Just what we need for the JPY bulls, an increase in the VIX to scare traders out of the carry trade. url

Yen Update (USDJPY, EURJPY, GBPJPY & AUDJPY)

Here's an interesting article one to build off of Fridays' post. CAD/JPY potential play for those following the oil markets. I'm guessing the world bank growth forecast caused a slide in the oil market thereby causing a slide in cad/jpy; though the ...

Sweet, sweet Oil

hi krunfx, you can also add the stock market to your fear barometer. The JPY pairs have dropped 200+ pips today and stocks are down 2-3% across the board right now.

High yield vs Low yield curencies

So close to pushing through 1.3830. Tried 3 or 4 times and failed.

The WoRmHoLe

It depends on who the counterparty is. The counterparty takes the other side of your trade, so that's where any profit comes from (or loss goes to). Read the trading agreement you signed with your broker and it should detail this. Any broker in the ...

Where does it come from!?

Yet another day of triangle formation...patiently waiting for trend continuation.

Cable Update (GBPUSD)

Happy Monday everybody. Nice movements in the JPY pairs with everything dropping down to near my trendline. Haven't seen anything major in the news as a cause. Maybe possible drop in US stock futures? AUD/JPY attached.

Yen Update (USDJPY, EURJPY, GBPJPY & AUDJPY)

Nice setup, I'm waiting for a break in my trendline at about 1.3800 for eur/usd to keep falling.

The WoRmHoLe

The leverage amount on micro accounts is fixed at 400:1. On the standard account leverage defaults to 200:1, but you can request 400:1 on the standard account as well. You would just need to complete the margin change form.

Novice Question

There are examples of central banks not even being able to control their freely floating currency. Take a look at recent rumors of intervention (manipulation) by the Swiss National Bank url Maybe you should be trading the rumor instead.

Collaborative Trading to control market

Hi PipGal, Nice article, I posted it over in the JPY forum. How much further can the rally in stocks go before we see some sort of retracement? Oil prices going higher can't be good news either. I'm not sure about Jamie's analysis that EUR/JPY will ...

EURUSD

Is anyone actually trading oil? Seems like every time oil goes up by $10 OPEC says they've reached a new fair price where supply meets demand. So what's actually moving oil prices? From what I've heard the market is oversupplied with oil and tankers ...

Sweet, sweet Oil

Anytime Ed. And good speaking with you as well 8 fingers.

FXCM MT4 & Scalping

All of the FXCM MT4 and standard 10k accounts are straight through processing. The $25k account mentioned was for the active trader platform which shows depth of market. Active trader has the ability to display raw spreads that we receive from the ...

MT4 Brokers' Virtual Dealer Plug-In

I have been loving the eur/jpy and gbp/jpy since March, but you have to be concerned about stocks hitting a top now. Has the economy really turned around that much for the stock market to keep going up? I think the recession has started to stabalize ...

Yen Update (USDJPY, EURJPY, GBPJPY & AUDJPY)

Hi Ed, The margin call will occur on our MT4 platform when your free margin drops to $0. For your example, you go long which uses $2,800 in margin and you have $2,200 in free margin. Unrealized losses will decrease your free margin. If you have an ...

FXCM MT4 & Scalping

From a service perspective it would be better to have a standard account so that you can call in by phone or chat online. There are also more options for withdrawal with the standard account. FXCM Micro charges you for withdrawals; whereas paper ...

Novice Question

I'm looking at the same chart wormboy but long. I have to go with continuation of the trend after this triangle, and our traders are net short according to SSI so that's my confirmation to stay long. Keep in mind I'm holding this for the next ...

Cable Update (GBPUSD)

Thanks for sharing, I'm going to try it on my MT4 also.

515 Eurofighter System