Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

by Chaim Siegel of Elazar Advisors, LLCYesterday’s Fed meeting was probably just another stop along this building bull market story. We’ve done enough talking about this so it’s time...

The big story overnight has been a growing rally in resource markets. Australia's index has been the top performer overnight gaining 1.0%. Meanwhile, resource dollars are also outperforming with AUD...

Stock markets around the world ‎have been trying to bounce back from Monday's big selloff. The rebounds have been moderate so far, clawing back up to half of recent losses. Most importantly, the...

The UK election results have dominated trading overnight. Cable took a two cent hit when exit polls projected that the Conservatives would lost their majority, a major setback for PM May ‎as her...

The big day that traders have been anticipating all week has finally arrived. Stocks, commodities and currencies have been steady, waiting for potentially big developments today.Markets tend to...

The quiet part of this week for news is nearing an end. Traders have been preparing all week for the flurry of potentially big developments starting tonight, running through tomorrow and into Friday...

It has been a sluggish start to the week for stocks around the world. The Dax and a number of continental markets are closed for a holiday. US index futures and the Nikkei are down slightly while the...

June arrives with traders overseas in a positive mood. The Nikkei rallied 1.0% this morning while the Dax and FTSE are both up 0.4%. US traders have been more cautious with US index futures flat.The...

Stock markets are holding steady this morning with US index futures and European indices trading flat to up slightly. The main action has been in currencies and commodities.Sterling has been on a...

by Chaim Siegel of Elazar Advisors, LLCS&P 500: Bullish Economic Calendar This WeekTuesday: PCE Price Index Thursday: ADP Employment Friday: Nonfarm Payrolls We only list three events this week...

The pound has come under pressure overnight dropping under $1.2900 against USD. A YouGov poll showing the Conservatives lead over Labour falling to 5 percentage points has rattled traders and broken...

by Chaim Siegel of Elazar Advisors, LLCMany may not have noticed the amazing move the stock and bond markets made yesterday. “What move? I didn’t see any major moves,” you may ask....

World markets have been trading mixed overnight after Moody's downgraded China for the first time since 1989 over debt concerns. Copper fell 0.7% ‎on the news while Chinese indices were steady.US...

After staging a modest recovery in North America yesterday afternoon, the greenback is consolidating in narrow ranges. Momentum traders, who appeared to dominate activity recently, paused. To be sure,...