Tag Archives: foreign exchange

What do you trade and why?

A question came up on Trade2Win recently on a new thread. It asked the question of the …

Twenty-four Hour Forex Volume Distribution

The question of volume in the forex market is a common one seeing as there is no …

Trading currency crosses direct or through the legs

The following question came in from one of my newsletter subscribers the other day. It asks about …

Thin holiday markets and new year volume pick-up

The following two questions came in from one of my newsletter subscribers in regards to comments I …

I have access to forex volume data!

And you don’t! We’re working on something in the office whereby we get access to volume data …

Forex broker arbitrage

There’s been a new “automatic profits” systems launched recently (and I think you know how I feel …

CTD

Book Review: Currency Trading for Dummies

A very expansive look at trading the foreign exchange market for newbies

Forex positioning analytics available

The forex broker Saxo Bank has an interesting set of analytics some folks may find very interesting.

It’s not your broker stop-hunting you

Stop-hunting is a very commonly discussed topic in the retail forex community – probably more so than …

Stocks aren’t the only thing in a weak seasonal pattern

There’s been a lot of talk on CNBC and other outlets about how September is a bad …

Volatility Changes Across Markets

A recent blog post got me thinking about where volatility stands now compared to where it’s been. …

Seasonals Trading System Performance Q1 2011

As promised, here’s a look at the performance of the trading system I’ve been running based on …

Using Secondary Indications in Your Market Analysis

Yesterday Adam at Forex Blog put up a blog post looking at the British Pound, specifically in …

Non-Arguments Against Fundamental Analysis

I’m going to join Adam from Forex Blog in taking on a post at Counting Pips titled …

New Players Make Forex More Competitive

The analysts at Citi and I are not the only ones thinking about the future of the …

Investing in forex

I’ve been working on a short article that will likely end up on a Reuters blog at …

Competition, Regulation Hitting Forex Brokers?

Apparently, the analysts at Citi have their concerns about the earnings prospects of the major forex retail …

The Cost of Trading

Last week I wrote a post for the Currensee blog addressing a recent SmartMoney article attacking forex …

Top Factors Influencing Exchange Rates

During my usual roaming around the web I came across an entry from Oanda titled Top 5 Factors …

Forex Trading Volume Still Rising

Reports on trading volume in the North American and London markets were released on Monday. They show …

Ever Increasing Volatility in Forex

I came across a post in one of the groups on LinkedIn in which the author described …

Is the Forex Market Too Big to Manipulate?

One of the readers at Forex Live asked the question: “What would you say about the FX market …

Further Updated US Forex Broker Figures

The other day I wrote about Q4 figures from the US retail forex brokers based on their customer …

Updated Forex Broker Customer Performance Figures

Back in October I posted on the newly released customer profitabily statistics from retail forex brokers. The …

Investing vs. Trading in Forex

With the advent of the Currensee Trade Leaders program, the idea of investing in the currency market …

The Best Forex Market Analysis in the World!

Yesterday, at the FX Week awards event in London, the forex market analysis product I work on within …

Retail Forex Trader Profitability and the Death of US Forex Trading

I initially wrote this for the Currensee blog on October 18th. I’m cross posting it here because …

Be Careful Trading Against the Masses

A post on Zero Hedge inspired me to talk about something in the area of contrary indications …

Video Interviews from the Futures & Forex Expo

While I was at the Futures & Forex Expo last month out in Vegas I did a …

Trader Performance May Not Be as Bad as They Say

Here’s an interesting forex broker table posted at Forex Magnates. It lays out the % of profitable …

Don’t Be Like This Trader

A reader of the market analysis service I work for emailed me after I posted a comment …

What about the Forex Market?

Frequent emailer Rod is back with another worthwhile question. Hi John, I know you are a position …

New CFTC Rules for Retail Forex Trading

Can I say I told you so? The CFTC has finally come through with its new rules …

Thinking about trading the months to year-end

It’s almost September. That means the not just an end to the summer doldrums in the forex …

Penny Stocks vs. Forex Trading

Tim Sykes seems to be someone people either love or hate. He is upfront and straightforward with his opinions, which …

It’s not QE 2, QE 1.5, QE Lite or anything like that!

In case this post’s title didn’t tip it off already, I’ll state my position as clearly as …

Presenting at the Futures & Forex Expo

In September I’m heading to Vegas for the Futures & Forex Expo. I’ll be speaking there on …

Working Out Position Size in Forex Trading

I got this (slightly edited) private message inquiry from a Trade2Win member yesterday. It gives me a chance to …

TAFX

Book Review: Technical Analysis in the FX Markets

Interviews on forex analysis with 13 market analysts from around the world

A Peak Inside Professional Level Market Analysis

I want to share something with you that I recieved today in my email from one of …

Adding on to The Essentials of Trading

Hi John, I hope this email finds you well. My name is Lee Rush and I’ve just …

Reaction to the “worst analysis” post

My post from yesterday, Some of the worst market analysis ever!, generated a bit of a response …

Is the Japanese Yen a Safe-Haven Currency?

Frequent trading question-asker Rod is back with another one. He sounds worried that he’s asking a foolish …

Forex Rollover and Carry Explained

One of the complexities of trading foreign exchange is the whole rollover and carry interest aspect of …

Forex Seasonals Coming Up Big So Far

Do you know the seasonal patterns which tend to play out in the forex markets? If so, …

Currensee Now Open to Oanda Traders

Word has come out from Currensee that Oanda traders can now become members of the forex social network. …

Understanding Currency Moves Requires Looking Deeper

Reader Rod is a good one for sending me questions, and generally interesting ones at that. Here’s his …

MSOD

Book Review: Making Sense of the Dollar

Ten myths about the dollar, international trade and related economics and politics

The Cost of Forex Trading

I was asked by frequent emailer Rod to address something he came across regarding the cost of …