Currency Analysis & Opinion

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. If the U.S. dollar continues to dip, buy it because the decision to keep interest rates steady last month was a “close...

The dollar goes from strength to strength as market participants grow more confident in foreseeing a rate rise in the US before the year is out. If the FOMC’s last policy meeting minutes, due to...

In recent days we have seen the dollar’s bullish trend gain momentum against the G10 currencies. Investors appear to be expanding their bullish bets on the greenback amid rising expectations...

It didn’t take long for sterling to make a run for its flash-crash low. The British pound traded heavily throughout the North American session and when stops were triggered at 1.22, it was a...

The EUR/JPY has broken the trend line in a strong uptrend and that is the signal for a possible retracement. As we could see yesterday, GBP/JPY has respected bearish analysis/setup and I expect...

Market OverviewTwo key factors are at play in the markets today, the dollar strength is resuming and oil is pushing higher once more. The dollar bull run that had threatened to wane after the...

The EUR/USD could be on the verge of a sharp move in the coming weeks after experiencing one of its quietest quarters ever between the months of July and September. Ranges tend to enlarge after quiet...

The USD/CAD broke through the symmetrical triangle and is heading towards H3 weekly pivot point. In the case the price stays above 1.3220 the pair should reach 1.3360 short term. The problem for bulls...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. It was a busy week in the foreign-exchange market that ended with a bang on Friday. We’ll start by talking about the U.S....

Market OverviewIt is Non-farm Payrolls day and markets are looking ahead to what could be a volatile afternoon in the wake of the strong recent gains on the US dollar. The approach to this...

The pound had a rollercoaster ride overnight, with GBPUSD falling to 1.1841 before climbing back to 1.2440. The highly sensitive GBP/JPY plunged 1,300 pips, and EUR/GBP spiked to 0.9415. The driver of...

Earlier today on TipTV, I gave an interview on the FX markets covering GBPUSD, USDJPY, USDBRL…along with banter about London Sugar Week.Below you find the video... "Disclaimer:ADM Investor...

GBP/USD pair slipped to a 31-year low of 1.2685 this week, thus complicating matters for traders/investors who are unaware of the usage of Fibonacci extension tool. This is because on the way lower...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. Investors put more money into U.S. dollars Thursday ahead of Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report. The strong demand for the...