Hello Tiger Community!! I'd like to introduce myself: THE STOP HUNTER aka Stephen Hoad!I'm an algorithmic, quantitative, technical analyst trader who founded THE STOP HUNTER, a financial markets training, FinTech and trading company, in 2015. I have 25+ years global financial markets experience as a PM, proprietary trader, options trader, quantitative analyst and senior risk manager. Im also the CIO of my own fund.I have previously held senior roles at Koch Industries, Merrill Lynch, WestLB and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, where I specialised in commodities, technical analysis, systematic/automated trading, derivatives products, financial & quantitative theory and risk management.I'm one of the UK's leading Technical Analysts and I teach the pro's how to use the charts! I teach on t
Big US earnings week ahead: Some of the key ones to look out for..... Tues: $Microsoft(MSFT)$ GOOG, V, KO, GE, HCA, PCAR, GM, Wed: $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ , IBM, Thur: $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ , MA, MRK, INTC, BMY, MO, BSX, NOC, CMG, F, Fri: XOM, CVX, ABBV, AON, PSX, Good luck with the trading! If you’d like to find out more about what I do, you can get in touch with me via: Copy Trading: www.igoex.co.uk Website: www.thestophunter.co.uk YouTube: @thestophunter Regards Stephen (aka THE STOP HUNTER)
The Trading week ahead: Update Monday morning UK 27/02/23:
The Trading week ahead: Update Monday morning UK 27/02/23: OVERVIEW: Quiet week ahead for scheduled economic news – look out for European inflation figures and Chinese manufacturing results this week (see forward). US / China increasing tensions. Stock markets: Europe again looking stronger. US neutral. China turning more bearish. Commodities: Metals, Grains weak / bearish. WTI neutral – but fundamentals possibly a bit more bullish? NatGas FOMO bullish bounce? RBoB picking up strength. Softs: FCOJ, Coffee looking bullish. US Dollar strengthening – AUD, JPY, CHF look weak. Crypto complex – losing upside momentum? BTC looking to bounce back up? ***DONT FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE STOP HUNTER TRADERS CLUB, where you'll be able to get the FULL weekly report: includes more markets, more analysis, o
The Trading week ahead: Update Monday morning UK 13/02/23:
The Trading week ahead: Update Monday morning UK 13/02/23: OVERVIEW: Quieter week ahead in terms of scheduled economic news releases. Look out for US CPI numbers out Tuesday. Stock markets: Global bullish momentum slowing. Nasdaq 100 this years stand out bullish index so far. Commodities: Oil bulls jumping back in? Metals / Gold complex weak. Soft commodities complex hotting up – Sugar No11, FCOJ. US Dollar strengthening. JPY, GBP, EUR weakening? China / US concerns on balloongate still playing out! Crypto complex upside momentum slowing – BTC, ETH retracing? ***DONT FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE STOP HUNTER TRADERS CLUB, where you'll be able to get the FULL weekly report: includes more markets, more analysis, opinion, trade ideas - more details at bottom of this article! Trending on Social Medi
The Trading week ahead: Update Monday morning UK 06/02/23:
A treat for you this week! Please find attached the 'full' week ahead report that I send out to members of THE STOP HUNTER Traders Club - includes more detailed analysis, charts, trade ideas etc. Access from link below. If you are interested in receiving this on a regular basis or want to join THE STOP HUNTER Traders club then please find out more at the end of this article.... TRADERS CLUB WEEKLY REPORT 06/02/23 Usual weekly summary below.......... OVERVIEW: Quieter week ahead in terms of scheduled economic news releases. Look out fir Australian interest rate increase from 3.1% to 3.35% on Tuesday. The ‘hawks’ were out last week – FOMC / ECB/ BoE hitting positive sentiment.
The Trading week ahead: Update Monday morning UK 30/01/23: OVERVIEW: - Some key economic data releases this week: US interest rate decision Wednesday – expect increase to 4.75% from 4.5%. ECB rate decision Thursday – expect increase to 3% from 2.5%. UK Interest rate decision Thursday expect to rise to 4% from 3.5%. Non farms US data out Friday. - Oil fundamentals still bullish although technical a bit weaker. - Gold still shining for the bulls. - Chinese stocks bullish after come back from holidays. - Crypto complex picking up bullish momentum. - Big week for tech earnings – could shape US stock markets shorter term outlook. The ‘big boys’ report Wednesday / Thursday. Trending on Social Media this morning: USA: Adani, INTC, AXON, TSLA, C3 AI, BBBY, AMD, Sectors: Hydrogen UK: MSFT, GOOG,
It's looking good for $Gold - main 2302(GCmain)$ so far in 2023, so has it got its shine back? Battered by Bitcoin, out of love with investors and traders can it push through 2100 highs and head toward 2500 or will we see it fizzle out once more and head back to the 1600's? I take a look at a host of variables to see where the price of Gold may be heading next!! Watch the full video analysis on my YouTube channel here: GOLD PRICE TO $2500 IN 2023 - WHERE NEXT?! [ANALYSIS & PREDICTIONS] Summary: Overall BULLISH The charts: Variables: Dollar weak, Commitment Of Traders Bullish, Seasonality Bullish (see video for detail) Key price zones: (see weekly line
$Intel(INTC)$ - stock to watch! Big into AI, semiconductors - if those 2 sectors can push and recover, Intel are certainly one to watch! Plenty of upside (see attached chart). Targets: 40, 50, 70, Stop Loss 23. Consider using options to capture the upside and control the risks! (all available on Tiger!) For more trading analysis and education follow me on my YouTube channel: @thestophunter
The Trading week ahead: Update Monday morning UK 16/01/23: Inflation the headline this week - hopes from UK and Europe that will reduce (see below for reporting calendar). Stock Markets and Crytpo generally stronger over the last week. Gold pushing new highs (see attached chart) as US Dollar stays week (see attached currency strength chart). Chinese GDP and Industrial Production figs out tomorrow. Busier week for US earnings releases - still focus still on financial stocks (see below for more detail) Trending on Social Media this morning: USA: $Bed Bath & Beyond(BBBY)$ JUPW, DQ, TSLA, 3C AI. UK: BBBY, $Intel(INTC)$ AUD: TSLA, PLS Sectors: Oil SAF:
Happy New Year from THE STOP HUNTER - here is wishing all at Tiger Brokers and the Tiger Brokers Trading Community a prosperous and successful trading year in 2023!! For more trading analysis and education follow me on my YouTube channel: @thestophunter
$Platinum - main 2304(PLmain)$ - set to perform strongly in 2023? Reason: Demand > Supply. The market is forecast to be in a deficit of 303 koz in 2023 as global platinum demand is expected to increase by 19% (to 7,770 koz) while supply will increase by just 2% (to 7,466 koz). Could see a +40% price gain this year? (See attached chart) See the whole video analysis here: https://youtu.be/2NYlavk21QY Follow me on YouTube : @thestophunter
$S&P 500(.SPX)$ breaking up out of range on Renko chart, but still a long way to go before the bulls get comfortable once more! (see attached chart) Upside targets: 3900, 3950, 4000, 4175. Follow me on YouTube @thestophunter
VIX (Volatility for $E-mini S&P 500 - main 2212(ESmain)$ ) looking to hold more bullish? Encouraging signs for a S&P500 rally in January?! (see attached chart of inverse strategy VIX vs SP500) Follow me: YouTube @thestophunter
Happy New Year! The Trading week ahead: Update Monday morning UK 09/01/23: A possibly 'quieter' week ahead. Not too much to talk about on scheduled economic calendar events this week - Thursday: US CPI numbers one to watch. (See below for schedule). General sentiment starting the week a bit more bullish with China opening up its borders, and German industrial production figures encouraging. US earnings this week with the focus on financial stocks (see below for more detail). $Light Crude Oil - main 2301(CLmain)$ bouncing up on that Chinese news (see attached chart). In FOREX - US Dollar weaker (see attached currency strength chart). Trending on Social Media this morning: USA:
$Light Crude Oil - main 2301(CLmain)$ WTI crude oil reversing / looking a bit more short term bullish? Is that because Saudi Arabia just beat Argentina in the World Cup!! [Facepalm][Doubt][OMG] More likely OPEC+ rumblings again. (See attached Renko chart) Follow me: YouTube @thestophunter
The Trading week ahead: Update Monday morning UK 21/11/22: US Earnings season over. US Dollar weaker but recovering Monday morning. UK Pound strengthening. (See attached Currency Strength charts) Covid problems still hitting Chinese markets. Mixed bag for global stocks - mining, travel suffering. Defense, healthcare more positive. Strongest stock market - EU Stoxx (see attached chart). End of the week we head into US Thanksgiving holidays. Earlier today Chinese Loan Rate stayed the same at 3.65%. Trending on Social Media this morning: USA: GME, $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$ , DIS, GM, BOOM, $Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing(TSM)$ (see attached chart). UK: TWTR, Indian (NSE)
The Trading week ahead: Update Monday morning UK 14/11/22:Arguably the biggest story from last week was the collapse of FTX and the damage it has done to the crypto complex. This story I feel will roll on into this week and beyond and there maybe more fallout to come, so be careful in that space!A quiet week in terms of scheduled economic news events. A busy week though for US Earnings again especially Tech and Retail stocks eg $Alibaba(BABA)$ $NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$ (see my other picks below). Interest rate / inflation rises still hanging over the worlds economies, with further warnings from the US FED. UK autumn budget this statement this Thursday may see more tax increases.T
The Trading week ahead: Update Monday morning UK 07/11/22: Quiet week ahead for scheduled economic news events after last weeks interest rate barrage. Nat Gas prices continue to surge (see attached chart) and the US Dollar still very strong. US markets starting to really focus in on the mid-term elections. Stocks - $Twitter(TWTR)$still all the talk! Having a negative impact on $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$? US earnings season continues, following last weeks volatility and disappointments (see below for my pick of the week). Earlier this morning - German Industrial Production results better than expected. Trending on Social Media this morning: USA: VIHD (see attached chart), SNTG&
The Trading week ahead: Update Monday morning UK 31/10/22: INTEREST RATES in focus this week, Australia (Tues), US (Wed), UK (Thu) all expected to rise again. End of week also sees non-farm data release. Euro inflation keeps climbing to new highs. $Wheat - main 2212(ZWmain)$futures spike up (see attached chart) on Russia abandoning grain deal. $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$want to buy into $GLENCORE PLC(GLEN.UK)$?! US earnings fail from the big boys last week. Another busy US earnings week ahead - see below for my picks. Earlier today: AUD Retail Sales (MoM) (Sep) as expected. Chinese Manufacturing PMI (Oc