13407. The next target comes in at the 100
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Stocks close near session highs The major US stock indices are close higher for the second consecutive day. Some other highlights for the day/week Week ends with 2 strong days higher after three down days to start the week S&P has best day since late March 26th All 11 sectors of the S&P close higher Dow S&P NASDAQ
Bounce off the swing low target The USDCAD moved below the 100 hour MA at 1.21167 after the US retail sales and the better than expected wholesale sales from Canada. The next downside target at the time was at 1.20781. That was home to swing lows from May 10, May 11 and May 12 before
NASDAQ still 7% below the all-time high The major indices snapped there three days losing streak. However, The Dow, S&P are on track for the worst week since late January. The NASDAQ is on track for its worst week since February 26 The NASDAQ is still 7% below its all-time high On a positive note
First move above the 100 hour moving average since May 5 The USDCAD has cracked above its 100 hour moving average 1.21193. That is the first look above that moving average since May 5. The price has moved down from the 100 hour moving average at 1.22912 on that day, to the low price today at
Dow fell -700 points at the lows The major indices are closing at the session lows with each closing 2%+ lower on the day. The major indices have closed lower for the third consecutive day. The NASDAQ index is leading the way, and is has moved down about -8.5% from the highs so far (in 9 trading days). Decliners to
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Dow leads the move down today. For the second consecutive day, all the major indices closed lower. Today’s moves were led by the Dow 30 stocks. That index is down at the lows -667 points. It is ending the session down -472.21 points. The NASDAQ index ended marginally lower after being down as much as -2.20%. The final numbers
NASDAQ down -2.27% the NASDAQ and S&P are trading to new session lows. The Dow industrial average remains positive but gives back most of the days gains: S&P index is down -26.57 points or -0.63% at 4205.61. That is just off the lows of 4204.17 NASDAQ index -311 points or -2.26% at 13440. The low
Stocks tilting lower As stocks tilt more to the downside, the AUDUSD is losing some upside momentum and has not dipped below a swing area in from some intraday highs and lows over the last two days between 0.78609 and 0.78643 the current price is trading at 0.78562 as I type. The next target would
Swing highs from March at 0.78375 to 0.7848 are targeted now The AUDUSD is at a new high going back to March. The swing highs in March came in at 0.78375 and 0.78487 on March 3 and March 18 respectively. The high price just reached 0.78446. A move above the March high at 0.78487 should solicit more buying. Drilling to the hourly
New highs as London/European traders look to exit The EURUSD is trading to a new session highs and in the process has broken above the April high of 1.2149 and trades the highest level since February 26. The next targets comes at 1.2169 and 1.2189. Looking at the daily chart, the pair has also moved into a swing area
Retraces most of the declines The 10 yield is back positive on the day trading near 1.58%. That comes after trading as low as 1.464% on the initial reaction after the nonfarm payroll report. Since then, the yield has push back higher and is nearly back to the high yield for the day at 1.582%. Technically, the 50% of the
Major indices all close higher The major US indices are closed higher. The gains were led by the NASDAQ index. The S&P and Dow industrial average both closed at record levels. The final closing levels are showing: S&P index up 30.81 points or +0.73% at 4232.42 . The high for the day reached 4238.04. The low was that 4201. 64 NASDAQ index closed
CFTC commitments of traders: The loonie increased by 10K Coming Up! Title text for next article LON +1 SDNY+11 NY -4 TYO +9 GMT Technical Analysis Weekly forex futures positioning data from the CFTC for the week ending May 4, 2021 EUR long 85K vs 81K long last week. Longs increased by 4K GBP long 20K vs
NASDAQ snaps four days losing streak. The US stocks rallied into the close with the Dow ending the session at a new record and at the highs of the day. The index is closing up 315.76 points for the fourth higher close in as many days. The NASDAQ index is also closing higher for the first time in five trading days. A
Breaks below the 2018 low price of 1.22445 The USCAD is trading to the lowest level since September 2017. The price today fell below the 2018 low price of 1.22445. Yesterday the price action stalled just above that level. The next major target off the weekly chart comes in at 1.20612. That is the low price from 2017 Looking