Latest Updates to Market Opinions & Analysis
Speculator Extremes: Cotton, Bitcoin, FedFunds & Lean Hogs lead Bullish & Bearish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on Tuesday July… ...
Gold Is Rapidly Declining in Price: Statistics Hardly Help - By Analytical Department RoboForex Gold fell to 4,033 USD per ounce on Thursday, extending its losing streak. Pressure on the market is being exerted by a sharp rise in oil… ...
Euro Bets go Bearish, New Zealand Dollar Bets hit Record Low - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
Speculator Extremes: Bitcoin, Cotton Copper & USD Index lead weekly Bullish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on Tuesday July… ...
Fertilizers carry a hidden cost for soil’s crucial microbes – using less as prices rise might pay off for farms in unexpected ways - By Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Across North America, in places such as Illinois, Iowa and Texas, farmers are busy growing the crops the world depends on for… ...
Americans are not as well off as people in peer nations – US safety net’s shortfalls show up in global data - By Stephen Bagwell, University of Missouri-St. Louis and Susan Randolph, University of Connecticut As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence, the global data we… ...
It may be almost impossible to make data centers pay their ‘fair share’ of electricity costs - By Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida Many major tech companies have pledged to pay their fair share of the costs associated with generating and transmitting more electricity to serve… ...
Mid-week review: ECB Forum, US NFP & Intervention risk - By ForexTime US stocks heading for best quarter in 6 years ECB forum in Sintra may rock markets Yen weakens to levels not seen since 1986 US NFP on Thursday… ...
GBP Strength Holds Despite Dovish Bank of England Signals - By Analytical Department RoboForex GBP/USD shrugged off the impact of Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey's speech at the ECB forum in Sintra and rose to 1.3287 on Thursday. Earlier,… ...
Currency Speculators continue to sharply raise British Pound Sterling bearish bets - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
Speculator Extremes: Bitcoin, Copper, GBP & Lean Hogs lead Bullish & Bearish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on Tuesday June… ...
GBP/USD Ends the Month with Its Worst Performance in a Year - By RoboForex Analytical Department The GBP/USD pair continued to decline against the US dollar on Friday and is set to close June with its worst monthly performance since July last… ...
How local communities are challenging Big Tech data centers’ noise, pollution and rising electricity bills - By Rachel Mural, Harvard Kennedy School As the race to build data centers across the United States accelerates, local governments worry that the tech industry mantra of “move fast and… ...
Quantum sensors could spot hidden damage in the thousands of US bridges rated ‘structurally deficient’ - By Alex Krasnok, Florida International University Every bridge has parts that drivers never see: steel buried in concrete, welds tucked under girders, and soil packed around foundations below the waterline.… ...
How everyone pays the cost for patents on seeds, and private companies get rich from keeping them secret - By Julie Dawson, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Kiki Hubbard, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Paulina Jenney, University of Wisconsin-Madison The United States is one of only a handful of countries that allows… ...
How Wall Street is shifting electric utilities toward consolidation and profit - By Conor Harrison, University of South Carolina A corporate merger that would form the largest electric utility in the United States is underway. It’s just one of many recent utility… ...
Energy costs are high and unaffordable – what utilities, governments, communities and you can do to help save consumers money - By Sanya Carley, University of Pennsylvania; Alexandra Klass, University of Michigan; Alison L. Knasin, University of Pennsylvania; David Konisky, Indiana University, and Shelley Welton, University of Pennsylvania For many Americans,… ...
Prediction markets are opening many new opportunities for unregulated insider trading and unethical bets – in the name of making a game out of politics - By Matt Motta, Boston University and Robert Ralston, University of Birmingham Arrests for betting on the U.S. military operation that removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Death threats from gamblers to… ...
Soaring US beef prices likely to rise further thanks to trade tensions and disease outbreaks - By Andrew Muhammad, University of Tennessee and Charles Martinez It’s summer grilling season, but for many Americans, surging prices mean beef is no longer what’s for dinner. The cost of… ...
WTI oil prices have collapsed below 80 dollars per barrel - By JustMarkets On Tuesday, the US stock market showed mixed dynamics caused by large‑scale profit‑taking in the artificial intelligence sector. By the end of the day, the Dow Jones Index… ...
Large Currency Speculator Roundup: Mexican Peso Bets rise as Euro, CAD Bets drop - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
Speculator Extremes: Bitcoin, Copper & Steel lead weekly Bullish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on Tuesday June… ...
Week Ahead: NAS100 faces triple threat – SpaceX, Fed & Iran - By ForexTime NAS100 ↑ 17% YTD, 4% away from ATH SpaceX begins trading on the Nasdaq exchange Renewed peace deal hopes may lift risk sentiment Fed decision set to add… ...
5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country as a whole - By Neha Gour, George Mason University; Ed Maibach, George Mason University, and Luis Ortiz, George Mason University Every internet search, streamed video and AI-generated response depends on a data center… ...
How you map numbers in your mind isn’t universal, even among people who read the same language - By Olga Lazareva, Drake University and Reggie Gazes, Bucknell University Imagine taking out a 12-inch ruler and finding that the number 12 is on the left side and the number… ...- Scientists used a method from ecology to identify whether icy moons could hold conditions for life - By Gideon Yoffe, Weizmann Institute of Science New observatories and spacecraft missions are probing environments in our solar system that could potentially host life but have long remained hidden. Icy… ...
New Zealand Dollar Speculators raise Bets as NZD rises on possible higher interest rates - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
It’s not just high gas prices – inflation is now spreading through the US economy - By D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Brandy Hadley, Appalachian State University Americans don’t need a press release to know that inflation is rising. Gasoline is above $4 per… ...
Scientists used a method from ecology to identify whether icy moons could hold conditions for life - By Gideon Yoffe, Weizmann Institute of Science New observatories and spacecraft missions are probing environments in our solar system that could potentially host life but have long remained hidden. Icy… ...
Week Ahead: Dollar in the crosshairs - By ForexTime FXTM’s USDInd ↑ 0.8% YTD Iran conflict + US NFP combo = fresh volatility? Over past year, NFP triggered moves of ↑ 0.3% & ↓ 1.2% NFP forecast… ...- Australian Dollar Speculators continue to raise Bullish Bets for 4th straight week - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
Speculator Extremes: AUD, Soybean Meal & Copper lead Bullish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on Tuesday May… ...- Week Ahead: EURUSD inches toward make-or-break support - By ForexTime EURUSD ↓ 1.1% YTD Germany CPI + US PCE combo = fresh volatility? EU Flash CPI forecast to trigger moves of ↑ 0.3% & ↓ 0.2% US April… ...
Nvidia earnings preview: In chips we trust… - By ForexTime Nvidia shares only ↑18% year-to-date Competition, data centre revenue and fiscal Q2 2027 guidance in focus Shares could move 5.5% ↑ or ↓ post earnings Analysts remain bullish… ...- Button‑pushing explorers: How to grasp that AI agents can do amazing things while knowing nothing - By Ji Y. Son, California State University, Los Angeles and Alice Xu, University of California, Los Angeles The nonprofit ARC Prize Foundation on May 1, 2026, released the results of… ...
The missing link in America’s critical minerals push isn’t mining – it’s processing expertise - By Hélène Nguemgaing, University of Maryland and Alan Collins, West Virginia UniversityThe United States is spending billions of dollars to secure access to critical minerals – minerals and metals that… ...
Most people don’t know what they don’t know, but think they do – correcting your metaknowledge can make you a better teacher and learner - By Tommy Blanchard, Tufts University Do you know what the Apple logo looks like? Chances are, you think you do. It’s ubiquitous and iconic. How could you not know it?… ...- How does your brain decide between the road not taken or the same old route? Resolving conflicting memories is key to navigation - By Paulina Maxim, Georgia Institute of Technology When was the last time you paid attention to your commute? And I don’t mean a couple of feet in front of you,… ...
- Mythos AI is a cybersecurity threat, but it doesn’t rewrite the rules of the game - By Mohammad Ahmad, West Virginia University The cybersecurity community went on alert when Anthropic announced on April 7, 2026, that its latest and most capable general-purpose large language model, Claude… ...
- Yen Speculator Bets jump after intervention, CAD & AUD Bets continue higher as USD Index Bets fall - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
Speculator Extremes: Cotton, SOFR 3-Months lead Bullish & Bearish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on Tuesday May… ...
Week Ahead: Dollar faces Trump/Xi & CPI showdown - By ForexTime Fresh clashes near Strait of Hormuz fuels caution Trump/Xi summit could influence fate of Iran war US CPI data among other reports also in sharp focus FXTM USDInd… ...- UAE’s OPEC exit has been long in the works – and may mark the beginning of a Gulf realignment - By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University The United Arab Emirates’ decision to withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will leave the oil cartel weakened at a crucial time.… ...
- Canadian Dollar Speculator Bets up strongly for 2nd week as CAD price gains for 4th week - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
Speculator Extremes: Soybean Oil, Wheat & Ultra 10-Year Bonds lead Bullish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on Tuesday April… ...- Why the CRB Index May Be Signaling the Next Commodity Move - Source: John Newell (4/30/26) John Newell of John Newell & Associates takes a look at the CRB Index and reviews companies on the index he believes might be positioned for… ...
- What’s in the price of a gallon of gas? - By Robert I. Harris, Georgia Institute of Technology The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects nationwide retail gasoline prices to average near US$4.30 a gallon for April 2026 – the highest… ...
- You probably wouldn’t notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses - By Brian Jay Tang, University of Michigan and Kang G. Shin, University of Michigan Hundreds of millions of people consult artificial intelligence chatbots on a daily basis for everything from… ...
How personal finance advice is getting political, thanks to ‘finfluencers’ - By Maximilian Brichta, University of Virginia Once seen as often dry and sometimes intimidating, personal finance advice is a far cry from what it was in your grandparents’ day. It’s… ...
The World’s Most Underrated Investment Frontier - Source: Stephen McBride (4/27/26) Stephen McBride of RiskHedge shares what he believes is one of the most criminally underrated investments today. RiskHedge publisher Dan Steinhart and I just got back… ...
