A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan
Wall Street feels a little bruised after its worst week in 10 spoiled the post-election party, with home truths on interest rates and earnings seeping back in along with all the uncertainty on what a new administration will actually do come January.
Stocks were side-swiped on Friday after a week of irksome inflation readings, hot retail updates and Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell’s equivocation on future easing.
There was also trepidation, however, ahead of chip giant Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) latest earnings report on Wednesday – as the world’s biggest company by market value and artificial intelligence bellwether faces another test of the near 800% stock boom over the past year.
Thsi article is worth a read given the way USDJPY has traded the past 2 days.
When you see two currencies move in opposite directions you can affine there is a cross flow going through that the market is having trouble absorbing.
XAUUSD 4 HOUR CHART – Rebounding but obstacles loom
Rebound would need to regain 2600 to ease pressure on the downside but would need to break 2619 to confirm this latest episode to the downside is over.
Support starts at 2577 (former resistance) and 2554 (use 2550-55). Only below the latter would expose the 2536 low.