The hawkish scenario of a triple hike on Wednesday seems to be almost universally priced in, so a case of ‘buy the rumour, sell the fact’ might apply for the dollar that evening and the euro might make at least a small bounce. As noted above, though, it’s the press conference that seems to be…
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European Shares European shares continued to fall shortly after the opening bell of the first trading session of the week, extending last week’s losses as traders brace for a busy week on the macro front. The cautious trading mood prevails on the markets on Monday after investors ended the last week with more questions than…
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The situation is clearly bearish on most EU benchmarks this morning, with traders bracing for the EU CPI figures as well as a triple-witching day where erratic market moves usually happen. The Stoxx-50 index has now broken-out of its short-term bullish trendline that has been supporting prices since the beginning of the month, and is…
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European Shares European stock indices climbed higher on Thursday, boosted by financials as traders continue to weigh the prospect of higher borrowing costs. Markets seem torn between a bearish sentiment on one hand, supported by lingering macro threats in a tighter liquidity environment, and dip buyers on the other who continue to bet on the…
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The situation on the chart has followed these changing fundamentals quite closely, with the euro making gains over the last week to a high of around a month, breaking clearly above $1.01 and the 50-day moving average from Bands. There seems to be more scope for the common currency to continue upward and possibly test…
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European Shares Share markets continued to trade higher on Tuesday, registering modest gains as traders start bracing for today’s highly awaited US CPI figures. Most EU indices were in the green while Treasury markets dipped across the old continent after risk appetite found more support following reassuring inflation data from both Germany and Spain this…
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It seems that European indices are being pushed higher by a global improving sentiment while traders also took the occasion to buy a potential dip on the EU currency following the start of the interest rates hike cycle by the ECB last week. However, that said, traders are also bracing for policy-sensitive macro data such…
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Slowing GDP figures combined with higher borrowing cost, stubbornly high inflation, and debt to GDP ratio at historical highs are among the most worrying signs for bull stock traders. Market volatility is likely to get higher and higher while no strong directionality will be expected as long as no significant breakthrough takes place regarding those…
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On the chart, the 50% weekly Fibonacci retracement is still the main technical reference with there being clear demand below that area. 67c seems to be a firm support for now and will probably remain so unless there’s a significant surprise from American inflation or the Fed’s meeting. To the upside, the 50 SMA from…
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Madrid is bringing the best EU performance so far as prices flirt with the strong 7,900pts/7,930pts zone in an attempt to clear their bearish trendline. However, while the DMI indicator shows an increasing bullish pressure on the very short-term, it also highlights a decrease in market directionality, meaning the current bullish price action may end…
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