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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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AMT Markets
Robert Petrucci

USD/INR: Stubborn Higher Range and Risky Speculative Wagers

USD/INR: Stubborn Higher Range and Risky Speculative Wagers The USD/INR has remained within the higher level of its one month price range as behavioral sentiment remains difficult to gauge. As of this writing the USD/INR is near the 82.7200 ratio, but readers are urged to check this price against live…

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AMT Markets
Robert Petrucci

Risk Friday: To Freeze or Reduce is not the Correct Question

Risk Friday: To Freeze or Reduce is not the Correct Question The U.S debt ceiling debate in actuality, is a vote to legally increase the amount of debt the U.S government can spend. Approval of the debt ceiling vote will give a green light to the government to be a…

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AMT Markets
Robert Petrucci

USD/INR: Narrow Price Range as Nervous Sentiment Exhibited

USD/INR: Narrow Price Range as Nervous Sentiment Exhibited The USD/INR has delivered a rather narrow price range the past four days of trading as the currency pair awaits impetus from crucial U.S risk events.The USD/INR is trading near the 82.7000 ratio as of this writing. While the currency pair over…

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AI & Machine Learning
Robert Petrucci

AI Noise and Manipulation Feared as a Potential Threat

AI Noise and Manipulation Feared as a Potential Threat Yesterday’s AI generated graphic which claimed an explosion had happened around the Pentagon in Washington D.C. sent equity indices into a brief selloff mode. However, the graphic was soon proven to be false news as people in Washington confirmed there had…

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AMT Markets
Robert Petrucci

Nervous Contradictory Trading Winds for Behavioral Sentiment

Nervous Contradictory Trading Winds for Behavioral Sentiment Behavioral sentiment in the broad financial markets is nervous, and mixed results in the major asset classes are likely causing retail traders to feel uneasy. Most day traders try to perceive which direction they should lean based on price momentum while looking for…

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AMT Markets
Robert Petrucci

Sudden Bullish Momentum of Indian Rupee Raises Questions

Sudden Bullish Momentum of Indian Rupee Raises Questions The past week of trading within the USD/INR has seen a bullish trend emerge, this while many speculators were likely starting to believe lower price realms and targets were possible.The USD/INR is trading near the 82.2200 mark as of this writing, which…

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AMT Markets
Robert Petrucci

Spiral Downward of South African Rand as Confidence Weakens

Spiral Downward of South African Rand as Confidence Weakens The USD/ZAR has hit a bad milestone today as the bullish trend of the currency pair has toppled the 19.00000 mark momentarily, this as the USD has shown weakness against many other major currencies in the past week because financial institutions…

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Basketball
Robert Petrucci

NBA Draft Lottery and Victor Wembanyama #1

NBA Draft Lottery and Victor Wembanyama #1 You have likely heard plenty of talk about Victor Wembanyama if you are a basketball fan. Perhaps you still do not believe the potential talent the youngster may bring to the NBA for the 2023-2024 season, but rest assured NBA teams with the…

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AMT Markets
Robert Petrucci

Pay Attention to Mid-Size Banking Noise

Pay Attention to Mid-Size Banking Noise About a week and a half ago the U.S Federal Reserve ‘admitted’ they made a mistake regarding their oversight of Silicon Valley Bank. In essence, the Fed used the sports phrase that sprung to life in the early 2000’s by baseball players who said,…

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AMT Markets
Robert Petrucci

Gut Feeling about Fed June Hike, Perhaps Wrong

Gut Feeling about Fed June Hike, Perhaps Wrong I have a distinct feeling the U.S Federal Reserve is going to suggest via their FOMC Statement tomorrow that another increase of the Federal Funds Rate is likely going to happen in June. I could definitely be wrong, but my gut instinct…

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Central Banks
Robert Petrucci

BRICS and a Potential New Currency Paradigm

BRICS and a Potential New Currency Paradigm The BRICS nations are causing alarm in some ‘Western’ financial circles as they seek to strengthen their trading alliance reflecting their ability to be large producers and consumers. BRICS has a common goal of creating better trade and financial conditions for each other,…

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