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Untying The Gordian Knot

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<ul><li>Throughout 2024, we’ve witnessed tight trading ranges across various markets: oil, FX, and Credit spreads.</li><li>Notably, Semiconductors (light blue), Gold (depicted in blue), High-Yield OAS (in red), and Bitcoin (represented in black) exhibit remarkably similar chart patterns.</li><li>In essence, these assets no longer offer diversification benefits; they have effectively become indistinguishable trades.</li></ul>

Throughout 2024, we’ve witnessed tight trading ranges across various markets: oil, FX, and Credit spreads.Notably, Semiconductors (light blue), Gold (depicted in blue), High-Yield OAS (in red), and Bitcoin (represented in black) exhibit remarkably similar chart patterns.In essence, these assets no longer offer diversification benefits; they have effectively become indistinguishable trades.

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FX & Rates

<ul><li>FX Market Update—The USD retains a soft undertone overall but trade is on the quiet side to start the week and tomorrow’s US CPI report—and no data of note today— will probably keep trading subdued today.</li><li>The JPY remains firm, gaining another 0.25% on the session, as markets position for a potential tightening in BoJ policy as soon as next week’s BoJ meeting.</li><li>The broader USD slide over the past week may have stabilized in the short run, however, with Friday’s price action suggesting some consolidation in the weak tone after an extended run lower from the middle of last month.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

FX Market Update—The USD retains a soft undertone overall but trade is on the quiet side to start the week and tomorrow’s US CPI report—and no data of note today— will probably keep trading subdued today.The JPY remains firm, gaining another 0.25% on the session, as markets position for a potential tightening in BoJ policy as soon as next week’s BoJ meeting.The broader USD slide over the past week may have stabilized in the short run, however, with Friday’s price action suggesting some consolidation in the weak tone after an extended run lower from the middle of last month.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

FX Daily - Soft USD Awaits CPI for Next Directional Cue

<ul><li>The USD is trading lower for a fourth day (so far) in succession, something we haven’t seen in terms of the USD’s broad performance since the end of last year.</li><li>The defensive tone in the USD reflects caution ahead of today’s comments from Fed chairman Powell who will deliver his semi-annual update on the economic and policy outlook to US lawmakers.</li><li>The chairman may not shed too much light on policy prospects, other than the stick with recent messaging from top FOMC officials that progress is being made on inflation but there is still more work to do—keeping rate cut risks at arm’s length for now. Cautious trading on the USD suggests market participants are concerned the chairman may be a little more forthcoming on rate cut prospects though. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

The USD is trading lower for a fourth day (so far) in succession, something we haven’t seen in terms of the USD’s broad performance since the end of last year.The defensive tone in the USD reflects caution ahead of today’s comments from Fed chairman Powell who will deliver his semi-annual update on the economic and policy outlook to US lawmakers.The chairman may not shed too much light on policy prospects, other than the stick with recent messaging from top FOMC officials that progress is being made on inflation but there is still more work to do—keeping rate cut risks at arm’s length for now. Cautious trading on the USD suggests market participants are concerned the chairman may be a little more forthcoming on rate cut prospects though. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

FX Daily - USD Slips Before Powell Comments

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Technical Analysis

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<li>The number of risk-on signals continues to grow, while risk-off signals remain virtually non-existent. We will be sure to point it out when this dynamic starts to change</li>
<li>In the meantime, we want to continue riding this bull market higher, and our bullish outlook on the S&amp;P 500, Russell 2000, and Nasdaq 100 (since early-November 2023) remains intact.</li>
<li>Gold is breaking out of a 3.5-year base to all-time closing highs -- buy. Silver is breaking out above a 3-month base at $23.50. Fueled by toppy DXY and rates</li>
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The number of risk-on signals continues to grow, while risk-off signals remain virtually non-existent. We will be sure to point it out when this dynamic starts to change
In the meantime, we want to continue riding this bull market higher, and our bullish outlook on the S&amp;P 500, Russell 2000, and Nasdaq 100 (since early-November 2023) remains intact.
Gold is breaking out of a 3.5-year base to all-time closing highs -- buy. Silver is breaking out above a 3-month base at $23.50. Fueled by toppy DXY and rates


Gold Breaking Out Above 3.5-Year Resistance as the U.S. Dollar (DXY) And Treasury Yields Roll Over

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Andreas Steno

Head of Research and Global Chief Strategist

Macro and Geopolitical Research House

Steno Research

Steno Research is a new macro and geopolitical research house. We are based out of Copenhagen, Denmark, but have an international team and a strong network of sources and partners around the world. The team is lead by Andreas Steno, previous global head of strategy at Nordea Bank, and Mikkel Rosenvold, former chief consultant in the Danish Ministry of Finance.

<ul><li>Happy Sunday from Copenhagen and welcome to our flagship editorial.</li><li>The cyclical rotation continues in markets, but interest rates have to a certain extent been out of sync with the business cycle for a while.</li><li>The yield curve inverted during the summer of 2022, but we are yet to see a recession in the US economy, which is a bit out of the ordinary given the typical validity of the yield curve inversion signal.</li></ul>

Happy Sunday from Copenhagen and welcome to our flagship editorial.The cyclical rotation continues in markets, but interest rates have to a certain extent been out of sync with the business cycle for a while.The yield curve inverted during the summer of 2022, but we are yet to see a recession in the US economy, which is a bit out of the ordinary given the typical validity of the yield curve inversion signal.

Steno Signals #89: Major Twist to QE Upcoming?

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Are We Heading for a Volatility Event?

Notably, Semiconductors (light blue), Gold (depicted in blue), High-Yield OAS (in red), and Bitcoin (represented in black) exhibit remarkably...

Untying The Gordian Knot

FX Daily - Soft USD Awaits CPI for Next Directional Cue

The USD retains a soft undertone overall but trade is on the quiet side to start the week and tomorrow’s US CPI report—and no data of note today—...

Scotiabank

FX Daily - USD Slips Before Powell Comments

The USD is trading lower for a fourth day (so far) in succession, something we haven’t seen in terms of the USD’s broad performance since the end...

Scotiabank

Gold Breaking Out Above 3.5-Year Resistance as the U.S. Dollar (DXY) And Treasury Yields Roll Over

Gold $GLD $GC_F Breaking Out Above 3.5-Year Resistance as $DXY and Treasury Yields Roll Over $TNX $TYX; Seeing More Risk-On Signals, Not Less....

Vermilion Research

Steno Signals #89: Major Twist to QE Upcoming?

Happy Sunday from Copenhagen and welcome to our flagship editorial. The cyclical rotation continues in markets, but interest rates have to a...

Steno Research

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