Extreme volatility as Trump goes head to head with Draghi
US markets opened relatively quietly, before Donald Trump injects some excellent two way price action as his Twitter feed jumps into life following the announcements […]
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All about the euro in the London forex trading session
With the focus later on the ECB and Draghi, there was only one currency to consider at the start of the London forex session and […]
The 4th dimension, risk sentiment and more in the London forex session
A terrific session which covered many aspects of forex trading from the fundamental to the technical, relational and finally the political. Forex trading used to […]
A dramatic day for the AUD/JPY
A fascinating day on the markets yesterday and not least for forex, which not only had some dramatic price action but unusually accompanied with ultra […]
Wow! What an explosive start to the London forex session!!
After two days of terrific price action with risk on risk off sentiment swinging wildly, we were expecting a muted start to the London forex […]
After the fireworks of the FOMC, the currency strength indicator reveals all!
After the fireworks of the FOMC meeting and interest rate decision the previous day, it was no surprise to see markets absorbing the news and […]
Trend or reversal trading – take your pick!
As always, plenty of trading opportunities to discuss and consider as the US forex session gets underway, and following on from the London session which […]
Aussie in focus in the London forex session – don’t just read the headline numbers!
The focus in the London forex session was on the Aussie dollar following the overnight employment data, an interesting release which superficially appeared weak, yet […]
GBP/JPY and GBP/CAD in focus as US markets wait for CPI
Another excellent forex session as the US markets opened ahead of the CPI data release at the bottom of the hour. The focus initially was […]
How to use the currency dashboard and aim for pips not $$ when you start!
Another excellent forex session as the European open duly transitioned into the London session with volume rising accordingly, and in today’s webinar we started with […]
It’s all about the indicators and volume in thin markets!
With US markets closed for the 4th of July celebrations, consolidation and thin price action was the order of the day at the start of […]
Yen buying dominates as the London forex session opens
A shortened session due to technical issues, but nevertheless plenty of price action to consider as we move from Europe into the London open which […]
Politics is now the 4th dimension
If you’ve read A Three Dimensional Approach to Forex Trading you will know the three elements are technical, fundamental and relational. To this we can […]
Relief rally or genuine reversal? Volume reveals the truth
Whilst yesterday’s strong rally for US equities will have brought some much needed relief to longer term investors in risk markets, the question now is […]
Ahead of the GDP release for the US and more on the currency heatmap
In the US forex session, it was all about waiting for the big release of the day, the advance GDP data followed later by new […]
Markets await the FOMC as politics dominate
Following the strong trends of earlier in the day, it was no surprise to see forex markets consolidate and move sideways as the London forex […]
EUR/GBP continues higher after trap move
Session crossovers, particularly in the transition from the Far East and Asia into the European and London session, are always a happy hunting ground for […]
Volatility & the euro
So far in this morning’s forex trading session it’s been a case of selling the euro and buying the commodity dollars, with a strong move […]