The Ups and Downs of the Greenback Pendulum The Greenback pendulum swings again. Against all the other majors and commodity pairs, the US Dollar index surged at a meteoric pace, and in August 2022, it…
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Breakouts, Continuations, or Reversals?
Which Is The Best Trading Method? Breakouts, Continuations, or Reversals? What is the best trading method? I’ve seen many traders ask this question over the past 25 years of working with Forex traders across the…
US Dollar Reversal, And The Week Ahead!
This last week we saw some significant reversal activity in the Forex market. For weeks, the USD had pounded (no pun intended) on most majors with no end in sight. The question on everyone’s mind: Can…
Volatility Returns As Forex Traders Swarm
Volatility Ahead! We firmly believe every trading market has a season of lean and abundant periods of opportunity. However, not since the GFC (Global Financial Crash) have we witnessed such activity and increased trading opportunity…
Eur/Usd Parity – Where to From Here?
Eur/Usd Parity Horizon As early as April, the avalanche of storm clouds began to appear on the Eur/Usd parity horizon. I wrote in previous articles that the energy crisis, out-of-control inflation, and fast-rising interest rates…
Euro/Dollar Parity – Where to Now?
EUR/USD Approaches Parity: 20-Year Low This past week we witnessed the Euro at a 20-year low, briefly falling slightly below parity with the USD. However, this was short-lived as Forex traders bought the Euro across…
NFP Announcement – Forex Market Reaction
In anticipation of last Friday’s NFP announcement (Non-Farm Payroll), many traders were sidelined for most of the week. Many were holding back just in case of a surprise of another whipsaw like we experienced last…
Will Soaring Forex Volatility Continue?
Will Forex volatility continue – this is the question many traders ask these days. But, over the past 24 years, when we first started providing Forex services, one thing has always been consistent: Forex volatility…
Will May Be Grey?
USD Expectations for May As we plunge into May, the (DXY) US Dollar Index continued to surge to its highest level since May 2020. We are now at the highest level against all other major…
The Market Direction Explained – Forex Lesson 101
The Market Will Do What The Market Must Do The last week has indeed been a hands-on training lesson of the most fundamental Forex lesson: “The market will do what the market must do.” This statement…
