US CPI October 2022 Forecast Related to USOIL PriceBuy the dollar till the DXY index hit 125. Some of you might have been familiar with my US CPI forecast based on Oil and last time in September 2022 CPI I predicted 8.1%-7.8% during pre-data release. Turns out the MoM inflation for September 2022 was at 8.2%, a bit off 0.1% from my forecast.
So what happened here actually? As you can see that during the September period the price of USOIL ranged from 90-81USD per barrel from 1-23 September and then break to around 76USD per barrel during the fourth week of the month. Of course, the fourth week of the month did not give any significant impact on the final calculation of the CPI due to the price range from the first to the third week already at 90-81 per barrel. Now, in the first week of October, USOIL started rallying back again to 93USD per barrel due to a supply cut from OPEC+.
As for the current situation the USOIL raging from 93-82USD per barrel which is considerably high still. I am predicting that inflation in the US is not yet cooled down and will be raging around 8.4-8.1%. 75bps hike is already on the table but the question is if the inflation on October 2022 gives a shock to the FED, will they consider 100bps at the next meeting?
I am also waiting for the USOIL price to react to the Joe Biden move in which released the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Currently, there is not enough data to conclude that USOIL prices will go down as the OPEC+ members cut oil production which is an equal move to Joe Biden.
That's it for my forecast. Just buy the dollar.
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GBP/USD steadies after rallyGBP/USD has edged lower today, after starting the week with sharp gains. In the North American session, GBP/USD is trading at 1.1334, down 0.18%.
The pound continues to show strong volatility as the political saga continues in the UK. Truss finally stopped blaming the markets and "global headwinds" for the decline of the British pound and UK gilts on Monday, saying she was sorry for going too "far and too fast" with her economic plan. Truss has insisted she will continue on as leader, but the restless Conservatives, who have sunk in the polls, could decide to pull the plug on Truss' disastrous leadership.
Jeremy Hunt, the new finance minister, wasted no time in abolishing most of the tax cuts contained in the recent mini-budget and told parliament that spending cuts and tax increases were coming, an astounding U-turn. Hunt scaled back the plan to cap energy bills for consumers and that could mean higher inflation. The markets liked what they heard and the pound soared by 1.5% on Monday. Still, the soft economic outlook and the political chaos which has rocked the UK are strong headwinds which will likely weigh on the pound.
The UK releases CPI for September on Wednesday, which is expected to edge higher. Headline inflation is projected to hit 10.0%, up from 9.9%, and core CPI is forecast to rise to 6.4%, up from 6.3%. With no sign of inflation peaking, the Bank of England remains under pressure to continue raising interest rates at the November 3rd meeting. Goldman Sachs has downgraded its UK growth outlook, with the economy expected to decline by 1% in 2023, worse than the previous estimate of -0.4%.
GBP/USD faces resistance at 1.1373 and 1.1455
There is support at 1.1214 and 1.1085
Today is the Best Day in the Next 12 MonthsWhat We Expected
When the ball dropped in Times Square at midnight December 31st, we had very good reasons to cheer for Year 2022.
S&P 500 ended 2021 at 4,766.18, up 27%. In fact, the index was more than double in a 2-year bull market since the pandemic drove it down to 2,230 in March 2020.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported monthly growth of nonfarm payroll by 648K, 249K and 199K in October to December, respectively. U.S. regained 18.8 million jobs since April 2020. This accounted for 97.7% of the total job losses due to the pandemic.
BLS also reported the Consumer Price Index (CPI) at an annual rate of 7.0%. AAA regular gasoline retail price averaged $3.28 a gallon nationwide for the last week of December.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell insisted that inflation was “transitory”. Firstly, this was due to the bottleneck in the global supply chain, which had been disrupted by the pandemic. But we were already coming out of the pandemic. Global trades would be normal again soon.
Secondly, Congress passed a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill in March 2021. Pumping money in the financial system obviously pushed demand and price-level up. After all, most of us could afford higher prices with the $1,800 stimulus check from the Trump Administration and $1,400 more thanks to President Biden.
Meanwhile, Fed Funds rate was at its lowest level in 0%-0.25% range. Thirty-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 3.11% at the year-end 2021, according to bankrate.com.
What Actually Happened
Fast forward to October 13th 2022. BLS reported a higher-than-expected CPI at 8.2% annual rate in September. The Core CPI, which excludes foods and energy, ran at 6.6%, its highest level since 1982.
When U.S. market opened, S&P 500 dropped below 3,500. While it posted a historic turnaround later in the trading session, it proved to be a “dead cat bound”. On October 14th, the S&P fell 2.37% and closed at 3,583.07. This is a year-to-date return of -25.3%.
Since March 2022, the Fed has engineered five consecutive rate increases. Fed Funds rate is up 300 basis points to 3%-3.25%. More rate hikes are expected at the November and December Federal Open Market Committee meetings. After all the rate increases have been completed, the terminal rate is widely believed to be above 5%.
Thirty-year fixed mortgage rate is now 7.73%, a whopping 4.63% higher compared to the end of last year. Home ownership is increasingly out of reach for young adults.
Central bank tightening has not yet cooled the runaway inflation. Reading the CPI data by category, you will find that everything went up except for gasoline and diesel. However, gas has bottomed in September and has been creeping up in the past three weeks. So has diesel. Without their offsetting, inflation is likely to stay high in the coming months.
We are on the verge of a recession. The question is not if, but when and how deep. The global economy faces strong headwinds:
• High interest rates
• High inflation
• A regional war that lasted eight months with no end in sight
• An energy: Russia turns off natural gas and OPEC+ cuts oil production
• Political uncertainties: US midterm election, new governments in the UK and Italy
Stock Index Trade Ideas
In the past five months, I discussed 20 trade ideas on TradingView, ranging from equity index to interest rates, foreign exchange, energy, metals, agricultural commodities, and cryptocurrency. Let’s revisit three ideas on stock indexes and see if they still make sense today.
“Bear Market is Far from Over” was published on June 22nd. I suggested that the S&P would test its support line at 3,383, its pre-COVID peak. Thursday’s low was within 100 points from reaching this level! Mindful that this occurs when the US economy is still growing. Imagine where the S&P would go when we are in a recession.
In “The Great Wall Street Repricing”, I used the Discounted Cash Flow model to illustrate why the stock market has to fall.
• High interest rate raises the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). It enlarges the denominator of the DCF equation and makes the present value smaller.
• High inflation increases the cost of goods sold. Higher price tends to reduce demand. The combined result is lower free cash flow and a smaller numerator of the equation.
Seven weeks after publishing this idea, I observe that both interest rate and inflation rate are higher than originally expected. So the repricing impact would be even bigger.
At “Tale of Two Americas”, I explained why Small-Cap index Russell 2000 could fall harder than the Blue-Chip S&P 500 during a recession.
• The component companies in the Russell 2000 have lower credit ratings and higher WACC
• Recession would have a bigger impact on the revenue and profit of smaller firms
• Russell has lofty P/E ratio. The bubble would burst in an economic downturn
Bearish Trading Strategies
Three strategies for your consideration: 1) Short the S&P 500; 2) Short the Russell 2000; and 3) Long the S&P-Russell Spread.
CME S&P 500 Futures ( CME_MINI:ES1! )
ES is one of the most liquid equity index futures contracts. It traded 3.3 million lots last Thursday. If you bark at its $10,000 initial margin, try the Micro E-Mini S&P ( CME_MINI:MES1! ). It is 1/10 the size of ES and requires only $1,000 in margins.
When is a good time to short? I would wait for a bear market rally like last Wednesday. There will be many of them. Investors are hopelessly romantic with stocks. A better-than-expected company earnings, or a less hawkish tone from the Fed, could be interpreted as good news, even for a one-day wonder.
CME Russell 2000 Futures ( CME_MINI:RTY1! )
RTY traded 324,814 lots last Thursday. The index is more overpriced than the S&P and we could make a bigger payday shorting it. Initial margin is $5,500. Similarly, the Micro E-Mini Russell ( CME_MINI:M2K1! ) is 1/10 of RTY and requires only $550 in margins.
As with the ES, I would wait for a rebound before putting in a short RTY position.
Long ES-RTY Spread
If you are not comfortable with an outright short futures trade, consider the spread between S&P and Russell index futures. I expect the price gap to get wider as the more overpriced Russell falls faster than the S&P.
What’s the appropriate long-short ratio? Initial margins for MES and M2K are $1,000 and $550, respectively. Long 1 MES and Short 2 M2K would do the trick.
Financial market is extremely volatile this year. Getting an information edge increases your odds of success in managing risk. I suggest leveraging real-time market data for a better gauge of market situation. TradingView users already have access to delayed data. A Pro user could upgrade to real-time CME market data for only $4 a month, a huge discount at the time of high inflation.
Happy Trading.
Disclaimers
*Trade ideas cited above are for illustration only, as an integral part of a case study to demonstrate the fundamental concepts in risk management under the market scenarios being discussed. They shall not be construed as investment recommendations or advice. Nor are they used to promote any specific products, or services.
Volatility in the DXY After US DataThe US dollar has been a bit volatile after US CPI and Retail Sales data. We initially rallied a bit, breaking through 113.38, but sharply retraced back to support in the mid 112's. We appear to be equilibrating in this range, continuing the sideways correction, we anticipated earlier this month. We are in a fairly wide range, with the lower bound at 111.37 and a high above at 114.54. We expect this range to continue as the markets equilibrate and find footing after this week's data.
Stocks React to CPI and Retail SalesStocks took a sharp dive after yet another hotter than expected CPI print. We tested 3500, then dip-buyers came in and we subsequently pivoted back to recover the 3600's. More momentum followed and we are currently testing our target highs at 3714. Stocks still look strong despite another flaccid data point in retail sales, which came in relatively weak. If we are able to break through highs, then 3810 is the next target. Otherwise, we can expect support at 3624.
Is it time to buy EURUSD?We had quite a move last night during the news.
The price collected some stop loss orders and it then broke above the 0,9775 level!
That means we can potentially see a further move up towards 0,9915 and 0,9990.
The idea for an upside continuation is only valid if the market doesn't violate the previous low at 0,9630.
The level of 0,9752 is also an important area where we could see price rejecting.
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Yesterday, the US Consumer Price Index data released had a 0.4% month-on-month increase and an 8.2% year-on-year increase, both higher than market estimates. Fear sentiment soon faded after an initial plunge in stocks, and a rally followed. All three major indices closed higher, with Dow Jones hitting a week-high at 11,056.
Instead of witnessing a strong greenback upon prospects for more Federal Reserve rate hikes, USD/CAD peaked at 1.3964 yesterday and last traded at 1.375 with minor losses. USD/JPY reached 147.66, a 32-year high, to a closing price of 147.22. AUD/USD recovered from a 2-1/2-year low of 0.6170 and closed at 0.6298 with minor gains.
The British Pound hit great strides as the market expects more U-turns regarding tax cuts mentioned in the proposed “mini-budget”. GBP/USD gained over 220 pips to 1.1329. EUR/USD hit a low of 0.9642, then bounced back to 0.9773. German Consumer Price Index had increased by 10% compared to last year.
Gold price briefly slumped to $1,644 and back to $1,666.26 an ounce. Although crude-oil inventories increased by 9.88 million barrels, against market projections of 1.75 million, WTI oil futures still rose and stabilized at $89.11 a barrel.
EUR/USD Long Setup +250 pips (CPI News)- We can see price respected 1.000 supply zone and dropped 300 pips reahcing 0.96500 demand zone.
- Price started consolidating after reaching the demand zone.
- Normally after a respected supply in a major downtrend we analyse the market for short setups but this long analysis seems to be more logical with this market structure and candlestick psychology.
* pivot line: 0.97400
USD/JPY implied volatility rallies ahead of US inflation There are two tell tale signs that an important event is looming; realised volatility has died a quiet death whilst implied volatility has sprung alive. For all FX majors, 1-day implied volatility is currently higher than 1-week implied volatility, which means options traders estimate volatility over the next 24-hours to be greater than the next five days.
Today is clearly all about the US inflation report, where another hot print is expected. Core CPI is expected to rise to 6.5% and match its 40-year high set in June, whilst CPI is expected to soften to 8.1% y/y – thanks to lower energy prices which OPEC are doing their best to support.
With markets fully braced for another hot CPI – which will no doubt prompt a bullish response for the dollar if true, there is little talk of it missing expectations. And that could arguably prompt a more volatile response should it come in slightly softer. And speaking of volatility, implied vols for forex are screaming higher whilst USD/JPY trades within a miniscule range around its 24-year high.
USD/JPY remains within a strong uptrend on the 1-hour chart, and trades within a tight consolidation just off its 24-year high. There’s been little in the way of jawboning from the MOF since prices broke above the previous intervention high, and the BOJ’s Kuroda has once again given a weak yen the thumbs-up – so long as its demise is not too volatile.
A break above 147 confirms a bull-flag breakout and assumes trend continuation toward the 147..65 high – but given the historical significance of this level, it could prompt a shakeout has traders book profits or even fade the move.
Should prices move initially lower then bulls could consider dips, but if CPI is to come in softer than expected then bears would likely drive this pair much lower.
It's Time for Everyones Favorite Show "Has Inflation Peaked?"Thank you Vanna!
Show our contestants what they can win!
Should you choose inflation has peaked, you stand to win an all expense paid short covering rally to 3900 ... *Crowd Cheers*
Conversely,
If you choose that inflation has not peaked, you'll win front row seats to the public execution of the global financial systems... *Crowd Goes Bananas*
Choose Wisely!
Not Financial Advice. Only a clock is guaranteed to be right 2 times in a day.
SPY double diamond in 1H chart w/ divergence near Oct lowSPY formed 2 diamond patterns as seen in this hourly chart. It formed slight RSI positive divergence near the Oct low. However, this divergence may still get lower to reach 3500, an impt Fibonacci level, more so if the CPI report come out higher tomorrow.
Weekly wma 200 still the line in the sand.
The next major catalysts this week are Thursday”s CPI data & bank earnings. Start of earnings season will
usher in more volatility next week due to the fear of earnings recession.
Not trading advice
BTC Detailed Top-Down Analysis - Day 83Hello TradingView Family / Fellow Traders. This is Richard Nasr, as known as theSignalyst.
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I truly appreciate your continuous support everyone!
Let me know if you like the series, and if you would like me to change or add anything.
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GBP/USD Probability for 13/10/22 15min TFI mention that till Fri we can expect consolidation and I think that is what is going to happen today.
I'll watch out for CPI news at 8.30 NY time. I think that due to the increase in interest rate last month, inflation will start to decrease which means $$$ will get stronger and other currencies weaker. I'll expect sharp move to downside at 8.30 first and price will slowly go up after that with another 0.30% to 0.50% to take home.
Let's see if that plays out.
Important news for EURUSD are coming upToday, we have the Consumer Price Index results for September.
This is an important event that will bring some volatility.
The best opportunities will come after the news!
A breakout above 0,9774 will probably take price towards 1,0000!
A breakout below 0,9669 will most likely mean a continuation of the downside move!
We are probably going to see some tricky moves and stop loss hunting during the first few minutes of the news but remember that patience is required!
[10/13] Beast Trading _ Today's Bitcoin Analysis Beast Trading _ Today's Bitcoin Analysis
Bitcoin analysis.
Today, I'm going to talk about the future direction in Elliott Wave Analysis.
Bitcoin is moving up and down in a very large box from a big perspective, so it is very difficult to analyze, so I think the response is very important.
First, I set the start of the wave at the high point of 20470.
The green wave is the main wave I think the impulse pulsation was carried out from 204 to 188
It seems to fit well with the wedge-shaped leading diamond formed in the estimated 3-1 wave, the strong trading volume at 3-3 waves, and the running triangle convergence at 4 waves.
In general, this is where the short-term rebound comes from. (ABC)
(If it is short-term, it is likely to be up to 19480)
But, although it's kind of rebounded to some extent with the last low update, it's moving back and forth from the low point to the top and the bottom again, drawing a convergent form.
The convergence form is a pattern that usually appears in four waves, so there may be one more wave drop left.
Also, there's a five-wave extension, which means that the five waves appear unusually long and form strong waves, which in this picture means that suddenly a sharp drop occurs.
Therefore, we should continue to doubt the decline, and we recommend short position-oriented responses rather than taking long positions for a short-term rebound, and if it comes up, it would be better to take a short position.
+ There is a CPI announcement today.
The NASDAQ (U.S.) market is likely to take it very sensitively because the economic situation is not good.
There was a ppi (Producer Consumption Index) announcement yesterday, but the volatility was not as high as I thought yesterday.
Everyone is paying attention to the cpi today, so make sure to adjust the weight/scale, organize your positions before the announcement, and then look at the situation and enter the position as a chase