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Intraday Market Thought: Everyone's Talking about this Risk
by Ashraf Laidi | Dec 24, 2025 14:08
Ask any economist about the likely dangers of 2026 and they will say....Before I cite the 3 reasons to worry about inflation, here is the chart of....nbsp; Next year is a mid-term election year, typically a volatile year...What's the likelihood we'll get a 4th straight positive year?....Now onto those 3 reasons...1) Economists (not markets) expect the Fed to cut between 75 bps and 100 bps....nbsp;....According to JP Morgan, "half of the worst drawdowns for traditional....quot; This means each time the Fed placed too much emphasis on stimulating....The result was negative for stocks and bonds, as was the case in 2022...Optimists are betting on the likelihood that slowing economic growth and rising....nbsp;....What's the likelihood that will happen? How will you position yourself?....But what if inflation rises? Will you stay in technology stocks? Will you hide....Out of the +25 stocks I shared with our Whatsapp Broadcast Group over the past....There's so much to share, but I'll spare you for now...nbsp;....Until the next newsletter, have a Merry Christmas and a resftul holiday...I plan to send a few more messages before the end of the year, but if you....nbsp; ....nbsp;..
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Intraday Market Thought: Update on Gold & Silver after USSC
by Ashraf Laidi | Jan 14, 2026 19:54
I said in yesterday's newsletter that another delay by the Supreme....nbsp;But if the USSC continues to delay the ruling, it may mean either of two....Either way, gold remains boosted and silver will break above $100 video..
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Intraday Market Thought: 4890 Hit, Now What?
by Ashraf Laidi | Jan 21, 2026 11:34
In Yesterday's IMT, I reminded about the importance of 4890 oz gold and the....This morning a member of the WhatsApp Broadcast Group woke up in the Middle....The member was lucky enough to find gold at 4888 and so decided to short...What happens now? The 15 mins chart is at a wedge, which could either break....Trump will address Davos at 13:30 GMT, may serve as a catalyst...But Silver has yet to reach 100, so we're far from done...nbsp;..
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Intraday Market Thought: USDJPY Jumps on Dovish Picks
by Ashraf Laidi | Feb 25, 2026 11:40USDJPY breaks above the 4-week trendline resistance to hit a 2-week high at 156...80 after Japan PM Takaichi appointed 2 dovish candidates to the 9-member policy....The candidates are professor Ayano Sato at Aoyama Gakuin University and....If they're confirmed, then these new members will likely provide material....2 days ago I reminded our WhatsApp Bdcst Group I was long USDJPY, targetting 156...40...The chart below suggests 157...70s could well be the next target...nbsp; .. -
Intraday Market Thought: Beware of Fed Today
by Ashraf Laidi | Mar 18, 2026 16:52The big question this evening from the Fed is whether they will focus more on....The Fed's latest dot plot forecasts from December expected one rate cut for....All eyes are on the new forecasts published today...Will they continue to expect one rate cut, or raise it to two rate cuts or no....This is what happened at the December meeting...Powell can sound more dovish or hawkish than the dot plots...nbsp;....Any hawkish suprises are expected to trigger more damage in gold, silver with....EURUSD is likely to be relatively supported compared to GBPUSD...Equity indices are seen less impacted negatively than metals in the event of a....nbsp;....nbsp;.. -
Intraday Market Thought: Sigbn up for Ashraf's ECB Webinar
by Ashraf Laidi | Jan 19, 2015 14:35Ashra's webinar tomorrow at 20:30 London/GMT will focus on the euro &....nbsp; Registration.. -
Intraday Market Thought: Ashraf at XTB this afternoon
by Ashraf Laidi | Jun 14, 2016 14:00This afternoon, Ashraf will hold an interactive presentation at XTB's....nbsp;....DIRECTIONS. -
Intraday Market Thought: May Plots Delay, Fed Plots Lower Dots
by Adam Button | Mar 20, 2019 12:40
Indices are finally coming off their lofty highs...Pivotal trade deals between the US & China along with the UK & EU are....CHF is the strongest currency of the day (our USDCHF short remains intact)....The Fed statement & dot plot forecast are at 14:00 New York, 18:00....Last night, a new Premium trade was issued (currently 40 pts in the green)....An additional trade will be issued ahead of the London close...Politics have been a more dominant force in G10 FX in the past two years than....A report on Tuesday said China was walking back some of its trade offers in....Markets reeled and the S&P 500 gave up its gains...At the same time, Lighthizer and Mnuchin revealed plans to travel China next....Enforcement remains a key hurdle and there's no doubt that the final....That's why it's worrisome that markets are pricing in a +90% chance of....That number might be right but the near-term risk is much more skewed toward....The story is flipped around Brexit with the market continuing to assign a low....That's understandable given the endless backstabbing in UK politics...The latest example is a report saying Conservative Euroskeptic MPs had been....That's something we've repeatedly warned about and it will come....Cable remains non-committal but it will undoubtedly make a large move once the....At the moment, neither the ERG nor the DUP wants to be the first to commit to....In the day ahead, USD risks rise with the Federal Reserve decision...It includes new forecasts, a dot plot and a press conference and is also....Look for a slight downgrade to growth in the statement from 'strong' to....The market buzz is for the Fed to move down to a only one more hike (either....If anything, the FOMC is likely to disappoint with a more-hawkish path as a....If so, the dollar could nudge higher, albeit the stakes are lower than most..
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Hot-Chart: Trusting Inv H&S Formation Beyond the Weekend
by Ashraf Laidi | Sep 2, 2019 20:21Some subscribers complained that last Tuesday's Premium trade (Aug 27)....The trade is currently about +300 pts in the green...We decided to risk sticking to the trade into the weekend, while cautioning in....As in all other Premium trades, there is technical and fundamental rationale.. -
Intraday Market Thought: Quadrifecta of Bottom Anniversary
by Ashraf Laidi | Mar 24, 2022 18:14
Two years to the day (minus one day) of the market bottom and strange things....Also strange because Mexico's president leaked a rate hike of his....Metals shot up on NATO's warning against possible nuclear accidents from....Indices dropped rapidly before regaining lost ground, leading to a unique....Any explanations on how/why?....Fans of the “why” could look at no further than breakevens, which....This is generally good news for metals and indices...As Gold/Silver ratio drops back to its 200-DMA, watch for a possible breakout....00...nbsp;....Meanwhile, both Ethereum and Bitcoin are doing nicely, but with ETH/BTC....nbsp;..
