The day ahead in the FX market, Thursday November 15th


Speech from Ben Bernanke is the highlight on the economic calendar: EUR crosses made big rally…

USD/JPY testing offers at 80.00


All of the Yen crosses are looking quite solid still and the Yen bears (and there are lots of…

USD/JPY technicals: Looking to add to shorts at 79.90


      I see solid resistance at 79.90 on 1-hour chart and I will look to add to my existing short…

USD/JPY orders: Sellers and stops nearby


Plentiful corporate sell interest near 80.00: Stop-loss buy orders immediately above 80.00:

Japanese PM set to call election on December 16th


Reports out of Japan say that PM Noda, whose popularity is very low, will call an early general…

Overview of positioning in the professional market


EUR shorts have only increased slightly in the past week but they still remain the dominant large…

The day ahead in the FX market, Wednesday November 14th


NZD retail sales and Australian consumer confidence are the only releases of note on the economic…

GBP pops up on CPI data


The bids at 1.5850/60 proved very strong indeed and cable is back near 1.5900 after the latest CPI…

Flows and orders updated


USD/JPY remains heavy with unconfirmed talk of heavy real money selling ahead of a Treasury…

USD/JPY: Looking soft but should stay range-bound


After the initial push higher earlier today on election rumours, USD/JPY has given up those gains…

The day ahead in the FX market, Tuesday November 13th


EU group and FinMin meetings will wind to a close so expect headlines in the next few hours:…

Early European orders boards updated


USD/JPY: Barrier protection ahead of 79.00: EUR/USD: Sovereigns were seen 1.2690/95 on Friday, no…

USD/JPY: Looks like short-term 79.00/80.00 range trade


This pair loves to range trade and the immediate downside pressure was eased last Thursday and…

Quick look at the order boards


USD/JPY: Barrier protection ahead of 79.00: EUR/USD: Sovereign buyers reported on Friday below…

The day ahead in the FX market, Monday November 12th


Economic calendar is fairly light during Asian trade; Japanese GDP and their tertiary industry…

USD/JPY: Outlook for the week ahead


     There's little doubt in my mind that the risk-reward ratio is heavily in favour of the bears…

German Economics Ministry: German growth to weaken further in winter


The EUR took another small hit on that headline but bids at 1.2725 haven't yet been tested. That's…

US 10-year yields on slide, trading at 2-month lows


This is putting added pressure on USD/JPY.