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Equity indices slipped today as they are looking to retest all time high levels for the ES and the NQ. Traders saw economic data released today including a higher than expected initial jobless claims number along with a lower than expected Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing number. As the equity markets slipped, the precious metals complex saw gains today with Gold,...

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Bitcoin has been on the forefront of traders minds over the past few months with the strong move to the upside over the $100,000 mark analysts have been looking for for some time. Since the January Highs, prices have come down and been bouncing back and forth, and now traders are asking “what’s next?” TradingView’s “The Leap” Trading Competition presents a...

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Markets were seeing mixed results today with US Equity prices slightly lower along with Crude Oil and Gold. Traders saw CPI come in better than expected while the Crude Inventories report came in higher than expected. The Crude Market specifically has had a volatile beginning to 2025 with a lot of the recent price action hovering around the 200-day moving average....

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U.S. stock indices have seen a lot of volatility with significant chop back and forth starting off 2025. With the new year comes a new administration, changing foreign policy, changing of the Fed interest rate environment, and a different earnings outlook for stocks. Looking at the small caps with the Russell 2000, the market has been in a range between the 50-day...

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Energy markets have been under pressure since the recent highs in mid January. Today, markets like Crude Oil and Natural Gas are seeing selling pressure as both are trading near critical trading levels. The March Crude Oil contract saw a strong move to the upside looking to test the April 2024 highs, and the market entered overbought territory which could have led...

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Markets across the board saw a selloff Sunday night after news broke of more tariffs affecting both Mexico and Canada. US stock indices, crypto, and precious metal markets all saw declines in prices, but throughout the day traders have seen the market digest the news and the precious metals and crypto are back to positive territory on the day. Looking at the March...

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It is no secret that the precious metals have been at the forefront of traders' minds over the past year with Gold and Silver showing significant gains near all time high levels. The Gold market today is up over $50 on the February contract and is now trading near the all time high levels achieved in October of 2024. Looking at the economic data, initial jobless...

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Crude Oil futures have had a very volatile start to the year with prices pushing above the 200-day moving average and falling back down to that level after testing the highs from May. The Crude Inventories Report released today showed a higher than expected print at 3.463M while forecasting 2.200M, which is the 5th consecutive report of worse than expected...

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March Soybeans have had a great start to the year after seeing a bottom after basically a whole year of falling prices in 2024. In January of 2024 just starting out the new year, prices fell below the 200-day moving average and have not been able to trade above that mark with conviction since. Since the bottom in mid December, prices have climbed back up toward...

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The Gold market and the metals complex as a whole had a strong run in 2024 , and Gold has seen this strength continue over the last few weeks. Since the highs in October, Gold has seen some consolidation with prices falling due to many factors such as the changing Fed environment and the overall sentiment of the precious metals complex. Some of the metals are...

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Since the turn of the New Year, equity markets have seen a lot of volatility. The ES and NQ markets have both seen consolidation from the highs back in December, and now after testing the November lows are moving back higher. There is still a lot of uncertainty in the markets with a shift in global economics and politics on the front of many traders minds, but...

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Outside of the typical financial markets traders may track, the agricultural markets have had an interesting start to 2025. Looking at the March Corn contract, traders saw significant selling pressure in 2024 and Corn has struggled to climb back over the $5.00/bushel mark. Since the August 2024 lows, Corn has seen a slow grind higher with some significant chop...

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Crude Oil Futures have seen continued strength to the upside after seeing a choppy trading environment for several weeks. Crude Oil has several indicators that can sway the prices to the upside or downside very quickly based on global supply and economic uncertainty, and traders and seeing all of this in action starting off the new year. Tensions in the Middle...

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The precious metals complex as a whole saw strong gains across 2024 and increased volume across markets such as Gold and Silver. During the year, the Fed's interest rate policy along with inflation concerns helped bring the Gold and Silver market near their all time high levels. Toward the end of the year, the Fed decided to leave rates unchanged and the prices in...

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The start of 2025 has been anything but quiet for the U.S. stock indices. Looking at the March ES and NQ contracts, traders have seen selling pressure and have both broken below the 50-day moving average. With critical economic data being released this week regarding inflation and consumer data, traders will be watching for more aggressive selling into the 200-day...

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As we are approaching year end, this is a great time as a trader to go back and see how different markets performed relative to the positions you had throughout the year. Many different sectors had excellent performances this year such as the precious metals complex, with Gold hitting all time high levels, and the crypto market led by Bitcoin. With that said, the...

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At a Glance With vehicle efficiency up and China's economy slowing, WTI crude oil prices experienced late summer lows, though they have since started to rebound Driving would need to increase by nearly 2% each year to keep fuel demand stable Crude oil prices fell sharply in late August and early September. Does this mean that oil is a bargain? The answer...

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The Nasdaq-100 has been a stellar performer since its debut in 1985, rising 22,900% (with dividends reinvested) for a 14.8% compounded annual total rate of return. By comparison, the S&P 500 returned 7,200% over the same period with dividends reinvested, an 11.5% compounded return (Figure 1). Figure 1: Since the inception of the Nasdaq-100 index in 1985, it...