I'd be interested in hearing more about how Oanda deals with margin calls... rudenstein

OANDA Discussion

...and what were most of those people in line paying with? Cold, hard cash? I doubt it! Just think of the number of credit cards there are set to default... Bearish on the USD in '08 for me (with some 400-500 pip retracements, of course). rudenstein

Dollar Bull in Q1?

Don't forget that oil is quoted in USD. Also, the US economy is largely based on imports, meaning that a weaker dollar means less buying power. I don't believe that it's this simple... although there a plenty of soveign wealth funds out there ...

Eurusd...today 1.47...1.70...then 2.00..3.00

I don't know, the EUR/USD has been crushing technicals, IMHO. Just look at the last CPI report! rudenstein

EURUSD forecast & Chaos theory

Make that more like 1.6523

AUD/USD

That means that nobody is saying anything. It is so quiet that you can even hear crickets.

dbFX Deutsche Bank

Liquidity is crappy... why trade?

will you trade today ??? Dec 25 ? when will you trade back ?

Major Fib resistance broken on EUR/AUD — Hi, Yes, EUR/AUD also broke a major resistance line at Fib 38.2. This is a good indicator that the pair will not return to the consolidation channel that it entered in November. Take Care. rudenstein

AUD/USD

EUR/AUD Analysis for last friday. — Hi all! EUR/AUD following support/resistance very well on Friday, with agressive action right toward the end, perhaps a taste of things to come next week... Take care. rudenstein.

Aussie Pairs

falcon, there should be plenty of bad news for the US, next week... TIC securities report has been and will be a bummer + the current account (need I say more). Then to finish a great week we have the consumer report on Friday. rudenstein

Dirty Big H&S in the EUR/USD

Agro, let me explain.... — Hi Agro, I understand why traders like to trade short term: you are done at the end of the day, you secured your profit and can sleep soundly. Btw. which part did you not follow? I'd be more than happy to elaborate. ...

Dirty Big H&S in the EUR/USD

Depends on which pair you are trading, and whether you are trading real money, using leverage, etc. EUR/USD - short term due to low spreads EUR/AUD - long term due to transparent market movement. ...or example rudenstein

Long term or short term which one u prefer?

Response to Agro — Agro, I'll explain what I mean. No this doesn't apply to all AUD pairs. Check out a daily 10 year chart of EUR/AUD. Nice large moves with a bias toward the AUD over this time period. 9/11, DOW crash of 2002 are all very easy ...

Dirty Big H&S in the EUR/USD

Be careful in using technical analysis with the EUR/USD over the semi-longer term/long term. The fundamentals will almost always override. Right now I believe that there are simply too many hands involved in EUR/USD trading (hedge funds, wealth ...

Dirty Big H&S in the EUR/USD

Frankly, the fundamentals do not support a move to 1.4150. Not with the current account deficit + TCI Securities report (both due out on Monday) and with a optional interest rate increase by the ECB. rudenstein

EURUSD

EUR/AUD Analysis — Traders are not taking bad new on Wallstreet as badly as they did 2 weeks ago (6 Dec for example) and are much more confident. The 38.2 Fib restistance level, upheld by two previous candles, was then broken through on Dec ...

Aussie Pairs

There will always be factors and events that will influence the forex market over which you have absolutely no control (at least over the short-term). This is why I would recommend to enter into some longer term trades. This way you can avoid some ...

NEWS Traders just don t want to loose money, because somebody speek !!!

Lifesong, falcon, I agree... ...and once we break 1.5, expect an easy 300-400 pip break out past that.

EURUSD

... and yes, it was probably all planned.

Paulson Mortgage Bailout!

MiddleCamp, Until now it seems that Australia has weathered the credit storm fairly well. A predication has even been made that the BOA will lincrease the interest rate by 25bps in feb 08 and then again in may 08. So far you guys are doing well, but ...

Paulson Mortgage Bailout!