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Rise of the Dollar? Forex Week of March 4 2013
During the previous week, we have seen a substantial and sustained sprint towards the perceived safety of the US dollar. The markets have been rocked by the Italian elections, and the inability to pick a government by the populace. Essentially, there is a “hung parliament” in Rome at the moment, and nobody seems willing to form a coalition. […]
Read Some MoreForex During the Week of February 28th, 2013 – Round And Round We Go
Looking at the past week, we saw a lot of noise in the Forex markets. By far, the biggest amount of noise came from the Federal Reserve and its release of the minutes from last month’s meeting. The release showed that several members of the FMOC suggested there were parameters to cut back on the […]
Read Some MoreWeekly Outlook for the Forex Markets February 18, 2013 – Currency War?
Looking at the upcoming week, it doesn’t take much to imagine that there will be some volatility. After all, we’ve seen the markets move quite rapidly in both directions, as we go from a “risk on” to a “risk off” type of environment. One of the biggest problems that we have going right now as […]
Read Some MoreWeekly Outlook for the week of February 11 2013
Over the course of the last week, we have seen quite a few changes in the attitude of central banks and watched the Forex markets react accordingly. Early in the week on Monday, we saw the Reserve Bank of Australia hold its rates, which suggests that perhaps the Aussie economy is starting to lose steam. […]
Read Some MoreForex Markets for the week of February 4th 2013
The Forex markets had a few interesting turns this past week, and without a doubt the most important one would have been the EUR/USD closing above the 1.35 level. This confirmed a suspicion of ours about an inverted head and shoulders pattern with the neckline being at the 1.35 level. Because of this, the EUR/USD […]
Read Some MoreForex Markets For The Week Commencing January 28, 2013
For most of you, the idea that the Forex markets weren’t always chaotic is probably far fetched. However, I can assure you that it wasn’t always like it is currently, and as a result a lot of good traders have been blown out over the last couple of years. However, there is good news on […]
Read Some MoreForex Week of January 21st 2013
The past week in Forex was an interesting one, featuring a lot of moving parts as usual. The Japanese Yen continued to get pummeled, and the Pound joined the ranks of walking dead towards the end of the week. In fact, the GBP/USD pair is looking very interesting after a serious fall on Friday, as […]
Read Some MoreEuro, Yen, and Commodity Currencies for the week of January 14th 2013
During the past week, we have seen quite a bit of movement in the Forex market. The most obvious place to start is in the Euro, as the EUR/USD pair has absolutely taken off like it had been sitting on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral. The move was predicated mainly upon what the European […]
Read Some MoreFX Market RoundUp For The Week Of January 7th 2013
Over the course of the last five sessions we have seen quite a bit of action in the FX markets. However, it should be kept in mind that the first week of January is still a relatively light week as far as volume is concerned. Additionally there is the fact that the Non-Farm Payroll numbers […]
Read Some MoreCommodity Currencies As We Enter The First Week Of January 2013
During the last week, the markets were essentially negative. There are various reasons for this, and as a result it makes for a fairly difficult environment. One of the biggest reasons is that the holiday hours will have had most major players sitting on the sidelines and waiting until January to return. This time of […]
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