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U.S. Housing Starts MoM

Latest Release

Sep 19, 2018

Actual

9.2%

Forecast

5.8%

-0.3%

Housing Starts measures the change in the number of new constructions underway. The construction industry is one of the first to go into a recession when the economy declines but also to recover as conditions improve. A higher than expected number should be taken as positive to the USD, while a lower than expected number as negative

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Country:

Currency: USD

Source: US Department of Commerce

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Oct 17, 2018 (Sep)	08:30			9.2%
Sep 19, 2018 (Aug)	08:30	9.2%	5.8%	-0.3%
Aug 16, 2018 (Jul)	08:30	0.9%	7.4%	-12.9%
Jul 18, 2018 (Jun)	08:30	-12.3%	-2.2%	4.8%
Jun 19, 2018 (May)	08:30	5.0%	1.4%	-3.1%
May 16, 2018 (Apr)	08:30	-3.7%	-0.7%	3.6%

News

Forex - Dollar Falters as Emerging-Markets Currencies Steady By Investing.com - Sep 19, 2018

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Top 5 Things to Know in the Market on Wednesday By Investing.com - Sep 19, 2018

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Analysis

7 Things We Expect From Wednesday's FOMC By Kathy Lien - 20 hours ago

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The market is pricing in a 100% chance of a quarter-point interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve Wednesday, which would be...

Will The Fed Sabotage USD This Week? By Kathy Lien - Sep 24, 2018

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USD/CAD: Canadian Dollar At 3-Week High As Greenback Retreats By Kenny Fisher - Sep 20, 2018

The Canadian dollar has posted small gains in the Thursday session. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.2908, down 0.10% on the day. On the release front, Canada releases ADP nonfarm employment change....

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S&P/TSX	16,184.38	+24.88	+0.15%
S&P/TSX 60 VIX	12.89	-0.42	-3.16%
S&P 500 VIX Futures	14.03	-0.04	-0.28%
S&P 500 Futures	2,928.00	+6.75	+0.23%
Nasdaq Futures	7,638.25	+43.00	+0.57%
DAX	12,388.69	+14.03	+0.11%
US Dollar Index	93.83	+0.10	+0.11%
Bitcoin Futures	6,525.0	+150.0	+2.35%

Crude Oil WTI	71.80	-0.48	-0.66%
Brent Oil	80.89	-0.37	-0.46%
Natural Gas	3.050	-0.008	-0.26%
Gold	1,198.60	-6.50	-0.54%
Silver	14.405	-0.088	-0.61%
US Soybeans	852.75	+6.75	+0.80%
US Cotton #2	78.91	-0.08	-0.10%
Aluminum	2,060.25	-6.75	-0.33%

USD/CAD	1.2964	+0.0011	+0.08%
EUR/USD	1.1751	-0.0016	-0.14%
USD/JPY	112.99	+0.02	+0.02%
GBP/USD	1.3176	-0.0004	-0.03%
CAD/USD	0.7713	-0.0007	-0.09%
EUR/CAD	1.5234	-0.0005	-0.03%
GBP/JPY	148.88	-0.06	-0.04%
USD/CHF	0.9683	+0.0033	+0.34%

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EUR/USD

1.1751

-0.0016 -0.14%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 9

Sell 3

Indicators:

Buy 8

Sell 0

EUR/USD

1.1751

-0.0016 -0.14%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 9

Sell 3

Indicators:

Buy 8

Sell 0

GBP/USD

1.3176

-0.0004 -0.03%

Summary

Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 11

Sell 1

Indicators:

Buy 4

Sell 4

USD/JPY

112.99

+0.02 +0.02%

Summary

Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 5

Sell 7

Indicators:

Buy 1

Sell 5

AUD/USD

0.7257

+0.0007 +0.10%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 8

Sell 4

Indicators:

Buy 6

Sell 2

USD/CAD

1.2964

+0.0011 +0.08%

Summary

Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 5

Sell 7

Indicators:

Buy 2

Sell 5

EUR/JPY

132.78

-0.05 -0.04%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 11

Sell 1

Indicators:

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Sell 0

EUR/CHF

1.1378

+0.0023 +0.20%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 12

Sell 0

Indicators:

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Sell 1

Gold

Summary

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Indicators:

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Silver

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Indicators:

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Copper

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Crude Oil WTI

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Brent Oil

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Indicators:

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Natural Gas

Summary

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Indicators:

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US Coffee C

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Indicators:

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Dow 30

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

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Nasdaq 100

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

S&P 500

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

DAX

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

FTSE 100

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

CAC 40

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Nikkei 225

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

ETH/USD

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

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BCH/USD

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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BTC/CAD

Summary

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Indicators:

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LTC/USD

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Indicators:

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IOTA/USD

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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XRP/USD

Summary

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Indicators:

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LTC/ETH

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Indicators:

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Apple

Summary

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Buy

Sell

Indicators:

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Alphabet A

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Bank of America

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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JPMorgan

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

Exxon Mobil

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Deutsche Bank AG

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Sell

Indicators:

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U.S. 2Y

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 5Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 10Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

U.S. 30Y

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

Euro Bund

Summary

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Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

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US 10Y T-Note

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Japan Govt. Bond

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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UK Gilt

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

SPDR DJIA

Summary

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Buy

Sell

Indicators:

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iShares Russell 1000 Growth

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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iShares Russell 2000

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1

Summary

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Buy

Sell

Indicators:

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Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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ProShares UltraShort S&P500

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Indicators:

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Indicators:

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EUR/USD	1.1751	Strong Buy
GBP/USD	1.3176	Buy
USD/JPY	112.99	Sell
AUD/USD	0.7257	Strong Buy
USD/CAD	1.2964	Sell
EUR/JPY	132.78	Strong Buy
EUR/CHF	1.1378	Strong Buy

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	Interest Rates	Next Meeting
BOC	1.50%	Oct 24, 2018
FED	2.00%	Sep 26, 2018
BOE	0.75%	Nov 01, 2018
ECB	0.00%	Oct 25, 2018
SNB	-0.75%	Dec 13, 2018
RBA	1.50%	Oct 02, 2018
RBNZ	1.75%	Sep 27, 2018
BOJ	-0.10%	Oct 31, 2018
CBR	7.50%	Oct 26, 2018
RBI	6.50%	Oct 05, 2018
PBOC	4.35%
BCB	6.50%	Oct 31, 2018