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The outlook for the Australian equities market is one of the best globally and is set up to cope with a potential recession. The Australian market showed itself to be robust in much of the volatility and downturn of last year being one of the more solid economies. This relative strength has carried so far into 2023 and has largely been due to the resource heavy nature of the ASX with most companies on the index being large resource and mining.

The XJO was also geographically protected from much of the geopolitical conflict in Europe that many European markets had to suffer through. The XJO is currently just 300 points off its all time high and with improving commodity prices it is well placed to weather a recessionary storm. A reopening of China may further support growth of the Australian market because growth in China may help various sectors such as travel, construction, manufacturing, and resources.

Lastly, as the Central banks across the world look at lowering interest rates it will only help growth economies such as Australia. Risk assets such as the Technology sector and growth economies should benefit as the cost of borrowing comes down. Although Banks will have to balance the need to lower rates with the need to tame inflation and the fight between which is a worse evil to fight will be much of the talking point of 2023.

Technical Analysis As stated above the XJO is currently just about 300 points below its all-time highs and is trending towards that target. Firstly, on the weekly chart the XJO has been able to maintain a tight range over the last 2 years. Once the dust had settled after the Covid 19 pandemic the price developed a range between 6412 and 7634.

The price also bounced of 6412 its long-term support twice in 2022 before pushing higher. Importantly, since October 2022, the XJO has been able to stay above the 50-week moving average as it has gained momentum. On the daily chart the price has broken to level not seen since April 2022.

Therefore, it is likely that the price may face some significant resistance as it approached 7600. Another positive sign is that the short term 50 day moving average has crossed back over the longer term 200 day moving average. This indicates that momentum is beginning to shift towards the bulls.

With more information still to come out, the Australian equities market is as well placed as any to deal with any potential macroeconomic factors that come its way.

TSMC posts strong Q4 results – the stock is rising Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE: TSM) reported Q4 financial results before the market open in the US on Thursday. The Taiwanese company reported revenue of $20.554 billion for Q4, falling slightly short of Wall Street estimate of $20.574 billion. TSMC reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.875% for the quarter, higher than $1.795 EPS expected.

CFO commentary ''Our fourth quarter business was dampened by end market demand softness, and customers’ inventory adjustment, despite the continued ramp-up for our industry-leading 5nm technologies,'' Wendell Huang, VP and CFO said after the results. ''Moving into first quarter 2023, as overall macroeconomic conditions remain weak, we expect our business to be further impacted by continued end market demand softness, and customers’ further inventory adjustment,'' Huang looked ahead. The company expects the revenue of between $16.7 billion and $17.5 billion for Q1. Stock reaction Shares of TSMC were up by over 7% on Thursday at $88.07 a share.

Stock performance 1 month: 3 months: Year-to-date: 1 year: TSMC price targets Susquehanna: $88 Atlantic Equities: $170 Cowen & Co.: $120 Argus Research: $150 Goldman Sachs: $55 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited is the 10 th largest company in the world with a market cap of $454.97 billion. You can trade Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (NYSE: TSM) and many other stocks from the NYSE, NASDAQ, HKEX, ASX, LSE and DE with GO Markets as a Share CFD. Sources: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, TradingView, MarketWatch, MetaTrader 5, Benzinga, CompaniesMarketCap

What is going on with Tesla’s share price? Tesla is now one of the world’s most recognisable brands and companies. A leader in technology and pioneer of the electric vehicle space.

The company has become a beacon of hope for the charge against climate change and move towards a more a carbon friendly future. At the centre of the company is its CEO, South African born billionaire, and visionary Elon Musk. Musk, who famously took over Twitter last year and has a list of other ventures including SpaceX, the Boring project and Starlink is a polarising figure with his controversial tweet comments and stances.

This at times has hurt Tesla’s share price and reputation. However, he has been bold and aggressive in his plans and hopes for Tesla. However, the company’s share price has taken a massive hit in the prior 18 month after peaking at $414.

The price has now fallen back to $117 and is down 71.5% from those highs. The reason for the drop is due to various reason, Musk’s own hubris, a tough environment for growth company’s and missed deadlines. However, is the current state a once in a lifetime opportunity to enter a generational company at a heavy discount or a sign of big change in fortunes for the company.

The numbers The company’s share price has been dropping rapidly as production has slowed worries over the company’s ability to keep up with demand or worse the slowing of demand has spooked the market to the ability for the company to continue to grow. Furthermore, concern has developed over whether its first mover advantage is starting to fall away. Other car manufacturers are beginning to develop and get to market their own electric vehicles threatening Tesla’s market share.

In saying this, Tesla still managed to sell 1.3 million vehicles last year short of the Musk’s 50% growth target. The company also manufactured 1.37 million cars for the 2022 calendar year. The company also increased its revenue to 74.836 billion dollars from 53.823 billion for the prior financial year.

Tesla also has a notoriously high Price/Earnings ratio even when compared to most other car manufacturers. Top car manufacturers such as Toyota, Volkswagen and Ford have much more modest PE ratios then Tesla has. Therefore, it is possible that the market is just valuing the company alongside the industry standard.

In addition, the company still has a market capitalisation of almost double that of Toyota and significantly higher than other manufacturers. Company PE Ratio BMW 3.11 Volkswagen 4.14 Toyota 9.19 Ford 5.70 Tesla 31.3 Price Action analysis The price chart for Tesla is not particularly encouraging. The price is at levels not seen in more than 2 and a half years.

The price is currently at $120 USD and has not yet made a bottom. In fact, the price has fallen below its 200-week moving average a bearish sign. It is resting on a support region at 110-120 dollars and if it fails its next support is at $65.

The volume of selling has been quite aggressive. At this stage until, there is some sort of support or buying volume it remains a more favorable short then long. However, if the price can find support at $110 it may bounce and begin a reversal.

Ultimately, Tesla remains an intriguing opportunity for traders and investors. With high volatility and a high growth runway, Tesla may provide a rare opportunity for a long time.

The USDJPY has dropped more than 400 pips in just a few minutes after the Bank of Japan brought adjusted its intervention criteria. The bank did not change its official rate, which are -0.10%, an extremely low figure compared to almost every other country. Japan has been a show of dovishness in a sea of hawkishness.

However, this latest move has been seen by the market as hawkish as the USDJPY dropped to its lowest levels since August and sent the equity market falling. The Bank of Japan committed to widening its yield curve control. Prior to the announcement the bank had allowed for movement of -0.25% to 0.25% before interviewing by way of buying and selling government bonds.

However, the latest move has seen the bank change the threshold to -0.5% to 0.5% before intervening. This allows the Bank of Japan to lessen its intervention going forward. The largest move was in the USDJPY which crashed below its 200-day moving average to fall by more than 400 pips.

On the 15-minute chart, the price is currently consolidating as it decides what to do next. A break of the lows at 133.1 may bring the next support at 131.245 into play. On the contrary, if the price can bounce at this level it may move to 134.5.

With the US trading session still to play out tonight there may be some trading opportunities that arise.

The US Dollar Index plummeted on Tuesday, December 13, breaking below a major support following a softer-than-expected inflation report for November. This led to investors scaling back expectations for future Federal Reserve rate increases. Since the initial drop after announcement was released, the price of the Dollar Index has recovered almost 80%.

Although this could simply be the pullback phase of a longer-term downtrend. A downtrend is an overall decrease in price, created by lower lows and lower highs which can clearly be seen on the daily time frame, marked out in the chart below. This week's CPI reading, combined with the technical analysis of the dollar index, suggests that the USD Index may continue to decline, with the next major support sitting around $102.25.

The dollar index is currently retracing and testing a resistance zone between $104.40 and $104.90.

The EUR look to be turning after an impressive run. The pair has risen by 12.57%since it hit the bottom in September. At the time the price fell to 0.9525.

This was the lowest level the EUR had reached since the year 2000. In September, Europe was facing extreme inflationary pressure and conversely the USD was rocketing towards record high levels. However, since this time the price recovered and now near the 50-week moving average.

After this great rebound it does seem as if the price is overextended and in need of a rest. As it can be seen on the weekly chart the candlesticks are showing an exhausted reverse hammer candlestick. It is categorised by a long wick and small body that has closed very near its open price.

The price is also struggling to break above the resistance level at 1.07 which doubles as the 50-week moving average. The failure to break above would likely confirm that the price is still very much trending down. This also opens a potential trading opportunity to go short.

With the price at resistance and potentially good risk reward till the next support all that is needed is a trigger for an entry. Looking at the daily chart for some ideas for an entry is useful. Here the price is currently in an upward channel.

If this channel were to breakdown, then it may indicate a breakdown of the price and an entry for the longer-term short trade. In addition, the RSI is still holding an upward trending pattern. Although it may also offer some confirmation of a break down.

The RSI is relatively overbought and if it breaks down from the trend may signal a reversal. With the Christmas holidays almost here, the volatility and liquidity may be a little lower but moving into 2023 may provide some good conditions for this trade to eventuate.