USD/JPY: Market expecting semi-official bids near 101.80.


Last time that USD/JPY traded under 102.00 there were reports in the market that semi-official…

Risk trades hard to call at the moment


It's no surprise to see the 'euphoria' regarding the Turkish rate rise quickly evaporate and now we…

AUD/NZD: Time to try building a long position


The NZD is getting hit in early Asian trade after the RBNZ made no change to policy, as expected.…

Risk-trades bounce back after Turkey raises rates


You can read a full commentary here on Reuters.com. My initial reaction to the news is that it…

Quick look at order books in early Asian trade


Not much happening in the FX market this morning despite lower stockmarkets across the region.…

Yen crosses trying to recover important levels


I'm not much help at the moment as I simply don't have a good sense of what's happening in the…

What’s driving all these Emerging Market flows


Here's an interesting piece from the FXWW chat-room on Reuters Messenger: "SocGen comments- This…

First move of the day was obviously stop-loss driven


Nikkei has opened 2.6% lower but is edging higher in early trade; Gold is +$7; USD/JPY has…

USD/JPY gapping lower in early Tokyo


Just as well we waited for confirmation of those bids at 102.00 as there appears to have been…

USD/JPY: Market expecting solid bids at 102.00


Very quiet start today in Asia with Australian markets closed; There is early market talk of solid…

Looking to emerging markets for leads


Good morning all. Plenty of whip-saw movement at the end of last week mainly caused by a huge…

RBA comments send A$ lower again


A combination of a lower Nikkei post-lunch and comments from Heather Ridout that the AUD/USD rate…

EUR/USD: Bearish set-up now neutralised


I was trying to build a short position in EUR/USD and judging by yesterday's price action, I wasn't…

Risk sentiment will be main focus for today’s trade


Stock-markets look shaky and USD/JPY got hit by waves of stop-loss selling so we could be in for a…

GBP/CHF: Looking to buy near strong technical support at 1.4870


Trend-line and a 61.8% retracement level converge near 1.4870 (see chart); If buying this dip,…

AUD/JPY: Testing water with small long near 90.35


Firstly, I'm not picking these moves particularly well at the moment and some of the cross moves in…

Any more applications for FXWW chat-room


You will find more bank research than you can ever possibly read plus lots of trade ideas (good…

Hope you’re all clever enough to be long GBP/CAD


Big mover overnight with classic scissors move, GBP going up and CAD going down; Remember this…