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Are you ready for the next flash crash?
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Sunday 14.04.2019 FX opening rates.
Quiet opening of the retail market. Good evening all, IMF came and went, Draghi remains cautious, the rest mostly said H2 2019 should see the global economy improve. SNB Jordan faithful to his interventionist chatter, keeping the door open to more of the same if...
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The ten days dive into the unknown.
A Japanese Emperor change is coming. Hi all, I needed to read this FT article a few times to make sure I got it right. Japan will virtually be out for TEN DAYS when Emperor Akihito will abdicate and be replaced by his son Naruhito. From 27th April ongoing, that's a...
Simple preview on Canadian employment report.
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UK CPI comes in a touch softer in January 2019
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UK economy suffers another Brexit induced decline as GDP and production drop
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CFTC Forex Futures report – No towel throwing from USD bulls into the FOMC
The Commitment of Traders net speculative positions report from the CFTC as of Tuesday 18 December 2018 JPY -103k vs -98k prior EUR -53k vs -56k prior GBP -60k vs -42k prior AUD -35k vs -46k prior NZD +3k vs -15k prior CAD -7k vs -12k prior CHF -23k vs -18k prior BTC...
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CFTC Forex Futures report – EUR shorts add 10k – BTC shorts hit paydirt
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CFTC Forex Futures report: JPY shorts jump but USD longs loosen elsewhere
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Shorts are still the way forward for trading USDMXN
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Video – Trading EURUSD over the European Central Bank meeting 10th April 2019
Can EURUSD pull away from the 1.1200 area or will the ECB tip it over the edge? A quick look at EURUSD ahead of the ECB meeting this Wednesday. https://youtu.be/Bx6Ri7Sad1s Check out our other videos and subscribe to our YouTube channel here.
The vikings are back. Watch your EURNOK!
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EURUSD between a rock and a hard place – AUDUSD with a big stack – Forex options expiries 17 April 2019
Forex option expiries for the 10am (14.00 GMT) New York cut 17 April 2019 Some decent size in EURUSD and AUDUSD today. Full details of the break down of these options (call/puts) are on the full option board in the ForexFlow platform.
Forex option expiries 16 April 2019
Forex option expiries for the 10am (14.00 GMT) New York cut 16 April 2019 Cable has the only major expiry today.
Forex options expiries 15 April 2019
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Japanese investors are propping up JPY pairs
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Video – Trading EURUSD over the European Central Bank meeting 10th April 2019
Can EURUSD pull away from the 1.1200 area or will the ECB tip it over the edge? A quick look at EURUSD ahead of the ECB meeting this Wednesday. https://youtu.be/Bx6Ri7Sad1s Check out our other videos and subscribe to our YouTube channel here.
What’s the trade ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC meeting?
Today we're looking at what's driving (or not driving) USDJPY and a trading opportunity into the US Fed FOMC Ahead of Wednesday's US Fed FOMC we look at the trading opportunities for USDJPY and also what's affecting the price right now. https://youtu.be/EkFRebxmuUc
EURUSD is still in the box
Catching up with EURUSD after the ECB meeting A dull ECB meeting left EURUSD playing between the well defined lines. Here's how things stand now. We also look at GBPUSD into the next big Brexit event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6buJ2ACxW0
Can ECB’s Draghi kick EURUSD out of its box this week?
Let's look at EURUSD ahead of Thursday's ECB meeting EURUSD showed a willingness to break the long-standing range but the move didn't last long. Will we see another attempt or will Draghi turn on his dovish charm leading to a move lower? We also have a quick catch up...
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