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Nasdaq 100 Elliott Wave Daily Update - Monday, Dec 29
Elliott Wave analysis suggests the Nasdaq 100 is at a critical inflection point, with competing bullish and bearish scenarios. Price action around key support, gamma levels, and S&P 500 futures will determine direction into year-end.
USD/JPY Trades Higher To Near 156.30 Ahead Of FOMC Minutes
The USD/JPY pair trades 0.17% higher to near 156.30 during the Asian trading session on Tuesday.
Gold Gains On Fed Rate Cut Bets, Safe-Haven Demand
Gold price edges higher above $4,350 during the Asian trading hours on Tuesday. The precious metal recovers some lost ground after falling 4.5% in the previous session, which was gold's largest single-day loss since October.
Tech Stocks Aren't Always The Answer
While tech stocks dominated headlines, “boring” Consumer Staples quietly delivered standout returns. Companies like Cintas proved that steady demand, low volatility, and consistent execution can rival — or beat — Big Tech performance.
Buy Stock In The Mag 7 Hyperscalers Or Are They Spending Too Much?
Although they are among the world’s most profitable companies and have strong balance sheets, the immense spending on various AI investments from the hyperscalers in the Mag 7 has been scrutinized.
Lululemon Stock Faces Fresh Proxy Fight From Founder Chip Wilson
Lululemon Athletica is in focus today after its founder, Chip Wilson, reignited tensions with the company’s leadership – announcing a proxy battle aimed at reshaping the board.
Warren Buffett Is Sitting On $400 Billion: Here’s Why That Should Worry Investors
The lesson for individual investors is not to liquidate entire stock holdings. Buffett’s position reflects Berkshire’s unique situation, a 95-year-old company with fewer years of deployment runway than most investors have.
Financial Markets Report For Monday, Dec 29
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the significant volatility in the metal markets, noting a dramatic rise followed by a substantial sell-off, advising caution amidst this turbulence.
Gold Pullback
The Gold ETF (GLD) is pulling back to its rising trend-line and so far holding that level.
Australian Dollar Moves Little Due To Thin Holiday Trading
The Australian Dollar (AUD) inches higher against the US Dollar (USD), rebounding toward the 14-month high of 0.6727 on Tuesday.
WTI Edges Higher Above $57.50 Amid Geopolitical Risks
West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the US crude oil benchmark, is trading around $57.65 during the early Asian trading hours on Tuesday.
GBP/USD Finds Key Support Near 1.35 Despite Year-End Grind
GBP/USD remains bolstered on the high end as markets grind through the last trading week of the year.
Charted: The Growing Gap Between U.S. Home Size And Price
The average size of a new single-family home in America has shrunk by 323 square feet since 2015, while the average price is up $161,000 as of 2024.
Is Quantum Entering Its Infrastructure Phase?
Quantum computing doesn’t need a dramatic breakthrough to become economically relevant. It just needs more deals where companies commit real capital to real constraints.
The Consumption Conundrum
GDP, released last week, showed that the economy grew by a larger-than-expected 4.3%. Powering the strong economic growth was personal consumption, which rose by 3.5%.
Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Range Holds $2.8K, Eyes $4K Into 2026
Ethereum price trades near $3K in tight consolidation as support holds at $2.8K, with analysts split on a 2026 rebound toward $4K or deeper downside.
EUR/USD Holds Steady Above 1.1750 As Traders Await FOMC Minutes
EUR/USD trades flat around 1.1770 in Tuesday’s early Asian session.
Something Big Just Broke In Repo Markets
Repo fails just exploded, coming in at the highest weekly total since 2022. And this isn’t even year-end. This is mid-December.
The 2026 Power Play: Why The Grid Is The Trade That Matters
Here’s why energy is on the voting ballot in 2026 and what investors should be watching ahead of the November election and beyond.
13 Years Later: The Lessons Of Abenomics
Japan’s monetary policymakers have done all they can, now Japan’s policymakers need to figure out a way to make their economy more dynamic.
