Cable: Weekly close below 1.70 would certainly trouble the bulls; 1.6970/1.7020 daily parameters


Long GBP has been the trade of choice (along with long NZD) amongst professional traders over the…

AUD/USD dragged back towards large optionality at .9400


The USD has made some decent gains across the board with profit-taking in GBP/USD and NZD/USD…

NZD/USD: Still looking very soft, best wait with buy-dip strategy


Absolutely no respite for the NZD today and the bears have taken over control. NZD/USD is…

SNB Jordan: Cap on CHF remains key policy tool


Reuters headline quoting a newspaper interview with the SNB Chief. No surprise there.

NZD/USD: Model funds triggering stops below .8590


Most of the action is still in the flightless bird with stops triggered below .8590 in NZD/USD and…

AUD trying to edge higher after China flash PMI


The number was slightly above expectations and the market seems happy to try buying the AUD.…

NZD: No sign of bounce despite decent trade data


The monthly trade data for June has just been released and it came in slightly better than…

AUD: Fundamentals slightly more bullish


Iron ore prices have been falling in recent months but export volumes have been increasing with…

NZD/USD: Looking for dip-buying opportunity, keep close eye on price action


My macro view remains the same that the commodity currencies will stay strong whilst the big 3…

NZD falls heavily after RBNZ signals pause in tightening


I think many people can make a very solid argument that the RBNZ should not have tightened this…

EUR/GBP catching bid tone after BOE minutes


EUR/USD ran into some significant bids near 1.3455 a little earlier; The BOE minutes have just…

Compliance is King


The WSJ blog published these excerpts from a letter that the NY Fed sent to Deutsche Bank. Now we…

USD/JPY: Definitely prefer the sell-rally play in short-term


Yen crosses still look liable to deeper falls in my view, led by EUR/JPY but with others like…

Technical trades worth watching in AUD/JPY and USD/CHF


I'll add the rider that momentum-less markets don't trade well technically but some of these…

Usual rules still apply; sharp moves followed by sideways action


Unfortunately the early-European move in EUR/USD has followed recent market behaviour and started…

EUR: Another 50 pip move then we stop?


Well I certainly hope not! But recent history and lack of momentum would suggest that the market…

What sort of leverage is the hedge fund industry currently using


I'm just reading through some interesting industry research on the level of leverage used by 24 of…

Retail and Pro traders yet to take up slack from interbank market


Hearsay from the interbank market tells us that proprietary trading has now virtually disappeared…