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Can retail FX traders scalp, using STP-ECN access and MetaTrader platforms?

The definition of what the concept of scalping represents, has altered substantially over recent years. To many old school traders (who can still recall when internet based trading was born) scalping means; searching for a profit equivalent to more than the spread cost. For example; if the spread on GBP/USD was circa 2-3 pips, you’d […]

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Yen falls to a 2019 low versus USD, during the Asian trading session, long term speculators increase net long positions in USD, to levels not seen since 2015.

A combination of the Spring meeting between the IMF and World Bank, the benign FOMC minutes, a potential breakthrough in the China-USA trade talks and various economic calendar data, suggesting the USA economy is on course to match earlier bullish forecasts, might have caused a risk on environment to develop in equity markets over recent

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CPIs, PMIs, the latest USA trade balance deficit, Eurozone sentiment readings and North American housing data, will dominate the week’s FX calendar.

Monday begins with the latest U.K. Rightmove asking house prices, published just after midnight. This data, ranking as medium impact, can have a significant effect on overall U.K. consumer and investor sentiment, for both the value of equity indices and sterling. The trickle down effect that; house buying, moving and speculation has on the U.K.

CPIs, PMIs, the latest USA trade balance deficit, Eurozone sentiment readings and North American housing data, will dominate the week’s FX calendar. Read More »

Chinese exports and China’s trade balance make a significant recovery year on year in March, EUR/USD rises to a three week high.

The latest Chinese export and import figures were published late in the Asian trading session, just before the London-European session prepared to open. Exports out of China have risen by 14.2% year on year up to March, beating the Reuters expectation of 6.5%, whilst marking a significant recovery, above the -20.8% reading recorded in February.

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USA records a low of unemployment claims not seen since 1969, USA equity markets trade in tight ranges, as global trade fears hit investors’ sentiment.

The USA statistics agency, the BLS, reported a weekly unemployment claims number so low on Thursday afternoon, that statisticians had to refer back to 1969 to find such a comparable small reading. Only 196k Americans filed an unemployment claim during the preceding week, whilst continuous claims also fell moderately. Cynics were quick to point out

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If you’re planning to quit retail FX trading, you might want to read this article before you finally give up.

It’s worth starting at the end of the article title, as none of us like to simply “give up”. There’s something about: quitting, walking away, surrendering, that should never fit comfortably with you psyche. Imagine for a moment, if you gave up easily on other pursuits, you’d never achieve anything. We persevere at difficult tasks

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Inflation rises in China, raising hopes that growth may be recovering, U.K. gets another Brexit extension.

China’s year on year CPI figure came in right on forecast, at 2.3% up to March, rising from 1.5% in February. Analysts immediately began to ponder if the globe’s second largest economy, might be entering a recovery mode, after its most recent GDP figures have indicated a slowdown in growth. That reduction in commerce, could

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U.K. gets its Brexit extension, ECB’s Draghi delivers a dovish statement, FOMC continues to adopt a “wait and see” monetary policy.

As predicted, by the economists polled by Reuters and Bloomberg, the ECB announced they had kept the key interest rate unchanged at 0.00% and the deposit rate fixed at -0.4%, at the culmination of their committee meeting. Later in the afternoon, during his press conference in Frankfurt, the ECB President Mario Draghi urged patience, with

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A Guide to Determining Position Size When Trading Forex

Is skill an overrated concept when discussing and trading FX?

As an FX trader, what do you think of when you consider the word “skill”? You may think of a sportsman, or woman with exceptional skills. Perhaps you’d conjure up thoughts of world class tennis players such as; Serena Williams, or Roger Federer. Or footballers such as; Lionel Messi and Ronaldo. Or maybe you’d think

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Focus turns to central bank committee decision making, as the ECB reveals its latest interest rate decision and the FOMC/Fed publishes its minutes from its March meeting.

On Wednesday afternoon, the value of sterling will come under intense focus and increased speculation, as an emergency E.U. summit decides what extension they’re prepared to offer the U.K. in order for the country to delay its exit from the European Union, which is currently scheduled for Friday April 12th. The widely held consensus is

Focus turns to central bank committee decision making, as the ECB reveals its latest interest rate decision and the FOMC/Fed publishes its minutes from its March meeting. Read More »