Crude oil futures are settling down $0.17 (-0.26%), but the broader technical picture remains constructive. Earlier today, price pushed to $67.28, the highest level since August 2025, before rotating lower into the close. Even with the pullback, crude is still up roughly 21% from the December low at $55.08, underscoring the strength of the recent recovery trend. On the…
BNY’s Head of Markets Macro Strategy Bob Savage sees supportive fundamentals for Asia FX, citing accommodative monetary policy, fiscal expansion and AI- and semiconductor-led export growth. The bank maintains a constructive view on CNY, TWD, KRW and MYR, neutral on SGD and IDR, and cautious on INR, THB and PHP, while warning that higher Oil could weigh on net…
2026.02.23 2026.02.23 Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 23.02.2026 Roman Oneginhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/roman-onegin/ Dear readers, I’ve prepared a short-term forecast for Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum based on the Elliott Wave analysis. The article covers the following subjects: Major Takeaways BTCUSD: The final part of impulse (A) is likely developing. The price may decline to 60,622.63. Consider short positions. XRPUSD:…
Here’s a question most traders never think about: Where does a president actually get the legal authority to slap tariffs on imports? Most people assume it’s simple — the president wants tariffs, so there are tariffs. But last weekend proved that’s not how it works. In the span of 48 hours, the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s entire tariff…
General business activity: +0.2 (prev. -1.2) Production: 12.5 (prev. 12.2) New orders: 11.1 (unchanged) Capacity utilization: 11.8 (prev. 6.8) Employment: 7.5 (unchanged) Hours worked: 6.1 (prev. 0.7) Finished goods prices paid: 17.9 (unchanged) Raw materials prices paid: 31.7 (prev. 36.7) Wages and benefits: 31.9 (prev. 17.4) Texas factory activity continued to expand in February, with the Dallas Fed’s production…
ING’s FX team maintains a bearish Dollar baseline for 2026, expecting lower front-end US rates and softer US growth in the second half of the year to support EUR/USD. With Eurozone data seen improving relative to the US and risks concentrated on the US side, the bank projects EUR/USD to grind higher into year-end. Fed cuts and Eurozone resilience…
2026.02.23 2026.02.23 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 23.02.2026 Alex Rodionovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alex-rodionov/ Welcome, my fellow traders! I have prepared a price forecast for the USCrude, XAUUSD, and EURUSD using a combination of the margin zones method and technical analysis. Based on the market analysis, I suggest entry signals for intraday traders. The oil price is trading in a…
In trading, actively managing open positions is just as important as coming up with your plan. Here are three tips to help you manage your active trades. 1. Stay in touch with the market. Whether you’re a hardcore technical or fundamentals trader, or maybe a little bit of each, you can’t deny that economic reports influence price action. This is why it pays…
From the man himself: “The supreme court (will be using lower case letters for a while based on a complete lack of respect!) of the United States accidentally and unwittingly gave me, as President of the United States, far more powers and strength than I had prior to their ridiculous, dumb, and very internationally divisive ruling. For one thing,…
The US Dollar (USD) claws back half of its early losses after gaining a temporary ground near 97.40 during the European trading session on Monday. During the press time, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback’s value against six major currencies, trades 0.2% lower to near 97.60. US Dollar Price Today The table below shows the percentage…
