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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

High Level Antics as Trump Battles Institutions over Economy

High Level Antics as Trump Battles Institutions over Economy Late last week Moody’s downgraded U.S debt, and the 10 Year Treasury yields as of this morning are near 4.50%. Yet, the Chicago Volatility Index is around the 17.25 level which is actually a small victory and shows that sentiment has

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Quick Trading Lesson and Mantra to Practice Patience

Quick Trading Lesson and Mantra to Practice Patience Current speculative conditions are difficult for day traders. In most cases the market environments are likely very costly too. The amount of recent volatility over the past few months has made brokers very happy and traders very poor in many cases. Traders

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Market Volatility Shelf Life Doesn’t Have an Expiration Date

Market Volatility Shelf Life Doesn’t Have an Expiration Date Updated: Apr 11 An associate in the financial world just wrote to me that “all bets are off”. Perhaps that is a solid way to think about the present speculative and investment situation. The tumultuous wave of hysteria in equity indices, Forex,

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Trump: Will He or Won’t He Day and Uncertainty for Investors

Trump: Will He or Won’t He Day and Uncertainty for Investors EURUSD One Month Chart as of 2nd April 2025 Liberation/Tariff Day will blow onto the global financial shores this morning. President Trump and his team are certain to take a victory lap as they announce their decisions regarding actions

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Examination Time: Nasdaq 100 and Trump Behavioral Sentiment

Examination Time: Nasdaq 100 and Trump Behavioral Sentiment Nasdaq 100 Six Month Chart as of 25th March Near-term trading in the Nasdaq 100 will face an examination of behavioral sentiment today and the remainder of the week. The stock index finished yesterday’s trading around 20,180.44, essentially traversing near levels directly

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Predicting the Federal Reserve and President Trump’s Rhetoric

Predicting the Federal Reserve and President Trump’s Rhetoric Financial institutions have grown accustomed to the rather fierce rhetoric from President Trump in the early days of his second term. Financial institutions have also become quite used to the recent overly cautious statements from the Federal Reserve. This Wednesday the Fed’s

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Stock Market Narrative and Looking for a Trump Silver Lining

Stock Market Narrative and Looking for a Trump Silver Lining S&P 500 One Year Chart as of 14th March 2025 U.S stock markets have been hit on the nose in recent weeks, the major indices have put in rather consistent declines since the 19th of February, and the selling frenzy

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FX Trends: Brutal Months for Day Traders and Happy Brokers

FX Trends: Brutal Months for Day Traders and Happy Brokers The past few months for day traders have likely not been pleasant experiences for many. Forex, equity indices and other assets have experienced plenty of volatility and finding a trend has not been easy. While speculators who are wagering on

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EUR/USD: Volatility is Visiting Again upon the Trump Effect

EUR/USD: Volatility is Visiting Again upon the Trump Effect EUR/USD One Month Chart as of 3rd of March 2025 The EUR/USD bounced slightly higher in early trading this morning, this after Friday’s burst lower when nervousness was ignited by the loud outcome (and lack of a resolution) via the Zelensky

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Market Volatility Concerns While Deflecting Noise From Afar

Market Volatility Concerns While Deflecting Noise From Afar S&P 500 Six Month Chart as of 27th February 2025 The phrase if it bleed it leads is a fixture regarding the world of media. People and their companies want your attention. The addition of Donald Trump to the White House helps

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EUR/USD and German Elections: Saying Quiet Thoughts Out Loud

EUR/USD and German Elections: Saying Quiet Thoughts Out Loud EUR/USD One Week Chart as of 23rd February 2025 The German Federal Election is taking place today and an expected shift to the right is being anticipated via the German voting public. The EUR/USD will react to the trading results tomorrow

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Reserve Bank of New Zealand Expected to Cut 0.50 from Rate

Reserve Bank of New Zealand Expected to Cut 0.50 from Rate NZD/USD Six Month Chart as of 18th February 2025 NZD/USD Revival Mid-Term Coming? Reserve Bank of New Zealand is expected to cut its Official Cash Rate by 0.50 on Wednesday. N.Z govt is being proactive as they try to

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