The first Monday of the New Year saw a late Christmas gift for dollar bulls as the EUR/USD came under pressure early and often. EUR/AUD (highlighted as a short trade in our 2009 Preview) took a 600 pip haircut. This coincided with a nice sell off in the long end of the curve a ... Read more

Netto’s Numbers 2009 Preview: Structuring and Spreading… In the wake of the bloodiest and most volatile year in decades, much of the trading and investment public is confronted with two prominent ideologies. The first being this record sell off is creating lifet ... Read more

I am going to be on the road for the next two weeks and wanted to wish my Trading Markets family a warm and happy holiday season. While I only restarting blogging a short time ago, I have enjoyed the opportunity to share information with you. I will spend the next 10 days putting together a composit ... Read more

6:01 PM Pacific Time - Las Vegas - I would like to thank all of you who have sent me warm birthday wishes. It's once a year that we are simultaneously reminded of how lucky we are to be alive along with the fragility of our existence. While Chicago and Las Vegas shared similar fates brought down b ... Read more

Per the Sunday night blog which outlined the point of control for the market coming into this week, today's robust price action reaffirms the bullish sentiment in a number of major crosses, commodity related currencies, and underlying commodities. Trading the FOMC announcement today there was a pe ... Read more

With the US Dollar coming under pressure last week, commodities showing strength, and equity markets closing in the upper end of the weekly range, focus shifts to the Fed's decision on rates for the upcoming week. While the Fed Funds Futures price in around a 70% chance of a .75 bps cut, what's more ... Read more

John Netto – Chief Investment Strategist – NetBlack Capital Wednesday, December 10, 2008 – 6:29 PM –        My last post 48 hours ago touched upon my concern for the equity indexes to maintain their robust tone as some of the underlying metrics in Monday's rally r ... Read more

Volatility (Vix Index) at an Inflection Point John Netto – Chief Investment Strategist – NetBlack Capital –        Monday, December 08, 6:46 PM PT – In my preview for the week, I wanted to focus on four vehicles that would help determine overall market sentiment a ... Read more

Market Overview for the Week of December 8-12 In the current trading environment we are navigating, understanding the key drivers behind price action and sentiment goes a long way in determining one's profitability. It's been well-documented the correlation between a numb ... Read more

John Netto - President 12:18 PM New York City - My travels have brought me to the Big Apple and an opportunity on the "Wall St. Happy Hour" show on Fox Business Channel to go over four compelling angles to play this upcoming bounce in gold. These opportunities come in the relationship. Th ... Read more