• Wheat Starting off Monday with Gains

    Wheat Starting off Monday with Gains
    Wheat futures opened the trading week with modest gains ranging from 6 to 8 cents per bushel across major exchanges. This movement followed a period of decline during the preceding week, when the wheat complex experienced weakness across all three trading venues.
    Prior to the weekend, Chicago SRW wheat had declined 6 to 13 cents, with December contracts down 11 cents from the previous Friday. Kansas City HRW futures fell 2 1/4 to 10 3/4 cents during the session, registering a weekly loss of 14
  • Soybean Bulls Bouncing Higher on Monday Morning

    Soybean Bulls Bouncing Higher on Monday Morning
    Soybean futures were trading higher at the start of the week, gaining 9 to 11 cents across contracts. The rebound followed weakness on Friday, when contracts declined 9 to 17 cents, though November futures managed a 7 cent gain for the week. Open interest fell by 10,591 contracts, primarily in nearby months, indicating some long positions were being liquidated, though buying resumed on Monday.
    The cmdtyView national average cash soybean price declined 16 1/4 cents to $12.44 1/4. Soybean meal fu
  • MicroStrategy Ends Two-Week Pause With 950 Bitcoin: Is the Buying Engine Stalling?

    MicroStrategy Ends Two-Week Pause With 950 Bitcoin: Is the Buying Engine Stalling?
    Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, purchased 950 Bitcoin during the week ending September 20, marking the resumption of acquisitions following a two-week gap in buying activity. The company valued the purchase at approximately $77 million based on a bitcoin price of $81,200 used in its Monday filing. The acquisition also included $174 million in repurchases of Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, a Nasdaq-listed share class the company designed to trade near $100 pe
  • Veeco Instruments (VECO): Results Far Exceed Expectations Amid Memory Capacity Boom

    Veeco Instruments (VECO): Results Far Exceed Expectations Amid Memory Capacity Boom
    Riverwater Partners disclosed its Sustainable Value Strategy Q2 2026 investor letter, noting that small-cap equities achieved their best first-half performance since 1991, with the Russell 2500 Value Index advancing 17%. The strategy’s performance lagged its benchmark during the second quarter, primarily due to stock selection factors. The technology sector emerged as the strategy’s largest overweight position at 17% of holdings, a shift influenced by index reconstitution that reduc
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  • Kalshi asks CFTC to allow margin trading on prediction markets

    Kalshi asks CFTC to allow margin trading on prediction markets
    Kalshi submitted a filing with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Tuesday requesting authorization to provide leverage on its event contracts. The submission came through Kalshi Klear, the company’s internal clearinghouse, and represents an effort to expand the functionality available to traders on the platform.
    Margin trading involves using borrowed capital to gain exposure beyond what a trader’s own funds would permit. This practice is commonplace in equities and derivati
  • How to Trade Currency: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

    How to Trade Currency: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners
    Countless books have been written about how to trade currencies, but only a few explain Forex trading in simple terms, without complicated jargon or promises of easy money. Currency trading can be profitable, but success requires knowledge, skill, discipline, and patience.This article explains what currency trading is, how to trade currency, how the foreign exchange market differs from the stock market, and how beginners can approach Forex trading while reducing the risk of losing their initial
  • Why AMD’s new $1 trillion valuation makes perfect sense

    Why AMD’s new $1 trillion valuation makes perfect sense
    AMD achieved a historic milestone on Monday when its market capitalization crossed the $1 trillion threshold for the first time, with the stock climbing 9.9% during a broader technology sector rally. The company’s year-to-date stock performance has significantly outpaced rival Nvidia, with shares rising 185% compared to a 22% gain for the competitor.
    The chipmaker’s strong valuation reflects a series of operational and financial achievements throughout the year. In its second-quarte
  • TSMC Spent $15.59 Billion on CapEx in a Single Quarter, 42% More Than the Quarter Before. Here’s What It Means For the Stock.

    TSMC Spent $15.59 Billion on CapEx in a Single Quarter, 42% More Than the Quarter Before. Here’s What It Means For the Stock.
    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reported record quarterly capital spending of $15.59 billion in the June 2026 quarter, marking its highest outlay in the past eight quarters and representing a 42% increase from the prior quarter’s $10.98 billion. The elevated investment reflected the company’s third adjustment to its 2026 capital expenditure budget this year, increasing the target range to $60 billion to $64 billion from an initial $52 billion guidance. Chief Executive Off
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  • Rising Treasury Yields Are Wreaking Havoc on the Bond Market. Here’s How It Could Affect Stock Investors.

    Rising Treasury Yields Are Wreaking Havoc on the Bond Market. Here’s How It Could Affect Stock Investors.
    Rising interest rates have produced significant disruptions across both fixed-income and equity markets. The yield on 30-year Treasury securities climbed to 5.35%, marking a 19-year high and shifting the landscape for investors seeking income-producing assets. This rate environment has eroded the market value of existing bond holdings, with the average 30-year Treasury declining approximately 5% in value over the preceding year—a notable loss for instruments typically characterized by pri
  • Meridian Mining shares jump 10% as Cabaçal study points to $2bn value

    Meridian Mining shares jump 10% as Cabaçal study points to $2bn value
    Meridian Mining Plc, listed on exchanges in London and Toronto, released results from a definitive feasibility study on its Cabaçal project located in Brazil’s Mato Grosso state. The comprehensive assessment valued the gold-copper-silver deposit at more than $2 billion, prompting a 10% increase in the company’s share price to 109p in early trading.
    The study calculated the project’s after-tax net present value at $2.09 billion using a 5% discount rate, alongside an inte
  • Corporate bond buyers get picky with flood of AI debt

    Corporate bond buyers get picky with flood of AI debt
    The investment-grade corporate bond market has bifurcated as institutional investors adopt divergent approaches to debt issued by artificial intelligence-focused companies versus traditional borrowers. Portfolio managers indicated they do not harbor credit quality concerns regarding hyperscalers and other AI-related enterprises. Rather, the substantial and difficult-to-predict borrowing requirements necessary to finance data centers, semiconductors, and AI infrastructure have motivated fixed in
  • Morning Bid: As oil swoons, AI recharges

    Morning Bid: As oil swoons, AI recharges
    Equity markets received a boost from enthusiasm surrounding Meta’s latest artificial intelligence offering and weakness in crude oil prices. Meta’s new AI agent Muse generated substantial investor interest, driving the company’s shares up more than 11% on Monday. The positive reception extended across the technology sector, with semiconductor manufacturers gaining ground and chip stocks reaching fresh highs. Advanced Micro Devices joined the ranks of trillion-dollar-valued com
  • Yen Slides as BoJ Hesitates. Forecast as of 22.09.2026

    Yen Slides as BoJ Hesitates. Forecast as of 22.09.2026
    If the US Treasury pushes the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates aggressively while Sanae Takaichi's government fuels dissent within the BoJ's policy-making ranks, breaking the USD/JPY uptrend could prove difficult. Let's analyze the situation and develop a trading plan.Major Takeaways The Bank of Japan raised its overnight rate to 1.25%. Dissenting Board of Governors members caused the yen to fall. The derivatives market does not believe the cycle will continue in October. Long positions can
  • Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 22.09.2026

    Short-Term Analysis for BTCUSD, XRPUSD, and ETHUSD for 22.09.2026
    Dear readers,I've prepared a short-term forecast for Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum based on Elliott Wave analysis.Major Takeaways BTCUSD: The price continues to rise in a bullish correction (B). Consider long positions with a Take Profit at 88,096.74. XRPUSD: The asset continues to rise in impulse [C] of XX. Consider long positions with a Take Profit at 1.694. ETHUSD: The rise in the fifth part of a bullish impulse continues. Consider long positions with a Take Profit at 2,859.38.Elliott Wave An
  • Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 22.09.2026

    Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 22.09.2026
    Welcome, my fellow traders! I have prepared a price forecast for US Crude, XAUUSD, and EURUSD using a combination of the margin zones method and technical analysis. Based on the market analysis, I have identified entry signals for intraday traders.Yesterday, gold hit the first target for the short trades opened at resistance B.Major Takeaways USCrude: Oil is correcting higher today. XAUUSD: Gold has reached its first downside target of 4,325. EURUSD: The euro is consolidating near the Targe
  • Euro Under Pressure as Investors Embrace US Assets. Forecast as of 22.09.2026

    Euro Under Pressure as Investors Embrace US Assets. Forecast as of 22.09.2026
    Will Germany follow in the UK's footsteps? Could the German chancellor be replaced in order to save the ruling party? If so, continued capital outflows from Europe to the US could put further pressure on the EUR/USD. Let's examine this scenario and develop a trading plan.Major Takeaways The likelihood of a Fed rate hike in October–December is increasing. Capital inflows are supporting the US dollar. Rising political risks in Germany are weighing on the euro. Short positions can be opened w

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