Christmas Eve Sees Light Trading; U.S. Dollar Index Hovers at Two-Year High, Gold Briefly Drops Belo

Hot spot tracking

• The U.S. Conference Board's consumer confidence index fell to 104.7 in December, less than the 113 expected. This news is bearish for the dollar.

• U.S. durable goods orders in November fell 1.1% month-on-month, the largest monthly decline since June. This news is bearish for the dollar.

• The total number of new home sales in the United States in November was 664,000 at an annualized rate, compared with the expected 670,000 units and the previous value of 610,000 units. This news is bearish for the dollar.

Product Hot Comment

• Forex

• ProductYesterday's ChangeYesterday's CloseToday's OpenEUR/USD▼-0.26%1.040521.04054GBP/USD▼-0.27%1.253451.25344AUD/USD▼-0.06%0.625070.62472USD/JPY▲0.38%157.133157.148GBP/CAD▼-0.21%1.801281.80145NZD/CAD▲0.04%0.811440.81069

• 📝 Review:The U.S. dollar index continued to hover at two-year highs on Monday as the U.S. government averted a shutdown and traders continued to weigh the prospect of smaller interest rate cuts next year. It finally closed up 0.24% at 108.08. U.S. bond yields rebounded across the board, with the two-year U.S. bond yield closing at 4.342% and the 10-year U.S. bond yield at 4.593%.

• 🕵️ Operation suggestion:USD/JPY 157.344 Buy Target Price 158.071

• Gold

• ProductYesterday's ChangeYesterday's CloseToday's OpenGold▼-0.33%2612.862613.16Silver▲0.68%29.62429.645

• 📝 Review:Spot gold edged lower, dragged down by a rebound in the U.S. dollar and U.S. bond yields. It hit a low of $2,608.08 per ounce and finally closed down 0.27% at $2,613.7 per ounce. Spot silver fluctuated sideways, finally closing up 0.46% at $29.65 per ounce.

• 🕵️ Operation suggestion:Gold 2615.10 Sell Target Price 2591.28

• Crude Oil

• ProductYesterday's ChangeYesterday's CloseToday's OpenWTI Crude Oil▲0.19%69.43569.431Brent Crude Oil▼-0.06%72.65372.649

• 📝 Review:Oil prices were little changed in thin trading ahead of the Christmas holiday as worries about a supply glut next year persisted and the dollar strengthened. WTI crude oil finally closed down 0.01% at US$69.47/barrel; Brent crude oil closed up 0.04% at US$72.68/barrel.

• 🕵️ Operation suggestion:WTI Crude Oil 69.320 Sell Target Price 68.407

• Indice

• ProductYesterday's ChangeYesterday's CloseToday's OpenNasdaq 100▲0.61%21457.3521468.81Dow Jones▼-0.09%42876.542898.8S&P 500▲0.38%59725976.7US Dollar Index▲0.30%107.98107.98

• 📝 Review:The three major U.S. stock indexes all rose, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing up 0.16%, the S&P 500 Index rising 0.7%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index rising 0.98%. Nvidia (NVDA.O) rose 3.6%, Tesla (TSLA.O) rose 2.2% and Honda Motor Co (HMC.N) rose 12.8%. Cryptocurrency concept stocks generally fell, with MicroStrategy (MSTR.O) falling more than 8%. The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index closed up 0.9%, with Alibaba (BABA.N) up 3.5% and Baidu (BIDU.O) up 3%.

• 🕵️ Operation suggestion:Nasdaq 100 21446.690 Buy Target Price 21677.482

• Crypto

• ProductYesterday's ChangeYesterday's CloseToday's OpenBitCoin▼-1.65%93906.295132.3Ethereum▲4.08%34203456.6Dogecoin▲2.67%0.32140.32655

• 📝 Review:From the overall market trend, bulls have a slight advantage in the Bitcoin market. As of now, the price of Bitcoin is below 96,000 points. Our analysis believes that the current market presents certain structural features on the 30-minute chart, which may mean the existence of a third type of buying and selling points. However, it is not possible to determine which point will appear first. Therefore, the current market conditions are more suitable for short-term trading, and for large-scale market conditions, we still need to wait patiently.

• 🕵️ Operation suggestion:BitCoin 94305.5 Sell Target Price 90785.5