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Feb 12, 2019

Actual

101.2

Forecast

103.2

104.4

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index is a composite of ten seasonally adjusted components. It provides a indication of the health of small businesses in the U.S., which account of roughly 50% of the nation's private workforce.

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Source: National Federation of Indepen...

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Mar 12, 2019 (Feb)	21:00			101.2
Feb 12, 2019 (Jan)	22:00	101.2	103.2	104.4
Jan 08, 2019 (Dec)	22:00	104.4	103.6	104.8
Dec 11, 2018 (Nov)	22:00	104.8	107.3	107.4
Nov 13, 2018 (Oct)	22:00	107.4	108.0	107.9
Oct 09, 2018 (Sep)	21:00	107.9	108.9	108.8

News

U.S. Small Business Optimism Just Hit Its Highest Level in History By Bloomberg - Sep 11, 2018

(Bloomberg) -- A measure of optimism among U.S. small-business owners rose to a record and exceeded projections as companies planned the most capital spending since 2007 and hiring intentions hit an...

Powell to Keep Hiking as U.S. Growth Trumps Turkish Turmoil By Bloomberg - Aug 14, 2018

(Bloomberg) -- Don’t count on a Powell Pause. That’s the message seasoned watchers of the Federal Reserve have for any investors hoping that turmoil in Turkey and the wider...

Trump Trade Policies Are Puncturing America's Economic Optimism By Bloomberg - Apr 20, 2018

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s trade policies are taking some air out of the high-flying economic optimism that had prevailed among American companies and consumers since his 2016...

Analysis

Brexit Deal Is Near So Why Is GBP So Weak? By Kathy Lien - Sep 12, 2018

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. It was an extremely volatile day for sterling. Taking a look at how GBP/USD traded on an intraday basis, there were at least 3...

Will USD/JPY Break 115? By Kathy Lien - May 10, 2017

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. The U.S. dollar continued to rise against all of the major currencies with USD/JPY extending its gains above 114. A test of 115...

CAD, AUD Could Hit New Highs, Here’s Why By Kathy Lien - Apr 13, 2016

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. Since the beginning of the year, commodity currencies have been on a tear and after a brief dip, the Canadian, Australian and...

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EUR/USD

1.1339

+0.0004 +0.04%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 12

Sell 0

Indicators:

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Sell 1

EUR/USD

1.1339

+0.0004 +0.04%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 12

Sell 0

Indicators:

Buy 8

Sell 1

GBP/USD

1.3034

-0.0015 -0.12%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

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Sell 4

Indicators:

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USD/JPY

110.77

+0.07 +0.07%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

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Sell 0

Indicators:

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AUD/USD

0.7098

+0.0006 +0.08%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

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Sell 0

Indicators:

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USD/CAD

1.3233

+0.0003 +0.02%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

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Sell 7

Indicators:

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Sell 8

EUR/JPY

125.59

+0.12 +0.10%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

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Sell 2

Indicators:

Buy 9

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EUR/CHF

1.1348

+0.0005 +0.04%

Summary

Neutral

Moving Averages:

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Indicators:

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Sell 1

Gold

Summary

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Indicators:

Buy

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Silver

Summary

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Indicators:

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Copper

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Indicators:

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Indicators:

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Brent Oil

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Indicators:

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Natural Gas

Summary

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Indicators:

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Indicators:

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Dow 30

Summary

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Indicators:

Buy

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Nasdaq 100

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

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S&P 500

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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DAX

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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FTSE 100

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

CAC 40

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

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Nikkei 225

Summary

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Indicators:

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Sell

Indicators:

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ETH/USD

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Indicators:

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IOTA/USD

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Sell

Indicators:

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LTC/USD

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Indicators:

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BTC/AUD

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Moving Averages:

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Indicators:

Buy

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BCH/USD

Summary

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Indicators:

Buy

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MCO/USD

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Indicators:

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XRP/USD

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Indicators:

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Apple

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Alphabet A

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Indicators:

Buy

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Bank of America

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Indicators:

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JPMorgan

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Indicators:

Buy

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Exxon Mobil

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

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Deutsche Bank AG

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

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U.S. 2Y

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 5Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 10Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 30Y

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

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Euro Bund

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

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US 10Y T-Note

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Japan Govt. Bond

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Indicators:

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UK Gilt

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Sell

Indicators:

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SPDR DJIA

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Sell

Indicators:

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iShares Russell 1000 Growth

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Indicators:

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iShares Russell 2000

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Sell

Indicators:

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Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1

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Sell

Indicators:

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SPDR S&P 500

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Sell

Indicators:

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ProShares UltraShort S&P500

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Indicators:

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ProShares UltraShort QQQ

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EUR/USD	1.1339	Strong Buy
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USD/JPY	110.77	Strong Buy
AUD/USD	0.7098	Strong Buy
USD/CAD	1.3233	Strong Sell
EUR/JPY	125.59	Strong Buy
EUR/CHF	1.1348	Neutral

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	Interest Rates	Next Meeting
RBA	1.50%	Mar 05, 2019
BOE	0.75%	Mar 21, 2019
ECB	0.00%	Mar 07, 2019
FED	2.50%	Mar 20, 2019
SNB	-0.75%	Mar 21, 2019
BOC	1.75%	Mar 06, 2019
RBNZ	1.75%	Mar 27, 2019
BOJ	-0.10%	Mar 15, 2019
CBR	7.75%	Mar 22, 2019
RBI	6.25%	Apr 04, 2019
PBOC	4.35%
BCB	6.50%	Mar 20, 2019