What to expect from the Yen on Monday morning


The election booths will close at 11:00 GMT and then major TV stations will immediately issue their…

EUR/JPY: Here we go again, my my, how could I resist you…


Haircut 100 have been replaced today in the "Ohrwurm" stakes (a song that you can't get out of your…

EUR/JPY making fresh session highs


EUR/JPY is trading above 109.80 and just like yesterday, it's looking very strong headed into the…

I’ve got a bad feeling about these Yen crosses


Something just doesn't smell right about these moves higher in the JPY crosses, they feel totally…

Yen trend stays strong: Problem is you won’t want them once it starts dipping!


Nobody ever claimed that trading is easy. The Yen trend of recent weeks is very strong indeed but…

Last day for Yen shorts to cover before general election


Tomorrow that is, and if we are to see some serious profit taking ahead of the event then it must…

EUR/JPY: Makes new highs above 109.05


Absolutely no sign of any panic Yen buying before the weekend, quite the opposite in fact. It looks…

Investment fund launches underpinning JPY crosses this morning


Retail investment funds or Samurais have been launched this morning in Tokyo adding to demand for…

EUR/JPY session outlook: Where does it go from here, is it….


Got some old 80's 'Haircut 100' number running through my head this morning; that's a worry! I sold…

CHF/JPY might be worth a look at these levels


This is not a pair I trade at all but I'm thinking that the recent Yen selling is looking a lot…

EUR/JPY: Selling smalls near 107.40


I'm really not sure what is going to happen in the Yen crosses so as we are currently in 'rally…

Yen: Is it better to be long or short heading into risk events?


If we don't know the answer to this question then we should probably be square or have small…

What to expect from the Fed later tonight- Citibank


Fed expected to announce a US$85 billion per month expansion program: These outright purchases…

EUR/JPY session overview: Selling rallies favoured intraday


     Overbought signals are slowly being unwound and with the general election looming, I would…

EUR/JPY intraday update: Lower on risk aversion as Italian bank stocks crash


10-year Italian bond yields are around 25 bps higher and bank stocks are around 6% lower, both of…

JPY weekly preview


Big week ahead with the general election next weekend: USD/JPY stuck in a range between…

EUR/JPY: Look to last Friday’s ‘surge’ level for support


Last Friday during Asian trade we had an unexpected move higher in EUR/JPY when a surge of buying…

GBP/JPY: Short-term trade idea


     If EUR/JPY is stalling ahead of 108.00 but EUR/GBP is eyeing stops above .8165, then selling…