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U.S. Retail Sales MoM

Latest Release

Sep 14, 2018

Actual

0.1%

Forecast

0.4%

0.7%

Retail Sales measure the change in the total value of sales at the retail level. It is the foremost indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD.

Importance:

Country:

Currency: USD

Source: Census Bureau

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Sep 14, 2018 (Aug)	14:30	0.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Aug 15, 2018 (Jul)	14:30	0.5%	0.2%	0.2%
Jul 16, 2018 (Jun)	14:30	0.5%	0.5%	1.3%
Jun 14, 2018 (May)	14:30	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
May 15, 2018 (Apr)	14:30	0.3%	0.4%	0.8%
Apr 16, 2018 (Mar)	14:30	0.6%	0.4%	-0.1%

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FTSE/JSE Top 40	50,932.40	+563.25	+1.12%
FTSE/JSE 40 Futures	51,729	+597	+1.17%
Dow 30 Futures	26,746.0	+19.0	+0.07%
S&P 500 Futures	2,932.25	-7.25	-0.25%
Nasdaq Futures	7,547.75	-61.00	-0.80%
DAX Futures	12,391.5	+75.5	+0.61%
US Dollar Index	93.79	+0.32	+0.34%
Bitcoin Futures	6,685.0	+0.0	+0.00%

Gold	1,203.40	-7.90	-0.65%
Silver	14.310	+0.005	+0.03%
Crude Oil WTI	70.72	+0.40	+0.57%
Brent Oil	78.24	0.00	0.00%
Natural Gas	2.974	0.000	0.00%
Copper	2.845	+0.105	+3.83%
US Corn	357.75	+4.55	+1.29%
London Cocoa	1,565.00	+2.00	+0.13%

USD/ZAR	14.3089	+0.0217	+0.15%
EUR/USD	1.1749	-0.0028	-0.24%
GBP/USD	1.3069	-0.0193	-1.46%
USD/JPY	112.60	+0.12	+0.11%
GBP/JPY	147.14	-2.12	-1.42%
USD/CAD	1.2916	+0.0013	+0.10%
AUD/USD	0.7291	-0.0001	-0.01%
EUR/JPY	132.26	-0.17	-0.13%

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ETH/USD	244.13	-1.64	-0.67%
BCH/USD	488.19	-1.27	-0.26%
XRP/USD	0.56580	+0.00945	+1.70%
LTC/USD	60.810	-0.210	-0.34%
DASH/USD	205.75	+1.31	+0.64%
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EUR/USD

1.1749

-0.0028 -0.24%

Summary

Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 3

Sell 9

Indicators:

Buy 3

Sell 5

EUR/USD

1.1749

-0.0028 -0.24%

Summary

Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 3

Sell 9

Indicators:

Buy 3

Sell 5

GBP/USD

1.3069

-0.0193 -1.46%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 0

Sell 12

Indicators:

Buy 1

Sell 7

USD/JPY

112.60

+0.12 +0.11%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 8

Sell 4

Indicators:

Buy 8

Sell 1

AUD/USD

0.7291

-0.0001 -0.01%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 12

Sell 0

Indicators:

Buy 5

Sell 1

USD/CAD

1.2916

+0.0013 +0.10%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 2

Sell 10

Indicators:

Buy 2

Sell 6

EUR/JPY

132.26

-0.17 -0.13%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 1

Sell 11

Indicators:

Buy 4

Sell 5

EUR/CHF

1.1261

-0.0031 -0.27%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 1

Sell 11

Indicators:

Buy 1

Sell 10

Gold

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Silver

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Copper

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

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Crude Oil WTI

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

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Brent Oil

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Natural Gas

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

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US Coffee C

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Dow 30

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Nasdaq 100

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

S&P 500

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

DAX

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

FTSE 100

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

CAC 40

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Nikkei 225

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

BTC/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

ETH/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

BCH/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

XRP/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

LTC/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

DASH/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

IOTA/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Indicators:

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BTG/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

Apple

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Alphabet A

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Bank of America

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

JPMorgan

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Exxon Mobil

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Deutsche Bank AG

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 2Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 5Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 10Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 30Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Euro Bund

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

US 10Y T-Note

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Japan Govt. Bond

Summary

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Buy

Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

UK Gilt

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

SPDR DJIA

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

iShares Russell 1000 Growth

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

iShares Russell 2000

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

SPDR S&P 500

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

ProShares UltraShort S&P500

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

ProShares UltraShort QQQ

Summary

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Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

EUR/USD	1.1749	Sell
GBP/USD	1.3069	Strong Sell
USD/JPY	112.60	Strong Buy
AUD/USD	0.7291	Strong Buy
USD/CAD	1.2916	Strong Sell
EUR/JPY	132.26	Strong Sell
EUR/CHF	1.1261	Strong Sell

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	Interest Rates	Next Meeting
SARB	6.50%	Nov 22, 2018
FED	2.00%	Sep 26, 2018
BOE	0.75%	Nov 01, 2018
ECB	0.00%	Oct 25, 2018
SNB	-0.75%	Dec 13, 2018
RBA	1.50%	Oct 02, 2018
RBNZ	1.75%	Sep 27, 2018
BOJ	-0.10%	Oct 31, 2018
CBR	7.50%	Oct 26, 2018
RBI	6.50%	Oct 05, 2018
PBOC	4.35%
BCB	6.50%	Oct 31, 2018