Archives of “July 16, 2021” day
rssUS June retail sales +0.6% vs -0.4% expected
US June 2021 retail sales data
- Prior was -1.3% m/m (revised to -1.7%)
- Retail sales ex autos +1.3% vs +0.4% expected
- Prior ex autos -0.7% (revised to -0.9%)
- Retail sales control group +1.1% vs +0.4% expected
- Retail sales ex auto and gas +1.1% vs -0.8% prior
- Ex autos/gas/building materials/food services +1.1% vs -1.4% prior
- Full report
- Food services and drinking places +2.3%
- Non store retailers (online) +1.2%
- Clothing and accessories +2.6%
- Gasoline stations +2.5%
- Electronics and appliances +3.3%
- Furniture -3.6%
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers -2.0%
Eurozone May trade balance €9.4 billion vs €7.9 billion expected
Latest data released by Eurostat – 16 July 2021
- Prior €9.4 billion; revised to €13.4 billion
Seasonally adjusted exports were seen down 1.5% m/m while imports grew by 0.7% m/m, seeing the trade surplus shrink in May compared to April. The adjustment process continues as trade conditions are still normalising since the pandemic.
Eurozone June final CPI +1.9% vs +1.9% y/y prelim
Latest data released by Eurostat – 16 July 2021
- Core CPI +0.9% vs +0.9% y/y prelim
The preliminary report can be found here. No change to the initial estimates as core inflation keeps just under 1% so that might give the ECB some breathing room in pushing back against the latest rise in inflation, though the headline is nearing 2%.
Trading Psychology and Self-Reflection
Never be too proud that you are unwilling to point out your flaws. In this article, you will see a number of examples where I have called out flaws in my trading. This is both therapeutic and also forces me to realize that my issues have little to do with my system and more around how I mentally approach the market.
If you approach the market from a negative perspective, you will lose money. Negative does not mean you expect to lose, but you may have a lot of fear in your trading or have not fully accepted the risk. Reviewing your equity curve and keeping a trading journal will help you navigate times when you fall off the rails.
PBOC says will not set timetable for digital yuan rollout
PBOC issues white paper on research development of digital yuan
- Says will steadily push forward with digital yuan pilot
Recognizing when you are wrong
Recognizing when you are wrong does not mean the stock deviated from how your analysis stated things should go. Remember, the market is completely random. Understanding when you are wrong is something you need to define. For me, it’s how much a position goes against me before I see a profit. Once this happens things will go one of two ways for me. First, the market will give me the mercy exit opportunity and will close the position with a minor loss or slight gain. Secondly, the market will continue in the opposite direction and I will take a bath. Please do not get caught up in my specific rules; more focus on the fact that you need to know when you are wrong. Accepting that you will not always get it right will save you all sorts of time and money.
More importantly, you will begin to think of the market in terms of averages. You will have x percentage of winners and x percentage of losers. There is no escaping this fact. Show me a trader that always needs to be right and I will show you a negative equity curve.
BOJ statement – No change to main policy settings
Bank of Japan July 2021 monetary policy meeting
Keeps monetary policy steady
- maintains 10-year JGB yield target around 0%
- maintains short-term interest rate target at -0.1%
- real GDP median forecast for fiscal 2021/22 at +3.8% vs +4.0% in April
- real GDP median forecast for fiscal 2022/23 at +2.7% vs +2.4% in April
- real GDP median forecast for fiscal 2023/24 at +1.3% vs +1.3% in April
Core CPI forecasts ahead:
- Fiscal 2021 0.6% y/y vs. 0.1% in April
- FY 2022 0.9% vs. 0.8%
- FY 2023 1.0% vs. 1.0%
- Japan’s consumer inflation likely to hover around 0% for the time being
- consumer inflation likely to gradually accelerate
- economic outlook highly uncertain, swayed by pandemic developments
- the economy remains in severe state but picking up as a trend
- risks to Japan’s economic outlook skewed to downside for time being, balanced longer term
- risks to price outlook skewed to downside
- medium-, long-term inflation expectations moving sideways
- long-term inflation expectations likely to heighten ahead
- financial intermediation may stagnate if bank profits come under prolonged pressure from covid-19
- corporate profit continue to improve although recent rises in commodity costs will weigh
In the immediate aftermath of the statement and report USD/JPY is barely changed:
Truly Accept the Risk
Some of you reading this will say that you always place your stop and are willing to lose the money. While you may say this, you really don’t want to lose the money. You’ll place your stop out there, which could be pretty far off from your entry price. Over the next couple of hours or days depending on your timeframe, you will slowly move the stop up because the stock is not “acting” properly. Sure enough, at some point, your new stop order is triggered right before the market takes off. If this has happened to you, it is one of the most frustrating events that can occur in the market. Your analysis was right, the market, in the end, gave you what you expected; however, you were not willing to accept the randomness of the market and the fact you could lose money.
PBOC sets USD/ CNY central rate at 6.4705 (vs. yesterday at 6.4640)
The People’s Bank of China set the onshore yuan (CNY) reference rate for the trading session ahead.
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- USD/CNY is permitted to trade plus or minus 2% from this daily reference rate.
- CNH is the offshore yuan. USD/CNH has no restrictions on its trading range.
- The previous close was 6.4615
- Reuters estimate was 6.4678 (A rate that’s significantly stronger or weaker than expected is typically considered a signal from the PBOC).
PBOC injects 10bn yuan via 7-day reverse repos
- 10bn RRs mature today
- thus a net natural day for open market operations