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European Stocks
The European stocks continue to soar, as evidenced by the ETF FEZ, which holds the 50 largest companies in the Eurozone.
The ETF has already accumulated just over +26% in the last 6 months and, having surpassed the multi-year resistance at 45, it seems to still have room for growth.
There are two possible immediate targets, based on the Fibonacci retracement, drawn from the resistance to the low of late 2022 and another from the base distance. The first would be around $55, while the second would be around $65.
To try to assess which of the two scenarios would be more probable, we have looked at the FEZ seasonal chart over the past 20 years. The results have shown that the most profitable months have been April, July, and December. So it seems that both scenarios could be very feasible, considering that April is just around the corner.
Will we see a repeat this year of positive April for European stocks?
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EWP (Spain)
EWP tracks an index of Spanish companies weighted by market capitalization. It covers 85% of Spanish companies by market capitalization. And its share price is reaching 2008 levels.
After overcoming the resistance level and retesting, the ETF has closed 3 weeks in a row in positive territory and has gained almost +10%.
We will keep our eyes open to see if we finally go for new all-time highs or, on the contrary, if we will stay within the huge multi-year range and look for support levels again.
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The New Luxury?
This year’s most bullish commodity continues to break records. Cocoa is leading the way in commodity price increases, far ahead of the rest: the price of the bean is up 135% so far this year and has just broken $10,000 per tonne for the first time in history.
The world cocoa price is up 110% compared to last Easter and almost three times higher (174%) than in 2022.
Cocoa prices have skyrocketed over the past two years and earlier this year we saw an increase of over 10% in a single week. Unfortunately, for chocolate lovers and families buying Easter eggs, this will translate into significant price increases in stores and supermarkets.
The price rise has led the agricultural resource to exceed, for the first time since 2003, the prices of one of the most coveted industrial metals at the moment, due to its importance in the development of electric vehicles and charging networks: copper.
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General Motors
The auto company has already accumulated just over +37% in the last 6 months and has reached the $45 area. This resistance zone has kept the price at bay since 2022.
A cross above this zone would put the $66 (All Time High) level back in play, with an entirely favorable risk profile. If, on the other hand, price were to fail to find sufficient demand above this zone, $34 would again be the next target.
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Originally posted on March 27, 2024
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