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Recent USD Rally… Why?

With mixed news coming out of the world’s remaining superpower in recent weeks, the recent US dollar rally induced widespread befuddlement. With Europe suddenly looking economically worse-off than America, it is easy to understand why the USD has rallied against the EUR. However, the USD has rallied against many of the major currencies, including the [...]

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The Joys of Being in a Range-Bound Market

For several months, one of the hottest debates in the currency world has been “1.50 or 1.60?” Those who follow the Euro-US Dollar currency pair have been debating its future for several months. Since around the end of February, the price has been locked within a range of 1.50 and 1.60. Only on three days [...]

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A Technical Update on the U.S. Dollar

As the U.S. dollar fell to record lows against the euro last week, technical analysis may indicate an earlier than expected rebound in the short run. Last week traders speculated long-run rebounds due to the U.S. economy benefiting from a weak dollar and from pressure on the ECB by Nicolas Sarkozy to cool a strengthening [...]

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Subprime Woes Causes Bleak Outlook on U.S. Dollar

As U.S. interest rates remain unchanged at 5.25% for the 8th straight Federal Reserve meeting, and as terrorist arrests in London spur worldwide concern, the U.S. dollar has dropped against major currencies. The dollar fell 0.5% to 1.3605 per euro and 0.6% to 122.44 yen. Investors have become more risk-averse with the recent geopolitical events. [...]

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Head and Shoulders

We have an early head and shoulders formation on the NZD/USD monthly chart. Many would wait until the bottom of the shoulder before taking a short, but even if you target the middle of the shoulder you have about a 400 pip move possible. Beware this trade could take a while to develop as we [...]

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