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DailyFX
Always remember that an indicator has absolutely no concept of trend. An indicator can provide invaluable information when it comes to momentum but it does not possess any insight as to the trend…the direction that the pair has been moving over time....
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With the Greek story out of the way, all eyes are now focused on the recovery of the US economy.
Over the last couple of months, the US has reported consistent improvements in key economic reports such as non-farm payrolls and retail sales.
For the month of February, US employers added 227,000 ...
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MarketPulseFX
Everything is fine in the world if you are holding mostly “bear” dominated positions. With global equities seeing red for the third-consecutive day, its longest losing stretch in two-months and market rumors rife, has investors again coveting t...
In the strongest signal yet to reduce reliance in exports and capital spending in favour of consumption, China’s Premier Wen Jiabao set the pace for this year’s growth at 7.5%.
The announcement was made yesterday during the state-of-the-nation speech delivered to 3,000 lawmakers at the annual m...
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FxPro
Spending a few days in Asia is focusing my mind on the extent to which this region can detach itself from what is going on in Europe. It has successfully de-coupled from problems elsewhere (in 2007-08), but does the water that has passed under the bri...
Over the weekend, China announced a 50 basis-point cut in the Reserve Requirement Ratio.
This is essentially the proportion of cash that banks must set aside as reserves. The change will take effect on 24 February, and the figure will fall to 20.5% from 21%.
This is the second time in three mo...
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Swing Trader's Edge
Well if you want a catalyst, than here it is. I have always used the charts to guide me in my trading but I certainly do not ignore wider macro and fundamental issues. Tuesday's decision by the RBA to leave rates on hold will prove to be ...
Last week, US government data beat all estimates when it reported that Non-Farm Payrolls rose by 243,000 in January. The official figures easily surpassed the 140,000 estimate by economists.
Additionally, the unemployment rate came in at 8.3%, the lowest level in nearly 3 years. This also recor...
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Commodity Trader
Fed meeting this week as well as any new developments out of Europe. My suggestion is to always look one-two weeks in advance for upcoming economic events when initiating trades. Just when it appears Crude was destined to move lower prices r...
Well it's been a while since I last posted anything on here and you may be wondering where I have been and more importantly how my spread betting has been going. Well about average as far as the spread betting is concerned. I've been really busy (and still am) with my personal life and unfortuna...
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Don Miller's S&P Trader Tank
This week’s Briefing continues following the theme discussed in recent issues related to short- to moderate-term expectations for the market and how we’ve structured client portfolios of varying risk profiles. To those new to the Bri...
There seems to be a lot of carrying on about momentum stocks imploding after huge runs, as if it’s something terrible and scary. Stocks like Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) and Netflix (NFLX) have plummeted over the last six months or so. ‘Oh my god, a momentum stock has fallen sharply’!...
What was original a 2 day meeting between the European finance chiefs has now been scheduled for 6 days. With a final announcement scheduled for Wednesday, the lengthy Summit shows that the people in charge are committed to hammer out a solution for the on-going debt woes in Europe.
There are es...
Finance chiefs meet in Luxembourg this week.
The good news for the markets is that finance chiefs are meeting and discussing global issues more frequently. The bad news is that no concrete solution has been hammered out yet.
In the process, markets are continuing their free-fall.
The MSCI Asi...
We are officially in a bear market.
The bloodshed in the markets last week was breath-taking, with more than US$3.4 trillion (s$4.4 trillion) erased from equity values and over US $1 trillion in the US equity market alone.
Here’s a snapshot of some of the carnage:
1) The Dow Jones Industrial A...
Welcome to the first Spread Betting Beginner blog entry for YTE UK. My name is Harry and I class myself as a spread betting beginner.I started spread betting back in February 2009 with a view to trading full time and escaping the rat race. I entered into the world of trading thinking I knew it all, ...
CHART WATCH
QBE (17.33)
Along with other insurance stocks, QBE has fallen on hard times between the currency and Queensland floods. Looking at the weekly close chart, it has made a series of spike lows – 16.71 on 17 Jun, 16.69 on 15 Jul – with significant resistance at 17.75. It, too, needs to...
It has been a roller-coaster ride in the Forex Markets at the start of this week.
The main news that caused the big movements in the risk currencies was the fact that Standard and Poor’s downgraded the AAA rating of US debt.
This is the first time that US assets have been downgraded since they ...
I was in Kuala Lumpur last week to speak in the International Rubber Conference 2011. Part of my message centred on how the US would increase its debt ceiling before the dreaded deadline of August 2.
The whole of last week had the world riveted on the U.S. because it seemed that U.S. policymake...
Government leaders in Europe will meet this week in Brussels to discuss the debt crisis again.
One of the key discussions would inevitably be the consequences of a Greek default. Last Friday, credit-default swaps protecting Greek debt from losses for five years came in at 2,415.07. According to ...
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