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German production rises whilst Australian construction appears to have turned the corner

German production rose moderately over the last month according to Germany’s official stats department adding belief to what many analysts believe is the powerhouse of the European economy, which will help to single handedly help turn around the area’s fortunes. In February 2014, production in industry was up by 0.4% from the previous month, the […]

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Trend analysis for week beginning April 6th

Is The Trend Still Your Friend

The week begins with the ANZ job adverts from Australia, Japan’s leading indicators are predicted to come in at 114.2%. Thereafter attention turns to Europe with Swiss CPI expected in at 0.2%, and German industrial production expected in at 0.3% month on month. The Sentix investor confidence index for Europe is expected in at 14.2.

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Germany’s factory orders rise whilst UK house prices fall by 1.1%

Mind The Gap

From the UK this morning we received a surprise in the form of house price falls with the Halifax reporting that house prices in the UK have fallen by 1.1% in March, this is only the third decline over the past 15 months. Analysts will now be carefully watching to see if this reading is

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Suggested risk management parameters for scalpers

Between the lines

In this article we’re going to discuss the simple method for making decisions regarding the control of risk when we’re operating a ‘scalping technique’. And for the benefit of doubt (and for the purpose of this article) we’ll be referring to scalpers as short term traders; typically these will be traders operating off low time

USA unemployment numbers disappoint whilst the USA trade balance worsens

Morning Roll Call

USA unemployment numbers came in below expectations, In the week ending March 29, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 326,000, an increase of 16,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 310,000. With NFP numbers being printed on Friday traders would be advised to trade with extreme caution as the print has

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Chinese PMI signals contraction as Australia’s positive trade balance surprises analysts

Mind The Gap

Overnight there was some key data released in Australia which many analysts believe reaffirms Australia’s place as one of the fastest growing economies, with crucially its foundations for economic growth built on solid ground. Retail sales came in on schedule up 0.2% month on month, but it was the trade balance reading which caught analysts’

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Nassim Taleb’s major rules of thumb trading advice

Between the lines

From time to time it’s worth peering into the minds of some of the: ‘legendary’ traders, essayists and thinkers in our trading world, in order to see what their thoughts are on many of the aspects of trading we experience on a day to day basis. Of particular relevance is their ability to simply cut

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USA factory orders surge as ADP employment numbers come in close to expectations

Morning Roll Call

In a relatively quiet day for market movement and momentum the main USA bourses closed up on extremely positive data concerning the USA factory orders and the ADP jobs print. U.S. companies increased payrolls by 191,000 last month, up from a revised 178,000, figures from the ADP Research Institute in Roseland, New Jersey, showed. The

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A powerful earthquake off the coast of Chile spikes copper prices whilst Spanish unemployment falls moderately

Mind The Gap

From Spain there was good news published this morning regarding the unemployment rate with a reading showing that unemployment fell by 239,773 in the last year. This is the best performance of registered unemployed in March since 2006. From the UK we had the news that UK house price rises had moderated slightly in March

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How well we cope with our losses defines us as traders

Between the lines

Let’s be honest none of us actually enjoy the feeling of losing at anything we put our effort into, whether it be a competitive sport, a game, or ‘betting’ on the markets. However, one thing is for certain in trading, or betting on the markets, is that we will lose and we’ll lose quite often.

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