I ran Fortune 500 programs coast to coast and multi state association in banking and related. I really like what Musk is doing, and other than some personalities I find deplorable this team is overdue for the USA economy. The way things have been run is the most absurd, disgusting example of garbage I have ever seen. I would have fired almost everyone, and I am know as the last one who would fire anyone.
Running lofty things is not a beauty contest. Although it does run much better when the morals and values are not fake and the people are actually caring and not fake.
Technical analysis works because others follow the same indicators, patterns, levels, etc. When no one is playing the game, such as now ahead of Xmas, you can’t count on technical to follow through.
With that said, what caught my eye is EURUSD’s pause below 1.0450, which keeps thoughts of 1.05 at bay and the downside more at risk.
Starting off the week on Monday is Canada’s monthly GDP. After a muted 1.4 percent year on year rise in October, forecasters expect November to go up a bit more at 1.8 percent on year.
US consumer confidence is forecast to show another increase in December, from 111.7 to 113.0.
On Tuesday, US new home sales are seen recovering to a 664,000 annual rate in November after plunging to 610,000 in October from a strong 738,000 in September. Weather depressed sales in October. That’s not seen as a factor in November but rising mortgage rates are.
Thursday, US job claims are seen rising to 223,000 this week, not far off the four-week moving average of 225,500 after an unexpected drop of 22,000 to 220,000 last week.
On Friday, Japanese payrolls are expected to post their 28th straight rise on year in November amid widespread labor shortages. Japan’s unemployment rate is forecast at 2.5 percent after ticking up to 2.5 percent in October and improving to an eight-month low of 2.4 percent in September from 2.5 percent in August. The government continues to describe employment conditions as “showing signs of improvement” in its latest monthly economic report.
Meanwhile, Japan’s industrial production is forecast to post its first drop in three months in November, down 3.5 percent on the month.
Those trading the past few days should have noticed a series of one way moves
This suggests an end-of-year holiday market dominated by real money flows driven by position adjustments/book squaring rather than fresh positioning that are harder to absorb as participation tends to fall with each passing day… READ HOW, CLICK BELOW.