UFXBank Daily News: USD Traded Mixed Despite Obama’s Speech

Posted by admin on August 17, 2011 under forex market | Be the First to Comment

USD Dollar (USD) – In forex trading, the U.S. Dollar traded mixed against most of the major currencies despite positive economic data and optimistic speech of US President Barack Obama. Obama told an audience in rural Iowa that the U.S. economy will come back “stronger than before” after the worst recession in decades, as he sought to regain the initiative on the economic debate. Obama said the recovery must be led by small businesses and entrepreneurs and “isn’t going to be driven by Washington.” In addition, Industrial Production in the U.S. climbed last month by 0.9 percent, the most this year. The Stock markets closed negative after three days of gains as the Dow Jones fell by 0.67% and the NASDAQ lost 1.24%. The main reason is high concern that the European debt crisis may worsen. Crude oil fell by 0.90% and closed at $87.00 a barrel. Gold (XAU) strengthened by 1.70% and closed at $1,786 an ounce, as the sagging European economy spurred demand for the precious metal as an investment haven. Today, PPI m/m is expected to show unchanged vs. -0.40% previously and Crude Oil Inventories are expected to fall by -0.40M vs. -5.2M previously.

Euro (EUR) – The Euro fell against the U.S. Dollar after German and French leaders rejected the issuance of bonds by the European currency region to contain its sovereign-debt crisis. German leader, Merkel said “I don’t think Europe has used its last resource yet, and I don’t think we can resolve the problem with a single big-bang policy”. In addition, the German GDP, adjusted for seasonal effects, grew 0.20% vs. 0.30% forecast. Trading above the support level of 1.4380 will keep the momentum positive for the pair. Overall, the EUR/USD traded with a low of 1.4351 and with a high of 1.4476. Today, the CPI y/y is expected to grow by 2.5% and the Core CPI y/y is expected to grow by 1.7% vs. 1.6% previously.

EUR/USD – Last: 1.4390

British Pound (GBP) – The Pound strengthened against the greenback after a report showed U.K. inflation accelerated more than economists forecast, reducing the likelihood the Central Bank will inject further monetary stimulus into the economy. The trend for the pair remains bullish if the pair maintains its support level of 1.6350, but if the pair breaks that support level, it may reach 1.6150. Overall, the GBP/USD traded with a low of 1.6317 and with a high of 1.6476. Today, the Claimant Count Change is expected to be at 20.1K vs. 24.5K previously and the MPC Meeting Minutes are due to be released.

GBP/USD – Last: 1.6430

Japanese Yen (JPY) – The Yen continued to fluctuate against the US Dollar after Japan indicated that it’s ready to intervene in foreign exchange markets again. The USD/JPY has been struggling between the 76.50 – 76.90 levels. As long as the pair is trading below 77.10, the Yen is more attractive. A short position is preferred if the pair breaks below the 76.30 level. Overall, the USD/JPY pair traded with a low of 76.59 and with a high of 77.09. No economic data is expected today.

USD/JPY-Last: 77.70

Canadian dollar (CAD) – The Canadian Dollar fell against its U.S. counterpart due to a decline in oil prices. In addition, the Manufacturing Sales came out worse than expected after showing a decline of -1.50% vs. -0.30% forecast. The trend for the pair will be bullish if the pair maintains its support level of 0.9820. Today, the Foreign Securities Purchases are expected to grow by 10.33B vs. 15.40B previously.

USD/CAD – Last: 0.9820

UFXBank Daily News: Oil fell to $83.66, Gold jumped to $1,696

Posted by admin on August 8, 2011 under forex market | Be the First to Comment

USD Dollar (USD) – In forex trading, the US dollar weakened against most of the major currencies on concern that economic slowdown will worsen and after the S&P cut the American credit rating from AAA to AA+ after the market closed, and when Asian stocks dropped. Investors are panicked and anxiously awaiting the European market to reopen today, in order to see how the market will behave. Futures pared losses after Group of Seven nations said they will take every step necessary to stabilize financial markets. The Nonfarm Payrolls came out at 117K better than the expected 95K and the Unemployment Rate came out at 9.10% better than the expected 9.20%. Wall Street closed mixed as the NASDAQ declined by 0.94% and Dow Jones rose by 0.54% respectively. Crude oil fell to $83.66 a barrel and Gold (XAU) jumped to $1,696 an ounce. No major economic data is expected today.

Euro (EUR) – The Euro rose against the US dollar before the Federal Reserve meeting today, only to decline on monetary policy after the S&P cut the U.S one level. German Industrial Production came out at -1.10% which was worse than the expected 0.10%. The EUR/USD’s momentum is bearish below the 1.4400 level and the next support level on the daily chart is at 1.4000. Overall, the EUR/USD pair traded with a low of 1.4287 and with a high of 1.4430. No major economic data is expected today.

EUR/USD – Last: 1.4315

British Pound (GBP) – The Pound rose against the US Dollar after the S&P cut the rating of the U.S to AA+ for the first time. The Halifax HPI came out at 0.30%, better than the expected 0.10%. As long as the GBP/USD pair is trading below the 1.6500 level, the trend of the Pound is bearish. The next support level on the one hour chart is at 1.6380. The Moving Average Indicator supports a downward trend as well. Overall, the GBP/USD pair traded with a low of 1.6404 and with a high of 1.6477. No major economic data is expected today.

GBP/USD – Last: 1.6260

Japanese Yen (JPY) –The Yen strengthened against the U.S Dollar despite investors concern from the new credit rating of the US and uncertainty before the Federal Reserve meeting. The main trend of the USD/JPY is bearish and as long as the pair is trading below 78.50, the USD is less attractive and a short position is preferred. Overall, USD/JPY traded with a low of 77.90 and with a high of 78.45. No economic data is expected today.

USD/JPY-Last: 78.03

Canadian dollar (CAD) – The Canadian dollar fell against the US Dollar as crude oil dropped on economic slowdown concerns in the US and the fact that the US is the second oil consumer, after China. The Employment Change came out at 7.10K, which was worse than the expected 20K. The Unemployment Rate came out at 7.20%, which was better than the expected 7.40%. The Levy PMI came out at 45.40, worse than the expected 62.90.  As long as the pair is trading above 0.9800, a long position is preferred. Overall, USD/CAD traded with a low of 0.9797 and with a high of 0.9863. No major economic data is expected today.

USD/CAD – Last: 0.9841

No role for emotions in forex trading

Posted by Daytrader on December 21, 2009 under Daily Forex review | Be the First to Comment

The last summer you had your hands on some foreign currencies that were bought with your own money and now you want more of them. The last summer surely made you trade some currency but you did not make any profit from the trade that you made. If you had thought before you had made a trade then you would have surely made some profit.

There are many who believe that, all traders begin to earn a lot of money in the market as soon as they stay for a while in the market. This is not very true in all cases. There is a lot of things that a trader needs to learn and know before he could do good to himself by making profits. The traders have to keep a close watch on the market for movements.
There is always a pattern that the movement in the market produces. The long stay in the market will make you an expert in predicting the trend of the market. There is immaculate pressure when a trader enters the market in order to make a gamble and tries to make a profit with the investment that he has made.

Emotions play a major role in the market. Traders should trade in the market with out any fear. That does not mean that the trader should be hasty. The traders should be able to keep control over their emotions especially when they are about to take decisions.
Decisions can be guided by various analyses. There are a lot of traders in the market and hence decisions can make you win or lose in split seconds. There are two major type of analyses. They are known as fundamental and technical.

The fundamental analysis contains a lot of detail but it is very precise in predicting the forex market. The fundamental analysis of a forex market is always done with regard to the extrinsic factors. The past data of a market is analyzed in order to predict the future trend in a market when technical analysis is deployed. . A person who is expert at fundamental analysis can predict a drop off in the market if the government in a particular country is very much not stable. The fundamental analyst can predict that the market will have an increase if in case a leader who is very popular has won the recent elections. Previous market trends are sure to impact the trends of the market in future. And forex market is no exception. People have always been same. Right from the dawn of forex market, people tend to buy or sell and also there is always a response to stimuli. Hence a thorough analysis is required before taking a decision.