European equity close: Down but well-above the lows

It was looking like a brutal day for European stocks but there has been a major turn in markets following the better PCE report and dip-buying ahead of a potential US government deal/ Closing changes on the day: Stoxx 600 -0.8% German DAX -0.3% France CAC -0.1% UK FTSE 100 -0.2% Spain IBEX +0.4% Italy’s FTSE MIB -0.1% On…

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Japan CFTC JPY NC Net Positions dipped from previous ¥25.8K to ¥6K

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US Congress may vote on three separate bills

CNN’s Sahil Kapur reports on a new plan to vote on three separate bills in Congress: Clean continuing resolution Disaster relief Agriculture/farmer aid The key here is what’s in the continuing resolution and how long it will prevent a government shutdown for? Whatever the details, the market is spiking higher today with the S&P 500 now up 1.8%. There…

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Our INTC trade idea filled its first buy order

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EURUSD testing the 100 hour MA and near a key swing area

The EURUSD is stretching higher and it has now broken back above the November 26 swing low at 1.0442 and is testing its falling 100-hour moving average at 1.0443 (blue line on the chart above). Just above that is a swing area between 1.0448 and 1.0461 and the falling 200-hour moving average at 1.04719 (green line on the chart…

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