By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) reports data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated through Tuesday March 3rd and shows a quick view of how large traders (for-profit speculators and commercial hedgers) were positioned in the futures markets….
By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated through Tuesday March 3rd and shows a quick view of how large traders (for-profit speculators and commercial entities) were positioned in the futures markets. Weekly…
Introduction Trading is often compared to a coin toss, where future changes are seen as random. However, anyone who has spent thousands of hours in front of a terminal notices that the market has “memory” and a structure resembling natural objects. In this series, I share research on non-linear structures — a journey from Mandelbrot’s…
Highlights include US and China inflation, UK GDP, China Trade and CBRT UK GDP Growth MON: Eurogroup Meeting, Chinese Inflation (Feb), Japanese GDP Final (Q4),Japanese Average Cash Earnings (Jan) TUE: EIA STEO, Chinese Trade Balance (Jan-Feb), German Trade Balance (Jan) WED: OPEC MOMR, US CPI (Feb) THU: CBRT Policy Announcement, IEA OMR,US PPI (Feb)…
The death of Ian Huntley is, perhaps, a moment to pause and remember, and not to dwell on the manner and circumstances of his killing. August 2002 is the time to return to, and the place is Soham: a pretty Cambridgeshire village that few outside the county, and possibly many within it too, knew much…
During an address broadcast by Iranian state TV, President Masoud Pezeshkian apologised to the neighbouring countries for attacks launched following US-Israel strikes but asserted that Tehran will not strike “unless they attack first”. Key quotes I must apologise on my own behalf and on behalf of Iran to the neighbouring countries that were attacked by…
Global markets closed the week under the growing shadow of a rapidly escalating energy crisis. What began as a geopolitical confrontation in the Middle East has now evolved into a far broader macro shock, forcing investors to reassess everything from inflation risks and monetary policy to equity valuations and currency dynamics. At the center of…
The MT5 Time Zone Indicator solves this by overlaying vertical lines or colored boxes directly on your chart, marking when major trading sessions begin and end. Traders can see at a glance whether they’re in the New York open, the London-Tokyo overlap, or the dead zone between sessions. What the MT5 Time Zone Indicator Actually…
EUR/USD dived to as low as 1.1529 last week but recovered after breaching 1.1576 support briefly. Initial bias remains neutral first and further decline is in favor as long as 1.1740 support turned resistance holds. On the downside, below 1.1529 will target 38.2% retracement of 1.0176 to 1.2081 at 1.1353 next. In the bigger picture,…
USD/JPY’s rally from 152.25 continued last week and outlook is unchanged. Initial bias stays on the upside this week for retesting 159.44 high. On the downside, below 156.44 support will turn bias neutral first. Overall, price actions from 159.44 are viewed as a near term consolidation pattern. While this pattern might still extend, outlook will…