Finance Banter http://www.financebanter.com/ The Business Banter Work en-ca feed@financebanter.com Copyright 2012 Brian Kahn Breaking Down the Commodity Currencies http://www.financebanter.com/article/breaking-down-the-commodity-currencies http://www.financebanter.com/article/breaking-down-the-commodity-currencies  

Good Morning,

As always, fundamentals first. So far today, not much economic data and definitely a quieter technical start as well. To get it out of the way, let's look ahead to next week's data: unemployment claims. Unless there are international surprises, it is a very, very quiet week data wise and remember, it is the week before Memorial Day...

]]> Fri, 18 May 2012 10:31:34 -0400 Team Banter Earnings Releases for May 18th 2012 http://www.financebanter.com/article/earnings-releases-for-may-18th-2012 http://www.financebanter.com/article/earnings-releases-for-may-18th-2012 Source: Earnings Whispers

]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 22:50:29 -0400 Brian Kahn Materials Sector and the AUD/USD http://www.financebanter.com/article/materials-sector-and-the-audusd http://www.financebanter.com/article/materials-sector-and-the-audusd Good Morning,

Finally, we have a bit of a bid to pairs crossed with the USD. But first, as always, fundamentals. June 16th is the "next day" we hear news out of Greece, but obviously things are tenuous in Europe and you must stay vigilant and trade appropriately given surprise announcements can happen at any time....

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 11:08:30 -0400 Jeff Miller Possible Endings for the Greek Drama http://www.financebanter.com/article/possible-endings-for-the-greek-drama http://www.financebanter.com/article/possible-endings-for-the-greek-drama I did not set out to write a trilogy about Europe, but the market is telling us that nothing else matters right now.

]]> Thu, 17 May 2012 10:27:59 -0400 Team Banter Earnings Releases for May 17th 2012 http://www.financebanter.com/article/earnings-releases-for-may-17th-2012 http://www.financebanter.com/article/earnings-releases-for-may-17th-2012 Source: Earnings Whispers

]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 22:50:02 -0400 David Merkel Crossroads http://www.financebanter.com/article/crossroads http://www.financebanter.com/article/crossroads This is a confusing time

]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 08:29:55 -0400 David Merkel Skewed Incentives http://www.financebanter.com/article/skewed-incentives http://www.financebanter.com/article/skewed-incentives I do want to say a few things about the JP Morgan news.

]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 08:28:45 -0400 options Xpress Futures Market Commentary for May 16th 2012 $TT_F $CT_F http://www.financebanter.com/article/futures-market-commentary-for-may-16th-2012-tt_f-ct_f http://www.financebanter.com/article/futures-market-commentary-for-may-16th-2012-tt_f-ct_f What's brewing in the Futures - No Soft Landing for Cotton Futures

]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 08:38:57 -0400 Jeff Miller The Investor Edge from Europe http://www.financebanter.com/article/the-investor-edge-from-europe http://www.financebanter.com/article/the-investor-edge-from-europe Here is a surprise for you.  European leaders did better than your favorite pundit!

]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 08:31:31 -0400 Brian Kahn Tracking Oil Prices http://www.financebanter.com/article/tracking-oil-prices http://www.financebanter.com/article/tracking-oil-prices Good Morning,
A few charts to prepare you for tomorrow's "Trend Analysis Using Fibonacci's" webinar.  Additionally, here is a webinar recently recorded that used volatility (VIX) to build realistic trading plans. 
But before we get to the charts, let's digest today's fundamental data. Europe is Europe and doesn't seem to be affecting the markets any more than the economic data, except for the fact that it is putting continued pressure on the downtrending EUR/USD (see yesterday'...

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