ThisĠisĠaĠsummaryĠofĠaĠmarketĠanalysisĠdiscussionĠbetweenĠTigerĠandĠChristopherĠLewisĠfromĠFXEmpire,ĠcoveringĠkeyĠfinancialĠmarketsĠonĠaĠThursdayĠsession.ĊĊCrudeĠOil:Ċ*ĠĠĠPriceĠAction:ĠBrentĠcrudeĠbrokeĠaboveĠ$104,ĠtouchingĠ$105.50.ĠWTIĠwasĠaroundĠ$93,ĠmarkingĠaĠ~4.5%ĠgainĠonĠtheĠday.Ċ*ĠĠĠDrivers:ĠTheĠspikeĠisĠattributedĠtoĠaĠcombinationĠofĠaĠstormĠinĠtheĠGulfĠofĠMexicoĠ(causingĠcompaniesĠlikeĠChevronĠandĠShellĠtoĠdownsizeĠcrews/production)ĠandĠongoingĠtensionsĠwithĠIran.Ċ*ĠĠĠAnalysis:ĠChrisĠLewisĠviewsĠthisĠasĠaĠshort-termĠmoveĠwithinĠaĠsidewaysĠcongestionĠrange,ĠnotĠtheĠstartĠofĠaĠwildĠspike.ĠHeĠsuggestsĠtheĠrealĠsupplyĠissueĠisn'tĠcrudeĠitself,ĠbutĠaĠlackĠofĠrefiningĠcapacityĠforĠfinishedĠproductsĠlikeĠheatingĠoilĠandĠdistillates.ĊĊGold:Ċ*ĠĠĠPriceĠAction:ĠGoldĠwasĠaroundĠ$4,140Ġ(likelyĠreferringĠtoĠfutures,ĠwithĠspotĠgoldĠtypicallyĠlower).Ċ*ĠĠĠAnalysis:ĠTheĠmarketĠisĠstuckĠ"betweenĠaĠrockĠandĠaĠhardĠplace."ĠTheĠprimaryĠheadwindĠisĠhighĠinterestĠrates.ĠForĠaĠsignificantĠbullishĠmove,ĠratesĠneedĠtoĠfallĠconsiderably.ĠHowever,ĠstrongĠsupportĠexistsĠinĠtheĠcurrentĠ"discountĠregion,"ĠmakingĠitĠriskyĠtoĠshort.ĠTheĠoutlookĠisĠforĠpotentialĠsidewaysĠmovementĠforĠanĠextendedĠperiod.Ċ*ĠĠĠTradingĠTip:ĠTheĠhostsĠemphasizeĠthatĠrealĠmoneyĠisĠmadeĠbyĠholdingĠlonger-termĠtrendsĠ(weeks/months),ĠnotĠbyĠscalpingĠshort-termĠcharts.ĊĊTheĠUSĠDollarĠ(DIXIE)Ġ/ĠEuro:Ċ*ĠĠĠPriceĠAction:ĠTheĠUSĠDollarĠIndexĠ(DXY)ĠwasĠaroundĠ102.25-102.50.ĠTheĠeuroĠwasĠnearĠ1.19.Ċ*ĠĠĠDrivers:ĠTheĠeuroĠisĠweakeningĠdueĠtoĠfiscalĠconcernsĠinĠEurope,ĠstartingĠwithĠFranceĠandĠspreadingĠtoĠbondsĠinĠGreeceĠandĠItaly.ĠThisĠisĠreminiscentĠofĠtheĠEuropeanĠdebtĠcrisis.Ċ*ĠĠĠAnalysis:ĠTheĠkeyĠisĠwhetherĠFranceĠcanĠpassĠaĠcredible,ĠaustereĠfiscalĠbudget.ĠIfĠtheĠsituationĠpersists,ĠChrisĠLewisĠseesĠaĠpathĠforĠtheĠeuroĠtoĠfallĠtowardĠ1.10.ĠTheĠinterestĠrateĠdifferentialĠbetweenĠtheĠUSĠandĠEuropeĠisĠalsoĠaĠfactor.ĊĊNaturalĠGasĠ(NatGas):Ċ*ĠĠĠPriceĠAction:ĠTheĠmarketĠexperiencedĠaĠ"gapĠandĠcrap"Ġ(gapĠupĠthenĠsell-off).Ċ*ĠĠĠDriver:ĠTheĠsell-offĠwasĠtriggeredĠbyĠaĠweeklyĠstorageĠreportĠshowingĠanĠinjectionĠofĠ85ĠbillionĠcubicĠfeet,ĠhigherĠthanĠtheĠexpectedĠ79ĠBcf.Ċ*ĠĠĠAnalysis:ĠTheĠstoryĠremainsĠseasonal.ĠWhileĠcolderĠtemperaturesĠareĠcoming,ĠtheĠpeakĠdemandĠseasonĠmayĠbeĠdelayed.ĠTheĠcurrentĠpriceĠdropĠisĠseenĠasĠaĠpotentialĠbuyingĠopportunityĠ(aĠ"discount").ĊĊFOMCĠMinutesĠ&ĠInterestĠRates:Ċ*ĠĠĠContext:ĠDiscussionĠofĠtheĠSeptemberĠFOMCĠminutesĠreleasedĠtheĠpreviousĠday.ĠTheĠ10-YearĠTreasuryĠyieldĠwasĠaroundĠ5.33%.Ċ*ĠĠĠKeyĠTakeaway:ĠTheĠminutesĠindicatedĠthatĠmostĠFedĠparticipantsĠstillĠseeĠanotherĠrateĠhikeĠbyĠyear-endĠasĠlikely.Ċ*ĠĠĠMarketĠImplication:ĠTheĠFedWatchĠtoolĠalignsĠwithĠthis,ĠshowingĠaĠhighĠprobabilityĠofĠratesĠholdingĠinĠOctoberĠbutĠaĠ~70%ĠchanceĠofĠaĠhikeĠinĠDecember.ĠAĠ50-basis-pointĠhikeĠisĠconsideredĠunlikelyĠasĠitĠwouldĠshockĠtheĠmarket.ĠTheĠbaselineĠexpectationĠisĠforĠaĠ25-bpsĠhikeĠinĠDecember,ĠpossiblyĠfollowedĠbyĠanotherĠinĠMarchĠifĠneeded.ĊĊOtherĠNotableĠPoints:Ċ*ĠĠĠGeopolitical:ĠUpdatesĠonĠtankerĠstrikesĠinĠtheĠGulfĠandĠU.S.ĠmilitaryĠpreparationsĠwereĠnoted,ĠbutĠtheĠhostsĠexpressedĠskepticismĠaboutĠaĠdirectĠU.S./IranĠconflictĠdueĠtoĠpublicĠ"warĠfatigue."Ċ*ĠĠĠWebsiteĠPlug:ĠTheyĠpromotedĠFXEmpire.comĠasĠaĠresourceĠforĠanalysisĠandĠhighlightedĠitsĠcontributingĠauthors.Ċ*ĠĠĠNextĠKeyĠEvent:ĠTheĠnextĠFOMCĠmeetingĠisĠonĠOctoberĠ28thĠ(note:ĠthisĠdateĠseemsĠincorrectĠforĠ2023;ĠlikelyĠaĠverbalĠslip.ĠTheĠnextĠmeetingĠwasĠlikelyĠNovemberĠ1st). Источник: FXEmpire Наш канал в МАХ