Merlin Rothfeld
Online Trading Academy
Markets continued their bounce on Monday, racing toward all time highs… again! Master trader and instructor Jeff Manson joins Merlin to offer his thoughts on where the markets may be headed in the short term. Jeff uses cycles to offer suggestions on market direction, and the hinge on Tuesday’s trading action! Jeff also offers us some insight into his upcoming “Hour with the Pro’s” this Thursday.
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Editors’ Picks
EUR/USD remains below 1.0500, traders await release of key US economic indicators
EUR/USD maintains its position after the recent losses registered in the previous session, trading around 1.0480 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. Traders await the US Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Price Index and quarterly Gross Domestic Product Annualized scheduled to be released later in the North American session.
GBP/USD strengthens above 1.2550 ahead of US PCE inflation data
The GBP/USD pair trades on a stronger note near 1.2570 on Wednesday during the early European session. The Pound Sterling (GBP) consolidates despite US President-elect Donald Trump announcing more tariff measures.
USD/JPY drops further toward 152.00, US data eyed
USD/JPY extends the drop toward 152.00 early Wednesday as Trump's tariff threats continue to drive haven flows into the Japanese Yen. Traders ignore doubts over the BoJ's future rate hikes, accelerating the USD/JPY downside ahead of US data.
Editors’ Picks
EUR/USD remains below 1.0500, traders await release of key US economic indicators
EUR/USD maintains its position after the recent losses registered in the previous session, trading around 1.0480 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. Traders await the US Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Price Index and quarterly Gross Domestic Product Annualized scheduled to be released later in the North American session.
GBP/USD strengthens above 1.2550 ahead of US PCE inflation data
The GBP/USD pair trades on a stronger note near 1.2570 on Wednesday during the early European session. The Pound Sterling (GBP) consolidates despite US President-elect Donald Trump announcing more tariff measures.
Gold price sticks to modest intraday gains, bulls seem cautious ahead of US PCE data
Gold price builds on the overnight bonce from the $2,600 neighborhood, or a one-week low and gains some follow-through positive traction for the second straight day on Wednesday.
Ripple's XRP sees decline as realized profits reach record levels
Ripple's XRP is down 6% on Tuesday following record profit-taking among investors as its percentage of total supply in profit reached very high levels in the past week.
Eurozone PMI sounds the alarm about growth once more
The composite PMI dropped from 50 to 48.1, once more stressing growth concerns for the eurozone. Hard data has actually come in better than expected recently – so ahead of the December meeting, the ECB has to figure out whether this is the PMI crying wolf or whether it should take this signal seriously. We think it’s the latter.
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