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Do Trading Strategies Work?

posted by integrityfx 744 days ago in Special, Trading Psychology made popular 744 days ago

I have long believed that it is a fundamental law of the markets that trading strategies do not work. At least not in the long run. This is based on that fact that if they did, then eventually everyone would use the winning strategy which would m

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Is AUDUSD Set for a Long Term Drop?

posted by integrityfx 758 days ago in USD, AUD, Fundamental made popular 758 days ago

AUDUSD remains constrained by its lower highs, a trend that began this month. There is still support just above the 0.9100 level; however the price ac...

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How Will the FOMC Statement Affect Your Trading ?

posted by integrityfx 760 days ago in Fundamental, Special made popular 760 days ago

The market has given back any gains on risk aversion that it has gained this month. AUDUSD has broken through this month’s support line around 0.9160 and look to be heading down to at least 0.9060. EURUSD had been hit the hardest by the lack of i

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InegrityFX Weekly Economic Outlook

posted by integrityfx 764 days ago in Fundamental, GDP, Inflation made popular 764 days ago

This week was a bit mixed and overall subdued for risk appetite. Despite the strong levels in equities, only USDJPY made strong moves toward risk appetite. The dollar was surprisingly strong when you considered the movements in other related mark

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USDCAD: How Low Can It Go?

posted by integrityfx 767 days ago in USD, CAD, Sentiment made popular 767 days ago

With the release of their monetary policy statement today, Canada has entered a transition phase in-between the current lose money policy and the imminent tightening policy. Looking at the remarks in their statement, I do not believe that we will

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Reversing a Strategy: Why it Doesn’t Work

posted by integrityfx 767 days ago in Special, Trading Psychology made popular 767 days ago

There is a tactic that every trader out there has tried, and it never works. Has this ever happened to you? You come up with a new trading strategy, only to find that it proves to be unprofitable. So you have the idea of reversing the signals to

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Where is Risk Heading from Here?

posted by integrityfx 768 days ago in USD, EUR, AUD

The market is not looking promising for risk appetite this week. Equities broke down below 1200 on Friday, and they remained under that mark in todays trading. The talk is that the SEC’s investigation into Goldman Sachs is what is causing this ri

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VIX Indicates Equities & Carry Trade Primed for a Bear Move

posted by integrityfx 775 days ago in JPY, Technical made popular 775 days ago

With the Volatility Index (VIX) posing an intriguing selling opportunity according to Nic Lenoir’s technical analysis on ZeroHedge.com, a large move down in JPY-quoted pairs could be seen over the next couple of weeks if the prediction comes to f

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NBER's Lagging Announcements = Fed's Lagging Rate Hikes

posted by integrityfx 775 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Special

Today, the committee in charge of declaring the beginning and end of recessions announced that it was too early to declare the current economic slump ...

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Guest Post: Japanese Yen – 3 Strengths and 3 Weaknesses

posted by integrityfx 779 days ago in USD, JPY, Special

The Japanese yen is falling for many months. After USD/JPY broke an important resistance, it dropped back to the critical line. Here are 3 forces that weigh on the yen and 3 forces that can push it higher.

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What Does the S&P Say About USD?

posted by integrityfx 779 days ago in USD, EUR, AUD made popular 779 days ago

Even though the short term relationship between the US dollar and equities hasn’t been too strong as of late, it is still a powerful indicator to watch over the medium term. The S&P is facing some serious resistance at 1200 on both a technical an

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AUD: Like Déjà Vu All Over Again

posted by integrityfx 781 days ago in AUD, Fundamental made popular 781 days ago

So, the Reserve Bank of Australia, raised rates again, no surprise there. And in their statement that began and ended almost exactly the same as their last one, it was implied that they will be hiking them again in the future. They ended with the

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