The ‘Fear’ Index, $VIX, Approaches The Most Important Close Of The Year So Far
The Volatility Index has room for a large rally or drop depending…
Bitcoin Bulls Hold Their Breath As One of the Most Anticipated Fed Meetings in History Approaches
Investors are watching to see what the Federal Reserve will do at…
Market Volatility Sits At A Key Decision Level as Fed Funds Rate Looms
The direction of market volatility looks set to take center stage this…
Weekly Market Wrap-Oil Drops 12.7% as Volatility Spikes and Equities Retreat
Volatility reared it's head this week as banking contagion fears persisted despite…
$NDX (Nasdaq) Up +5.3% On The Week Amid Fears Of A Banking Crisis
The banking sector blues that gripped the market has not held down…
EU Banks down 15% YTD As Saudi Says No to Credit Suisse But SNB Comes to the Rescue With $50 Billion Bailout
Credit Suisse shares lost more than a quarter of their value on…
Inflation Gauge Increased 0.4% in February and Up 6% From a Year Ago, As Expected
The consumer price index increased 0.4% for the month, putting the annual…
Sanwo-Olu directs Lagosians to use old naira notes
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has directed individuals and businesses in…
Risk Gauge, CPI Tuesday Looms as British Pound Follows Banking Sector South
The events in the banking sector last week raised fears of a…
Reject old naira notes, get arrested – Kogi govt warns residents
Individuals and businesses rejecting the old naira notes in Kogi State risk…
Non-Farm Payrolls Screams Soft Landing as US Banking Sector Loses $80 Billion
The odds of a soft landing are increasing, if the data implications…
Silicon Valley Bank $SIVB Stock Slumps 60% as Some Investors Fear Bank Run
$SIVB stock price collapsed to the lows 2016, and after the market…
Euro Gains Versus the Dollar on Decreasing Volatility and climbing Yield Differential
On February 27th, a hotter than expected inflation number of 8.5% came…
Risk Gauge 03/06/2023 $VIX, US Dollar and US30Y Bonds on the Decline
Last week, the market closed in favor of risk on assets as…
$SPX Closes the Week Higher as Volatility Tanked and the US Dollar Declined
US equity indices regained some of the loses made over the last…
Crude Oil Poised for Weekly Gains as China Demand Continues
Oil is set to post weekly gains if it can close the…
$SPX on the Cusp of Weekly Recovery Despite Resurgent Dollar Strength
"Correlation does not imply Causation" -Karl Pearson- $SPX, $VIX and Options…
Tesla’s ($TSLA) Stock Loses over 5% on Lukewarm Investor Day Show
The theme of Tesla's highly anticipated Investor Day was about how the…
$SPX and $WTI Gain on Strong Chinese PMIs and US dollar Pullback
Risk assets and commodities got a lift this week as China's PMIs…
Risk Gauge (02/27/2023) $SPX, Industrial Metals bleed as USD and Bonds Rally
Dollar strength continues to gain strength and weakening stocks but will investors…
US Stock Indices Lose 11.45% on the Week as Dollar Strength Continues
The US stock markets bled this week as the US dollar continued…
End of Day Market Report (02/22/2023)
The dollar continued to strengthen on strong US economic data today. The…
Spread of the Week (EURUSD moving towards Equities and Risk)
There are a plethora of data points for traders to peruse when…
SEC Fines Mormon Church for Concealing $32 Billion Portfolio
The Church of Latter-day Saints and a non-profit organization it controlled have…
Naira redesign: Aisha Buhari debunks ‘fake news’ shared on her social media pages
First Lady Aisha Buhari has blamed a hacker for the press release…
End of Day Market Report (02/21/2023)
All the US equity indices extended their 4 day losing streak today…
Asia and Euro Area Composite Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) on the Rise as the UK shrinks
The composite PMI Output Index of a country tracks the business trends…
Naira scarcity may cause civil revolt – Islamic cleric warns FG
An Islamic cleric, Mohammed Ashafa, has warned the Federal Government to immediately…
Naira redesign: CBN withdrew N2tn, printed N400bn – El-Rufai
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) withdrew N2 trillion from circulation and…