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Energy Competition Zone (Demo)

Crude is about to open and we could see some lower prices after the weak China data over the weekend. However, this the big news is: In Saudi Shocker, Al-Falih Ousted As Energy Minister, Replaced By MbS' Half-Brother. I'm not sure how that will ...

Sweet, sweet Oil

Gold's about to open. Right now I'm thinking we see a gap up on those weaker Chinese trade balance figures that came out. After two consecutive days of declines, it wouldn't be surprising to a bounce at the start of the week. Also we are close to ...

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Thanks for the heads up. Game on!

Energy Competition Zone (Demo)

That makes three of us!

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Yessir! Thank you Brentrading. That was the trigger. Crude is moving lower today if the US labor data disappoints. If not then, maybe on Powell's comments four hours later. We'll see.

Sweet, sweet Oil

Thanks v2vboni. I am pretty sure this was the trigger: The Bank of Russia cuts the key rate by 25 bp to 7.00% per annum One hour until things start to get going!

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Crude is selling off on apparently no news. Something had to trigger it. Any ideas?

Sweet, sweet Oil

Why is WTI tanking? Any news out there? I don't see any.

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US Employment Data - September Preview - WTI could move big on the employment data and Powell's upcoming event. I just posted a preview on it. Check it out!

WTI Crude Oil Trading

Tomorrow will be a big day for gold. Could be very big. I detail why in a preview of NFP Friday: US Employment Data - September Preview

XAU/USD & XAG/USD - Gold & Silver Traders Thread

US Employment Data - September Preview ---->Click here for the full preview<---- Non-Farm Employment Change Unemployment Rate Average Hourly Earnings m/m It generally doesn't trigger large moves in the energy market like it does in others, unless ...

High Impact Events Trading... Energy Edition

US Employment Data - September Preview Forecasts Non-Farm Employment Change Consensus forecast is almost in line with last month's data, 163K expected vs 164K prior. The past four releases, the prior was revised lower by an average of 15K. Look for ...

High Impact Events Trading... Gold & Copper

That move lower was and maybe still is fierce! We may not see much volatility tonight ahead of NFP. The markets generally trade in a narrow range absent of any breaking news triggers or calendar events with impact. Gold looks like it's continuing to ...

Gold RIGHT NOW

image I agree here in terms of using it as a predictor of NFP. It forces some changes in the NFP estimates which gives it some significance. From studying the relationship a number of times over the past couple decades, I've learned to steer clear ...

High Impact Events Trading... Gold & Copper

The data showed a bigger than expected draw across the board: image Yet, after the initial knee jerk reaction (a big one), crude (CL) came back down and dropped below pre-data levels. It continued to drop throughout the day too. Check out the big ...

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Welcome!

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I plan to post a preview for the employment numbers some time tonight. It's a big one. Lots to research. What's going on with the link? Anything I can help you with? By the way, you can merge posts too if you ever need to get rid of a duplicate. But ...

High Impact Events Trading... Gold & Copper

Absolutely man! Totally understandable. Just get a new demo and start fresh. We are in the first week, so we aren't to help each other get involved. Forget the rules for now! As long as there's no cheating, we are good! Let me know if I can help you ...

Energy Competition Zone (Demo)

I think there could be limited upside if last week's release is any indication. I was surprised to see how a huge surprise draw didn't have any follow through. I included it in the EIA preview, but here's a picture of the part where I mentioned it. ...

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