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I'm about to sign off for the night so after a busy day and while in reflective mood, let me try…

EUR/USD: Decent-sized bids reported near 1.2835


The 'good names' that haven't been mentioned for a while as far as I know are back and they are…

USD/JPY trade update


For those who like watching torture live, they can track my USD/JPY trade in the members section!…

Bank analysts: Bullish notes on JPY crosses


I'm just reading two notes from respected bank analysts and both are suggesting that we may be in…

AUD/USD: Breaks above reported sell orders at 1.0470


Doesn't look like there was much heavy interest there and AUD/USD is trading at session highs as…

EUR/USD: London open; analysis and trade signals


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USD/AXY: Around $1 billion bought today in intervention


We can expect to see plenty of activity from ACBs later today as they seek to recycle these freshly…

USD/JPY: Japanese retail buyers out in force


Reports in the market suggest that it was heavy buying from Japanese retail accounts after the US…

Asian market overview


All about the election, with the clear victory to President Obama giving risk sentiment a boost:…

FX market starting to feel “tradeable” again


I'm not overly sure how to define a "tradeable" market, but it's a market which moves constantly…

Twitter going crazy now that election is over


I only follow about 30 industry professionals yet my Twitter page is updating every few seconds.…

Obama re-elected, now what? I’m selling USD/JPY


For me the obvious trade is to be short USD/JPY so I've taken a small position at 80.00 and will…

Risk trades turn higher with Obama on edge of victory


I thought an Obama win was expected to be risk-negative? Seems not, and the risk trades have turned…

EUR/USD: Intraday bulls probably missed their chance already


The fall towards 1.2790 earlier on was the opportunity for bulls to put on an intraday with stops…

USD/JPY: Watch for more heavy downside stops


Short USD/JPY has been the most obvious play for those who thought Obama would win so with the…

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…

AUD/USD: Buying dips now favoured in shortish-term


Yesterday's RBA decision certainly surprised me and I'm still sitting on my medium term short…

USD/JPY: Should be the most volatile pair after election results


The theory is that a Romney win would be risk-positive and USD-positive, which would suggest a…