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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

Impolite Opinion: BRICS Long-Term Plans & Implications Part 1

Impolite Opinion: BRICS Long-Term Plans & Implications Part 1 The global Forex market is spastic and many major currencies are traversing within weaker whipsaw value ranges against the USD. The currency pairs are trading in price bands seen before the Fed cut its Federal Funds Rate by 0.50 basis points…

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Robert Petrucci

Interest Rate Cuts and Cautious USD Centric Gusts in Forex

Interest Rate Cuts and Cautious USD Centric Gusts in Forex U.K inflation data this morning came in well below estimates, which almost assures the Bank of England will cut their Official Bank Rate on the 7th of November by at least 0.25 basis points. Tomorrow the European Central Bank will…

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Central Banks
Robert Petrucci

AMT Top Ten Miscellaneous Interpretations on the 13th of Oct

AMT Top Ten Miscellaneous Interpretations on the 13th of Oct 10. Language: The French word histoirie includes both history and story via its English interpretation. The French usage conveys the acknowledgement that history is often subjective and a story written with an opinion which may or may not be the…

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Robert Petrucci

Hurricanes, Wars, U.S Election and Inflation Reports Noise

Hurricanes, Wars, U.S Election and Inflation Reports Noise Between hurricanes, wars, the coming U.S election what could possibly go wrong for day traders? Oh wait, the U.S will also issue their Consumer Price Index reports today to throw some fuel onto the Federal Reserve outlooks of financial institutions. As the…

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Robert Petrucci

Trading Risks: Easy to be Nervous Now, But Calm is Needed

Trading Risks: Easy to be Nervous Now, But Calm is Needed Simply put it is too easy to be nervous when contemplating the markets if you are a day trader. Today the Non-Farm Employment Change data will be published in the U.S and the Middle East conflict continues to reverberate.…

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Robert Petrucci

Trading with Tomorrow in Mind as Risk Adverse Emotions Grow

Trading with Tomorrow in Mind as Risk Adverse Emotions Grow Speculators by nature have to be optimistic about perceived outcomes. As risk adverse conditions hit global markets both financial institutions and traders are still engaged with tomorrow and the days ahead. Tomorrow is definitely going to happen. Calmer heads at…

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Behavioral Sentiment
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Risk Appetite: Forex and Equities and Cautious Optimism

Risk Appetite: Forex and Equities and Cautious Optimism Day traders can clearly see that risk appetite has taken hold of behavioral sentiment early this week. USD centric price action has created highs for the British Pound, South African Rand, Singapore Dollar and a host of other major currencies paired against…

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AMT Markets
Robert Petrucci

Fed Plays Catch Up and Sets a Calm Table for Day Traders

Fed Plays Catch Up and Sets a Calm Table for Day Traders The Fed essentially played a game of catch up on Wednesday when they cut the Federal Funds Rate by 0.50%. The interest rate cut was bigger than AMT expected because of the Fed’s rather cautious stance the past…

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Robert Petrucci

Trading Dangers: Profit Seeking and Federal Reserve Dynamics

Trading Dangers: Profit Seeking and Federal Reserve Dynamics A 0.25% or 0.50% interest rate cut is the talking point for speculators and financial institutions now, as the U.S Federal Reserve readies its FOMC Statement and prepares to present its Federal Funds Rate this Wednesday. While day traders will certainly listen…

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Nervous? Central Banks Cautious, FX and Asset Equilibrium

Nervous? Central Banks Cautious, FX and Asset Equilibrium Sometimes when looking for ideas regarding a risk analysis article it is difficult to find a timely subject. Exaggeration is often used to grab attention. This week and next will not be one of those times. Equities, Forex and commodities have produced…

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Has a Great Selloff Begun? The Fed Holds a Crucial Card

Has a Great Selloff Begun? The Fed Holds a Crucial Card Once upon a time the Federal Reserve caused a massive amount of fear to simmer and then boil over in the global market place but this is no fairy tale, the date was the 5th of August 2024 to…

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