USD/CHF flat as Fed outlook and Oil-driven USD demand limit downside

The Swiss Franc (CHF) trades flat against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, reversing part of its earlier gains as the Greenback eases slightly from daily highs. At the time of writing, USD/CHF is trading around 0.7878 after briefly touching the 0.7900 mark.  Meanwhile, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback’s value against a basket of six…

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Tech sector struggles: energy stocks shine amid market fluctuations

Today’s stock market heatmap paints a vivid picture of a market grappling with varied performance across different sectors. Let’s delve into the dynamics shaping the trading landscape today. 📉 Technology Sector Faces Headwinds The technology sector is currently under significant pressure, marked by notable declines. Microsoft (MSFT) is down 0.91%, while Oracle (ORCL) has taken a sharper fall, dropping…

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The S&P 500 will see a countertrend rally soon

In our update from last week, we showed that the SP500 YTD responded quite well to mid-term election-year seasonality, therefore suggesting a low around March 13 and a high around March 20. We use “around” because these dates are approximately ±3 trading days. Fast forward to today, the index hit its lowest point on March 13 at $6632 and…

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SMCI stock implodes: Supermicro down 27% after co-founder arrested

Why is it always the meme stocks where they find the fraud? Supermicro shares are getting absolutely destroyed on Friday, down 27% and hitting fresh 52-week lows after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging three company associates — including co-founder Wally Liaw — with smuggling $2.5 billion in Nvidia-powered AI servers to China. The stock is trading around $24,…

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Hawkish Fed meets escalating Iran war

The US Dollar (USD)i weakened this week, with the US Dollar Index (DXY) slipping back below 100.00 to 99.60 on Friday after a surge in the middle of the week driven by the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) decision to hold rates in the 3.50%-3.75% range. The war in Iran is nearing the end of its third week, with the Strait…

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Iran unwilling to discuss Hormuz while under attack – report

A Bloomberg report citing an Iranian official says that Iran is sticking to its hardline position on the Strait of Hormuz and unwilling to discuss opening it while it’s under attack. The report says: Iranian officials have become reluctant to even discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz as they focus on surviving the US-Israeli onslaught, according to a person…

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