Morning Energy Commentary

NYMEX CRUDE OIL

April crude oil was higher overnight as it extends the rally off this month's low. Stochastics and the RSI remain bullish signaling that sideways to higher prices are possible near-term. If April extends the aforementioned rally off this month's low, the reaction high crossing at 94.46 is the next upside target. Closes below the 10-day moving average crossing at 92.51 would temper the near-term friendly outlook. First resistance is the reaction high crossing at 94.46. Second resistance is the reaction high crossing at 97.49. First support is the 10-day moving average crossing at 92.51. Second support is this month's low crossing at 89.33.

April heating oil was lower overnight as it extends the decline off February's high. Stochastics and the RSI are diverging but remain neutral to bearish signaling that additional weakness is possible near-term. If April extends the decline off February's high, the 50% retracement level of the December-February rally crossing at 288.66 is the next downside target. Closes above the 20-day moving average crossing at 298.58 are needed to confirm that a short-term low has been posted. First resistance is the 10-day moving average crossing at 294.75. Second resistance is the 20-day moving average crossing at 298.58. First support is the 50% retracement level of the December-February rally crossing at 288.66. Second support is the 62% retracement level of the December-February rally crossing at 280.52. Continue reading "Morning Energy Commentary"

Gold Chart of The Week

Each Week Longleaftrading.com will be providing us a chart of the week as analyzed by a member of their team. We hope that you enjoy and learn from this new feature.

Weekly Gold Report (March 18th through March 22nd)

And so it begins. The first wave of profit taking came on a Sunday night thanks to reports from Cyprus that banks may begin taking money from accounts to help satisfy debt. While the final vote on its implementation has been postponed until later today, the news alone of banks seizing money from account holders at will was enough to have not only European investors concerned, the worry carried over to markets globally. Continue reading "Gold Chart of The Week"

Today's Video Newsletter: Et tu, Cyprus?

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Monday, the 18th of March.

Et Tu, Cyprus?
"Et tu, Cyprus?", meaning "Even you, Cyprus?" (or 'You too, Cyprus?') is Latin, often used poetically as "Et tu, Brute?" to represent the last words of Roman dictator Julius Caesar to his friend Marcus Brutus at the moment of his assassination.

Once again, the problems in Europe resurface not with Greece this time, but with Cyprus, the largest inhabited island in the Mediterranean. Is Cyprus the tip of the iceberg? Cyprus is a very small part of the EU economy, representing only about .5% of total EU output. What is really going on here is not so much what percentage Cyprus represents, but rather the seizure of bank funds and breaking the law to get them. According to law, every bank account in Cyprus is guaranteed or insured for €100,000. Here is the risk as I see it in the Euro equation, Continue reading "Today's Video Newsletter: Et tu, Cyprus?"

4 Trends You Need to Know About This Bull Market

As the markets reach new highs, investors have begun to express caution instead of celebration.

Since Nov. 15, 2012, the SP 500 has risen an impressive 15%. That works out to be a 45% annualized gain. And the whole time, a significant number of investors have remained dubious, citing ample reasons why the market should be moving lower -- not higher. And as the market has climbed this "wall of worry," even the most ardently pessimistic bears have thrown up their hands in dismay. Continue reading "4 Trends You Need to Know About This Bull Market"