Feb 28, 2017 - Market Update

Short recap Asia up on Wall Street and month-end flows EU trading mixed Trump met with Chinese official to talk about security and meeting with CN president Abe/Kuroda – will keep stimulus in place Some EU firms not able to repatriate profits from China (unconfirmed rumour) But PBOC confirmed that companies use standard channels to do so Saudis looking at...

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Feb 27, 2017 - Market Update

Short recap Asia started on a bad note but recouped the losses EU markets opened higher Trump not to cut social welfare programs: Social Security and Medicare US Treasury Sec Mnuchin – fiscal stimulus impact this year muted (not helping USD and yields) Busy week with plenty of Fed speakers to be watched for clues on Mar 15 rate hike (priced at 40%) If there are no...

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Feb 26, 2017 - Q4 Earnings - Week 7

Q4 Earnings – Week 2017-02-26 As we are moving closer to the end of earnings season we have got more international and medium to small companies reporting. Last week Royal Bank of Canada hit the CAD 3 bln earnings mark, actually for the first time. The investors were pleased by 24% rise in earnings, 5% hike in dividends. The good news was that all areas performed well....

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Feb 26, 2017 - (Weekly Tech Overview) AUDUSD, EURAUD, AUDJPY

Hi All, Let's have a look at aussie charts...I know again but let's do it together: No change in my view, still bearish medium and long term. One can argue: come on Piotr, check the charts and see how strong AUD is. Well, that's the reason I went through AUD charts again.... Patience is extremely important especially, when one is trying to speculate in FX over medium...

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Feb 24, 2017 - Market Update

Short recap Asian shares lower, hit by slide in material shares on falling copper, iron ore and other commodities EZ risks still present, Japanese investors own 13% of French bonds If the Le Pen headlines continue we may see more EURJPY downside Trichet on global debt and DM crisis coming in 10-15 years  video (talking about debt from 13th minute) Pace...

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Feb 23, 2017 - Market Update

Short recap Asian stocks took a breather Europe opened mixed FOMC Minutes showing cautiousness (not to forget that the meeting took place right after Trump inauguration that was accompanied with huge uncertainty) But lots has happened since then May rate hike priced at 50% 10-yr US Trys yield at 2.40% after FOMC FR elections: Bayrou pulling out and expressing support...

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Feb 22, 2017 - (Video) Risk - bit more + Land Of Trading Live Trading Room Edu

Hi, This time we did it a bit different. We went through majors and then I was trying to explain tacticts related to risk management, especially useful for daytraders (aggressive traders).  Trading Plan + 2nd part related to Risk ( first part available here ) Join Us and check how and what we are doing FREE LIVE TRADING ROOM - click here Please...

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Feb 22, 2017 - Market Update

Short recap Asian markets on positive note EU to open higher BoJ planning to be more transparent with announcing specific dates for bond buying operations (likely to avoid recent surprise moves) Kuroda: ready to easy more US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin-IMF Lagarde: IMF to evaluate FX levels and police FX policies Fed Mester – at full employment, prices raising but...

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Feb 21, 2017 - Market Update

Short recap Asian stocks mixed despite some speculations about China getting back on track EU to open lower with some caution ahead of Flash PMIs and after day off in US/CA Volatility staying extremely low (as mentioned yesterday), no trigger in sight yet (may be Trump before Congress on Feb 28) Difficult to time as the substantial rise in VIX is always steep Oil...

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Feb 20, 2017 - Market Update

Short recap US markets closed on Monday on account of President’s Day (not to get confused with Trump, reference is to George Washington birthday)  :o) CA markets closed as well on account of Family Day DXY not reacting to Mar 15 hike increased likelihood (40%) Fed likes to see the probability of rate hike above 75% to act Will see whether Fed officials will...

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Feb 20, 2017 - (Chart of the Day) PLN hit supply, what next for USDPLN, EURPLN and CHFPLN

Hi All, after few weeks of positive flow ( correction / profit taking - whatever you want to name it ) PLN hit wall of supply and looks like Friday / last week Price Action suggest lower levels to come. USDPLN ( you can check our Trade Idea here ) Weekly chart:   Daily chart:   30min chart:     Join Us and check how and what we are doing: FREE...

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Feb 19, 2017 - Q4 Earnings - Week 6

Q4 Earnings – Week 2017-02-19 Markets are still heavily skewed to watching Trump headlines and professional investors are more and more often adding the so called “Trump factor” to their expected return calculations. Some valuations are overstretched, especially financials while the energy is on negative too with the heavy debt load and current outlook for oil. On...

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