Forex

Many people look forward to a new year as a fresh start, a chance to draw a line under the past and move forward working towards a better future. New Year's resolutions are a great example of how we can embrace this idea of a fresh start to… Read More

Keeping track of your exposure during trading is a fundamental aspect of risk and money management. If you find yourself getting stopped out a lot, or that your account balance isn't holding up as you expected, it might be because you… Read More

Currency trading is an interesting game because, unlike equities trading for example, instead of just trading one instrument we are trading the relationship between two instruments. Therefore, while one currency is going up another must be… Read More

During the couple of weeks around Christmas and New Year's, depending on where they fall on the calendar, major equities traders and market makers typically go on vacation. The markets are still open, but there's almost an unofficial… Read More

The U.S. Federal Reserve concluded its two-day monetary policy meeting last week. As widely expected, the central bank raised the benchmark interest rate by a quarter point. However, the central bank lowered its forecasts on future rate… Read More

Whenever there is a drop in the US stock markets, commentary about a potential recession is normal. However, the markets have been trickling down since October, which is an extended period if we were talking about a 'buying the dip'… Read More

The U.S. dollar was seen trading volatile a day after the Fed hiked rates. On the economic front, the Bank of Japan's meeting held yesterday did not see any major changes. The central bank left interest rates unchanged as widely expected.… Read More

As the saga around the arrest of Huawei businessman Meng Wanzhou continues, China reported this week that it has arrested a third person. A Canadian woman has been accused of working illegally and is now subject to “administrative… Read More

In April of 2018, some investors awoke to an unpleasant reality and risk to the financial market's stability - then apparently quickly forgot about it. Three specialized subprime auto lenders filed for bankruptcy or were shut down, and the… Read More

As was widely expected, the Fed lifted rates for a fourth time at the December FOMC meeting which concluded yesterday. However, as we warned during our special “Trading The FOMC” webinar last night, the Dollar sold off as the Fed gave a… Read More