Fundamental Overview – Market Movers Last Week – 8/30/2010
Guest post by ForexTraders.com The U.S. Dollar turned in a mixed performance last week without moving much against any of the other major currencies. Traders reported that the primary boost to the Dollar’s fortunes versus the Euro and Pound Sterling was the news out last Tuesday that the Standard and Poor’s rating agency had downgraded Ireland’s [...]
[Video] Yen Intervention, Euro Bears and Aussie Action
In the weekly interview on Forex TV, I spoke with Julie Sinha about this busy week with Non-Farm Payrolls providing the big bang.. There are still chances of a coordinated intervention in the Japanese yen, the Euro bears are getting stronger on risk aversive trading and the Aussie expects a very busy week, with upside [...]
A Little Mistake That Could Ruin Your Trading Career
Guest post from visionsofaffluence.com In the world of trading there are very few mistakes that can be a costly as the one I am going described to you in this article. This mistake can be so costly that I have personally seen it set traders back years and even end some careers. This is also a [...]
Coordinated Intervention To Weaken the Yen?
The Bank of Japan announced an immediate emergency meeting to begin very soon – Monday 00:00 GMT. There are expectations for new easing steps to boost the economy. But there might be more – Will we see a global coordinated intervention to weaken the yen? Yen crosses are already on the rise. The governor of [...]
Unfortunately Pessimistic
One of the main issues on the agenda in Jackson Hole is the double dip recession – what are the odds? Here’s part of the debate, and the No. 1 reason to be pessimistic. The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is the official body responsible for determining cycles of growth and recession. On one [...]
The System Is Perfectly Fine… Maybe You’re The Problem
Guest post from visionsofaffluence.com So you have found a trading system that you believe will take your trading to the next level. You have heard others talk about it and the success it has brought them, so you are sure that it will for you. You completely scrap your current trading plan and prepare to start [...]
Will the US Economy Fall Alone?
US existing home sales were a huge disappointment – dropped by 28% to a rate of 3.83 million. But instead of risk aversion that was seen lately, the markets acted differently, with the dollar collapsing together with stock market. Is the US decoupling from the world? Everybody knew that the housing sector couldn’t really stand [...]
Harness the power of Sentiment to Get in on the Largest Forex Price Trends Before Others Even Find Out!
One big epiphany I had as a trader after losing money month after month while becoming a slave to my trading platform was that a successful trading strategy must somehow exploit the behavior of the market. I know, obvious, right? It may look obvious, but it may be a bit deeper than one typically realizes. [...]
Americans Drifting Away from Stocks – Will the Dollar Enjoy This?
In the past 30 months, Americans have moved away from stocks into bonds, according to Investment Company Institute that monitors mutual funds. The last time that this happened, between 1984 to 1987, it ended in a huge collapse of the stock market. Will history repeat itself? Will the dollar leap on such an event? Nearly [...]
Stand Out And Prosper Or Conform And Fail
Guest post from visionsofaffluence.com There are times when following the pack is great. Like if you’re walking down the street and you see all the people ahead of you turning and running in the opposite direction, its probably a good idea for you to do the same. In fact it’s the natural response and part of [...]
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