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Shorting the USDCAD as the USD weakened further today
Some days trading is much easier and more rewarding than other days. The USDCAD went sideways through the first half of the U.K. session and made a very brief attempt to move higher as the North American traders began trading. A double top formed and the USD began...
Long the USDJPY as “risk on” sentiment returns today
After a fearful Monday and a broad selloff in the major international equity indices, it was back to onward and upward today. Although the USD was not particularly strong today, the JPY was quite weak. A long was taken early in the U.S. session overlap risking 8...
Shorting the AUDJPY in advance of the FED
A number of years ago, a friend who manages a large hedge fund, told me that he liked to gauge risk sentiment with the AUDJPY pair. Like many traders, my preference has been the bond market… particularly the US 10Y yield. This gentleman who knew more about JPY...
Not for the faint of heart long the GBPUSD today
The currency markets are known to be volatile and during the final days of the ongoing saga of Brexit negotiations, the GBPUSD is extremely volatile. Be careful above 1.3500. The EURUSD is also suddenly volatile at unusual times of the trading day. If you...
Shorting the CADJPY to begin the trading week
As the North American session got underway the JPY and USD were strong and the commodity currencies weak. The USDCAD and the CADJPY have been great pairs to trade this year. Today the USDCAD was too close to our daily target, but the CADJPY set up for an...
Long the USDCAD after the bounce higher from its Asian session low
The USDCAD made waves to the downside but found buyers near its Asian session low. As price began to move higher a long was taken risking 20 pips for a potential 56 pips to our daily target at 1.2796. The first level to get through was the mid-figure which this...
Long the USDCAD as DXY strength returns today after Friday’s pullback
The USDCAD began the U.S. session ranging sideways without testing its Asian session low. When the pair broke above this range, a long was taken, risking 15 pips for a potential 55 pips to our daily target at 1.2802. The first area to clear was the Asian session...
New Coronavirus variant produces dramatic trading opportunities on Black Friday
The day after Thanksgiving in the U.S. is known as Black Friday and with many traders taking a long weekend, trading volumes are lower. That coupled with negative headlines about the discovery of a new coronavirus variation reported from South Africa’s medical...
Shorting the USDCAD after it fails to challenge the 1.2750 level and reverses
Firstly, I haven’t been posting for a month and not because I’ve been away on a holiday. There was a death in my family and recovering from it has been very emotional for me. At times, I wanted the focus and distraction of trading but trading during emotional...









