Trading currency and futures markets are not supposed to be easy; otherwise, everyone would be doing it. No matter how time tested our particular trading systems are, our risk management qualities...
Back in late January when the COVID19 crisis was just beginning to sprout legs, we looked at commodity performance during the 2003 SARS outbreak and concluded that this developing pandemic presented...
Following last week’s record uptick of 3.3 million jobless claims, which was nearly five times the previous record, this week, the weekly jobless claims for the final full week of March came in at...
This morning the weekly jobless claims were released as usual at 8:30 am EST in the United States. This figure is a calculation of all who in the prior week filed initial jobless claims with their...
One of the things that happens to traders when they watch screens all day is that we are at times prone to losing long term perspective by watching short term price fluctuations. Depending on one’s...
As headline risk escalates, it’s hard to talk about anything other than the Coronavirus, and it’s impossible to ignore the subject altogether. Following yesterday’s statement from the World Health...
My writings in recent weeks have reflected the Coronavirus wave. This is an unfortunate circumstance that continues to create global alarm. As traders, we must be prepared and positioned for both...
Three weeks ago, I suggested that Asian currencies would likely allow opportunities to sell rallies, especially among the commodity pairs, which include the Australian dollar (AUD) and New Zealand...
Yesterday we looked at some of the challenges of counter-trend trading and the first four rules that you may use when trying to trade tops and bottoms. Today, we continue this series, beginning by...
In the zero-sum game of financial markets, smaller traders look for opportunities to level the playing field. There is a long time saying that every trader will hear numerous times during their...
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