Mate Cser on September 22nd, 2017.
Friday Market Recap Asset Current Value Daily Change S&P 500 2496 -0.19% DAX 12592 -0.05% WTI Crude Oil 50.47 -0.16% GOLD 1299.00 0.31% Bitcoin 3578 -3.72% EUR/USD 1.1944 0.02% Financial markets are back to their pre-Fed state after a brief turmoil, and the broad trends seem unchanged despite the hawkish surprise by the central bank....
Mate Cser on September 22nd, 2017.
The prices of the main cryptocurrencies fell in a choppy and correlated fashion overnight, and all of the major coins are significantly lower, trading near or under the post-crash lows. Bitcoin got close to the crucial $3500 level while Ethereum fell almost to $250 in early trading. BTC lost some of its relative strength amid the China...
Alex Moskov on September 22nd, 2017.
ZeroTraffic is offering a cryptocoin smartphone-based application to help reduce recurrent traffic congestion. The way ZeroTraffic works is by utilizing gamification to reward commuters who travel off-peak times with the goal of reducing peak traffic volume. Studies have shown that just a 5 to 10% reduction in traffic volume can...
Dmitriy Lavrov on September 22nd, 2017.
Here is a new trading opportunity for NEO. The price bounces from the uptrend line. RSI confirms price reversal. MACD histogram supports upward movement. We’ll get a buy signal when the price breaks the resistance zone formed by SMA100 and the downtrend line. It will be a good confirmation of further uptrend. Entry level should be...
Dmitriy Lavrov on September 22nd, 2017.
The markets moves in a horizontal channel. The price is near the bottom border of this channel and we can buy based on a reversal signal. We can see that RSI confirmed price reversal from 0.025500 support level. MACD supports upward movement. Now we have a retracement and the local swing high is a good level for placing buy orders. The...
Fredrik Vold on September 22nd, 2017.
The Big Question: What does another North Korea H-bomb test mean for markets? Major Asian indexes were rattled on Friday morning by a threat from North Korea to conduct another hydrogen bomb test at a larger scale and IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. In addition, other market sensitive news also weighed in and set the tone for another turn down in...
Sam Bourgi on September 22nd, 2017.
Litecoin has emerged from the China ICO meltdown at around half of where it was when the month started. Prices appear to have stabilized around the $50 range, although long-term price behavior is likely to be defined by a narrow trade corridor. LTC/USD Drifts Lower in Asia Litecoin fell against the dollar on Friday, as the market...
Sam Bourgi on September 22nd, 2017.
Ethereum stabilized against the dollar Friday, after a bullish advance took the world’s No. 2 digital currency back toward the $300 price range. Bulls Stop Short at Psychological Level A bullish breakout on Thursday sent ether prices surging toward the all-important $300 level. The ETH/USD maxed out around $287 on Thursday before...
Joseph Young on September 21st, 2017.
It has been less than two weeks since the nationwide ban on Chinese bitcoin exchange ban was finalized and already, bitcoin traders in the Chinese market are already moving to Japan. OKCoin and Huobi, two of the largest bitcoin exchanges in China that have been responsible for around 75 percent of bitcoin trades in the Chinese market,...
Mate Cser on September 21st, 2017.
Thursday Market Recap Asset Current Value Daily Change S&P 500 2502 -0.12% DAX 12600 0.25% WTI Crude Oil 50.55 -0.22% GOLD 1295.00 -1.61% Bitcoin 3658 -5.89% EUR/USD 1.1936 0.35% The Fed’s “historic” monetary meeting resulted in a strong initial move by the Dollar and a less pronounced dip in equities, as markets were surprised by...
Mate Cser on September 21st, 2017.
Dash remained the strongest cryptocurrency after yesterday’s Fed meeting, as the turmoil in fiat currencies, left the trends in the segment intact. Most of the major coins are in a limbo after last week’s crash and the subsequent surge. The general direction of the market is lower today, but Dash is up by more than 5% and it has been...
Sam Bourgi on September 21st, 2017.
The Chinese government’s recent ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs) has reignited the debate on how crypto-assets should be regulated. In the United States, lawmakers are grappling to define ICOs from a tax, legal and securities perspective. To this day, no one is certain how this new crowdfunding model will be treated. ICOs mirror...
Sam Bourgi on September 21st, 2017.
U.S. stocks eked out new highs on Thursday as investors digested Fed Day without losing their appetite for risk. Wall Street Record Streak Continues Equities rallied at the tail end of a largely uneventful day in the market. The large-cap S&P 500 Index gained 0.1% to close at 2,508.24, its fourth consecutive all-time high. Seven of...
Dmitriy Lavrov on September 21st, 2017.
The market is going to pass through the cloud. If so, we’ll have a buy signal. ADX line of DMI indicator confirms the beginning of a new price movement. We can use a breakout signal for entry the market. Pending orders for buy should be placed at 0.003100 level. Stop orders must be placed below the local swing low. Profit targets...
Dmitriy Lavrov on September 21st, 2017.
The market could break SMA100 and stay about it. We got a signal that the market could start a uptrend. The price is going to bounce from SMA20. MACD histogram supports upward movement. We have trading opportunity. For better entry we should place buy orders above 0.074000 resistance level. If the price breaks it, it will be a good...
Sam Bourgi on September 21st, 2017.
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has voted to keep its trend-setting interest rate at record lows, as policymakers continue to rely on record stimulus to keep the economy humming. BOJ Policy Decision In an 8-1 vote, the BOJ kept its benchmark interest rate at -0.1%, where it has stood since January 2016. The decision was widely expected by...
Fredrik Vold on September 21st, 2017.
The Big Question: How will the Fed’s unwinding of its massive balance sheet affect equity markets? Major Asian indexes were mixed at midday Thursday, as markets saw no surprises from a meeting of the US Federal Reserve, which left interest rates unchanged and set to wind down its balance sheet – both in line with earlier market...
Mate Cser on September 20th, 2017.
Highlights of the Fed Meeting The Fed will start reducing its balance sheet next month No interest rate change this time around, benchmark rate remains at 1.25% December hike much more likely than previously No change in outlook language Overall our expectations of a slightly hawkish Fed were fulfilled, as the immediate start of the...
Mate Cser on September 20th, 2017.
Wednesday Market Recap Asset Current Value Daily Change S&P 500 2505 0.01% DAX 12571 0.08% WTI Crude Oil 50.77 1.72% GOLD 1290.00 0.61% Bitcoin 3992 0.17% EUR/USD 1.1998 0.02% While the Fed-Day, the interest rate decision of the US central bank, is usually an important event, today’s meeting is even more so, with the trends of the...
Mate Cser on September 20th, 2017.
BTC was in the center of attention since yesterday, as the coin touched the $3800 support after surging to $4150 following last week’s crash. The most valuable coin is still in the process of the SegWit2x activation, and with the consensus regarding the scaling proposal being fragile, another hard fork in the currency is a possibility,...