Fundamental Factors

S&P Downgrade vs...

Written by JS T Alexander | 16 January 2012

FX Fundamental / Technical Analysis

Fundamental: With Standard & Poor’s downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of major 9 Euro Zone countries, in effect sent the Euro further down towards the closing market last Friday. Although, with the limited time left; with Monday being a Martin Luther King holiday, some traders had been pricing in such a possibility.

NFP Fuels USDX rally

Written by Research | 06 January 2012

dragon5 With the completed correction for the US Dollar, measured by the USDX the initial target objective above the 81.10 basis point. This was indeed supported with the better than expected Non-Farm Payrolls & unemployment figures of 200k showing US jobs and economy improving than most have expected.

Forex Trend Following in 2012 - EURO & USD

Written by JS T Alexander | 29 December 2011

Ripple effects on EURO -GBP & Cross rates: Update

Without having to report a blow by blow account of the Foreign currency prices, the established trend from this trading year of 2011 would be a clear Trend Following in the opening trading year of 2012.

USDx TUG of WAR 2

Written by Trade Team | 05 December 2011

The concentration of the market is currently focused on the successive meetings with the European leaders in trying to find countless ways to prevent a fallout of the Euro as the ill-effects of the debt crisis still prevails. The market conditions towrds the end of the year's trading is critical.