Ever since HTC and Oculus launched their respective headsets earlier this year, people have wondered which company had shipped more units and how the VR market was evolving as a whole. The Vive took an early lead over the Rift, thanks to unexplained component shortages that took several months for the Facebook subsidiary to iron out. But both firms have been shipping on time for months. Today, ...
2016-10-21 12:30 GMT | [CAD - CPI] past data is -0.2%forecast data is 0.2%actual data is 0.1% according to the latest press release if actual > forecast (or previous one) = good for currency (for CAD in our case) [CAD - CPI] = Change in the price of goods and services purchased by consumers. ========== And this is about how the situation was developed in trading (step by step): ...
The CAC 40 is trading modestly higher this morning (+0.31%), as the ECB elected to hold key interest rates flat at an effective 0.00%. Top CAC 40 gainers for Thursday’s trading session include Technip +3.63%, Societe Generale +1.78%, and Sanofi +1.53%. The largest losers include Publicis Groupe -5.45% and ArcelorMittal trading down -1.58% so far on the day. Technically the CAC 40 remains trading above 4,500. However, with today’s price advance, the Index is now trading above the September ...
Daily -Focus remains towards an estimated channel top above 99.00 although I’d be aware of horizontal levels at 98.33/58 as near term roadblocks (NOW). These horizontal levels are defined by the August 2015 and March 2016 highs. There is one interesting tidbit worth mentioning regarding the EUR/USD and DXY relationship. Non-confirmations between these 2 markets (EUR/USD accounts for 57% of DXY) warn of ‘traps’ or false breakouts and non-confirmation ...
In the week since that last article, volatility in GBP/JPY has tamed a bit as a ~200-pip range has developed. This range can be seen as an upward-sloping channel that has a slightly bullish bias; with slightly higher-highs and slightly higher-lows. This is somewhat indicative of a market without significant conviction; and as we discussed last week this is likely resultant from the fact that both currencies are being or have been driven weaker by extremely dovish monetary policy. In the U.K., the ...
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