The Swiss franc fell broadly against the European currency and the U.S dollar after the country’s central bank said the nation may need tighter financial regulation than the rest of the world. The franc declined on Swiss National Bank Chairman comments that the problems linked to the financial market are bigger in Switzerland than elsewhere [...]
There are several important events coming out of the U.S. and Europe including the German Ifo Business Climate and FOMC Meeting Minutes. These events always provide for extreme market volatility in the major currency pairs.
9:00 GMT: German Ifo Business Climate
• This indicator reflects the level of a composite index based on surveyed manufacturers, builders, wholesalers, and [...]
It looks as if the USD may be getting some support against the Norwegian Krone as the Norwegian government plans to begin withdrawing its stimulus. According to the Finance Minister, Sigbjoern Johnsen, “Norway must remove government stimulus or risk faster interest rate increases that would strengthen the Krone and stifle an export recovery”. As a [...]
The U.S dollar rose Tuesday as a decline in stocks and dimming expectations about the U.S. economic recovery increased demand for U.S currency perceived as safer. Some investors buy the Dollar, seen as a safe haven, against other higher-yielding currencies and sell assets like stocks and commodities when economic optimism diminishes.
The greenback also climbed on [...]
In today’s trading, the silver experienced much bearishness. However, as I will illustrate below the 4-hour chart’s oscillators support a bullish reversal for today. This might be a good opportunity for forex traders to enter the trend at a very early stage and at a great entry price.
• The chart below is the 4-hour Silver chart [...]
Appreciation – A currency is said to `appreciate` when it strengthens in price in response to market demand.
Arbitrage – The purchase or sale of an instrument and simultaneous taking of an equal and opposite position in a related market, in order to take advantage of small price differentials between markets.
Around – Dealer jargon used in [...]
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In the spot forex market, trades must be settled in two business days. If a trader sells 100,000 Euros on Tuesday, the trader must deliver 100,000 Euros on Thursday, unless the position is rolled over. As a service to our traders, FOREXYARD automatically rolls over all open positions to the next settlement date at 5:00 [...]
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First, the traders should determine whether they want to buy or sell. If they want to enter a short order – whereby they will profit if the exchange rate falls – they simply need to click on the SELL rate. The opposite holds true for traders who enter buy orders: they can simply click on [...]
