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Home Sales Plunging To 2010 Levels
Existing home sales utterly crashed in January.
Crude Oil Forecast: Crude Oil Falls At Familiar Ceiling
WTI crude oil continues to trade within a tight range, with $66 acting as resistance and $62 as support, as traders await clarity on geopolitical and supply dynamics.
Century Bonds: A Long Term Bet On Google
Google’s parent, Alphabet, just issued $32 billion in global debt, including £1 billion of rare century bonds.
CPI Day: Dollar On Watch, Volatility In Play
Global markets open focused on today’s US CPI as softer inflation would cement Fed dovishness, pressure the dollar, and contrast with hawkish signals from Japan and Australia.
Sensex Today Tanks 682 Points; Nifty Below 25,600
Indian share markets are trading lower with the Sensex trading 682 points lower, and the Nifty is trading 214 points lower.
FX Daily: US Inflation Shouldn’t Rock The Boat
The tech selloff appears to be offering the dollar some support, suggesting that a degree of safe‑haven value has been restored.
Intraday Analysis - Friday, Feb. 13
The euro continues its struggles against the yen as the pair hits lower lows.
WTI Declines To Near $62.50 Amid Oversupply Fears
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $62.50 during the early European trading hours on Friday. The WTI price attracts some sellers amid persistent oversupply concerns.
USD/INR Holds Gains As Asian Currencies Weaken On Risk-Off Sentiment
USD/INR appreciates as the Indian Rupee (INR) weakens amid broad risk-off sentiment and softness in Asian currencies.
Gold Recovers Swiftly From Weekly Low, Climbs Back Closer To $5,000 Ahead Of US CPI
Gold (XAU/USD) regains positive traction during the Asian session on Friday and recovers a part of the previous day's heavy losses to the $4,878-4,877 region, or the weekly low.
SoFi Stock Analysis: Why This Bearish Setup Is Signaling A Drop
In this post, I will walk you through what I am seeing on the charts, including the head and shoulders breakdown that confirmed in January and the bear flag forming now.
QQQ Elliott Wave Structure Points To A Higher‑Degree Pullback From The April 2025 Low
The Nasdaq‑100 Index ETF has completed the cycle that began from the April 7, 2025 low, and the instrument is now entering a larger‑degree corrective phase.
Hang Seng Index Dips To A Key Support As Global Stocks Retreat
Hong Kong stocks came under pressure on Friday, with the Hang Seng Index falling for the second consecutive day, reaching its lowest level since February 6 this year.
AI Uncertainty Melts Away Market Gains
Stocks gave up early gains as AI-related uncertainty and weak economic signals triggered a sell-off, with major indexes sliding and investors reassessing how AI might impact the broader economy and markets.
“Liberation Day” Interpreted Through The Lens Of The Benchmark Revision
This article examines how revised economic benchmarks reshape the interpretation of “Liberation Day” data, showing that post-benchmark figures, notably for August, appear even weaker than before.
K-Pop Chart Hunters
As with last week, I had a couple of fantastic back-to-back days. Each of them started off looking bad, then as the day wore on, it just got better and better. I can only hope that it doesn’t all get undone with some mega-rally on Friday.
Microsoft AI CEO Warns Most White Collar Jobs Fully Automated "Within Next 12-18 Months"
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman forecasted that within the next two years desk-bound tasks will be swallowed by AI.
Meanwhile, Anthropic is warning that their latest Claude models could be used for "heinous crimes."
Cybersecurity Is Strong; Cybersecurity Software Stocks Are Not - Here's Why
Pure‑play cybersecurity software stocks are down YTD because the market narrative has shifted against them, even as fundamentals remain intact. The YTD drawdown is a valuation and positioning story, not a fundamentals story.
Top Picks 2026: The Trade Desk Inc.
Last year wasn’t an easy one for The Trade Desk Inc. But with the shares recently below $40, the risk/reward looks far different than when the stock traded above $140
Warning: This CPI Trap Wants To Steal Your Profits
The market is bracing for a highly volatile CPI Friday. After a significant "liquidation move" on Thursday, traders are navigating a landscape "littered with traps" ahead of the long holiday weekend.
