What does option positioning tell us Bank of America Global Research tracks how option investors have traded so far in 2021. “G4: near-term bullish EUR, bearish JPY and CHF From May to July, option investors have significantly more amount of unexpired calls than puts in EURUSD, their conviction in near-term strength for EUR (Exhibit 16).
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Copper soared this week to an all-time high, continuing a sizzling rally that’s seen prices double in the past year. The previous copper record was set in 2011, around the peak of the commodities supercycle sparked by China’s rise to economic heavyweight status — fueled by massive amounts of raw materials. This time, investors are
Dollar dropped broadly last week and ended sharply lower, as the huge non-farm payroll miss gave a strong node to Fed’s patient approach. Progress could only be consider substantial as seen in realized economic data, rather than projected outlook. It’s right that Fed is not even in a position to consider tapering. The expectation that
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards An anemic pace of hiring in all sectors barring leisure and hospitality caused the Labor Department’s April jobs report to fall well short of Wall Street’s lofty expectations even amid the Covid-19 vaccine rollout and an easing of pandemic-era lockdowns. CNBC studied the net changes by industry for April jobs
In this article TPR Customers walk past a Coach store at Shanghai New World Daimaru department store on August 12, 2019 in Shanghai, China. VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Coach owner Tapestry said Thursday that its fiscal third-quarter sales in North America returned to pre-pandemic levels, as demand for luxury goods rebounds
Gold bulls have eyes on a 61.8% Fibo monthly target of $1,850. Shorter-term, the bears can target at least a drift to a 38.2% Fibo at 1.807 or the daily support, near $1,800. Will NFP be the catalyst to test the commitments at $1,820/25 on a soft US dollar? Update: Gold retreated from fresh three-month highs
CFTC commitments of traders: The loonie increased by 10K Coming Up! Title text for next article LON +1 SDNY+11 NY -4 TYO +9 GMT Technical Analysis Weekly forex futures positioning data from the CFTC for the week ending May 4, 2021 EUR long 85K vs 81K long last week. Longs increased by 4K GBP long 20K vs
Major indices all close higher The major US indices are closed higher. The gains were led by the NASDAQ index. The S&P and Dow industrial average both closed at record levels. The final closing levels are showing: S&P index up 30.81 points or +0.73% at 4232.42 . The high for the day reached 4238.04. The low was that 4201. 64 NASDAQ index closed
AUD/USD climbs 1.63% on the week The US dollar is down after today’s non-farm payrolls report but that only continued the selling trend this week. The Australian dollar, kiwi and surprising Swiss franc were at the top of the FX chart, followed by GBP, EUR, CAD and JPY. The moves are decent-sized with everything except
Forex news for New York trade on May 7, 2021: Markets: Gold up $16 to $1832 US 10-year yields up 1 bps to 1.58% WTI crude flat at $64.67 S&P 500 hits record 4328 EUR and AUD lead, USD lags The non-farm payrolls report certainly made for an interesting trading day and the repercussions of
As the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem evolves and expands to encompass the whole of the cryptocurrency sector, the race to become the top decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator is heating up as new entrants to the field seem to emerge on a weekly basis. One of the top DEX aggregators that has recently seen its price
After a devastating hack, a cross-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol has revealed today a temporary compensation plan for token holders and investors impacted by one of the largest exploits in DeFi history. In a Tweet today, EasyFi announced their “Interim Compensation Plan,” a multi-stage process that includes immediate payments, IOU tokens, and incentive programs aimed
Domestic gold futures swung between gains and losses with a positive bias on Friday as spot gold hit a more than two-month high above the $1,800 per ounce mark amid weakness in the dollar. With a weekly gain of almost 3 per cent so far, bullion was on track to clock its best week since
Gold jumped more than 1% en route to its best week since November last year after an unexpected drop in US jobs growth in April hastened a retreat in the dollar and Treasury yields. Spot gold rose 0.9% to $1,832.07 per ounce by 12:09 p.m. EDT (1609 GMT), after hitting its highest since Feb. 11,
The latest data suggests that China’s economy continues to improve in the second quarter. The Markit/Caixin services PMI increased to 56.3 in April, highest since December 2020. The reading also beat consensus of 54.2 and March’s 54.3. Separately, China’s trade surplus tripled in April, compared with a month ago. Markit/Caixin services PMI Besides the strong
Dollar dives sharply in early US session after huge employment data miss. Canadian Dollar is slightly weaker, also on job data disappointment. Euro and Swiss Franc are quick to jump on assaulting the greenback. But Yen is not too far behind, as stocks could be under some pressure after the data. As for the week,
Labor Secretary Martin Walsh said Friday that the Covid-19 pandemic is still weighing on jobs but projected optimism about recovery of the U.S. economy as vaccinations continue, saying that “we are starting to see the confidence come back.” Walsh’s comments on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” came shortly after the Labor Department released a disappointing
A help wanted sign is posted at a taco stand in Solana Beach, California. Mike Blake | Reuters The largest business lobbying group in America on Friday blamed a $300-per-week federal jobless benefit for enticing Americans to stay at home and April’s far-weaker-than-expected jobs report. “The disappointing jobs report makes it clear that paying people