US CPI And Fed Minutes On Tap, USD/SGD Trend Testing Key Level

With geopolitical theatre (trade war posturing, central bank comments, FBI raids of Presidential lawyers, etc) grabbing all the headlines this week, it’s easy to forget that there is still some potentially market-moving economic data scheduled for release. Early in tomorrow’s US session, traders will get their first look at the March Consumer Price Index (CPI)…

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Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) is expected to report earnings Wednesday after market close. The whisper number is $1.41, one cent ahead of the analysts’ estimates and showing some confidence from the WhisperNumber community.  A year ago the company reported earnings of $1.84, seven cents ahead of the whisper number. BBBY has a 68% positive…

Wholesale Inventories Rise Most Since 2013 As Sales Rebound

February’s preliminary wholesale inventories print rose the most since Sept 2012 and while the final print was slightly lower at +1.0% MoM – still the highest since Oct 2013. However, the inventories-to-sales ratio remained flat at 1.26x as sales also surged (+1.0% MoM vs +0.1% exp) rebounding from January’s drop. Year-over-year, wholesale sales continue to outpace inventory growth……

Market Nature And The Elliott Wave Theory

The human nature by definition is the general psychological characteristics, feelings, and behavioral traits of humankind. As such, everyone shares this nature. Similarly, the market also has a market nature and since it is created by humans, we can try to understand what the market nature is. Today’s market is the result of either manual…

Nvidia Rises As Gaming Strength Seen Offsetting Crypto Weakness

Shares of Nvidia (NVDA) are higher after a Morgan Stanley analyst upgraded the stock to Overweight, saying he expects gaming strength will offset cryptocurrency weakness in the near-term. UPGRADE: On Monday night, Morgan Stanley analyst Joseph Moore upgraded Nvidia to Overweight from Equal Weight, stating that he sees gaming strength offsetting cryptocurrency weakness in the…

The Arena

Here’s how I picture the equity markets at the moment: there’s a large indoor arena. There are two opponents: a bull and a bear. And there’s a ball that they’re trying to hang on to (or steal from the other, if they don’t have it). And not just any ball. An exploding ball. The ball explodes when…