It is amazing to me to read some of the expectation of traders new to forex. Perhaps lured by outsized claims of shady forex brokers, greed or simple naiveté, some newbie traders are expecting 50%, 100% or more per year. To do so is to place yourself far, far ahead of all other investors and [...]

With a second increase in the RBA (AUD) central bank rate to 3.5% and the Norges bank (NOK) also recently increasing its rate by 25 bps (target rate 1.25-2.25%), the carry trade may be resurrected from the ashes of 2008. The carry trade unwound completely this year as central banks reduced their rates (eg the [...]

Hello everyone. Thanks to Kris for allowing me to share my fundamentals views on a weekly basis. I thought it might be interesting to think about the dollar and where it’s going long term. As it is the basis or counter currency for most FX volume, it behooves us to have a good handle on [...]

This video follows the last one where I begin to answer questions about trading forex with behavioral and fundamental analysis!
 

After 50 years of domination by the LDP, the minority DPJ party finally gains control in Japan. The party claims big changes to Japan, and the market reacted by punishing stocks and rewarding Japanese Yen. USD/JPY has weakened to the 93 figure as of this writing. Among the bigger promises are reduced spending and a [...]