Are we toward a sharp swing this week? The rare event that hasn’t happened in 90 years

After two weeks of busy events, the trading week on Wall Street is expected to open today will be relatively calm, after the reporting season is almost completely behind us.
Two major players will continue to employ investors this week.
The first factor is the political uncertainty in the US administration, which continues to supply headlines at a dizzying pace.
The second factor is the recent turmoil in the foreign exchange markets, mainly on the European exchanges.

The most interesting measure for the week will probably be the S&P 500, which has recently converged in a very narrow range.
Pay attention to the closing prices for the index for the last 13 trading days:
2474, 2473, 2473, 2470, 2477, 2478, 2475, 2472, 2470, 2476, 2478, 2472 and 2476.

In the past 90 years there hasn’t been such a long sequence of ranging in such a narrow range, that is, the current stagnation is unprecedented.
This increases the likelihood of very sharp move soon.

Short positions on the VIX index, known as the Fear Index, which measures the standard deviations on the index’s shares, are at the all-time high at the beginning of the week, according to the weekly CFTC report.
A combination of these data increases the likelihood of a sharp movement in the near future.

The trading on Wall Street ended yesterday with a mixed trend.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above the psychological level of 22,000 points, a level that kept it up until the end of trading, this is mainly due to Apple’s report of a 12% rise in net profit to $ 8.72 billion, and revenue rose 7.2% to $ 45.41 billion.
The company overtook its profit forecasts and reached the forecast range of revenues.
The company sold 41 million iPhones in the quarter, in line with expectations.

The ADP survey for the private sector published yesterday indicated an addition of 178,000 new jobs in July, lower than the analysts’ forecasts of 190,000 jobs.
The survey is a preview of the official employment report to be released on Friday, which is expected to indicate an addition of 180,000 new jobs last month, after adding 187,000 new jobs in June.
The unemployment rate is expected to fall from 4.4% in June to 4.3% in July.

In China, the services sector PMI fell to 51.5 points in July, below expectations

The oil prices are falling this morning.
The price of a barrel of WTI oil is down by 0.3% to $ 49.42, and the price of a barrel of Brent crude is down by 0.4% to $ 52.16.

The Wall Street markets closed in a positive direction yesterday led by Blue Chip shares, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average continued to hit record highs after positive US financial reports,which eased the impact of disappointing macroeconomic data.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 0.3%, closing at a record high for the fifth day in a row.
The S&P 500 Index (-2,476.35 + 0.24%) and the NASDAQ (+6362.94 + 0.23%) climbed by 0.2%.

US private consumption rose in June by the most moderate pace in five months, and inflation remained below the Fed’s target, according to data released by the US Department of Commerce.
The Manufacturing Activity Index retreated to 56.3 points in July from 57.8 in June. The ISM study US construction spending fell in June by 1.3%.

The Brexit is here: A fifth American bank moving his activity away from London.
After JPMorgan, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, Bank of America doesn’t wait for Brexit and moves the European headquarters to Dublin.
At the end of the week Bank of America announced that it had chosen Dublin as the new destination for its European headquarters.
In this way, he became the fifth American bank to announce that he would be taking his action from London and the first American bank to choose Ireland as a preferred target.
The announcement came after the Bank of England ordered the international financial institutions operating in the U.K at the beginning of the month to submit plans detailing the steps to be taken towards the Brexit, which will come into effect in March 2019.
They also announced the transfer of activity from London: JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley and Citigroup.

The European stock indexes fell sharply last week.
The DAX plunged by 3.1% to a three-month low, led the trend, but the French CAC, which lost 2.25%, was not far behind.
The main reason for the pressure on the European stock markets was the strengthening of the Euro, which jumped by 1.75% against the US dollar to a two-year high.

It was a matter of time before the strengthening of the Euro began to erode the performance of European equities, especially with the export companies, which are particularly large on the German stock exchange.
However, the inferiority of stocks in Europe relative to the US stock market is not expected to be prolonged, first of all the circumstances of the strengthening of the Euro are based on the improvement in the European economy.

Another factor that supports investment in Europe compared to the US is the fact that US price hikes are spread among fewer shares than in Europe.
Over the past year, 70% of all shares in the S&P500 index have risen, compared to 80% of the BE500 index, although the S&P500’s yield was 5% higher than the European index.

A change in the ECB’s messages, as well as a loss of confidence in Trump’s capabilities to do something significant have led the Euro to strengthen since April at 10.1% against the US dollar.
Unlike the US, where the share of exports in GDP is low, the strengthening of the Euro constitutes a significant frontal wind for the economy, with the negative effects of the appreciation expected to be seen in European companies’ reports as early as next quarter.

Because of this, the European indices fell sharply in the last month and returned to their levels on the eve of the elections in France.
For the same reason Draghi made sure to note clearly in his announcement that the ECB’s monetary policy also depends on the financial conditions in the Euro zone.
In fact, the strong Euro and its effects on growth, firm profits and inflation is the main card that Draghi can pull out of the sleeve if German pressure continues.
Therefore, even if the process of reducing the quantitative easing will begin soon, it is expect very clear messages from the ECB regarding the interest rate in the Euro zone will remain at its level for a long time to come.

The trading on the European markets opened today with a slight rise, following gains on Asian stock markets and a positive trend in Wall Street futures after a mixed closing yesterday.
as mentioned, the Asian markets are also trading with gains, with Shanghai Stock Exchange leading the gains in the east.
Major technology stocks are leading the positive trend.
The market is waiting for announcements by central banks in Japan and Europe that are expected on Thursday.
The two banks are expected to present their monetary policy for the coming period and the assessments are intended to reduce the expansionary policy.

The oil prices are going down this morning.
The WTI is down by 0.3$ trading at $ 46.3, and a barrel of Brent oil is traded for $ 48.72.
Oil inventories rose by 1.6 million barrels last week, and ahead of the release of the weekly report, as analysts expect a 3 million barrel drop.

The trading on Wall Street closed yesterday almost unchanged and remained close to a record high, in a week full of quarterly reports and the unofficial opening of the high-tech reporting season.
68 of the 500 companies of the S&P 500 will publish their quarterly reports this week.
The quarterly reports of IBM, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America are due today, and on Thursday Microsoft, Snaptech will publish their results.

The shares of consumer electronics giant Apple Inc. climbed for the seventh straight day (149.56 + 0.35%) and it’s the longest daily streak since December 2016, after Morgan Stanley analysts raised Apple’s target price to $ 182, Of the current price.

This morning the trading on Asian markets falls on the back of news that two Republican senators oppose the health care bill that eliminates the former US president program regarding the health care insurance.
US President Donald Trump’s inability to pass the Health Act raises concerns among investors about his ability to fulfill his other promises.

Tokyo drops by 0.6%, Hong Kong is down by 0.1%, Shanghai loses 0.6% of its value. Singapore and Seoul are trading with little change and Sydney loses 1.1% of its value.

The US dollar fell by 0.4% against the Japanese yen to 112.18 yen to the dollar.
The Euro rose by 0.4% to $ 1.1525 and the pound gained 0.2% to $ 1.3088.

The Australian dollar is up by 1.1% to $ 0.78 after the Reserve Bank of Australia reported that the labor market is strong enough to reduce the risk of falling wages.
In addition, the bank signaled that it didn’t intend to stop the stimulus program for the asymmetrical economy.

China beats the forecasts with a strong growth of 6.9%!!
China’s second-quarter growth figures were higher than the early forecast due to strong manufacturing activity and an increase in the private consumption, but investors are warn that the second half will not be so optimistic.

China’s economy grew in the second quarter at an annual rate of 6.9%, the same rate as in the first quarter, this compares to analysts’ forecasts for a 6.8% growth.
Compared to the first quarter, China’s economy grew by 1.7%, according to the forecasts.

A rise in retail sales and the industrial output also helped offset the relative weakness in the country’s stock market caused by speculation that financial regulation will worsen.

The output of factories in China grew by 7.6% in June from the same period last year, the highest growth rate in three months.

The Wall Street trading week will open at the background of the continued reporting season and interest rate decisions by two of the world’s leading central banks, the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank.

The Bank of Japan is expected to publish optimistic forecasts for Japan’s economy on the back of steady export data, rising domestic consumption and a weaker Japanese yen.
The ECB is expected to leave the interest rate unchanged.

The trading on Wall Street last week ended with a rise, as the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 broke records.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 1% and close at 21,637 points.
The S&P 500 rose by 1.4% and reached 2,459 points.
The NASDAQ rose by 2.6% in a week’s summary, it was his best week in 2017.

In addition, on Friday, two macro data were published in the US that may affect the Federal Reserve’s policy on future interest rate decisions.
The June CPI remained unchanged and the retail sales in June fell by 0.1%, indicating that the slowdown in US inflation is not temporary As Federal Reserve officials estimate.
Therefore, the Federal Reserve may not raise the interest rates this year as previously announced.

The Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen said yesterday that the central bank is closely monitoring the moderate level of inflation in the United States, but she continues to expect that the Fed will begin to reducing assets in its balance sheets by $ 4.5 trillion later this year.

Yelan added that the central bank intends to continue raising the interest rates and begin to reduce the volume of assets in its balance sheets, but didn’t provide any new information on the timing of these measures.
Analysts predict that the Fed will begin reducing the volume of bonds in its balance sheets in September.

Regarding the interest front, Yelan signaled in her testimony that the Federal Reserve may not have to raise the rates in the US many more times: “Since the neutral interest rate is now quite low in historical terms, the federal interest rate will not have to cost so much to reach a neutral policy”

In response to Fed Chairman’s remarks, Wall Street’s stock markets closed on a positive note and the blue-chip stocks hit record highs.

In addition, the price of gold rose for the third day in a row.
The price of gold closed at aprice level of $ 1,219.1 per ounce, up 0.4%.

The trading in most Asian markets this morning is positive, following Wall Street gains on the back of optimistic remarks by Federal Reserve Governor Janet Yellen that the economy is expected to continue to grow at a moderate pace over the next two years.
Tokyo drops 0.1% as tge Japanese yen strengthens.
Hong Kong rising by 1.1%, Shanghai rises by 0.4%, Singapore is up by 0.6%.