When uncertainty hits, traders choose sides—and right now, Bitcoin’s getting left behind. Let’s try to break it down and understand this current market rotation dynamic. Bitcoin has been stuck in a frustrating rut. After starting January near $95,000, the world’s largest cryptocurrency has spent most of the past week hovering around $87,000-$88,000, struggling to regain momentum. Meanwhile, gold has…
Silver is up 2% today to $106.37 but it’s down intraday from a high of $113 and hasn’t challenged yesterday’s high near $118. It’s been a magical run for silver but there are red flags and signs of exhaustion emerging. For one, it looks like retail traders piled in. That’s usually a sign of a top, as they’re last…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) took a header on Tuesday, peeling away from the tech-bolstered pack of major indexes and falling around 500 points, or one percent, on an otherwise quiet trading day. The Standard and Poor’s 500 major equity index gained around one-half of one percent, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq index climbed one full percentage point. The…
2026.01.27 2026.01.27 Fair Value Gap Trading Strategy: How to Trade FVG Oleg Tkachenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/oleg-tkachenko/ A fair value gap (FVG) in trading refers to the price range between the shadows of the first and third candlesticks, which do not overlap each other. Such a gap occurs during a strong impulse movement when a candlestick with a large body forms between the…
The Bank of Canada (BOC) is widely expected to keep rates on hold for the time being, but will they drop hints about their policy outlook this time? Economic data from Canada has been showing signs of improvement lately, particularly in the labor market, possibly giving the BOC some reason to be optimistic. Here’s what to…
Prior was 89.1 (revised to 94.2) US consumer confidence Details: Present situation 113.7 vs 116.8 prior (revised to 123.0) Expectations 65.1 vs 70.7 prior (revised to 74.7) Jobs plentiful 23.1% vs 26.7% prior Jobs hard to get vs 20.8% prior This is a terrible reading as it breaks through the pandemic lows and falls to the worst levels since…
DBS Bank’s Group Research indicates that China’s GDP growth is projected to moderate to 4.3% in 1Q 2026, following a slowdown from 4.8% in 3Q 2025 to 4.5% in 4Q 2025. The report highlights that this slowdown is reflected in various economic indicators including industrial activity and retail sales. Looking ahead, the trade outlook may be impacted by ongoing…
2026.01.27 2026.01.27 Bullion Hits New All-Time High As Geopolitical Chaos Upend Markets. Forecast as of 27.01.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Fiat money is becoming increasingly unpopular, and gold is becoming the only reliable store of value. Does this remind you of debasement trading? Or will the global economy eventually return to the gold standard? Let’s discuss this topic and make a…
Who’s ready to trade Australia’s latest inflation data? Our Event Guide for the Australian December CPI report noted that markets are looking for sticky high price pressures, which will likely support a Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate hike in February. But if the numbers miss analysts’ estimates, bearish AUD setups like AUD/USD and AUD/NZD could…
Important for the ECB to have full optionality ECB must be able to act quickly and decisively ECB wants optionality in any direction Sentiment indicators suggest slightly upward bias Downside risks are quite substantial ECB is fine as long as deviations from 2% target are modest German stimulus and savings rate support growth forecast Right now we are in…
