A Fed taper could launch US rates on a big run
With the final FOMC meeting of 2013 nearly upon us, there is predictably a lot of discussion and prediction regarding whether the Fed will in fact finally begin its long-awaited taper. As note in this...
View ArticleGBP/USD seeks direction
Alex Kazmarck of Trade Leader SpotEuro presents analysis of the GBP/USD. Technical Analysis The weekly GBP/USD chart shows a very long consolidation pattern in the form of a triangle following the big...
View ArticleWatching the Crude Oil rebound
It’s been a while since Crude Oil was a topic of conversation here, so I thought I’d circle back around to it and see what’s happening. Effectively, there hasn’t been much in the way of net direction...
View ArticleEUR/USD expectations for 2014
Currensee Trade Leader Alex Kazmarck of SpotEuro LLC presents predictions for 2014... and things are already moving faster than anticipated... I expect trading ranges into the New Year and the first...
View ArticleWhat’s the bias for the USD to start 2014?
The new year is fully in swing now, and there are some interesting things brewing with the US dollar. As you can see on the daily chart below, the USD Index has been mainly consolidating for the last...
View ArticleSpotEuro on the GBP/USD
Recap The GBP/USD pair has had quite a steady move higher since the summer of 2013, after bottoming out at 1.4840 for the second time in 4 months. Since then, the pair has managed a 12.1% increase in...
View ArticleSpot: Euro embarks on new downside against the dollar
Trade Leader Alex Kazmarck of SpotEuro gives an update on the Euro: Emerging markets have shaken things up quite a bit over the last few days. The EM currencies have been sliding and Central Banks...
View ArticleStabilization in China a boon for the global economy – eventually
It’s not been a good last few years for the Chinese stock market. That may be in the process of changing, however. As the weekly chart of the Shanghai index below shows, the downside momentum has...
View ArticleHigh Efficiency Dominates in the Forex Market
In my post last week I took up the question of why someone would trade forex, looking a recent online debate of the subject. One of the aspects of said debate was the question of forex market...
View ArticleHigh frequency in the spotlight, with forex leading the way
Over the weekend, coming on the heels of the NY attorney general calling for curbs, 60 Minutes ran a feature story focused on high frequency trading (HFT). It features outspoken Wall Street critic and...
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