Nasdaq 100 warning signs mount after brutal October
The Nasdaq 100 has printed a bearish monthly key reversal after a brutal October, with weak market breadth and heavy losses among AI beneficiaries raising the risk of further downside.
David Scutt
Market Analyst
Expertise: Macroeconomics/fundamentals, strategy, market education
Trading Style: Swing
Experience:
- Former FX spot, forwards and money markets securities dealer/trader with more than 10 years’ experience working in bank treasury
- Managing interest rate and liquidity risk
- Regularly featured in publications such as Reuters, Wall Street Journal and Australian Financial Review
- Ex markets and economics editor for Business Insider, covering macroeconomic and major market events in Asia
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Articles by David Scutt
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