Trading psychology: a humoristic approach There is a huge difference between talking and acting in the foreign exchange world. Actually, it takes some naturally built-in guts to pick up the telephone and conclude a transaction. And...
Trump Tariffs Strategy: Big Stick Diplomacy? President elect Trump has not even taken office and he is already impacting markets, the latest being a threat to impose 25% tariffs on all products from Canada and Mexico,...
Is the Trump Trade Back On? As we enter the last full week ahead of the US elections, polls are so tight that it is hard to see big bets on the outcome. In addition, the...
Embrace the Retrace As those who have followed my thinking know, I believe trading is common sense. When you think of trading this way you can make sense of what many take as blind faith and...
The One Word That Makes Markets Move Part 2 I asked a question of our readers in Part 1 of The One Word That Makes Markets Move. The question was what word? The answer was “failure.” A...
Common Sense Tips for The Average Trader They say a trader learns more from losing than winning but hopefully it is not to the extent that it wipes out one’s account. I was asked the following...
Forex Trading: A Constant Search for Equilibrium Do you ever wonder why you turn on your screens and it is often hard to figure out which way the forex market will move as it appears to be...
What is Forex? When I started trading many years ago, foreign exchange and fx were the most commonly used terms in the forex industry. In futures trading, the words currency and currencies were mainly used to describe...
Newsquawk.com Week Ahead – 23rd-27th September: Highlights include US PCE, Global PMIs, RBA, SNB, Australian and Tokyo CPI Newsquawk Week Ahead – 23rd-27th September MON: Market Holiday: Japan (Autumnal Equinox); EZ, UK & US Flash PMIs (Sep),...
Forex Trading Glossary – T Tasuki Gap – Upside and Downside (Candlestick Continuation Pattern) In a bearish Tasuki Gap the market develops in a downtrend in which two long black days develop in succession. The second...
Will the Fed Cut Rates by 25 or 50 bps.? As we wait for the Fed to make its widely anticipated interest rate decision, this is one that could go either way. The debate is not whether...