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Can November’s market rally last?

The trajectory of gold and silver prices suggests that not everyone is spellbound by the rise

President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30. The Chinese readout of the meeting outcomes was quite different from that of the broader US media.
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Upward trend intact for S&P 500 and Shanghai index

Both markets have scaled new highs and look set to continue this climb

The consolidation strength of the Shanghai Index suggests China has little to fear from a bearish dip in the Dow in October.
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Bracing for a bearish trend in October

Analysts suggest that the China market is already weak, and that any October ruction in the US will be fatal to the Shanghai Index

For now, in the Nasdaq, there is no indication of any end-of-uptrend pattern developing. But it takes a brave trader to bet on a repeat of April's rebound.
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Surviving a September plunge

Support features suggest when it’s time to let go, or join the bounce recovery

On the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (above). The S&P 500 continues to make new highs despite growing evidence of stagflation.
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In search of numbers that don’t lie

The open, high, low and close numbers for a stock, futures contract or index calculation are objective. They cannot predict the future, but can hint at it

The activity of the Nasdaq is defined by trading bands which impose both resistance and support barriers to the uptrend movement.
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Make hay while the Trump shines

[SINGAPORE] The Trump trend is your friend until it isn’t. That sounds like a Taoist I-Ching tautology, but it’s not. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky knows what this means – investors are about...

The S&P 500 has resumed an uptrend towards the point where bearish investors will have to cover their shorts, direct their cash reserves to the bulls and squash the gold bugs.
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Bearish investors live in hope as markets rise

Market bears are excited by rising inflation in Japan which have the potential to drive the yen up and encourage Japanese investors to exit US investments as this will cause a market collapse and deli...

Vehicles for sale at a GMC dealership in Houston, Texas in April. China remains the largest market for cars and the major source of profits for US carmakers.
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Perception vs reality in markets

The opportunity presented by the gap between the two is that traders can go long while they prepare to exit fast when the market pulls back

Silver is replicating the rally in gold; it is attracting more investment interest due to its lower price.
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Should investors hang tight, sell or build defences?

Constructing defensive barriers, sometimes called hedging, is the most sophisticated response during periods of market volatility

A market that is stirred is agitated within its existing parameters, while one that is shaken is a different beast because it implies that the environment is changing, says the writer.
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Implications of a market that is shaken, not stirred

Gold prices show that investors are increasingly worried about the future, while S&P 500 performance implies that some are quietly taking profits