Morning Insights 12th August

Simon Alagbe

Analyst


Instrument: US30

Intraday: Bullish

Technical Analysis

Preference:  Buy position is envisaged if price trades above 27859 with take profit at key level 28022.

Alternative scenario: Sell position is envisaged if price trades below 27667 with take profit at 27524.


Fundamentals:

CPI m/m (USD) 1:30pm  

 Core CPI m/m (USD) 1:30pm  

Comment:  U.S. stock futures rose slightly in overnight trading and pointed to gains at the open on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump said the U.S. government will purchase 100 million doses of Moderna’s experimental coronavirus vaccine, which is in late-stage human trials.





Instrument: GOLD

Intraday: Bearish

Technical Analysis

Preference: Sell position is envisaged if price trades below 1902.51 with take profit at key level 1859.51 

Alternative scenario: Buy position is envisaged if price trades above 1949.19 with take profit at 1986.04

Fundamentals:

CPI m/m (USD) 1:30pm  

 Core CPI m/m (USD) 1:30pm  

Comment: Gold fell sharply on Wednesday morning in Asia, continuing losses from the previous sessions in North America and Europe. This pullback is expected after the price got to $2000. The turnaround came as an appetite for risk assets recovered thanks to a stronger dollar and real rates. The greenback is up today, continuing to move away from two-year lows.

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