Are There Clouds Looming Over the US Economy? While I studied economics in college I look at economic data through the eyes if a trader. To put it simply, is data under or over performing expectations and...
Do the German Elections Matter? To be frank, I have been hyper focused on the aftermath of the US elections and have not spent much time thinking about the upcoming Sunday vote in Germany.  If markets had shown...
Are Markets Tuning Out President Trump? After weeks of getting whipped around by the latest tariff related news markets seem to either ignoring the latest reports or just taking a breather from headline overload. Take the latest headline...
Have You Ever Thought Of Forex Trading Being a Series of Episodes? All traders love trends. It makes life easy when you don’t have to spend a lot of time analyzing what side to trade. All you...
What Does it Mean for Trading When Two Currencies Move in Opposite Directions There was a time when bank traders were free with disclosing real money flow information. Those were the days bank traders used to post...
How Do Leads and Lags Impact Currency Trading? There are various ways to hedge currency risk to guard against potential losses (or maximize returns) caused by movements in exchange rates. The following are ways to limit exposure to...
Newsquawk Week Ahead: Highlights 17-21st February 2025 Highlights include RBA, RBNZ, FOMC Minutes, PMIs, Canada, UK and Japan inflation MON: N/A TUE: RBA Announcement & SoMP, UK Jobs (Dec), Swedish CPIF (Jan), German ZEW (Feb), Canadian CPI...
Should Traders Take President Trump at His Word? As I noted, Trading in the New Trump Effect Era: Actions Speak Louder Than Words. Well, President Trump is never at a loss for words as he has followed...
Is Gold Ready for a Pause? As I have said many times, There is no reason to guess at a top when something is trading in unchartered waters (i.e. record highs) until charts tell you there is...
How You Can Trade Opening Week Gaps An opening week gap in trading occurs when the first price quoted in a new trading week differs significantly from the closing price of an instrument in the prior week....
 Do you ever wonder what is behind market reactions to headline news? Have you ever sat in front of your platform and seen a currency, for example, suddenly spike up or down 20 pips when there is...
Newsquawk Week Ahead Highlights – 10-14th February 2025 Highlights include Fed Chair Powell Testimonies, US, China and Swiss CPI, US Retail Sales, UK GDP and NZ Inflation Forecasts SUN: Chinese Inflation (Jan) MON: Norwegian CPI (Jan) and...