what do make of this repatriation thing, MM?..........if the European banks are playing for repatriation (driving the Euro and distorting risk) then there must be some very serious conversations taking place behind the scenes out of sight of the ...

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i like your altitude on that subject, MM. thx for the response........i eamailed BK for follow up on the article; here is the reply; "I don't know what the SNB tactics will be. If I were running the show I would do as they are doing. Nibbling in the ...

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had that pair long also but closed yesterday.......if the shtf on european debt it looks iffy for the SNB to hold the peg. yields on 2 yr Swiss notes are negative and forwards imply a price around 1.1800 i am primarily a fundamental trader and for ...

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thanks.........looks like the markets are anticipating the ECB coming to the party

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ingmar......what time are the bonds?.....CET 10:30 or London?

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ken.......you can access the indexes thetrader follows through CMC Markets (Tor)(lot of selection from aga to indexes to bonds through CFDs but i do not like the platform) or through FXCM UK.......if you live in British Columbia no luck for FXCM UK ...

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ken.......i trade the European indexes........thetrader is definitely worth watching and called nice shorts for both Spain and Italy......the Italian index has been real nice for price moves of 300 points or more per session so lots of ...

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did a few trades today.......long E/JPY got stopped out early for a small loss..shorted the CAC early for some points and late in the Dow nailed the Dow at 12 960 for some more......nothing to write home about but at least was in and out and feel ...

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ingmar!......wtf are you doing haging around here? where is Gemma? you've been hiding her...... ken, or is it archie?........pittsburg sucks....and the canucks too lol......go wings! looks like a non event for AUD

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nice returns tonyo. i saw that you posted that stmt the other day. what else do you trade?...........do you trade equity indexes or commodities too or stick to currencies?

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technically you are (way) over my head tonyo, but that is all right.......lots of spare space in my brain to fill up with learning curves but you want to clear the higher levels first and then retrace back to the 1.3066, correct? again, thanks so ...

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camels?! .....jesus, Chonchy, what are you confessing to the priest?!

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sorry, you lost me there tonyo......thanks for posting the levels.

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thanks tonyo. just curious but with the negative fundamental backdrop why higher?

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i know, Chonchy. i like reading the technical pieces here. i am more fundamental (that is obvious) but use technicals too (probably not as proficiently as you and others) but i get a lot of information out of the reads and input that into my ...

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thanks Chonchy.....i will study that out. in the meanwhile i am starting to layer in equity shorts. i don't believe in this rally and if the mofos have not fixed this thing with all of the money that has been thrown at it (the banks) and Moody's ...

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jesus, Chonchy....... it is pretty easy to get turned around in this market........small positon sizes i think

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go figure?.....out of E/JPY small loss. shorted the Dow at 12,925 and the French CAC at 3240.....out of both for small profit

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Chonchy....Adam Button had a good call over at ForexLive for EUR/JPY; "I think a number (Retail Sales) at consensus will be enough to spark some short covering in EUR/JPY." went long on that call and the prints at 0.8% and 0.8%......

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because this is a bs market, Chonchy.......i bet the market gravitates to thursdays Spainish and French bond auctions looking for the ECB to swoop down and buy up lots of it. Sarkozy has suddenly changed his tune too.........wonder why? maybe he ...

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