Foreign Exchange

When going abroad, whether on holiday or for business, you will inevitably need cash. Travellers cheques are a faff, credit cards aren’t always accepted and carry charges, but cold hard cash is a language spoken internationally. So, should you get some foreign currency before you set off or should you wait until you get to […]

Here’s the market outlook for the week: EURUSD Dominant bias: Bearish EURUSD dropped by 280 pips last week, going below the resistance lines at 1.0950 and 1.0900. The resistance line at 1.0900 (and of course the resistance line at 1.0900) was an adamant obstacle to bears’ interest. Now that the obstacle has been overcome, the […]

The Bank of Canada decided to cut interest rates by 25 basis points yesterday to 0.50%. This move was widely expected by economists who were surveyed on the matter and the Canadian Dollar quickly shed roughly 200 pips as forex traders were adjusting their positions. The Canadian economy, which is heavily dependent on commodity exports, […]

INSIGHTS INTO THE MINDSET OF SUPER TRADERS – Part 9 “The best strategy loses its effectiveness when you trade from a place of fear.” – Mercedes Oestermann van Essen Name: Lawrence D. Hite Nationality: American Profession: Funds manager, trading systems developer, philanthropist Career: Larry Hite is an award-winning funds manager who’s one of the forefathers […]

On Monday, July 13th 2015 the announcement of a third Greek bailout initially rallied the Euro, but the optimism was short lived as many doubts and obstacles remain. Over the next few weeks the Greek situation will continue to be front and center. Greek Prime Minister Tsipras needs to convince the Greek people to accept […]

EURGBP found strong resistance around the 0.7219 level and now it’s performing corrective moves. At H1 chart, we should note the current position where is trading this pair, as it remains above the 200 SMA. The closest support is located at the 0.7166 level and if broken, it would be expected to fall to the […]

Last week, the EUR/JPY tested the demand zone at 133.50 several times, but it was unable to break it to the downside. From that demand zone, the price skyrocketed by 350 pips, closing around the supply zone at 137.00. Further bullish movement towards the supply zone at 138.00 would result in clean Bullish Confirmation Pattern […]

Here’s the market outlook for the week: EURUSD Dominant bias: Bearish This pair trended downwards in the first few days of last week, challenging the support line at 1.0950. From that support line, price went upwards by 250 pips, reaching the resistance line at 1.1200. The upward movement has been a threat to the existing […]

Apparently, EURUSD gave a good oportunity during this week to look for short trades, after the “NO” Greek referendum victory the last sunday. In a technical view, EURUSD reached the 200 SMA at H1 chart, which is offering dynamic resistance at this stage. However, we could expect more bullish moves towards the resistance zone of […]

“When I put on a trade, all I expect is that something will happen.” – Mark Douglas With a great interest, I’ve been watching the events in the Eurozone. I didn’t write about Greek debt crisis because I wanted to see how things turned out. Many economists and financial journalists have written interesting articles about […]