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Silver Attempts a Pre-Fed Breakout: Technical Analysis
Silver has been dead money since the summer as the U.S. dollar ripped higher. But now it’s attempting a breakout -- despite next week’s looming Federal Reserve meeting. Notice how the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) made a higher low on January 6 versus its nadir the...
The Dollar Is Dropping Sharply, Lifting Global Stocks and Commodity Plays
All of a sudden, weak-dollar trades are working. At least 26 foreign-country exchange-traded funds are outperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 so far this year, according to TradeStation data. Producers of commodities like oil and metals, which tend to track the...
The Weak Dollar Trade Is Coming Back, Thanks to Jerome Powell and a Slowing Economy
A "weak dollar" trade may be returning, thanks to the Jerome Powell and a slowing economy. That would favor favor commodities and global stocks. The Federal Reserve kept its super-easy monetary policy -- low interest rates and asset purchases -- in place yesterday....
Charting Silver: Is It Groundhog Day for the White Metal?
Silver began a monster rally about a year ago. Now the technicals could be lining up similarly. First, consider how XAGUSD dumped after hitting resistance at its 50-day simple moving average (SMA) in late March. Prices quickly stabilized and then entered a period of...
3 Things to Watch This Week as Stocks Keep Rising With Approval from the Federal Reserve
Stocks and commodities are inflating along with the economy as the dollar crashes and the Federal Reserve cheers the rally. The S&P 500 rose 1.2 percent to close at a new all-time high of 4233. Energy, metals and financials -- potential beneficiaries of higher...
The Federal Reserve Meets Next Week. Is a Squeeze Coming in Silver Prices?
Silver made a violent move last summer when it broke a six-year resistance level. Prices have consolidated since but now the bulls may be returning. Notice how XAGUSD probed and held its 200-day moving average in late March and the first half of April. This was the...
The U.S. Dollar Is Tanking. Here Are Key Things For Investors to Know
The U.S. dollar has been sliding for months, potentially creating a different kind of market in 2021. Currency moves often change the way investors think about stocks. Company fundamentals can lose importance in favor of economics and interest rates. Commodity prices...
‘Lower for Longer’ Is the New Mantra at the Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve meets today, with markets expecting its low-rate policy to continue. Last month, Chairman Jerome Powell gave a major speech at the central bank's annual conference. The big change was a willingness to accept higher inflation in the short term. That...