Morning Insights 17th March

Simon Alagbe

Analyst


Instrument: OILs

Technical Analysis

Bullish Preference: Buy position is envisaged if price trades above 69.30 with take profit at 69.69.

Bearish Preference: Sell position is envisaged if price trades below 68.06 with take profit at 67.56.

Fundamentals:    

Crude Oil Inventories (US)  3:30 PM

Comment: Oil prices climbed on Wednesday as investors weighed a recovery in U.S. refinery activity as industry data showed U.S. crude stockpiles unexpectedly fell last week against concerns of rocky demand in Europe. Traders will look for confirmation of the drawdown in crude stocks in official data due today.



Instrument: US30

Technical Analysis

Bullish Preference: Buy position is envisaged if price trades above 33007 with take profit at 33087.

Bearish Preference: Sell position is envisaged if price trades below 32765 with take profit at 32726.

Fundamentals:

FOMC Statement (US) 7 PM

FOMC Press Conference (US) 7 PM

Comment: Asian stocks fell on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street as investors waited to see if the U.S. Federal Reserve will signal a faster path toward policy normalization than previously expected. Global markets have been knocked in recent weeks by a rout in Treasuries that saw the benchmark yield soar to an over one-year high as bond investors bet speeding up COVID-19 vaccinations and massive fiscal stimulus would spur faster-than-expected growth and inflation in the world's biggest economy.






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