Oil prices climbed about 2% on Friday to settle at a three-week high, on expectations that additional sanctions on Russia and Iran could tighten supplies and that lower interest rates in Europe and the U.S. could boost fuel demand.
The Oil-Dollar pair rose 1.5% in the last session after gaining as much as 1.9% during the session. The MACD is giving a positive signal.
Support: 68.416 | Resistance: 72.646
Bitcoin investors are bracing for the $19.8 billion options expiry scheduled for December 27th. The recent rally above $100,000 has caught bearish investors off guard, creating an opportunity for bullish traders to capitalize and potentially fuel a new Bitcoin all-time high.
The Bitcoin-Dollar pair exploded 1.9% in the last session. The MACD is giving a negative signal.
Support: 99742 | Resistance: 106192
Gold slipped over 1% as investors booked profits after it briefly reached a five-week high earlier in the session and squared positions ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting next week.
The Gold-Dollar pair fell 1.2% in the last session after a 1.5% intra-session dip. The Stochastic indicator is giving a positive signal.
Support: 2613.5 | Resistance: 2766.9
Wall Street edged lower as investors assessed key economic data ahead of the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week. The S&P 500 climbed to its highest level in nearly a week, as an inflation report cemented bets on a 25-basis-point rate cut at the Fed’s December 17-18 meeting.
The U.S. dollar rose after a hotter than expected inflation readout while the euro traded a touch lower following the European Central Bank’s decision to cut interest rates for the fourth time this year.
The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the fourth time this year and kept the door open to further easing ahead as inflation closes in on its goal and the economy remains weak.
EUR/USD traded sideways in the last session. The CCI is giving a negative signal.
Support: 1.0383 | Resistance: 1.0586
A meteoric rise in MicroStrategy’s shares has made the bitcoin hoarder a likely candidate for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index ahead of an annual reshuffle this week. The loss-making software company, an aggressive investor in the highly volatile cryptocurrency, has seen its shares soar nearly 500% this year, taking its market capitalization to $90 billion.
