Retail sales is on deck! Check out the latest preview here: US Retail Sales - January Preview. As always, feedback, thoughts, etc is always welcomed!

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Trump is speaking now. It was largely expected to be signed and there isn't much in terms of new information. I don't expect much volatility related to this trade deal signing/announcement unless they start discussing details about Phase 2.

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Yup. Gasoline and Distillates inventories triggered the move. Distillates was an even bigger build of 8.2M vs 1.5M expected!

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Sure enough. Fresh lows were hit. Even with some US cold weather in the upcoming outlook, NatGas is falling. image

Nat Gas anyone?

US Retail Sales - January Preview Core Retail Sales m/m Retail Sales m/m Recent misses vs expectations Recent history is telling us that forecasts have been a little high lately. Of the past four releases, core retail sales has missed forecasts all ...

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EIA data on deck! I just posted the latest preview here: EIA inventory data - Jan 15th Preview

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EIA inventory data - Jan 15th Preview Crude Oil Inventories Distillate Inventories Gasoline Inventories Why could this be important? Looking back at the history of the data, at the end/beginning of each year there tends to be a series of consecutive ...

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Gold rallying here on that China tariff news. url

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Will we get another draw from the API data. From what I'm seeing, there's some upside risk to oil prices in this release. Check out the latest preview! API Inventory Data - Jan 14th Preview: url

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API Inventory Data - Jan 14th Preview API Weekly Statistical Bulletin Recent impact on Crude (CL) (Dec 24th omitted due to market closure) Jan 7, 2020 image Dec 31, 2019 image Dec 17, 2019 image Dec 10, 2019 image Notes API data might have some ...

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I agree here 100%

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Not sure what set off today's rally in copper. Anybody out there with their finger on the pulse? image

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The fundies are on your side. I'm not in NatGas but if I were forced to take a side, I'd be short. As long as this warm weather in the US keeps up, there's downside risk. The US-Iran escalation is another factor that could put downward pressure on ...

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This is the one that I'm not too sure about anymore. Iran seems to be continuing to send missiles but making an effort to miss US troops. It's a slippery slope because if they do hit troops then there will certainly be an escalation again. I thought ...

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Although weather forecasts are subject to a pretty wide margin for error, it's hard to dispute this forecast: url . It's already been one of the warmest winters in the US and it looks like that trend will continue. Unless this changes I don't see ...

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Unless we get a BIG miss in NFP or hourly earnings I don't see gold raging. But anything could happen! Very astute observation! The first time I've ever mentioned unemployment claims in an NFP preview.

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Tragruel, Thank you! You are absolutely correct! Great job finding that mistake sir!!

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NFP Friday on deck! Check out the preview: US Employment Data - January Preview

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Analysts were predicting palladium to correct in 2019. Tighter emissions regulation leading to higher demand, along with the ongoing supply deficit have led to prices continuing to go higher. Having said that, I am also surprised by where it's at. ...

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US Employment Data - January Preview Non-Farm Employment Change Unemployment Rate Average Hourly Earnings m/m Forecasts NFP Economists surveyed by Bloomberg are mostly in a range between 125K and 205K. Average forecast is ~162K while the median is ...

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