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The Yen has clawed back some serious ground in the last few days as risk aversion has been the name of the game, given the spate of events in Russia and minor worries over China and its ability to...

The FTSE 100 looks to be taking some heavy pressure as of late as markets look for further movements and have driven down the FTSE as markets fear it’s overbought, and that Russian problems in...

The AUD/NZD pair has looked very active over the last couple of days, especially with the upcoming NZ interest rate rise which is due out soon. Its impact in reality has already been priced in for a...

The New Zealand dollar is set for a busy week with the upcoming Official Cash Rate (OCR) announcement and CPI data. Nevertheless, the main focus will be on the OCR announcement from the Reserve Bank...

Crude Oil Breaks Down OvernightOil has been on a bullish run for some time and it had looked likely that it might continue to trend up to the 110 mark before we saw any breakdown. However, the last...

The AUD/NZD cross has been going through a brief comeback as of late. A minor resurgence in the currency has certainly helped for the most part, but is the resurgence set to last and have we seen the...

Gold is certainly one of those crises currencies per se, and its impact is being felt in the markets due to the current Ukranian crisis. How effective is trading commodities in crisis situations? Are...

Gold has been rocketing higher on the back of economic worries and as the precious metals sector comes back into vogue. The question on peoples' minds is how much higher can it go. I certainly believe...

The Euro currency is still looking like it might be in for a rough ride. After beating back the demons of southern Europe and the debt crisis, coupled with massive unemployment, it seems that a new...

The New Zealand Dollar is a hard one to trade for a lot of people, especially long term trend traders who are big on large, sustained moves. Sadly though, the New Zealand Dollar is not one of those...

The Cable is on my watch-list for a potential impulsive bullish wave 3. After a strong bullish momentum of more than 400 pips since the 2 pin-bar rejections off 1.6250, the Cable has transitioned...

The FTSE 100 is one of those interesting indexes which seems to have a ceiling. After pushing for the 4th time on resistance, the FTSE 100 has yet to crack to market pressure. With last...

The Silver market has been running red hot recently, as traders have looked to push up the value of Silver on speculation that the US economy is weakening, and as risk appetite for precious metals...

Overall Technical Picture Oil has recently broken out of the 100 mark with a big bullish close on 02/02/14 and is looking very bullish technically. Observers with a keen eye can see that price has...

The S&P 500 climbed last night, as it usually does, before sharply pulling back upon touching its ceiling in the market place. It seems the 1845 level is a very strong resistance level and markets...

The recent Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes are treated as ‘gospel’ by the markets, and rightfully so, seeing that the Federal Reserve (FED) is the world’s most...