Currency

Donald Trump has won the US presidency. What effect will this have on the country’s economy and currency? Yesterday, the US went to polls to elect the country’s 45th president. After a long and hard-fought campaign, Republican Donald Trump was victorious, beating Democrat Hillary Clinton. With his first real foray into the political sphere, Mr […]

Markets have become particularly risk averse in the run up to the US Presidential election. The dollar has come under some downward pressure, giving up some ground against the euro, Sterling and the yen. This, coupled with Sterling slowly trying to regain some ground, explained our GBPUSD rally last week. The US elections may be […]

The pound began this week soft against the US dollar, which has seen a boost since the FBI announced Hillary Clinton would not face criminal charges for using a personal email server. Meanwhile, Eurozone retail sales figures are set for release, which could affect the euro’s value.   However, many analysts expect the dollar to […]

The GBP/USD went upwards by 370 pips last week, testing the distribution territory at 1.2550. This has led to a bullish bias in the short-term, and additional movement of 1000 pips to the upside would also result in bullish bias on a bigger timeframe like the daily chart. Unless USD gathers lots of stamina this […]

Here’s the market outlook for the week: EURUSD Dominant bias: Bullish From the weekly low of 1.0935, this pair went upwards by over 200 pips, to close above the support line at 1.1100 on Friday. Price is now close to the resistance line at 1.1150, and a breach of that resistance line would enable price […]

In June, the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU). This was a shock to a number of analysts both within the UK and outside it. There were so many unknowns with leaving the EU that many thought it would never happen. However, it did and now there is a great deal to negotiate […]

“Acceptance is a good state for trading because at this level you can accept losses and profits — both of which are a regular part of trading. In fact, acceptance of small losses is critical to successful trading.” – Dr. Van K. Tharp WHAT’S YOUR ATTITUDE TO TRADING CHALLENGES? Michael: “I put so much effort […]

The EUR/JPY went upwards by 230 pips last week, closing above the demand zone at 115.00 on Friday. There is now a Bullish Confirmation Pattern in the 4-hour chart, and the last candlestick on Friday reveals that bulls are still willing to push price further upwards this week. Therefore, the supply levels at 115.50, 116.00 […]

Here’s the market outlook for the week: EURUSD Dominant bias: Bearish This pair moved sideways last week, and then traded upwards on Friday. However, that was not significant enough to result in any bullish signal. The bias on the market remains bearish, and what happened on Friday could turn out to be a short-selling opportunity. […]

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MASTER TRADERS – PART 20 “It sounds attractive to try and make a quick buck, but like anything else, real money is made by slowly compounding your returns.” – Andrew Beattie Name: Larry Robbins Age: 47 Nationality: American Occupation: Portfolio and hedge fund manager A COMMITTED, ILLUSTRIOUS INVESTOR Robbins […]