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POSITIVE RISK SENTIMENT BOOSTS RISK SENSITIVE CURRENCIES
July 14, 2010The euro held near a two-month high against the dollar on Wednesday induced by strong U.S. corporate earnings and easing concerns about euro zone sovereign debt, which also helped push equities higher. This in turn has increased Risk appetite in the financial markets and will impact movement with the risk sensitive currencies such as the [...]
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Risk Returns to the Forex Market
July 8, 2010Aussie leads the way higher in currency trading Risk appetite is making a return to the forex market today as the Australian dollar leads risk currencies higher in trading. The Asian session saw an explosion of risk, while things grew a little more subdued during the European session. However, risk appetite remains healthy, in part [...]
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US Dollar Paradigm Shift
July 7, 2010Since the inception of the financial crisis, the Dollar has been treated as a safe haven currency. Simply, when there was a surge in the level of risk-aversion, the Dollar rose proportionally. When risk aversion gave way to risk appetite, the Dollar fell. It was as simple as that. Lately, this notion has manifested itself [...]
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Euro Sees Gains in Forex Trading Against the U.S. Dollar
June 30, 2010Risk appetite makes an appearance The euro is seeing gains in forex trading today, as risk appetite makes a small appearance. Yesterday, risk aversion was the story, but it appears that forex traders are ready for a little bit of risk today. The euro got a little help from higher stocks in Europe. However, stocks [...]
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Risk Rally in Forex Trading
May 27, 2010U.S. dollar falls as forex traders look for higher yields Yesterday, financial markets plummeted on the news that China might begin selling off European debt. However, Beijing has denied those rumors. As a result, the euro is being propped up in forex trading, and a risk rally is well underway. The U.S. dollar is heading [...]
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Forex: AUD/JPY heading toward 77.00
May 20, 2010FXstreet.com (Córdoba) – The Australian dollar keeps consolidating losses against the Yen for the 4th consecutive week. The pair fell further and posted a fresh 10-month low at 76.05 on early American trade. Despite the pair was rejected from those levels toward the 78.00 area recovering over 180 pips, the corrective bounce was limited at [...]
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No Credit Risk in Forex
April 27, 2010The risks in trading forex are manifold. There is interest rate risk (the possibility that interest rates could change adversely), country risk (that a political, economic, or monetary crisis could adversely affect the dynamics of a country’
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U.S. Dollar Higher in forex trading on Risk Aversion
April 19, 2010Greenback gains in currency trading The U.S. dollar is heading higher in forex trading this morning as risk aversion sets in. Indeed, investors are wary right now as the Iceland volcano eruption disrupts normal relations in Europe, and as the eruption over Goldman Sachs does financial market damage. GFT’s Boris Schlossberg reports in FX360 on [...]
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EU Debt Crisis: Perception is Reality
March 18, 2010I wonder if I wasn’t a little glib in my last post （Dollar Returns to Favor as World’
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Dolar in “win-win” situation in 2Q – Forex.com
March 17, 2010FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – The currency market will be defined by a “risk on, risk off” sentiment… For more information, read our latest forex news.
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Whats in Store for the Dollar?
March 3, 2010Kathy Lien, director of currency research at GFT Forex, on why risk appetite is not dominating the flows in the market.
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Trading Psychology- Accepting the Risk
February 24, 2010Trading psychology is the most important aspect of a trader’s success.Trading Psychology- Accepting the Risk Accepting the risk of each trade is not easy, especially for inexperienced traders. Of course, there are some steps we can take to make it easier to accept the risk. First, it is very important to plan out each trade. [...]
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Sterling Moves Higher in Currency Trading
February 16, 2010Forex trading with the U.K. pound The sterling is moving higher in currency trading on the FX market today, thanks to a return to risk appetite. Yesterday, some of the risk currencies saw some positive action in forex trading, but the U.K. pound was not one of them. Today, the sterling appears to be benefiting [...]
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Risk Currencies Seeing Some Action in Forex Trading
February 15, 2010Currency trading on the FX market Even though U.S. markets are closed for the day, there are still things happening in forex trading. Indeed, the FX market is a global market, so there is plenty going on — albeit in a subdued manner. This morning, risk currencies seem to be doing well. The news that [...]
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U.S. Dollar Gains in Forex Trading on Safe Haven Status
February 5, 2010Currency market in risk aversion mode The currency market is in risk aversion mode, sending the U.S. dollar higher in forex trading this morning. The greenback is up against the sterling and the euro in forex trading, as well as against the Japanese yen. Yesterday, risk aversion settled in big as the U.S. stock market [...]
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Euro Finds Support at 1.4000
January 27, 2010Euro in forex trading The risk trade has been under pressure all night in currency trading, with the Aussie one of the few bright spots, and even that is fading as risk aversion overwhelms the rally. The euro has been struggling in forex trading, heading lower. However, there are hopes that the euro has found [...]