Expect To See The Softs Take Centre Stage
Today’s news that cocoa prices have risen over 7% as a result of the export ban imposed by Ivory Coast has prompted me to look […]
Articles by Anna
A Pivotal Week Ahead
A busy week ahead with the big beasts of the market jungle coming out and a slew of level one fundamental releases also due for […]
Sterling Rally Petering Out
An interesting article in the FT suggesting that the forex market’s current love affair with sterling may be overdone prompted me to look at bit […]
Market Sentiment & Round Up
Market mood, at least in equities and commodities, has turned a little sour this morning following release of key Chinese data overnight. The releases included […]
Today’s Market Mood & Sentiment
Blue skies and sunshine in London this morning reflected the mood in global markets which saw overnight gains for all Asian indices: the Nikkei, Australia, […]
Stock Portfolio Update
With equity markets approaching new highs and with the VIX also approaching a dangerously low level, I thought it might be time to update our […]
Euro Dollar Dormant (at least for now)
Warning – do not attempt to trade at the euro dollar at the moment. There is a strong pennant formation across most all time frames, […]
When Doing Nothing is Actually Doing Something
Trading this afternoon can best be described as desultory with the US closed & eurozone ministers in purdah, but it provides a valuable lesson and […]
Oil Drifts Sideways
The weaker dollar is not assisting any move in crude oil at present which has currently stalled in the $91-$92 per barrel area following its […]
Gold & Silver Analysis
Recent weakness in the US dollar does not appear to have favoured either gold or silver with both pulling back from recent highs with silver […]
Monday Blues for Euro
Today is Blue Monday and considered to be the most depressing day of the year which could explain why the Asian trading session was so […]
Euro Bears Can Take Heart
If there is one book all traders and investors should read it is: This Time is Different : Eight Centuries of Financial Folly by Kenneth […]
Euro Bears Toasted!
Jean Claude Trichet’s hawkish statement yesterday concerning interest rates surprised the forex market, prompting a surge in the euro which gained over 300 pips against […]
The VIX is Low – Is it Time To Go?
Today has been an interesting day for US equities which has seen the DOW trade in a very narrow 50+ point range accompanied by relatively […]
Gold Nervous & Looks To Correct
Gold continues to take baby steps back towards the $1400 per ounce level as it finally manages to haul itself back over our shorter term […]
Euro Continues Higher
So there we are, panic over once again as successful bond auctions in both Spain and Italy have eased investor fears resulting in further euro […]
Aussie Rallies As Risk Appetite Returns
The Portuguese bond auction and relief that Belgium has pulled back from the brink by posting better than expected deficit figures, has relieved the market […]
Canadian Dollar Continues to Look Strong
While most traders were busy watching the results of the Portuguese bond auction this morning, my focus was on the Canadian Dollar which I have […]