The Commodities Feed: Bullish EIA Release Pushes Oil Higher
It was a choppy trading session for oil yesterday. Yet constructive numbers from the US Energy Information Administration ensured the market ended higher.
Intraday Analysis - Thursday, Oct. 30
The Dow remains upbeat, with tech stocks and AI leading the way, as price action doesn’t look like slowing down.
Metal Markets Report For Wednesday, Oct 29
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the Fed's decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points and the market's reaction to this move, noting that the Fed is divided on future rate cuts and requires more data to make further decisions.
Australian Dollar Holds Gains As Trump Announces To Cut Tariffs On China
AUD/USD gains ground after recovering its recent losses registered in the previous session, trading around 0.6590 during the Asian hours on Thursday.
Japanese Yen Remains On The Back Foot As Traders Await BoJ Governor Ueda's Comments
The Japanese Yen attracts some intraday sellers on Thursday after the Bank of Japan decided to maintain the status quo, though it lacks follow-through.
Powell Balks At The Next Step Of Hopeful Monetary Policy
Amid broad disagreements on the Fed, Chair Jerome Powell balked (on behalf of the Fed) at cutting rates again in December. I see plenty of reasons to expect the Fed to proceed with rate cuts as previously scheduled.
Gold Pauses Near Resistance As Market Digests Fed And Trade Headlines
Gold holds steady as markets weigh Fed caution, a stronger Dollar, and ongoing U.S.–China trade talks.
Snap CEO Downplays Meta’s Smart Glasses: ‘Our AR Glasses Will Be Infinitely More Capable’
Spiegel emphasized that Snap has been investing in wearable computing for over a decade, even before Snapchat had a chat feature – and that his company’s AR glasses will be “infinitely more capable than Meta’s smart glasses.”
Positive Picture Emerging From Q3 Earnings Season
For the 222 S&P 500 members that have reported Q3 results, total earnings are up +10.7% from the same period last year on +8% higher revenues, with 83.8% beating EPS estimates and 77.9% beating revenue estimates.
Gold Price Forecast, XAUUSD Analysis And Trading Strategy - Thursday, Oct. 30
Today you will see Gold price predictions based on technical analysis. What is the support and resistance on the daily time frame for XAUUSD?
Shares Of These Companies Soared Following Robust Results
The 2025 Q3 earnings season has so far been stellar, with an above-average number of companies exceeding quarterly expectations. Growth has remained strong, with the big banks also giving us a solid read on the state of the consumer.
Does UnitedHealth Stock Have More Upside After Q3 Earnings?
UnitedHealth Group's stock hasn’t received the post-earnings rally that investors may have hoped for, but the medical giant was able to provide subtle signs that its operations are stabilizing.
Markets Fall Back On Fed Cut - Big Earnings After The Close
This afternoon provided the biggest reverberations to today’s stock market, sending major indexes falling into negative territory upon the latest monetary policy from the FOMC, whereby the Fed cut interest rates by 25 bps....
This Bear-Trap Could Trigger A Massive Squeeze
Are you seeing these (2) Bear Trap Levels? I hope so, because this Bear Trap could trigger a massive short squeeze...
Financial Markets Report For Wednesday, Oct 29
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the Fed's decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points, emphasizing that the Fed refrained from guaranteeing another rate cut in December due to insufficient data.
Meta, Google, Microsoft Capex Wrap
Meta, Google, and Microsoft delivered contrasting capex signals—Meta raised its FY25 guide and flagged faster expense growth, Google boosted its capex outlook, while Microsoft’s spending came above expectations but offered softer guidance
Rates Spark: Fed And ECB In A Good Place
In the US, buying T-bills is of no benefit to longer bonds as a stand-alone measure. And MBS bonds confirmed as still rolling off. Also, longer tenors react poorly to muted anticipation of a Fed rate cut in December from Chair Powell.
Is B&G Foods’ 17% Yield Delicious… Or Dangerous?
Income investors may have seen B&G come across their radar thanks to the stock’s sky-high 17% dividend yield. But is that dividend as reliable as a bowl of the company’s Cream of Wheat hot cereal?
Apple Progressing In Wave ((5)) To New All-Time High As Nested Pattern
Apple has surged to a new all-time high, extending an impulse wave that began from the April 2025 low.
Huge Recent Layoffs: Amazon 30,000 GM 3,300 Target 1,800 UPS 48,000
Major U.S. companies are announcing mass layoffs: Amazon (~30,000), GM (~3,300), Target (~1,800), and UPS (~48,000), signaling a cooling job market and growing economic uncertainty.

