Yearly Archives: 2021

The following CFD instruments will be rolled over on the expiration dates as per the table below. Symbol Product Rollover Date USDX US Dollar Index 10/12/2021 CL-OIL Crude Oil West Texas 16/12/2021 VIX Volatility 17/12/2021 Please note: – The rollover will be automatic and any existing open positions will remain open.  – Positions that are […]

Overnight Headlines *Senate approves spending bill averting government shutdown *Oil stabilises following the OPEC+ surprise decision to continue their 400k output increase *Dollar edges higher before US jobs data as Omicron fears ease   *US stocks rebound as risk appetite improves USD closed marginally higher Thursday after hitting lows of 95.82 earlier in the session. […]

Overnight Headlines *Asian markets mixed as Omicron worries leave investors on edge *US health officials find first US case of new variant *USD erased losses after news of arrival of Omicron in the US *US stocks reversed solid gains and closed sharply lower USD benefitted from the cooler risk mood as investors grew more cautious […]

Overnight Headlines *Powell places faster bond-buying taper on Fed’s December meeting list *Oil rises ahead of two-day OPEC+ meeting under Omicron cloud *USD was mixed after Powell’s pivot on inflation and rising yields *US stocks tumbled on Powell and Omicron worries USD had a volatile day softening with the new variant fears, but then gaining […]

President Biden warns against Omicron panic, pledges no new lockdowns. USD is mixed as safe havens go bid. Oil falls over 2%, below 200-day SMA towards $71.

Even before Friday’s wild moves due to the discovery of the Omicron variant, traders had been on watch as Covid cases began to soar in Europe and America.