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 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
AUD/USD: Inching higher; updated info on orders
AUD/USD is making marginal new highs above 1.0410 but dealers say that the stops above 1.0415 are…
November 1, 2012
EUR/USD: Sovereign buyers reported below 1.2920
EUR/USDUSD/JPYFlows and OrdersAUD,NZD
AUD/USD: Reserve managers buying 1.0310/20; solid offers still 1.0400 with stops above 1.0415:…
November 1, 2012
EUR/GBP: Fibo support holding for now
Flows and OrdersTechnical AnalysisGBP crosses
The 38.2% retracement of the strong 5-wave upmove from .7750 to .8160 comes in at .8005 and this…
November 1, 2012
We are renaming the FX market, “the stop-loss hunting market”
The market builds positions and then stops get triggered, and then on to the next position. It…
November 1, 2012
Early Europe targeting EUR/GBP stops
Looks like there are more stops on the downside in EUR/GBP, mine included, and the early European…
November 1, 2012
USD/AXY flows point towards further EUR/USD support
EUR/USDUSD/JPYFlows and OrdersAUD,NZD
Asian central banks have been busy again with the Bank of Korea and the Hong Kong Monetary…
November 1, 2012
Cable: Decent order interest nearby
Solid sell orders reported 1.6140/45: Large stop-loss buy orders above 1.6180 and at regular…
November 1, 2012
AUD/USD: 1.0350/1.0400 likely to cover most eventualities
Unofficial Chinese PMI data is the main risk event (01:45 GMT) but dealers still expect the AUD/USD…
October 31, 2012
EUR/USD: Corporate sell orders reported just below 1.3000
Not sure on the amounts, but this source only usually mentions decent-sized orders. I'll keep the…
October 31, 2012
Few comments re market positioning
AUD,NZDFlows and OrdersUSD/JPY
The professional market and the retail market act in different ways. If you read that the retail…
October 31, 2012
Troika/Greek negotiations finally seem to be coming to a close
That's is according to some early news reports out of Europe. If and when the end is announced,…
October 31, 2012
Professional market positioning overview: EUR shorts on increase again
GBP crossesEUR/USDUSD/JPYFlows and OrdersAUD,NZD
I collate this data from 3 of the biggest prime brokers and one leading investment bank. In…
October 30, 2012
EUR/USD: Sovereign names still buying dips below 1.2900
The amounts are not particularly large but for the last three days there have been reports of Asian…
October 30, 2012
Levels to watch post-BOJ
Flows and OrdersJPY crossesTechnical AnalysisUSD/JPY
USD/JPY: Sell orders reportedly heavy 80.40/50 and again near 80.85/90; stops reported below 79.50…