Just a quick chart to show the size and scale of the gap down in EURUSD last night based on the weekend news regarding the Cyprus bail-in/bail-out. There has been less than half-a-dozen plus 100 pip gaps on the EURUSD in the last 4-5- years so this gap is significant and for anyone who was long into […]

Hello traders, After returning from a busy few days including a long and enjoyable evening at the London Trader’s Network Social event I was able to sit down this afternoon and take a look at the 6 trades I’d placed early on Tuesday and how they’d fared over the last 48 hours. Several people at […]

Over the last couple of days I’ve had a few european centric Binary positions closing on me.  Whilst not necessarily taken with the French elections in mind they certainly played a part in their outcome.  One win and one loss.  Lets cover the losing position first: EURUSD After a wild start to 2012 where the […]

Here’s my weekly Currency Strength Analysis for the week commencing 22nd January 2012. Weekly: 1. JPY 2. AUD 3.CHF 4.USD 5.GBP 6.EUR No real new news there. Daily: 1. AUD 2. JPY 3.USD 4.GBP 5. CHF 6.EUR   In terms of currencies and possible trades for this week I’m looking at EU, EJ, EA,CJ, UJ, […]

Hello Traders, As usual here’s my analysis of Currency Strength & Weakness for the week beginning 15th January. From the weekly perspective: 1. JPY 2.AUD 3.USD 4. CHF 5. GBP 6.EUR No change from last week on a weekly outlook From the Dailies: 1.AUD 2.JPY 3.USD 4.GBP 5.CHF 6.EUR So on both the daily and […]

Happy New Year Fellow Traders! I had an extended break over the holiday period and used the time to plan my next 12 months. More of that in future posts. In the mean time here’s the weekly strength analysis for this week. Weekly: 1. JPY 2.AUD 3. USD 4. CHF 5. GBP 6. EUR Ok […]

Hey Traders, Here’s my Weekly Strength Analysis for the week beginning 18/12/2011. 1. JPY. 2. CHF 3. AUD 4. USD 5. GBP 6.EUR AUD & CHF swap places but I don’t consider it to be a long-term change.  If we look at the daily strength analysis: 1. USD 2. JPY 3.GBP 4.AUD 5.CHF 6.EUR We […]

Hello Traders, Just a quick update on my views of currency strength and weakness for the week beginning 11th Dec 2011 Weekly Strength 1. JPY 2. AUD 3. CHF 4. USD 5. GBP 6. EUR No real surprises there. JPY still the strongest and EUR the weakest.  AUD has gained in strength and CHF continues to […]

Hello fellow traders from Co Louth, Ireland where I find myself this week with my family. Its been an interesting week to hear the Irish Governments Budget and their austerity plans (and the people’s reaction) in the context of the Friday 9th Euro Summit and all that it holds.  It’s also been interesting to hear […]

Hey traders, Here’s the review of the relative strength within the FX markets I watch. Weekly: 1. JPY 2.CHF 3.AUD 4.GBP 5.EUR 6. USD After teasing us for the last couple of weeks with alleged strength CHF has dropped back and the JPY (despite intervention) has become the strongest currency.  As I mentioned in previous […]