End of the haunting again?

Written by Manfred Hübner | 25 May 2020
Posted in sentix Euro Break-up Index News

The ruling of the German Federal Constitutional Court, according to which the ECB must make argumentative im-provements in the matter of its bond purchase programme and which some euro critics have already described as the "beginning of the end" of the euro, has not led to a further flare-up of euro worries among investors. The sentix Euro Break-up Index has fallen to 12.9%.

sentix Survey results (21-2020)

Written by Manfred Hübner | 24 May 2020
Posted in sentix Weekly

All-time high for Bitcoins

The corona crisis is really throwing the economy and our society into turmoil. An age of "disruption" seems to have arrived. Obviously, investors also expect major changes in our monetary system. On the one hand, gold benefits from this, as a traditional "safe haven" in currency crises. What is new is that digital currencies are also coming into focus. The basic strategic confidence for Bitcoins is rising to an all-time high!

Further topics:

Equities: brighter sentiment
FX: Basic confidence in the pound declines
Commodities: Oil remains attractive
sentix investor positioning in equities and bonds

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Are crude oil prices surprisingly positive in summer?

Written by Manfred Hübner | 20 May 2020
Posted in sentix Weekly

For the bulls in the crude oil market there was not much reason to be happy in 2020. Not only in the wake of the Co-rona crisis did prices come under heavy pressure. There was even a "singularity" in the US oil grade WTI at the end of April, when prices fell below the USD 0 mark on one day. But now there are signs of a chance of recovery.

sentix Survey results (20-2020)

Written by Manfred Hübner | 17 May 2020
Posted in sentix Weekly

Surprisingly bad sentiment

In the course of the week, the correction in equities has created an interesting constellation of sentiment. The sentiment values are tilting downwards again, the bias is holding its ground. In this issue we look at what this means. Equally interesting is the development of the strategic bias in EUR-USD. This is likely to put pressure on the positioning of investors who are currently positioned per euro in the long term. New lows in EUR-USD are therefore more likely.

Further topics:

FX: Selling pressure on the euro expected
Gold: Trend remains intact
sentix styles - Investor preferences & behavior

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Retail sector with relative strength

Written by Manfred Hübner | 14 May 2020
Posted in sentix Weekly

The corona crisis is having a major impact on the stationary retail trade and manufacturers of the products sold there. Looking at data from platforms such as hystreet.com, customer frequency, for example in German cities, is still well below pre-crisis levels, despite the relaxation steps that have now been taken.