FX Market Sentiment & Positioning; week to 26th Jan 2018


Our proprietary analysis of online and social media sentiment in the major FX pairs shows a…

EUR/USD: Sentiment analysis 22-01-18


We shall have to wait until later today or early tomorrow to get more accurate information on how…

USD remains under pressure in early Asian trade


EUR/USD traded up to 1.2270 in very early Asian trade, 50 pips above Friday's close, after positive…

The Banks are hiring FX traders again


It's been a very lean few years for anybody seeking employment in the FX industry but green shoots…

Trader Sentiment & Positioning, week ending Jan 12th: Market still very square


  There doesn't seem to be much point in going through the currencies one-by-one given the low…

The notion of ‘notional’ capital


During the The Qualifying Series it is a challenge to compare different traders' approach to money…

If you’re not at least semi-automated, then you will struggle to get funding…


We all the knew what the future held for traders in all markets, I'm just flabbergasted to realise…

USD/JPY opens higher, more short-term gains likely


The Clinton email saga continues to impact on the FX market and USD/JPY is the proxy trade for…

USD/JPY: Happy to stay short for now


I'm expecting a volatile day in USD/JPY ahead of the final weekend polls for the US election. From…

Short USD/JPY but otherwise confused…


I'm quite comfortably short USD/JPY with a 100 pip stop above 106.00; if prices get there then I'm…

Levels to watch- Friday October 21st


I'm still long AUD/USD after buying the 'dip' at .7670 yesterday. I'm still comfortable with the…

AUD/USD: More topside likely, targeting .80 cents


There has been a lot of AUD and NZD bought in the last week and this mainly real-money demand is…

AUD/JPY: Range trade before higher


From a technical perspective, I expect some 600-pip range trading on a medium-term basis roughly…

FX Price-Less market: What happened in GBP this morning and why these unwanted liquidity events will continue


I know all of us old interbank market dinosaurs will be driving you crazy with our "I told you…

USD rally gathering momentum


The precious metals, the JPY and the GBP have been the main sufferers at the hands of a bouncing…

Plenty of bottom-pickers in the GBP crosses


As you all well know, I'm an inveterate contrarian and this trait is currently on show through my…

BOJ and Fed: What the professional traders think… and what’s the Outlier


Analysts, economists and commentators have been having their say for weeks but what are…

USD/JPY: “Follow the Money” suggests downside risk for USD/JPY ahead of BOJ meeting


There has been a perception in the Asian market for decades that the big Japanese corporates…