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TSM - Taiwan, Your Semiconductor Long HedgeAt present, the US equities markets are at a critical inflection point, especially tech. We're still in the bear side of a correction in an extremely major bull market impulse fuelled by Party Central's COVID stimulus programs, and yet flirting with all time highs. Sometimes markets top without a blow off. Nasdaq's daily chart, above, shows price raided the 16,000 psychological level and the January 2022 pivot that ended the bull market. This is really significant in and of itself, but even more significant in that the 3% rejection thus far indicates that tech *may* have truly topped already. In my recent call on NVIDIA, some people correctly criticized that I have the problem of being bearish when a stock is clearly bullish. I have thought about this quite a bit and think the criticism is fair. With NVIDIA, I believe the stock has either topped or will top before/at $500 in a coming impulse. However, if one had have just gone long on the dips from low $400s to the $480 mark, they could have financed a freeroll "Short God From The Top" dream trade with potentially huge upside. And that brings us to Taiwan Semiconductor, a company that I believe is a clear long on all time frames and has several significant advantages: 1. It's Taiwan's gemstone and thus highly relevant to the geopolitical concerns I will outline below 2. Producer of much of the world's most advanced chips 3. Market cap still under $500 billion (Thus, room to 2 or 3x in the future) 4. Is not a component of the Nasdaq, the SPX, the Dow, or the Russell, and thus can impulse long even if the equities market corrects 5. Accounts for only 3.4% of the index the SOXX/SOXL/SOXS ETFs underlie, and thus can impulse long even if the semiconductor industry corrects sharply 6. Washington is banning NVIDIA and ASML from selling to China, but never mentions TSM 7. If TSM pulls out the "AI" marketing card with a new offering, watch out for fire. In previous posts I have mentioned that the Chinese Communist Party is about to fall. While people may find that unbelievable or too good to be true, it's worth noting that when the USSR was brought down by Gorbachev and friends on Christmas Day 1992, nobody believed it was possible then either. Those of us who are old enough to remember know you woke up one day to see it all over the news and nobody knew how it would happen. Many entities are considering how to take control of China and its 5,000 year old culture, history, natural resources, and land when the Party falls. The International Rules Based Order wants China for its own reasons, and the reason "Washington" has made itself so close to Taiwan isn't because Xi Jinping intends to invade Taiwan (The CCP is too weak after so many people died from Wuhan Pneumonia), but because the IRBO intends to use The Republic of China to replace the Communist Party for its own ends. The ultimate purpose is to install genuine communism (note the CCP only still practices socialism according to its own dogma) worldwide via panopticon social credit systems and central bank digital currencies. If you want a future you and your family can live in, you want our traditions, imparted by God, and not this junk imparted by Karl Marx and the specters that belied him. I've mentioned before that Xi, an ostensible Chinese nationalist, has the option of weaponizing the 24-year persecution and organ harvesting genocide against the 100 million practitioners of the Falun Gong/Falun Dafa spiritual cultivation practice by the faction of his predecessor Jiang Zemin and the CCP in order to ensnare the IRBO and its banking cartel. However, all of the world's critical pieces (Yellen, Musk, Kissinger, Dimon) visiting Beijing "for talks" combining with a recent significant strengthening of the yuan and a potential recovery of China tech stocks indicates that the IRBO is now onside with the Xi administration. Which means that Xi may have sold out China and the future in a Faustian Pact with the IRBO in order to maintain his power, because he's too much of an idiot to throw away the CCP, return to China's 5,000 years of dynasties, and enter the future. Either way, once there's some kind of news cycle about "Taiwan" (just go look at all the war clamoring that appeared this month in The Economist et al), TSM can moon no matter what the rest of the equities market does, and counts as an excellent long hedge during catastrophe. I can only say that if you go long, especially significantly long, on anything right now, you really ought to be hedging volatility long while the VIX is maintaining a 13-handle. So here's the trade. TSM dumped some 6% on earnings under $98, which is a hell of a dip to buy. It's a dip to buy because daily price action on the way up stopped just short of the curiously-numbered $111.11 (the Chinese are extremely numerological/superstitious), which naturally makes this figure a target for a retrace It's only that on the hourly, TSM doesn't show any signs of having bottomed beyond not making a lower low on the first day. But with the biggest FOMC of the year on Wednesday, July 26 (big hike possible, next meeting not until Q3 end September 20), longing today may have been too early. But not too early by much. Arguably only 3%. The most bullish continuation for TSM would be to maintain a "higher low" formation, protecting the wick of the June low at $94.25. Upside targets are immediately $113+ (Masonry, roar?) and $130 (Masonry, rawr!) if bearish. If all things Taiwan become memefied like artificial intelligence did because of what's going on in China, then there's little to stop TSM from becoming a $1 Trillion market cap company like NVIDIA et al, which would actually mean upside over $200 is in the cards through the 2024 Presidential Election. But mankind's best laid plans are merely those of mice. This race is like bacteria and this planet is little more than a speck of dust when viewed from higher places in the enormous and boundless Cosmos we currently sit in. What the Cosmos looks at is a race, a planet, and an individual's moral standard and spiritual realm. Thus, the more calamity is on deck the more critical it is to take good care of your family and friends and use the time that we all have left before the world changes forever to make up for the things from the past that have been done wrong, when they should have been done well. Take good care of yourselves.
NYSE:TSMLong
by LordWrymouth
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DXY - Breaking lows! #DOLLAR #DXYThe US DOLLAR strength index broke down from the ABCDE Bearish wedge Pattern. RSI - Relative strength index heavily over sold expecting to retest this wedge, or possible fakeout to the upside before moving back down. *Too add to the volatility - President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Thursday allowing the Pentagon to tap an additional 3,000 military reservists to support the US mission in Europe to bolster Nato amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The additional troops will join the estimated 100,000 US service members already on the European continent. *FOMC Meeting 26th of July - going to be a busy Month! Overall thoughts, Bearish move for the DXY - relief rally in assets.
CAPITALCOM:DXY
by dibz1996
Gold - War Breaking Out?Many would like to perceive the pause in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve as a bullish take for markets at large. However the forward direction by Powell signals towards the bigger picture; inflation cannot be stopped by the Fed. March 2022, shortly after the invasion of the Donbas region by Russia the Fed began significant hikes in the Discount rate. See comparaison to SPX. This has put pressure on domestic and international markets. As foreign central banks try to follow along with hikes to avoid capital outflows, they have not been able to keep up. The international value of the US Dollar has risen considerably since January 2021, the trend accelerating as flight to quality has driven capital towards the US in the face of war. See below US02-year and US10-year treasuries plotted on the same axis, compared to the US Dollar Index. During this time, the price of gold COMEX:GC1! has made a few rallies towards the 2011 high, relating to geopolitical and sovereign risk. This price level in gold could prove very significant moving forwards. The market has indicated towards a long-term trend. It should be noted, that entities involved in potential geopolitical conflicts will move assets accordingly in advance. It is inevitable that war will continue to escalate, and so long as it does inflation will persist across the globe. In spite of capital flows towards the United States, global scarcity driven by shortages, insurance rate increases, impaired logistics and corrupt governments will continue to erode the domestic value of the dollar. The inflation we have been experiencing is war inflation, and no central bank has the power to stop the reactionary shock in financial markets that occurs when capital must seek cover. There appears to be political turmoil in Russia, but the question unanswered is why? It must be understood, that there is a strong belief in Russia that Putin has been too restrained by only invading the Donbas region. What is being stoked by NATO, is an ethnic conflict. Subtle difference in language and religion separate two relatively new nations, Russia and Ukraine. Kyiv the home of the Russian Orthodox church, established in what was the capital of a greater empire, collapsing in the late 1800s. That is to say, the contested regions in this war are hotbeds for an ethnic conflict. Paramilitary groups in Russia and Ukraine (of which there are many) have quite a well known and gruesome history between them, despite receiving little attention since 2022. With neither government viewed at large as capable, there is a massive tailwind risk with the US' approach to funding. It seems well established by now there is nobody accountable for how the weapons and munitions being shipped to Ukraine are being handled, and Nazism is rampant in the army. In addition to repeated attempts on Putin's life, the US is now discussing giving Zelensky of Ukraine access to nuclear weapons. With a "coup" having now taken place, it must be clear that there is a quickly growing threat of war escalating quickly. No attempts at negotiation have been made by Ukraine, despite massive loss of life on both sides. Therein lies our why. Consider the paramilitary groups are now willing to march against Moscow, what prevents them from marching on Kyiv? The negotiation between them has been settled, a new leader appointed and separation from the Russia government is complete. The dogs of hell let loose. Gold, Silver COMEX:SI1! and mentioned in a previous post, Natural Gas NYMEX:NG1! , are all forming lows after making new major highs. Inflation will persist and push the nominal price of gold up, but capital flows will nullify that effect to NY COMEX gold prices, as AMEX:GLD follows. This market is pushing towards a significant breakout, and this will move the price as global markets respond by moving capital. Gold becomes a target for flight to quality at this time. Friday was an ideal major low, the market may continue to make minor lows but a sustained rally to 2000 and beyond should be considered a bullish sign.
AMEX:GLD
by FPS_Denny
Natural Gas - Set to Fly High with the Dollar?Weekly Long Position on AMEX:BOIL A new major low was observed in this market on May 30th The security of interest is $NYMEX:NG1!. Using a leveraged product AMEX:BOIL to gain exposure to a potential short-term movement, as a continuation of a long-term trend. See below the chart of $NYMEX:NG1!. Commodities, equities, and other assets priced in US Dollars are subject to relative foreign-exchange changes, as realisation of risk is highly complex in globalised markets. The price of NYMEX:NG1! represents some relationship to an almost infinite supply of financial products, as capital moves around the interconnected world. For example, Iran is not apart of SWIFT and must exchange assets to engage in trade with other nations. Their crude oil is paid for in gold. However the 'zero-risk' benchmark for both these commodity products, NYMEX:CL1! and COMEX:GC1! , are priced in US Dollars. As the relative strength of the US Dollar fluctuates, asset prices too will fluctuate even without alteration to any of the fundamental dynamics of the market in question. Martin Armstrong has established himself the foremost expert on 'Capital Flow Analysis'. See below the chart of COMEX:GC1! , FX:USDCHF , ECONOMICS:USCPI Important to note is the lack of direct correlation between Gold priced in US Dollars, and US Dollar domestic inflation (CPI). Contrary to the assertion of many analysts, gold responds directly to sovereign-related risk. The 'relative-value' of gold at the time of each major high reflects price discovery across all asset classes, though we can only view one time-price continuum on a chart. With that in mind, see below the chart of TVC:DXY and a few commodities. All these markets demonstrate various correlations to one another, there is a general trend that can be observed. As the capital flows persisting from Feb 2022 onwards reflect a shifting global investment outlook, towards high-quality assets. Over the course of the last few financial crises, the safe place for capital was US sovereign debt, in the form of Treasuries. As the plumbing of the two-tier global banking system is operated by the US Federal Reserve, highly liquid money markets keep the USD afloat in times of financial stress. However, this has not always been the case. During the Great Depression, the contraction of capital (deflation) was so severe that physical, paper US Dollars were the global asset of choice for security. Capital formation could continue once the price of gold was un-pegged from the dollar, to properly reflect price discovery in the newly minted global economy. Energy markets have become particularly chaotic over the last 16 months, as Russia plays an important role, particularly in Europe where a network of pipelines has become a security issue. Heavy sanctions have been placed on Russia, as well as an outright ban of a large quantity of its exports. Russia, having control over Ukraine's direct access to the ocean, has returned the favour. Resulting in a disruption in markets from wheat, and lumber, to gold and neon. With the Nordstream projects in critical condition, Europe's energy fragility should be of great concern, both domestically and to its allies. Among the sanctions, is a 'price cap' on the price of crude oil for export at $60/barrel. See chart of NYMEX light crude, and European brent crude. For those not aware, these represent relatively "raw" product exchanged on global markets. Crude must be refined to produce products like gasoline, diesel, lubricants, etc. As with any attempt to artificially manipulate the price of an asset, this presents arbitrage opportunity. Since December when this was imposed, China and India have reportedly been buying Russian crude, refining and exporting it. Russia has spent years purging US Dollar exposure from its energy markets, as war in the Middle East has steadily grown tension between the two powers. Foreign exchange markets are very sensitive to volatility, and can respond unpredictably to major shifts in trend. The consequences of capital moving around the globe quickly can be devastating, see FX_IDC:USDRUB , TVC:US10Y , and TVC:MOVE the US bond market volatility index, compared. All markets must respond to price action, as real risk remains deeply concealed. All while this is going on, global shipping has become significantly more expensive. Meaning the logistical element of global energy markets has become very convoluted. From cheap oil sitting on tankers, to arbitrage of diesel products, to ships transferring oil between one another to conceal Russian oil, to leveraged oil ETFs, the dynamics of NYMEX:CL1! have become almost unfathomably complicated. So to return to NYMEX:NG1! , the value of this product lies in simplicity. The current price can only be assumed to properly reflect global monetary conditions, as a dramatic correction can be observed. The art of business, is buying what nobody wants and selling it when everyone wants it. So much focus in finance at the moment is pointed towards the Federal Reserve and its attempted manipulations of the interest rate on US Dollars. Why this is taking place however, is a subject that has avoided capturing attention. The Federal Reserve is attempting to combat WAR INFLATION by creating deflation domestically, supported by capital flows from abroad. Flight to quality will take place independent of any institutional power, by offering a higher rate of return on Treasuries the Fed is more likely to be able to reduce its balance sheet, and support NATO's war efforts. In order to pay troops, send equipment offshore and make loans to Ukraine, capital must leave the borders of the United States, to the sum of trillions, creating massive inflation globally. So to clarify, global capital is fleeing towards the United States. However, the only sources of capital formation in the United States are financialization, and war. Stagflation, thought to be impossible, has returned to the world. As such, equity and asset prices can continue to rise, without actually rising in relative value globally, since the same will occur in the sum of tanks, aircraft, etc, moved around the world. A zero-sum game. The fact of the matter is that the world is going to need natural gas - and a lot of it at that. The current domestic investment climate can't adequately adjust for this, the dominant psychological trends in markets push capital down paths which are facilitated by political means, for example 'Environmentally Safe Governance'. Exploration of gas reserves and extraction of energy products has become very unpopular in the last decade, to the unfortunate dismay of anyone who hopes to drive car or live in a heated home in the next decade. Of note, that besides the US and Canada the largest producers and exporters of natural gas are apart of, or close to the influence of BRICS. Any global conflict which takes place, will first manifest itself in global financial markets, and there is lengthy historical precedent for this. Europe, which has its gas supplied from abroad is completely exposed to market energy prices, as well as the logistical risk of actually supplying said gas. A precarious position to be in, as war knocks on their door. Immediately after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the world saw a vision of the future flicker as gasoline prices skyrocketed. Reality as we know it in the industrialised depends on simple global logistics, and cheap energy prices. Both of these constructs are crumbling very quickly, and cannot be resolved until a settlement is made between Ukraine and Russia. Money printing and sanctions cannot make more natural gas appear, nor get it across the ocean cheaply. I propose a trade on AMEX:BOIL , to gain exposure to volatility in Natural Gas markets. Lines of support/resistance represent the arbitrary price points I suggest may be relevant, and can be used for entry/exit and position management.
AMEX:BOILLong
by FPS_Denny
War Giants Greed: Secret Military Industrial Complex TechnologyThe War on Terror: A Cash Infusion: "The global War on Terror" Massive air quotes , initiated in 2001 following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, led to a substantial surge in defense spending, especially by the U.S. This created an economic windfall for defense companies, fuelling their research and development initiatives. Black Budget Projects: Part of the military's classified "black budget" is allocated to defense companies for top-secret projects. This could include advanced propulsion systems, stealth technology, energy weapons, and yes, even so-called anti-gravity technology. Alien Technology Reverse-Engineering: Some conspiracy theories propose that defense companies have recovered crashed extraterrestrial spacecraft and are reverse-engineering their technology for military purposes. This narrative often ties back to the infamous Roswell incident in 1947, where it's suggested that debris from an alien spacecraft was collected and studied. UFOs as Military Aircraft: Another common theory suggests that some UFO sightings are actually sightings of advanced, top-secret military aircraft developed by defense companies. In this theory, the strange movements and high speeds of these UFOs can be explained by undisclosed technological advancements. Government and Corporate Secrecy: Conspiracy theories often hinge on the idea of widespread secrecy among governments and corporations. Theorists suggest that these entities possess advanced technology (possibly of extraterrestrial origin) but keep it secret for reasons of national security, profit, or control. Area 51 and Skunk Works: Area 51, a classified remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base, is often mentioned in conspiracy theories. Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, known for developing groundbreaking aircraft like the SR-71 Blackbird and the F-117 Nighthawk, is also rumored to test new technologies there. These rumors fuel theories of secret advanced technology development. Advanced Technology Suppression: Some theories suggest that highly advanced technologies, such as zero-point energy or anti-gravity, have been discovered and are being suppressed by defense companies, the military, or powerful elites. The rationale behind these theories varies, but common themes include maintaining control over the populace and protecting established industries. 1. Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT): $95 billion 2. Boeing Co (BA): $132 billion 3. Raytheon Technologies Corp (RTX): $134 billion 4. Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC): $57 billion 5. General Dynamics Corp (GD): $44 billion 6. L3Harris Technologies Inc (LHX): $42 billion The U.S. Department of Defense only represents a portion of these companies' business, as they may also have contracts with other parts of the government, as well as with foreign governments and private entities. For example, in 2020, Lockheed Martin reportedly received $75 billion in contract obligations from the U.S. government, --Boeing received about $28 billion --Raytheon about $27 billion --Northrop Grumman about $19 billion --General Dynamics about $15 billion --L3Harris about $9 billion. These figures are for one single year and only for U.S. government contracts.
NYSE:NOC
by MichaelBsul
1
What to watch in Q21. Any more bank failure? Bank crisis stabilized after UBS takeover Credit Suisse and First Republic Bank had been injected deposit to restore confidence. We can’t rule out any bank failure in Q2, especially the collapse of Lehman Brother was after the rescue of Bear Stearns. Having said that, the material different between now and the global financial crisis is the asset quality, that the subprime loan is basically at default while the long-term treasury and MBS many banks are holding now can recoup the floating loss if they can be held until maturity. Situation will improve with time. The drop of treasury yield because of risk aversion is also a self-cure mechanism that reduce the floating loss, and lower depositor’s incentive to move money out from banking system. Therefore, the level of Treasure yield is an important factor to determine whether a bank run might occur again, since higher yield means bigger deposit outflow to seek better yield return and a bigger loss of bank asset. The resurge of yield will worsen the sentiment and dampen confidence. Another good indictor is the size of emergency funding facilitates that Fed is providing to banks. If there is a sudden increase on the size, this could imply there might be another bank in trouble. 2. How lending be impacted after the bank crisis? Although Fed set the policy rate, it is the Bank to lend money in a rate they desire to the business and individual. In order to improve and avoid further deterioration of asset quality, Bank might take a more conversative approach in lending. The outflow of deposit also reduced Bank’s ability and willingness to lend. Since FDIC is asking Banks to pay the bill for saving SVC and Signature Bank, together with US government is seeking a tighter regulation for banking sector and many bank need to increase deposit rate to keep deposit, higher capital/operating cost might make Bank more selective and ask for higher lending rate to compensate the cost, that is not good for the whole economy. 3. Inflation trend? Even OPEC+ surprised the market by cutting production that boost price, Energy should still strongly pressure headline inflation downward in Q2, especially on a YOY basis. NYMEX WTI crude oil above $100 most of the time in Q2 2022 and reached $123. Compare to current energy price, there will be an obvious negative impact in headline inflation. The delayed effect of lower property price and rent should also drive the inflation lower. We have seen some signs of lower service inflation, and if banking crisis harm business confidence, we might see a less tight employment market and a less wages growth. Despite OPEC+ action might make thing a little bit complicated, we might still see some decent drop in inflation in Q2. 4. Fed to end hiking cycle after May’s meeting? May could be the last hike in this cycle. As mentioned, the inflation is cooling down and bank crisis will hurt the economy. Fed will also avoid hiking rate too much that will drive the Treasury yield up that might refuel the bank crisis. February Core PCE is trending lower, so as long as inflation doesn’t accelerate, a full stop of hiking cycle after May’s meeting will be a reasonable bet. 5. Recession possibility? Inverted yield curve and ISM survey pointed to recession. Q2 could be the turning point of economy growth and we might see some slowdown. Recession has become base case scenario to many investors and they will allocate their asset and conduct trading strategy accordingly. If inflation under control and GDP growth, probably in Q3, recorded a deeper-than-expected negative growth, Fed might start easing by the end of this year. 6. End of War? Russia-Ukraine war could enter the decisive phase in Q2 when Ukraine could launch the counter attack in Spring. It is very hard to predict the outcome but assuming Russia lost the war, the geopolitical ecosystem might be rewritten as well as the regime. How ally of Russia react is also highly unpredictable. With interest rate hike cycle coming to the end, there might be more rooms for Treasury yield to go lower. This will benefit growth stock so Nasdaq might outperform Dow again, adding to the gap built in Q1. Recession fears is not friendly to most of the commodities (except gold), and any big change on War might mean a lot to many cyclical commodities such as oil, natural gas, nickel and more. Good Luck and Good Trading in Q2. Disclaimers Above information are for illustration only and there is no guarantee on the accuracy of the information. They should not be treated as investment recommendations or advices. CME Real-time Market Data help identify trade set-ups and express my market views. If you have futures in your trading portfolio, check out on CME Group data plans in TradingView that suit your trading needs www.tradingview.com gopro/
CME_MINI:NQ1!
by FOTrading
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Natural Gas and the Dangers of Swing Trading Leveraged ETFsThinking that the war in Ukraine would cause the price of natural gas to surge higher over the winter, many traders got stuck on the wrong side of a trade. Natural gas futures have plunged more than 90% over the winter. In this video, I explain that regression analysis was warning that a significant price decline was imminent in late 2022, and I explain that it is now suggesting that a bounce in natural gas prices may soon occur. This video also explains the pitfalls that many novice traders experience when trying to swing trading leveraged ETFs that employ derivatives and which undergo volatility drag over time. Here is the link to the risk-reward / win-ratio spreadsheet that is referenced in the video. docs.google.com Shared with permission from @HeWhoMustNotBeNamed Note for stats nerds: The log-linear regression channel indicator does not give negative numbers for the Pearson correlation coefficient (r). The indicator gives the absolute value of the Pearson correlation coefficient |r|. So if the correlation is strongly negative or strongly positive, it will appear near 1 in both cases. Important Disclaimer Nothing in this post should be considered financial advice. Trading and investing always involve risks and one should carefully review all such risks before making a trade or investment decision. Do not buy or sell any security based on anything in this post. Please consult with a financial advisor before making any financial decisions. This post is for educational purposes only.
AMEX:BOIL
by SpyMasterTrades
54
USA is in serious troubleChina , India, Russia, Iran , Saudi Arabia and Brazil made an agreement contract to ditch U.S. dollar; the United States are in serious trouble.. If other country are joining with them then it will be the End of United States and Biden needs to do something about it and how US will react to it and it won’t end well. More banks are collapsing and more rumors said that US are running out of money. Will the USA will declare war against China ? World War 3 is getting closer. China and Russia became the most dangerous alliance.
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by JoyBoyVegae
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GOLD TRIPLE TOP - WAR END?All eyes are on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Russia that begins on Monday. During the three-day visit, the leaders of the two nations will discuss the deepening of economic and political cooperation as well as the war in Ukraine. If this meeting tends to reach a diplomatic solution to end Russia-Ukraine war then Gold will see a massive sell-off. Also, FED is very likely to add a 25BPS to reach 5% interest rate, kinda expected but it brings more pain to markets. I will keep updating this, follow to get alerts 🔔
OANDA:XAUUSDShort
by dogofwallstreets
Long term Golds, a cup of moon tea anyone?My idea is given that the Cup and Handle pattern is a classic bullish pattern and is one repeated in golds historical price we appear to be a very bullish long term gold signal in the next coming months.. We can also take into account the convergence of the cups curve and a potential breakout area for the end of a falling wedge and rising upward trend also when we look at the date for when we expect to see the rise in price for Gold there is reported to be planned Military action from Russia against Ukraine, even if war doesn't break out there will be rises in tension especially as Bidden has publicly shown support for the Ukraine and Putin is talking about all out war without Americas capitulation on Ukrainian Sovereignty.
OANDA:XAUUSDLong
by ChimeraBearBull
🧯 There is WAR on Bitcoin 💣🔥I will remain Long no-matter what. That's a personal opinion that won't change. In the video i talk news, inflation, job report today. Let me know yourthoughts. Links: 1. Biden war on BTC miners: cointelegraph.com 2. Powell war on Bitcoin: decrypt.co 3. SEC failure to safeguard the Crypto industry which i cover earlier this week (Silvergate and FTX): Combine the 3 and we have this: OPEN WAR! They hate it and they need the money to go elsewhere. that's their interest...not necessarily mine interest or yours. DATA/METRICS: NFP was positive today but unemployment rose so it evens it out. Dollar failed to rise and was a good day for Gold: www.fxstreet.com Nobody talks about average hourly earnings report today which for me is important: 'wages inflation was lower' if I can say it in a simple way: wages cool www.ft.com Wage price spiral avoided..Great news www.investopedia.com As data came out, the CME revised the possibility of a 0.50% rate hike to lower: www.cmegroup.com At the same time banks taking a beating: twitter.com CPI next week will be HUGE! I expect lower inflation, since energy prices did not pump and wages did not rise. Hopefully next week we have good news..pray! When Banks take a beating I like to hold Bitcoin. personal opinion and experience: Can we revisit 18k? Yes, it's possible now Can BTC go to zero? That also is a possibility Will some ALTS got o zero? For sure some will! Will some ALTS succeed? Again, for sure some will! Do I remain Bullish on BTC? That is a personal statement and mu humble opinion. After all i can wait.... it looks like the Feds and the US government can't. One Love, The FXPROFESSOR PS. Thank GOD i have a forex account...got saved by Gold this week. Still, very unhappy and FED up with people. Never fed up with Bitcoin.
BITFINEX:BTCUSDLong
by FX_Professor
5
What commodities will move in the 2nd year Russia-Ukraine War Russia-Ukraine War entered the second year. Most of the commodities skyrocketed after the invasion had returned to or below the pre-war level. Energy is the market focus but the price dropped below the pre-war level and might not have enough geopolitical moment to rebound unless the war fully escalates and spreads to other countries. The weakness of wheat price might reverse if Russia refuse to renew the export deal. Energy products are the main focus in this war since Russia is the world’s key energy exporter. NYMEX WTI crude oil price started from USD92.10 as of the close of 23 Feb 2022, and reached an intraday high of USD130.5 per barrel in March. NYMEX Natural gas is even more volatile, jumped from USD4.623 per MMBtu to reach over USD10 in August. However, despite the sanction and price cap imposed by western countries, the energy exports from Russia maintained at high level, and European winter weather is relatively mild together with the effort to secure supply from non-Russia energy sources, the supply and demand situation is much less bad than many had feared, and the energy price retreated significantly and dropped below pre-war level. As of 24 Feb 2023, NYMEX Natural gas closed at USD2.548, while NYMEX WTI crude oil closed at USD76.32. Assuming the war are restricted in Ukraine and haven’t spread to other European countries, the war will no longer have a material impact on energy price. Western countries don’t want to shut down Russia’s energy supply completely, they just don’t want Russia to make a lot of money from energy exports to finance the war. The ideal situation is Russia selling cheap oil and gas to global market. In fact, Russia is still exporting a lot of their energy products to China and India, and the reduced demand from them in the global market pressured the price. I can’t predict the outcome of a war, but a win by Ukraine might further pressure the energy price since Russia might probably need to aggressively sell their energy for war compensation and rebuilding the country. Even the war maintains the status quo for an extended period of time, it will not stimulus the energy price like last year since many countries had already reduced the reliance on Russia’s energy. What I worry more is grain price. Russia and Ukraine together are supplying one third of global wheat. Many of the Ukrainian grain planted in the Southern and Central part of the country, that had been seriously affected by war. Ukrainian grain exports dropped nearly 30% in the last marketing year. Not only the plantation area will be affected, all the input including labour, fertilizer and chemical supply are also affected, not to mention the harvest and the logistic to export the grain. Grain export deal with Russia is expiring on 19 March, whether Russia will renew it could be a catalyst for market movement, and the lower price of Ukrainian grain because of this uncertainty might also reduce farmer’s willingness to plant wheat. Russian grain production hasn’t been affected yet; in fact, the harvest of wheat is pretty good. When energy crisis didn’t realize, whether Russia will weaponize grain will need further monitor. At this moment, grain export is not targeted by western countries, so Russia might try to export as many grains as possible to improve their financial situation, but if the war situation turned sour, I can’t rule out the possibility of some form of export ban which might make the inflation situation in western countries more complicated. CBOT wheat price started from USX 884.75 as of the close of Feb 23, and reached an intraday high of USX 1363.5 per bushel in March. As of 24 Feb 2023, it closed at USX 721.75. Of course, the weakness could also be explained by bumper crop from Australia and an expected high US production in the coming year. Technically USX 712.5 is an important support, and RSI is approaching oversold level. We might consider a long position @ 715, stop loss @ 680, target @ 800. Disclaimers Above information are for illustration only and there is no guarantee on the accuracy of the information. They should not be treated as investment recommendations or advices. CME Real-time Market Data help identify trade set-ups and express my market views. If you have futures in your trading portfolio, check out on CME Group data plans in TradingView that suit your trading needs www.tradingview.com
CBOT:ZW1!Long
by FOTrading
OIL going to make BIG move soon1/2 We sold most longs in #OIL, trailing position left Been going long $UCO & shorting puts @ lows We want back in, why? There's something brewing in middle east area More on this later Chart is too much, explain in next post $USO $CVX $XOM $MPC $SUN - 2/2 Short term #oil is on a slight uptrend (white) It also more recently trades in channel (yellow) Longer term it's HUGE Head & Shoulder (top) If there is #war is larger conflict in middle east $UCO & oil will rally hard However, if there's nothing, it'll crater, temporarily
NYMEX:CL1!
by ROYAL_OAK_INC