How to Day Trade the Forex Market In 2 Hours or Less a Day (EURUSD or GBPUSD)

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Here’s how I day trade the forex market, specifically the EURUSD and/or GBPUSD (can use these tactics in other pairs too), in two hours or less. If you’re a day trader this is a must read. Master this and you’ll take your trading to a whole new level (regardless of what strategy you use). The day trading strategies below  are covered in the Forex Strategies Guide for Day and Swing Trading eBook…although you have to…

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Market Rally Will End This Week - Downside Risk Will Grow In August

One Option Trading Blog http://ift.tt/2uNjCOE Posted 9:20 AM ET - Last week the market made a new all-time high as mega cap tech stocks reported. We saw a reversal off of the high Thursday morning and bullish speculators were kept in check. Apple will report this week and we will get a heavy dose of economic releases. Earnings season has climaxed, but this will still be a busy week. In general, top and bottom line growth has been excellent. Companies are lean and mean and profit margins are healthy. After this week the earnings excitement will wane. The FOMC statement last week was fairly hawkish. For …

Market Rally Will End This Week - Downside Risk Will Grow In August

One Option Trading Blog http://ift.tt/2uNjCOE Posted 9:20 AM ET - Last week the market made a new all-time high as mega cap tech stocks reported. We saw a reversal off of the high Thursday morning and bullish speculators were kept in check. Apple will report this week and we will get a heavy dose of economic releases. Earnings season has climaxed, but this will still be a busy week. In general, top and bottom line growth has been excellent. Companies are lean and mean and profit margins are healthy. After this week the earnings excitement will wane. The FOMC statement last week was fairly hawkish. For …

High-Quality Covered Puts - 78% Win Rate

INO.com Traders Blog http://ift.tt/2tRfUk2 Introduction I’ve written many articles highlighting the advantages options trading and how this technique, when deployed in opportunistic or conservative scenarios on a consistent basis may augment overall portfolio returns while mitigating risk in a meaningful manner. Here, I’d like to focus on leveraging cash to engage in options trading, more specifically selling covered puts. […]

Euro bull run is far from over ­– Danske Bank

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FX Week July 31 2017 digital download

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Weekly Futures Recap With Mike Seery

INO.com Traders Blog http://ift.tt/2hdnNP3 We've asked Michael Seery of SEERYFUTURES.COM to give our INO readers a weekly recap of the Futures market. He has been Senior Analyst for close to 15 years and has extensive knowledge of all of the commodity and option markets. Michael frequently appears on multiple business networks including Bloomberg news, Fox Business, CNBC Worldwide, CNN […]

S&P 500: Any Juice Left?

INO.com Traders Blog http://ift.tt/2vgQnFo The S&P 500 (CME:SP500) closed for the week at 2,472.10, after hitting an all-time record, after gaining 10.5% year-to-date. The S&P’s forward Price-to-Earnings ratio, a key ratio for investors, is 17.8 above the 10-year average of 14. And this brings up the inevitable pondering; is there any juice left in the S&P 500? In searching […]

These Stocks Tend to Rally in August (Seasonality)

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August is a poor month for stocks, but these stocks have still managed to climb at least 70% of the time and produce as much as 7% gains on average. Stocks mentioned: $ATO $HAE $SMG $XLNX $WTR $IIVI

Seasonality is the study of how assets perform at certain times of the year. The stocks below have shown a strong tendency to rise in August, historically. That doesn’t mean they will rally this August, though. Seasonality…

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Forex and Commodity Seasonality For August

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Here are the historical tendencies for forex pairs and commodities in the month of August. Statistics include how often the prices rise or fall, and by how much, on average. Tickers mentioned: $AUDUSD $GBPUSD $USDJPY $NZDUSD $USDMXN $NG_F $GC_F

Statistics are based on monthly opening and closings prices, and do no reflect overall volatility that occurs during the month. Commodity statistics are based on a continuous futures contract, which may differ from specific contract statistics.…

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Markets Dragged Lower By Amazon

INO.com Traders Blog http://ift.tt/2tQphEM Hello traders everywhere. Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares fell a little over 2% after it reported a 77% drop in profit as its rapid and costly expansion into new shopping categories and countries shows no sign of slowing. Amazon is the worst performer on the NASDAQ and the second biggest drag on the S&P 500 today, […]

Thomson Reuters completes Mifid II desktop enhancements

Home http://ift.tt/2eTKxmr The firm starts onboarding clients to its improved multilateral trading facility

Deadline for compensation claims in FX benchmark settlement nears

Home http://ift.tt/2tJILqw “You will not simply receive a cheque in the mail, even if the actions of the banks harmed you,” says Battea chairman

Market Decline Ahead - But This Is Not the Big One - Bulls Getting Flushed Out

One Option Trading Blog http://ift.tt/2eTqEfh Posted 9:30 AM ET - Yesterday the market staged a nasty reversal off of the all-time high. Stocks surged on the open and they were not able to advance. Good news from Facebook was not enough to fuel the rally. This morning we are seeing follow-through selling as bullish speculators get flushed out. My comments yesterday included these quotes: "Bullish sentiment is running high and speculators will be flushed out soon." "The rally will stall and then with each passing day the risk of a pullback will increase." "We made great money during this run and I'm going to lock in …

Market Decline Ahead - But This Is Not the Big One - Bulls Getting Flushed Out

One Option Trading Blog http://ift.tt/2eTqEfh Posted 9:30 AM ET - Yesterday the market staged a nasty reversal off of the all-time high. Stocks surged on the open and they were not able to advance. Good news from Facebook was not enough to fuel the rally. This morning we are seeing follow-through selling as bullish speculators get flushed out. My comments yesterday included these quotes: "Bullish sentiment is running high and speculators will be flushed out soon." "The rally will stall and then with each passing day the risk of a pullback will increase." "We made great money during this run and I'm going to lock in …

Two of the Biggest Currency Raids in History – Krieger & Soros

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The Currency Raids of George Soros and Andrew Krieger, who reaped $1 billion and $300 million for their trades in the British Pound and New Zealand dollar, respectively. Here are the details, with charts.

Throughout history there have been raids on financial markets. Sometimes the raids are malicious – an attempt to corner a market or push the price to an artificially low or high price. In other situations, a trader is simply taking a…

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Nasdaq boosts surveillance offer with Sybenetix acquisition

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Cannabis Cancer Stock Up 207% In 2017

INO.com Traders Blog http://ift.tt/2w3vAS5 Analysis originally distributed on July 19, 2017 By: Michael Vodicka of Cannabis Stock Trades Cannabis is a proven treatment for cancer patients struggling with the side effects of chemotherapy such as nausea and loss of appetite. But now, pre clinical research is showing that cannabis could actually be a cancer killer. A group of scientists […]

Like I Said - Market Will Push Higher Once FOMC Cloud Passes

One Option Trading Blog http://ift.tt/2tMlzMn Posted 9:00 AM ET - Yesterday the market shouldered a fairly hawkish FOMC statement. The Fed will start reducing its balance sheet in September and a December rate hike is likely. Stocks treaded water after the news and they shot higher after the close. Facebook is up 7% after announcing earnings and tech stocks are poised to run this morning. Amazon will post results after the close today and Apple will post after the close next Tuesday. This is the climax for Q2 earnings and the news has generally been good. Once mega cap tech stocks report the excitement will wane. …

Like I Said - Market Will Push Higher Once FOMC Cloud Passes

One Option Trading Blog http://ift.tt/2tMlzMn Posted 9:00 AM ET - Yesterday the market shouldered a fairly hawkish FOMC statement. The Fed will start reducing its balance sheet in September and a December rate hike is likely. Stocks treaded water after the news and they shot higher after the close. Facebook is up 7% after announcing earnings and tech stocks are poised to run this morning. Amazon will post results after the close today and Apple will post after the close next Tuesday. This is the climax for Q2 earnings and the news has generally been good. Once mega cap tech stocks report the excitement will wane. …

ECB outlines approach to implementing FX Global Code

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London FX trading at three-year high, despite Brexit

Home http://ift.tt/2tFMJQI Turnover hits daily average of $2.44trn in April, 12% higher than in October 2016 and up 10% on a year ago – Bank of England

CFH promotes Holt to chairman, Maloney to chief executive

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Stromme exits XTX markets

Home http://ift.tt/2vam0jC One of the first employees at Gerko's GSA Capital, and later XTX Markets, heads off to ventures new

Deutsche Bank promotes Altunis to ICG co-head

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The Fed, Facebook and Record Highs

INO.com Traders Blog http://ift.tt/2tDCPPy Hello traders everywhere. Strong quarterly earnings have propelled the DOW, S&P 500 and NASDAQ to record highs today. Just to give you an idea of how great earnings season has been so far. 34% of the S&P 500 components have reported as of today, and 78% of them have beaten expectations on the bottom line, […]

The Rooster Summer Reading Challenge: Week Eight

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by The Tournament of Books Staff

This week we discuss the conclusion of Marlena—and make the call on whether it or Ill Will makes it to our summer final on Aug. 30.

China FX reserves rise for fifth consecutive month

Home http://ift.tt/2ux7SQe PBoC figures show $3.22 billion increase, resulting in fifth monthly reading above $3 trillion

Market Will Push Higher Once the FOMC Cloud Passes

One Option Trading Blog http://ift.tt/2tYGR4o Posted 9:30 AM ET - The market has been able to tread water after making a new all-time high last week. Earnings season is in high gear and buyers are back. The FOMC statement will be released today and once this cloud passes the rally will resume. Mega cap tech stocks will report during the next week. Google posted a good number and that was already priced into the stock. It pulled back yesterday and it weighed on the tech sector. Facebook announces after the close today and Amazon reports after the close tomorrow. We will hear from Apple next week. …

Market Will Push Higher Once the FOMC Cloud Passes

One Option Trading Blog http://ift.tt/2tYGR4o Posted 9:30 AM ET - The market has been able to tread water after making a new all-time high last week. Earnings season is in high gear and buyers are back. The FOMC statement will be released today and once this cloud passes the rally will resume. Mega cap tech stocks will report during the next week. Google posted a good number and that was already priced into the stock. It pulled back yesterday and it weighed on the tech sector. Facebook announces after the close today and Amazon reports after the close tomorrow. We will hear from Apple next week. …

An Active Look at Small-Cap Investing

Investment Adventures in Emerging Markets http://ift.tt/2uvjEdH At Templeton Emerging Markets Group, we believe emerging market (EM) small-capitalization (small-cap) stocks represent an attractive proposition in the current investment climate. However, there are some common misconceptions regarding the asset class that conceal key strengths we believe an active manager could capitalize on. Here, I join my colleagues Stephen Dover, chief investment officer of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, and Chetan Sehgal, director of Global Emerging Markets/Small-Cap Strategies, to talk about investing in this space.

An Active Look at Small-Cap Investing

Investment Adventures in Emerging Markets http://ift.tt/2uvjEdH At Templeton Emerging Markets Group, we believe emerging market (EM) small-capitalization (small-cap) stocks represent an attractive proposition in the current investment climate. However, there are some common misconceptions regarding the asset class that conceal key strengths we believe an active manager could capitalize on. Here, I join my colleagues Stephen Dover, chief investment officer of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, and Chetan Sehgal, director of Global Emerging Markets/Small-Cap Strategies, to talk about investing in this space.

Upcoming Facebook Earnings - A Nonevent Long-Term

INO.com Traders Blog http://ift.tt/2uyjQaE Upcoming Earnings Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) is due to announce earnings on July 26th after the market closes. Facebook tends to be volatile after earnings are announced and typically pop to the upside as Facebook’s earnings have continued to post robust growth. Back on June 2nd, 2017, I authored an article “Facebook Will Hit $175 By […]

Attwood takes the reins at ACI UK

Home http://ift.tt/2vFPt1W Sue Attwood replaces outgoing president Morgan McDonnell