Changing to A Bearish Strategy On the British Pound

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on July 13, 2012. Click here to read the entire piece.) After another pins and needles rally back to the 50DMA resistance, I think it is time to switch to a more bearish strategy on the British pound (FXB). Since mid-June, I … Read more

Australian Dollar On the Verge Of Another Breakout

The trading action in forex is starting to pick up again with quickly changing setups. Of the many twists, the Australian dollar (FXA) continues to capture a lot of my attention. Currently, the Aussie looks ready to break out against the U.S. dollar. Source: FreeStockCharts.com AUD/USD is now positive again for the year, and, at … Read more

The Japanese Yen Is Reasserting Itself

The U.S. dollar’s jagged rally from last year’s lows has finally brought it back to its “QE2 reference price.” At the same time, a carry trade seems to be lifting the Australian dollar in “risk-on” fashion. In the background, the Japanese yen is slowly but surely reasserting itself as the strongest of the major currencies … Read more

T2108 Update (July 13, 2012) – A Fresh Overbought Cycle As S&P 500 Bounces Off 50DMA Again

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. To learn more about it, see my T2108 Resource Page. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag. T2108-related trades and other trades are posted on twitter using the #120trade hashtag) T2108 Status: 74.1% (1st overbought day … Read more

T2108 Update (July 11, 2012) – Overbought Yet Positioned to Bounce

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. To learn more about it, see my T2108 Resource Page. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag. T2108-related trades and other trades are posted on twitter using the #120trade hashtag) T2108 Status: 70.4% (8th overbought day) … Read more