Market Overview

"The Patron" is a new series by Chamber of Merchants that follows a beginner investor trying to turn $10,000 in to $20,000 in less than a year. Click here to read The Patron's first post.The close of...

European markets trade at a discount to the U.S. Does that make them attractive despite the uncertainty that plagues the European economy and the political risk associated with Brexit, including the...

Originally published by AxiTraderCOCOAUS Cocoa is in a fairly strong downtrend and remains under pressure after another rejection off the trendline resistance from the mid-September high. However, the...

Originally published by AxiTraderQuick RecapRisk appetite is rising buoyed by solid earnings reports in the US and a little lift in global inflation. It’s a rare bird in my career that markets...

Originally published by Chamber of MerchantsLast night some economic numbers were released that reinforce the case for Gold. In one line: There will be no November rate hike by the Fed based on the...

Originally published by RivkinU.S. equity markets rallied following better than expected earnings reports on Tuesday while bond yields fell with the U.S. dollar following a slight drop in core CPI...

Originally published by Chamber of MerchantsGold’s Monthly ChannelGold reached a high of roughly $1900 in 2011. That is the top of the channel. The bear market started when it failed to break...

Originally published by AxiTrderQuick RecapThe Australian dollar has climbed back from a low around 0.7580 overnight as the slightly weaker US dollar took the pressure off currency markets. Comments...

Originally published by AxiTraderQuick RecapNo need to over egg it today. Markets just seemed to drift a little overnight and reverse some of last week's selling in US bonds and buying in the US...

Originally published by Chamber of MerchantsAs my journey begins on a path of learning to manage my emotions while investing, I’ll take a brief moment to introduce myself. I’m recently...

Originally published by RivkinEarnings season in the U.S. is well underway now with around 7% of companies having already reported quarter three earnings. The big names reporting overnight included...

Originally published by Chamber of MerchantsStruggling to Buy Stocks, Unable to Pull the Trigger[this is one of many, many problems I had to overcome but let’s focus on only one problem for this...

Originally published by AxiTraderQuick Recap Despite the fact that Euro is at multi-month lows, the USD/JPY is back above 104, and GBP/USD back near 1.21 the AUD/USD has remained well supported after...

Originally published by AxiTraderEUR/JPY is under pressure after posting a short-term top at 116.20. It has been able to find decent support at 113.90/114 so far, but the area is looking increasingly...