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Monica Kingsley

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Monica Kingsley is a trader and financial markets analyst. Checking dozens of charts daily, she integrates their messages with economics and in-depth experience. Trade calls and writing are her cup of tea as much as studies in market histories. Having been at the financial markets when the Great Recession arrived, she experienced many bull and bear markets - be it in stocks, bonds, gold and silver.

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Big week ahead

Friday January 27, 2023 04:56PM

(Kitco commentary) - S&P 500 charge higher continued, and high beta plays didn't disappoint. Energy, financials, Russell 2000, emerging markets - all on fire.

Hawks and surprises

Monday January 16, 2023 11:52AM

(Kitco commentary) - S&P 500 didn't like CPI coming in line with expectations, and it was indeed "buy the rumor sell the news" reaction, followed by cutting into 4,010 on confirming bond and dollar price action. No fresh fuel though making for a larger reaction.

Jobs chasing inflation

Thursday January 5, 2023 12:34PM

(Kitco commentary) - S&P 500 tested the bottom part of the 3,875 3,810 range sufficiently, and its about time to start probing the breakout. Even the Fed minutes are out of the way, with the hawkish realization that the Fed isnt planning to cut or ease any time soon.

Powell delivered

Thursday December 1, 2022 04:55PM

(Kitco commentary) - Yesterday confirmed the risk-on turn in S&P 500 and beyond as Powell didn't spook the markets in the end. So, not even a temporary setback, let alone crash that many others had been calling for.

Powell ahead

Tuesday November 29, 2022 03:46PM

(Kitco commentary) - S&P 500 recovered from China uncertainty, keeping right below 4,000 until Williams and Bullard reiterated sticky inflation and high rates views.

Winds of change

Wednesday November 9, 2022 04:25PM

(Kitco commentary) - Making a fine run, S&P 500 retreated from a vulnerable level of 3,865, but the bulls didn't give up totally since. Still, this tough 3,848 - 3,855 resistance held

Dips to buy

Tuesday November 1, 2022 06:15PM

(Kitco commentary) - S&P 500 indeed entered yesterday in a corrective mode, which turned out to be a shallow downswing. USD and yields moved up - a bit too much to my liking, in a move that I saw as fake, especially when the closing prices are considered.