Some thoughts after Fed’s Powell and incoming President Biden
A slightly longer review of Powell and Biden to last night Sometimes sleeping on something can bring a bit of clarity the next day, and doing just that has helped with analysing the Powell and Biden stuff. Powell Nothing unexpected from him in the end. Fed will do...
Trading themes to watch in the first few days of the New Year
Happy New Year traders As we enter the first trading days of the New Year, we need to see if price moves continue from the 2020 close, or if new moves unfold. Here's a look at a few key pairs and what might happen. https://youtu.be/TAM6HoAX1sY
Brexit – Are we really at the end of it, and what’s going on with GBP?
It seems we might be but GBP has perhaps not reacted as much as we might expect There could be a few reasons for that. We still need an official confirmation. We've been here before many times for it to all fall apart at the last moment. We also need to hear from the...
Important holiday trading information
The Christmas holidays are upon us again, so be prepared for what's to come over the next two weeks Today is likely to be the last proper trading day of the year. We've been speaking to people in the industry (banks/fin firms etc) and it seems nearly all the financial...
Rotation, ROTATION!
Gold and BTC divergence. It's a hot topic these days. Since the major institutionals found their way to BTC, gold has definitely lost some of its shine. Positioning, less safe haven needs, the next US stimulus round having to wait a bit to see th elight of day ,...
What’s the point of ‘Livetrading’?
There's a reason I wanted to put this trade up in public today and that wasn't to try and look Billy big bollocks The GBPUSD trade today could have just as easily gone bad. What I wanted to show was the process and trade management that we teach and encourage to a lot...
Where can GBP go on a Brexit deal (or no-deal)?
We're assessing the possible price moves for GBP on Brexit We've been revising down our Brexit GBP possibilities in the trading room the last week or so as Brexit looks very much priced in. We know there's a deal there but the same sticking points remain. If anything,...
The ForexFlow US election trading guide
Blue waves, red waves, hair waves, we've got you covered over the US election by doing what we do best, keeping things simple If you're feeling seasick from hearing about different coloured waves then fear not, we're nearly at the conclusion of the US election (or...
Here’s a Livetrading example of what we do here at ForexFlow:
Real trades, in real time I mentioned EURGBP in the last post and this is a pair that many of us have switched to to trade Brexit or GBP without the increased noise from the USD side due to the election. Some of us have been short from up around 0.91 and we've been...
The Brexit risk to GBP today is symmetrical
Be careful about trading GBP today The EU have pushed the onus back to the UK to move their position, and UK's Raab has indicated that it's the EU who need to do the same. Stalemate once again in the great Brexit game. What that has done is put Boris on the spot over...
A huge week is coming in FX markets – Are you ready for it?
We've an absolutely blockbuster week coming up There's been many, many features about 2020 so far that have made it one of the most bonkers years ever, not only in our lives but in trading. We're three quarters of the way through it and really nothing should surprise...
A quick and simplified preview of Fed’s Powell at Jackson Hole
As usual, we like the K.I.S.S method at ForexFlow, so here's a quick brief on what to expect (or not expect) from Fed's Powell Will we be getting the chapter and verse on the framework review, or something similar to BOC's Wilkins, where Powell just details whats on...
This week has been a good week for break trading
When markets are stuck in tight ranges, we must always be planning for the breaks For many weeks we've seen pairs stuck in boring tight ranges, unclear direction and an unwillingness to push the boundaries but this week has been different. We've seen many breaks of...
Are you one of the 80% of retail traders who regularly lose money?
A big influx of inexperienced traders has entered the market and it looks like they're not doing well There's been a couple of stories out in the press highlighting tough times for retail traders. The Times writes that losses have jumped, noting that 80.5% of traders...
How to trade the EU Summit
This weekend's EU Summit is going to be dangerous for trading because markets will be closed and any big news will likely see price gaps on the Sunday night open. Here's our brief of how best to trade it Two big ticket items up for discussion - EU rescue fund & EU...
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