November 7, 2012
USD/JPY the first mover and risk trades could follow
As expected, the prospect of an Obama win has led to USD/JPY positional squaring. Once the result…
November 7, 2012
Professional market positioning turns short EUR again
AUD,NZDEUR/USDUSD/JPYFlows and Orders
The biggest position amongst professional players at the moment is short EUR, according to data…
November 7, 2012
FX market still in stop-loss mode: Positioning light ahead of election results
AUD,NZDEUR/USDUSD/JPYFlows and Orders
My main feeling at the moment is that the market is still in stop-loss hunting mode. Yesterday we…
November 6, 2012
EUR/USD: Sovereign bids holding for now
These bids at 1.2765 have been on the books since yesterday and so far they are scaring the bears…
November 6, 2012
Spanish PM on the newswires: Many opinions on possible bail-out
The EUR has dipped slightly on the Dow Jones headlines: sustained high yields would lead to…
November 6, 2012
USD/JPY: More stops below 79.90
USD/JPYEUR/USDFlows and Orders
I thought we might be done but seemingly not, with more stops reported below 79.90. (Edit) EUR/USD:…
November 6, 2012
EUR/USD: Analysis for European open
This is the latest analysis from Chifbaw.com and you can visit their website for full details.…
November 6, 2012
EUR/USD tends to move sharply on London open
Very recent history, ie the last few trading sessions, suggests that EUR/USD is likely to go for a…
November 6, 2012
EUR/AUD: Should be worth a risky intraday long near 1.2222
EUR/USDTechnical AnalysisAUD,NZDTrade Ideas
There is a minor daily low at 1.2230 and a 50% retracement at 1.2220, so if you like all the…
November 5, 2012
EUR/USD: Stops targeted and triggered below 1.2800
Sharp sell-off into early Europe was caused by stop-loss orders being triggered below 1.2800.
November 5, 2012
EUR/USD intraday analysis November 5th
This is courtesy of Iridium and you can visit his website at chifbaw.com: "Regarding EUR/USD, here…
November 5, 2012
EUR/USD: Look for sharply increased volatility this week
We've had a number of weeks of sideways trade but that's about to end in my opinion, so forget…
November 5, 2012
US election: If you believe the bookies, an Obama win is all but assured
'Follow the money' the old saying goes and in this case the money is following President Obama to…
November 2, 2012
USD/AXY: Up to $6 billion bought during intervention this week
The scale of intervention is having some small success, with today's late move higher in the USD…
November 2, 2012
EUR/USD: Big European banks mention stops below 1.2875
I'm presuming that they are quite sizeable. Still hearing reports of bids at 1.2865/70. Might be…
November 2, 2012
Dealers complaining about pathetic liquidity
Nobody is playing according to interbank dealers and liquidity is very poor indeed it would seem.…
November 2, 2012
EUR/USD: Hit again by late liquidation
Dealers say the latest drop is attributable to more long liquidation ahead of the weekend in fairly…
November 2, 2012
USD/AXY: No sign of any intervention today
Central banks and their agents have been very active this week in USD/HKD, USD/SGD and USD/KRW but…