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Robert Petrucci

Robert Petrucci brings over 30 years of experience in the financial markets and has been writing about them for nearly two decades. He specializes in risk management and delivers insightful analysis across Forex, equities, indices, and commodities. Beyond markets, Robert is also known to explore politics and sports, and he is a co-host of The Risk Reward Show, a podcast available on all major platforms.
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Robert Petrucci

U.S Inflation Data Ready to Rattle Markets and Traders

U.S Inflation Data Ready to Rattle Markets and Traders Another Day to Prove some of us are Fools The U.S will publish its PPI data in a few hours time. The outlooks from many experts regarding the Federal Reserve have been rather suspicious when contemplating the U.S central bank. However,

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Is the USD Bullish Surge Coming to an End?

Is the USD Bullish Surge Coming to an End? The long and brutal bullish trend the USD has exhibited against many other currencies could be coming to an end, as behavioral sentiment begins to suspect the U.S Federal Reserve will have to consider halting its interest rates hikes sooner rather

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Nervous about the Markets, You’re not Alone

Nervous about the Markets, You’re not Alone U.K political chaos turning into clarity or further madness? Mid-term elections coming in the U.S about to deliver change? More turmoil in Brazil? What could go wrong? So you are nervous about the global markets. You are thinking about the possibility of putting

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The Yuan’s Slip is Showing and Troublesome

The Yuan’s Slip is Showing and Troublesome Two and a half weeks from Xi Jinping’s expected and unprecedented 3rd term coronation as China’s president, the country is trying hard to tamp down any distractions in a year that has provided plenty of them: pandemic lockdowns; faltering economy; supply chain headaches;

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Central Bank Capitulation led by Federal Reserve

Central Bank Capitulation led by Federal Reserve The 21st and 22nd of September were potentially important signals for traders as the Federal Reserve admitted they remain reactive to inflationary pressures, and other global central banks countered with acts of their own. While it is difficult and often foolish to believe

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Escalation of Rhetoric doesn’t create Calm Investors

Escalation of Rhetoric doesn’t create Calm Investors Putin and U.S Federal Reserve will Stir U.S Markets Today An escalation of rhetoric via Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding his nation’s war with Ukraine took place this morning via a televised address to the Russian people. Putin has said Russia will call

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U.S Fed will raise Interest Rates this Week Once Again

U.S Fed will raise Interest Rates this Week Once Again September Federal Reserve Pronouncements on the Calendar The U.S Federal Reserve will raise their Federal Funds Rate by another 0.75% this coming Wednesday the 21st of September. If they do not it would send a shock wave through the markets,

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Cryptocurrencies & Digital Assets
Robert Petrucci

Horror Show to Come for Bitcoin and MicroStrategy?

Horror Show to Come for Bitcoin and MicroStrategy? How cruel do hedge funds want to be? Actually it isn’t about being cruel, it is about making money. And hedge funds have an opportunity they could be pursuing which will affect Bitcoin and MicroStrategy. Bitcoin is traversing slightly above the 19,581.00

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Bitcoin Winter Threatens to Become an Ice Age

Bitcoin Winter Threatens to Become an Ice Age Many influencers within the digital asset world use the term ‘crypto winter’ as a way to explain the dramatic cyclical falls of value when cryptocurrencies prices crumble. The sun it is psychologically suggested, will shine again during summer, prices always heat up

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Robert Petrucci

Silence Of Tether a Loud Warning in Crypto Trading World

Silence Of Tether a Loud Warning in Crypto Trading World Tether continues to trade below its stated target value of 1.0000 via its stable coin ‘mandate’, and its failure to attain the target for nearly a month may be a loud warning. Failure to Maintain 1.00000000 value in Tether USDT/USD

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Words Matter in the Financial World and Noise is Dangerous

Words Matter in the Financial World and Noise is Dangerous As the financial markets trade in a nervous fashion the amount of ‘noise’ that traders must deal with has increased. Markets Remain Jittery and Day Traders Pay the Price The financial markets remain in a nervous state, and this is

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Speculative Fatigue as Roller Coaster Turns into Crypto Pain

Speculative Fatigue as Roller Coaster Turns into Crypto Pain Global markets remain uneasy in the short term as financial institutions seek clarity and short term speculators take cover. Thrill of the ride up turns into fear and lost money Speculators have shown signs of fatigue in the cryptocurrencies markets. A

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