DJIA index continues its record run, U.S. dollar rises, whilst odds on a Fed March interest rate rises to fifty percent. President Trump held court on Monday and decided to preempt his appearance before Congress on Tuesday and issue a form of forward guidance in relation to promising a: massive fiscal stimulus, tax cuts and […]
OK, so most of us forex traders know what candlesticks are and what they’re supposed to represent on our charts. We’ll avoid the history lesson, by delivering this quick synopsis and reminder of the basic candlestick body and shadow meaning. Candlestick charts are thought to have been developed in the 18th century by Munehisa Homma,
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The 3 Ms of trading is a phenomenon often referred to when discussing trading; mind, method and money-management have become the accepted terms by which we define the disciplines involved in trading. Method is generally defined as the trading strategy we’ve created; the currency pairs we trade, the time frames, the analysis underpinning our decisions
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GDP figures, inflation data, PMIs and Trump’s speech to Congress are the highlights to look out for this week Japan, the USA and Europe have the busiest economic calendars this coming week. Australia’s GDP will be carefully monitored, as will be the Eurozone’s inflation data. However, Trump’s joint address in Congress could provide market fireworks,
Another day, another record close for the DJIA, which has now beaten the previous series of record closes from as far back in 1987. The reasons for the continual irrational exuberance and over-optimism appear to be based on the promises tax cuts and stimulus on the way courtesy of Trump. The proposed tax cuts will
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Retail trading from home can be a lonely activity. Let’s be honest, even if you’re incredibly successful, your spouse and nearest and dearest won’t be that interested in the mechanics involved in trading, beyond the profits. Trying to hold a conversation involving a discussion on: spreads, indicators, technical and fundamental analysis, coding your MetaTrader platform,
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The latest Fed minutes, from the meeting held January 31st to February 1st, were published on Wednesday evening. It’s important were critical issues such as this are concerned, to not embellish, or to mistranslate the meaning. Therefore we’ll quote the Fed minutes verbatim; “Many participants expressed the view that it might be appropriate to raise
Of all the: terms, patterns, indicators and tools used in trading, the word, allure and concept of “Fibonacci” stands out as the most mysterious and evocative. It’s legendary use in mathematical calculus, lends it an authority not associated with the modern, most commonly used chart indicators, such as the: MACD, RSI, PSAR, DMI etc. It
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USA equity markets reach new record highs as U.S. dollar strength returns, due to the expectation of a Fed interest rate rises in March USA equity markets burst into life after the bank holiday close on Monday; the SPX, DJIA, Russell and NASDAQ all reached record highs; SPX closing at 2,365, DJIA at 20,743, and
Thin trading on Monday due to Presidents’ Day in the USA, sees sterling rise versus the USD and all its ten major peers, but USD firms versus EUR and other major peers Wikipedia describes Presidents’ Day as: “George Washington’s Birthday is a United States federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honour
