Day: October 26, 2009

October 26
2009

Pound Pares Losses After Exaggerated Rally

The pound reverted its losing trend from last week’s end, specially versus the euro, as traders interpreted the winning streak as inadequate, as U.K. could be starting its first signs of economic recovery. The pound has been facing extreme volatility as investors remain confused regarding the directions it may take in currency markets, considering the actual conjecture of the British financial scenario. Today, the pound rose specially versus the euro, as even […]

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October 26
2009

Intervention Fears Set Brazilian Real Down

The Brazilian real, ranking among the best performers in currency markets this year with the Australian and New Zealand dollar, experienced another day of losses as the government may take further action to halt the current national currency rally. The Brazilian real suffered another day of pessimism as speculations suggest that the national central bank could be ready to take further measures, after setting a tax for international capital inflows towards Brazilian […]

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October 26
2009

Canadian Dollar Declines on Increasingly Negative Scenario

The Canadian currency, which even flirted with parity towards its U.S. counterpart, declined once again today reaching the lowest levels since the beginning of the month, as stocks and commodities impacted the loonie’s attractiveness in a negative way. The loonie is being a victim of its national central bank policies since it stated that a strong currency could stop plans of an economic recovery in the country, influencing traders’ perception towards the Canadian currency […]

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October 26
2009

Dollar Rebounds on Undervalued Speculations

The dollar had the best performance in more than a month this Monday as speculations suggested that the current rate, mainly versus the euro, would be to low to sustain, making the greenback to erase much of the losses it posted last week versus the European common currency. The U.S. dollar gained versus several major currencies which touched record highs due to increased risk appetite that has been affecting the dollar’s attractiveness […]

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October 26
2009

Pattern Breakout on CHF/JPY

I’d like to share my today’s early trade with you. Slightly more than a month ago I’ve written about a symmetrical triangle pattern on CHF/JPY W1 chart. Last week the price have closed above the upper limit of the triangle, which signals a bullish breakout from the pattern. I entered a long trend on CHF/JPY today and share the details with you: Parameters of the position: Currency Pair: CHF/JPY Direction: Long Entry Price: […]

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October 26
2009

Position System in MT5 vs. MT4

Two weeks have passed since the MetaTrader 5 public Beta version has been released. In MT5 a completely new order/position system is introduced; it doesn’t allow hedging and allows only one open position per currency pair per trading account. It simplifies the trading by removing the situations with more than one position on the same currency pair (such positions just eliminate each other […]

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