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I don't really think in pips. 1) If I tell you that I made 100 pips in USDZAR or EURGBP. That would make a fair difference in terms of value. 2) Pairs Volatility are different hence much more impressive to reach 100 pips in the cross than the ZAR. Regarding NFP, USD just followed the US10Y...

you exactly right my dear!

OPTIONS-Larger DTCC expiries for NY cut --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EUR/USD: 1.2300 (2BLN), bln), 1.2400 (1.5BLN), 1.2450 (672M), 1.2500 (5.8BLN), 1.2550 (4.6BLN) GBP/USD: 1.5750 (682M), 1.5900-05 (440M) AUD/USD: 0.8600...

Correlation table for the week and COT analysis

Monday 03 November 08:00 GMT MAINZ, Germany - Bundesbank board member Andreas Dombret will speak at a conference in Mainz 12:00 GMT E18: ECB Vice-President Constâncio speaks at CEMFI in Madrid 14:00 GMT E18: ECB SSM Chair Nouy speaks at European Parliament in Brussels 14:30 GMT US: Chicago Fed...

Europe publishes bank health-check results - RTRS DUBLIN, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Twenty five euro zone banks failed a landmark health check of their ability to withstand another economic crisis with a capital shortfall of 25 billion euros at the end of last year, the European Central Bank (ECB)...

ORDERS-EUR/USD bids 1.2770, 1.2735-40, 1.2715-20 * EUR/USD Offers 1.2850, 1.2880-90, 1.2900, stops above * USD/JPY bids 106.20, 106.00, offers 107.00, 107.20-30, 107.50 * USD/CHF 0.9400, 0.9385-90, 0.9365-70, offers 0.9450, 0.9475-80 * EUR/JPY bids 136.20, 136.00, 135.75-80, offers 136.80...

Saturday 18 October 2014 12:30 GMT BOSTON - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren speaks before the "Inequality of Economic Opportunity in the United States" conference in Boston 23:30 GMT ADELAIDE - RBA Assistant Governor Christopher Kent speaks at the Leading Age Services...

I don't see the edge of using Ichimoku over any other technical tools. I have tested it over a portfolio and it does not provide much value.

EURUSD continues to correct higher, but we still look for resistance at 1.2996/3001 to turn the trend lower again. GBPUSD above 1.6128 would allow a test of 1.6228 and through it is needed for a base. USDJPY ideally stays capped below key resistance at 107.50/58. NZDUSD spotlight stays on the...

GBP/USD-Decent UK jobs data could lend support UK jobs & earnings figures due 0830GMT, 24 hours after soft UK CPI Better than expected data could spur some profit-taking on GBP shorts ILO jobless rate f/c 6.1%. Claimant count f/c -35k. Earnings f/c +0.7% 1.5878 = 11mth low for cable in Asia...

Correlation table for the week.

OPTIONS-Larger expirires for NY cut EUR/USD: 1.2650 (205M), 1.2685 (811M), 1.2700 (855M), 1.2730 (252M) AUD/USD: 0.8665-75 (340M), 0.8700 (756M), 0.8720-25 (502M) 0.8750 (433M), 0.8800 (486M), 0.8850 (1.1BLN), 0.8900 (1.15BLN) NZD/USD: 0.7870 (301M). GBP/USD: 1.6220 (252M), 1.6230 (598M)...

Trading is like any other job, it takes time and there is no real shortcut. I agree

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