Strange disconnect It's been a strange start to the week. We've had 'soft' CHF inflation data, which would ordinarily provide a 'short CHF' opportunity. Particularly as it's induced talk of the SNB returning to negative interest rates. We've also had
Weekly Review. All in all, the week starting Monday 28 April was another positive week. But it took a while to get going. The first three days were fairly tepid and it felt like the market was 'waiting for something'. That something came in the form of positive MICROSOFT and
Weekly Review All in all, the week starting Monday 21 April could be described as one of positivity. But it was a bumpy road to get there. Monday started with negativity, the tariff uncertainty compounded by president Trumps comments towards FED chair Powell. Words such as 'loser', 'always late&
In today's edition of 'What on earth is going on'? I must confess, pre April 2, I thought we'd get a flurry of 'tariff volatility' on the initial announcement. But soon after 'tarrifs' would become old news. I couldn't have been more wrong. The severity of the initial announcement has ensured tariffs
Trump softens...How long for? Comments from the president de-escalating the China and Chair Powell situations have given sentiment a strong boost. The comments were timed well considering Tuesday's strange concoction of headlines and leaked comments. Currently, the S&P is rising and the VIX is back below 30. The USD is
Weekly Review Monday 14 April: The Week began with mild positivity following weekend reports of a scaling back on technology tariffs. Although in a continuation of recent weeks, the positivity was limited to the currency space, as correlations between stocks, bonds and the currencies remains a little out of sync. Reports that
How to take advantage of 'a trade going to plan'. I was going to title this: How to take advantage of 'a good trade' but really, every trade we place should be classed as 'a good trade' (regardless of the outcome). Of course, we are not robots and make mistakes but I think you know what
Wednesday 16 April Comments that china could be prepared to do a deal with the US ensures sentiment remains tentatively positive but with the feeling that a negative comment could turn the mood sour at any moment. Despite the mild positivity in the air NVIDIA negativity keeps the S&P suppressed. The
Weekly Review The week starting Monday 7 April was full of news, fake headlines and wild swings. It's come to something when US CPI data is barley glanced at by the market as 'tariff headlines' once again dominated. The week began with negativity spilling over from the previous
USD V Bargepole Market participants are currently doing all they can to distance themselves from the USD. Selling stocks, bonds and the currency. Which has caused a disconnect from the usual correlations. It's very strange to see the AUD strengthening whilst the S&P is going down. I don'
