Foreign Exchange

When the FTSE 100 does not behave as you expect you need to find out why. Then you need to adapt your strategy. I see that many people find it difficult to adapt, for example in January they kept shorting the FTSE 100. According to IG, 80%-85% of traders were short during the massive January […]

Mark Carney has dramatically upgraded growth forecasts for the UK, this comes as the BoE revised growth forecasts significantly while keeping their inflation forecast unchanged. Fears of the bank leaving London post-Brexit have also now been dismissed. The Bank of England expects the UK economy to grow by 2% this year, up from its previous […]

GOLD (XAUUSD) Dominant Bias: Bullish Gold rallied seriously at the beginning of this year, and in spite of the bearish retracement that was seen in the last several days of January. The month of February has also started on bullish note, leading to a bullish bias on the market. Price would target the supply levels […]

Royal Bank of Scotland stock (LSE:RBS) is a bull market, though quite volatile. In spite of the volatility, price is expected to go further upwards from here. 4 EMAs are used for the analysis and they are EMAs 10, 20, 50, and 200. The color that stands for each EMA is shown at the top […]

It was another strong day for the pound after a sluggish start saw it gain 1% on the euro and 0.5% on the dollar as many investors believe that the BOE may hint at raising interest rates soon when they meet at their quarterly inflation meeting today. With many suggesting Brexit-related caution, Mark Carney may […]

With a simple stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending the entry of all refugees for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries into the United States for 120 has officially began on Friday afternoon. These countries listed are; Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. The White House describes this rigorous decision […]

Today’s main focus will be on the US FOMC meeting which will occur in the evening. It is expected that the FOMC will not move interest rates but the market will be scrutinising the accompanying statement for clues on future moves. The FOMC will still be adjusting to incoming President Trump and will await clarification […]

Super Trading Strategies – Tapping the Hidden Treasure in the Markets “So much to know, so much to earn So much wisdom to seek and learn If we raise our hands, we’ll touch the sky Our beds are low, our dreams are high…” – Niyi Osundare I was born into a poor family of many […]

The US Dollar has been steadily increasing since 2014; with a 5% increase rate in the GDP from July to September, the fastest pace in more than a decade. Specifically; right after nearly 3 million jobs were created and the boom in North American oil production as well as the crash in the prices of […]

Donald Trump’s ‘travel ban’ has led to investors moving into other safe havens, with JPY and Gold being the short term winners. Business leaders from across the world have voiced their opinions and now Theresa May has come into the firing line for not overly condemning his latest actions. She has since stated she looks […]