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Here at Day Trading Academy (DTA), we provide a weekly review of markets and geopolitical events.  Below you will find our most recent updates.

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Recap January 30: Sounds of war, Blackouts in Turkey, Food export restrictions (Recap Ep160)

Recap January 30: Sounds of war, Blackouts in Turkey, Food export restrictions (Recap Ep160)

In this week’s recap, there are two main topics: The prospect of a Russian attack on Ukraine rose & the more aggressive monetary policy by the US Fed. NATO said it was putting more forces on standby & reinforcing Eastern Europe with additional ships & fighter jets, in what Russia has denounced as Western hysteria, in response to its 100,000 buildups of troops on the Ukraine border to the north, east & south of the country. About 8,500 U.S. troops were put […]

Recap January 23: Everything colapses, Government Coin, New bacteria resistant to antibiotics (Recap Ep159)

Recap January 23: Everything colapses, Government Coin, New bacteria resistant to antibiotics (Recap Ep159)

In this recap, U.S. stock markets were lower this week as all 3 major U.S. indexes fell for a 3rd consecutive week, with investors anxious about the prospect of higher interest rates & their effect on valuations. The S&P 500 & Nasdaq wrap up their worst weeks since March 2020. China’s central bank cut interest rates again this week, with the 1-year loan prime rate by 10 basis points from 3.8% to 3.7%. The 5-year loan prime rate was reduced by 5 […]

Recap January 16: Most Catastrophic Year USA, Water War begins, Blackouts Start Worldwide (Recap ep158)

Recap January 16: Most Catastrophic Year USA, Water War begins, Blackouts Start Worldwide (Recap ep158)

In this week’s Recap, Marcello talks about the economic drawbacks that the USA has been dealing with; A conflict about water between two states of US might be the first sign of a water war; Buenos Aires and Berlin were left without electricity amid high temperatures and a rising winter. About 90K households in eastern part of Berlin, Germany for hours on Sunday evening were without heating & warm water; with outside temperatures of about 3 degrees Celsius (37.4F). A brief power […]

Recap January 9: Bitcoin Carnage, Tesla Crushes Deliveries, Food Prices Exploding (Recap ep157)

Recap January 9: Bitcoin Carnage, Tesla Crushes Deliveries, Food Prices Exploding (Recap ep157)

In today’s Recap, Marcello talks about the fall of Bitcoin (and other cryptos) prices during the week; Tesla is crushing its delivery expectations; Food prices keep rising due to increasing input prices, covid related worker shortages and transportation costs. Bitcoin plunged -7.3% thursday overnight to $42,686.00 with losses exceeding -9% at one point. The price was slightly higher Thursday evening at $42,750.20. Ethereum, cardano, binance coin, solana & other cryptocurrencies were also deeply in the red, after minutes revealed that the U.S. […]

Recap January 2: Food crisis, Energy crisis, 5G dangerous to health? (Recap Ep156)

Recap January 2: Food crisis, Energy crisis, 5G dangerous to health? (Recap Ep156)

In this recap, US markets ended the year higher, in the last trading week of 2021, finishing a year of repeated records for the major indexes, helped by low-interest rates & the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines. Dow +18.73% in 2021; S&P 500 +26.89% in 2021; NASDAQ +21.39% in 2021. Global markets ended the week and the year was mostly higher too. The omicron variant still causes fears. China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported that the country’s industrial profits in November rose +9% […]

Recap December 26: Blackouts starting Europe, IMF simulates global financial collapse, signal for next financial crisis? (Recap Ep155)

Recap December 26: Blackouts starting Europe, IMF simulates global financial collapse, signal for next financial crisis? (Recap Ep155)

In this week’s recap, US markets ended higher as strong economic data was released, helping ease investors’ concerns about the risks posed by Covid-19 & inflation. Consumer confidence jumped more than expected in December. Global stocks lost $1.8T in market capitalization last week, but world stocks are still worth $118T, which is 140% of global GDP. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a more conservative Democrat who is key to President Biden’s hopes of passing an additional $1.75T domestic bill, due to the 50 […]

Recap December 19: Omicron Lockdowns begin, Elon Musk sells record Tesla stock, Record Inflation (Recap Ep154)

Recap December 19: Omicron Lockdowns begin, Elon Musk sells record Tesla stock, Record Inflation (Recap Ep154)

In this week’s recap, global markets are mostly lower for the week, with a sharp fall in shares of tech companies, pushing major indexes lower, continuing a turbulent stretch for some of the biggest firms in the market. Asian markets were mixed. The European Central Bank further cut its bond purchases Thursday but vowed to continue its unprecedented monetary policy support for the Euro-zone economy into 2022. It left the benchmark refinancing rate unchanged at 0%, while the rate on its marginal […]

Recap December 12: Govt’s practice cyberattack (blackout?), cryptos hacked again, Rich sell everything (Recap Ep153)

Recap December 12: Govt's practice cyberattack (blackout?), cryptos hacked again, Rich sell everything (Recap Ep153)

In this week’s recap, global markets rebound after 4 weeks in hopes that inflation data means the peak has been reached and that the omicron variant is less dangerous than expected. IMF and 10 countries simulate cyberattacks on global financial system. 330 SPAR stores shut down, switch to cash after the cyberattack. U.S. Labor Department on Friday: U.S. consumer prices surged +6.8% in the year leading into November & +0.8% last month alone, the highest rate since 1982, as the economy overwhelmed […]

Recap December 5: Food costs explodes, crypto & stock collapse, SpaceX bankrupt? (Recap Ep152)

Recap December 5: Food costs explodes, crypto & stock collapse, SpaceX bankrupt? (Recap Ep152)

In this week’s recap, U.S. stocks were lower again this week with an ominous note, after a broad technology-sector selloff, sending the major U.S. stock indexes sharply lower & Treasury yields logging declines, not seen since some of the worst days of the pandemic last year. European shares fell on Friday, heading lower after a downturn in U.S. stocks on a tech slide & fears around the Omicron coronavirus variant hitting economic recovery. Chinese tech stocks in Hong Kong plunged after ride-hailing […]

Recap November 28: New Variant Collapses Everything, Bitcoin city! (Recap Ep151)

Recap November 28: New Variant Collapses Everything, Bitcoin city! (Recap Ep151)

In this week’s recap, US, European and worldwide overall stocks plummeted, amid investor fears over a new highly mutated variant of Covid-19 found in South Africa shaking up trader sentiment. The investor “fear index” surges by +40%, the most in 10 months. Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel proposed new measures to tackle a 4th wave of the coronavirus pandemic, with a massive number of new Covid cases on Thursday, (up from 66,884 Wednesday). The death toll has now reached over 100K, with […]