Wouldn’t life just be a little easier if the EUR/USD, the most important forex pair and bellwether of currency markets, could simply pick a direction and stick to it. It dove during the financial crisis, only to surge during the apparent recovery phase, fell during the sovereign debt crisis, and rose during the paradigm shift, [...]

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Back from Vegas last night and on the Business News Network this afternoon talking about whether a second round of Japanese intervention will be as effective as the first. Click on the image to access the video

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The Chinese Yuan has touched a new high, at 6.69 USD/CNY. Given that the Yuan has still only risen about 2% since the peg was officially loosened in June -  with most of that appreciation taking place in the last couple weeks – there still remains intense pressure on China to do more.
Last week’s intervention [...]

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As I pack my bags and head to Thailand for a vacation (for forex research purposes…yeah right), I thought it would be appropriate to blog about the Thai Baht’s strength. The momentum behind the Baht has been nothing short of incredible, and as often happens in the forex markets, the currency’s rise is becoming self-fulfilling. [...]

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I am headed to Las Vegas today for the Futures & Forex Trading Expo.
If you are attending, please check out one of my sessions (link to Futures & Forex Expo website).

Five Dynamic Ways to Trade Forex (Open to everyone)
Friday September 24, 20100 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Actionable Intraday and Swing Trading Forex Strategies [...]

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