Weekly review. The week starting Monday 20 January was dominated by 'Trumps first week in office'. And the main take away from the infux of news was a 'risk on environment'. The positivity started even before the inauguration, when a leak suggested 'tariffs' wouldn't
Trade photo It's a 20 pip stop loss with 30 pip profit target. It's a CAD centric trade based on lower headline CPI plus the focus of tarrifs is currently on Canada, the trade is backed up by the tentatively positive risk environment. The risk to the trade
Live trade Following lower headline Canadian CPI, combined with 'tariff' focus on Canada. I've entered AUD CAD long Photo to follow:
Inauguration calms the market. The initial take away from 'Trumps first day in office' has been USD weakness. The possibility of hard hitting tariffs contributed to USD strength throughout December and January (the other factor was of course the strong US economy). But no mention of imminent 'hard hitting tariffs'
Weekly review. The week starting Monday 13 January began with 'the market speculating' there would be no US rate cuts this year due to the strong US economy. From a trading point of view, another week of strong US data would have (likely) made the week a lot more straightforward,
Friday 17 January: Home without water. Due to a burst water pipe in the local area, my home is currently without water. Apparently the burst pipe is situated underneath a river and it's very difficult to fix. It has disrupted the water supply to an area covering about 50 miles and it could be
Trade photo It a speculative 'risk on' trade with a 15 pip stop loss and 20 pip profit target for 1.3:1 risk reward. Whilst it isn't an extremely high conviction trade, the market has 'liked' the US data this week and earnings season has
Live trade I've entered a speculative 'risk on' trade, AUD CHF, based on the markets liking of US data this week. Photo to follow:
Post CPI thoughts. This morning's trade didn't last long as the market remained in a fairly positive mood post US PPI data. And the positivity remains following US CPI data, which, although inflation is still 'sticky', the data isn't too worrisome and any thoughts of
Trade photo The lower CPI 'should' encourage the BOE to speed up rate cuts. And although Tuesday's US PPI data was lower than forecast, it hasn't altered the markets view of 'higher for longer US rates'. It's a 30 pip stop loss
Live trade Following lower than forecast UK CPI data, I've entered GBP USD short 'in the moment news trade'. Photo to follow:
US and UK data in focus. The week began with the market pondering if the FED will cut rates at all this year. And USD strength continued during the first half of Monday. That strength waned by the time the US session got underway, in what could be deemed consolidation or profit taking. All eyes are
Weekly review The week starting Monday 6 January was 'the first week proper' of the year, as institutional traders returned to their desks, meaning you could place merit behind any moves. And it was a week full of activity. The week began in a 'risk on' manner due
Currency overview. Here is my current view of each individual currency: USD: By the 3rd quarter of 2024 it became apparent pricing for future FED rate cuts was over zealous due to the strong US economy and sticky inflation. That narrative remains with the added presence of the incoming Trump administrations '
Stop loss moved to break even. I have manually moved the stop loss on yesterday's USD CHF trade to break even (original entry price). The reasoning being: the price is very close to the profit target. And if it falls all the way back to the entry, I suspect it will be due to
Trade photo It's an 'in the moment news trade' based on USD strength post ISM data. The data aligns with the higher fur longer US rates narrative. It's a 25 pip stop loss with 38 pip profit target The risk to the trade is the stop
Live trade Following higher than expected US service ISM data, I've entered the trade I've been 'eyeing up' USD CHF long. Email Photo to follow:
Monday 6 January. Back to it. Now almost fully recovered from my Christmas illness, it's time to get back into the swing of things. The years first week proper began with positive china news and soft data from Japan, followed by a reluctance from the BOJ to commit to rate hikes. Adding to the
Friday 3 January. Happy new year! It seems like a long time ago since my last 'market commentary', I would love to be able to say I've had an exciting, fun filled time. But unfortunately I spent the whole of Christmas stricken with flu. Not wishing to sound dramatic but I'
