Currency

With a simple stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending the entry of all refugees for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries into the United States for 120 has officially began on Friday afternoon. These countries listed are; Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. The White House describes this rigorous decision […]

Today’s main focus will be on the US FOMC meeting which will occur in the evening. It is expected that the FOMC will not move interest rates but the market will be scrutinising the accompanying statement for clues on future moves. The FOMC will still be adjusting to incoming President Trump and will await clarification […]

Super Trading Strategies – Tapping the Hidden Treasure in the Markets “So much to know, so much to earn So much wisdom to seek and learn If we raise our hands, we’ll touch the sky Our beds are low, our dreams are high…” – Niyi Osundare I was born into a poor family of many […]

The US Dollar has been steadily increasing since 2014; with a 5% increase rate in the GDP from July to September, the fastest pace in more than a decade. Specifically; right after nearly 3 million jobs were created and the boom in North American oil production as well as the crash in the prices of […]

Donald Trump’s ‘travel ban’ has led to investors moving into other safe havens, with JPY and Gold being the short term winners. Business leaders from across the world have voiced their opinions and now Theresa May has come into the firing line for not overly condemning his latest actions. She has since stated she looks […]

To recap over the past week, we saw Sterling regain some lost ground throughout generally more positive FX markets. The main market focus this week will be the monetary policy, with both the Federal Reserve and Bank of England due to meet. Although the Fed aren’t expected to make any rate changes, we could see […]

There is a bullish signal on the EUR/JPY. Last week, price moved upwards by 210 pips, from the low of January 23. Price has closed above the demand zone at 123.00, and it may now target the supply zones at 123.50, 124.00 and 124.50. EUR/USD: The EUR/USD is in a bullish mode, but price merely […]

Here’s the market outlook for the week: EURUSD Dominant bias: Bullish This pair went flat from Monday to Wednesday, not being able to stay above the resistance line at 1.0750. Price then declined a bit, in the context of an uptrend. Price has been going upward gradually since the beginning of this year, and this […]

Facebook stock (NASDAQ:FB) is in an uptrend. The market rallied last year, till the end of October, and pulled back. The uptrend has resumed since the beginning of this year and it is very strong. Price is currently above the EMA 21, while the Williams’ % Ranger period 20 is in the overbought region. The […]

The White House readies itself to welcome UK Prime Minister Theresa May today. She is the first leader to meet the new US president, and there is already a lot of anticipation and contrasting views in the media on the meeting. Mrs May is ambitious, and wants to try and secure a free trade deal […]