Currency Analysis & Opinion

Stock market bulls have got more than what they were realistically hoping for from the Bank of Japan and now better hope that the US Federal Reserve doesn’t ruin the party for them.Global stocks...

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management. If we could use one word to summarize Wednesday’s rate decisions, it would be 'DISAPPOINTMENT'. The market did not have...

Market OverviewTrue to its word, the Bank of Japan has made a comprehensive review of its monetary policy, and the market seems to be giving the BoJ a tentative thumbs up. Perhaps more of a reaction...

General market themeThe US dollar took control of the major currencies again yesterday just a day before the Fed meeting that is scheduled for today as investors seem to believe that it will be a...

As market participants continue to prepare and position themselves up for the big central bank meetings on Wednesday, most of the attention is understandably going to be on the yen, dollar, gold and...

Trading a forex pair is challenging ahead of key events like central bank rate decisions. And when it comes to Bank of Japan (BOJ), the difficulty level is altogether different. Given the current...

General market themeLimited trading action in the currency markets yesterday as there was a complete lack of any fresh news, developments or reports to spark investors’ interest. On the back of...

“The fact that everyone is so bearish on British pound tells me there is a possibility of a short squeeze”, says Brenda Kelly, Independent Market Strategist, while discussing the outlook...

Risk is on the menu at the start of this new week with stocks, crude oil and commodity currencies all climbing higher, while the dollar is easing back slightly after Friday’s rally. The weaker...

The EUR/USD has dropped to POC zone on 4H time frame, which is still showing uptrend. August trend line is making an X cross™ with H3 camarilla and weekly pivot point suggesting a possible...

Market OverviewAfter over a week of markets consolidating sideways there was finally some direction on Friday as the dollar found traction in the wake of the higher than expected CPI inflation data....

General market themeOn Friday the main theme in the currency markets was a very strong dollar rally against all of its major rivals which was initially triggered by the bullish inflation reading from...

All yen bears out there, this segment with James Helliwell, Head of Research at Lex Van Dam Trading Academy will surely cheer you up. On the other hand, yen bulls need not lose heart as our guest...

The dollar’s laborious consolidative days seem to be numbered from both the technical and fundamental points of view.More on the technicals later, but from a fundamental perspective, this makes...