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Is there a Sell Off Coming in the Yen?
By Ralph Shell | 9:59 AM May 16 2012 | 57 Views | 0 Comments | 
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For weeks the forex markets have been focused on the plight of the euro and the economies in the Eurozone. The bears were perplexed, as the euro versus the USD, continued to find support around the 1.30 handle. We suspected, as did other analyst, that there was clandestine buying, perhap...
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Opinions About the Euro's Future
By Ralph Shell | 6:03 AM May 15 2012 | 88 Views | 0 Comments |
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The aftermath from last week's elections continue to weigh on the markets, and in currency markets, the threat of political change is the most important driver. The Greeks voted for those who opposed the austerity plan recommended by the Troika, but have no plans for repayment of debt co...
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Will Weekend European News Bring Hope for a Better Week
By Ralph Shell | 11:41 AM May 11 2012 | 118 Views | 0 Comments |
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At long last the EURUSD took out the support at the 1.30 area, and worked down to a low of 1.2905. Currently the pair is trading at 1.2933 with hours until forex markets close for the weekend in New York. The bullish euro traders have been wounded by the market but it has not totally col...
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Are the Currency and Equity Bears on Holiday?
By Ralph Shell | 9:47 AM May 10 2012 | 156 Views | 2 Comments |
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After a steady stream of bearish news early in the week, it seems the pressure on the markets is relieved. At the US opening, equities have moved smartly ahead. We will now watch to see if the bulls can hold the rally together.
Perhaps it is wishful thinking, but the marke...
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European Summer of Discontent Starting Early, Pressuring the Euro
By Ralph Shell | 8:55 AM May 09 2012 | 126 Views | 0 Comments | 
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Markets are continuing to assimilate the consequences of the recent elections, and the wall of worry confronting investors has not diminished. France has elected the new anti-austerity socialist expected to do battle with Chancellor Merkel, no doubt hoping the frugal Germans will loosen the pu...
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European Election Results Unsettle Currency Markets
By Ralph Shell | 9:42 AM May 08 2012 | 157 Views | 0 Comments |
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Late last week we speculated whether the markets had discounted a victory by the socialist party in France. Judging by the market action this week that was not the case. In Europe, Hollande is presenting himself as the big spending anti-austerity candidate, ready to do battle with ...
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Do the Australian Politicians' Policies Benefit the Country?
By Ralph Shell | 9:46 AM May 02 2012 | 177 Views | 0 Comments | 
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July 1st, less than two months away, will mark the commencement of Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard's controversial carbon tax. While Australia accounts for only 1.5% of global carbon emissions, it is the largest per capita emitter. Beginning in July 2012 and continuing until 201...
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US Economic Data Causes Dollar Turn Around
By Ralph Shell | 10:10 AM May 01 2012 | 218 Views | 0 Comments | 
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Early, the USD was under pressure today with across the board selling. The US recovery is slowing and it is time to sell the USD was the mantra. The markets were attracting a lot of new bears, and they were hardly prepared for a bullish surprise.
That surprise was the Institute for Su...
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Poor Economic Numbers Cause USD to Stumble
By Ralph Shell | 10:07 AM Apr 27 2012 | 207 Views | 6 Comments |
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After last week end's election in France, where the incumbent Sarkozy finished poorly, many were expecting the euro to weaken versus the USD. Such was not the case, and to the chagrin of a market loaded with shorts, the euro worked higher. Uncertainty, something markets loathe, remains, ...
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Forex Markets to Receive A Heavy Dosage of Japanese Fundamentals Tonight
By Ralph Shell | 9:56 AM Apr 26 2012 | 161 Views | 1 Comments |
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European news has dominated the forex market with a steady narrative of an ongoing saga, making it easy to forget the Europeans do not have a monopoly on a saga of troubled times. Tonight we get no fewer than twelve new fundamental statistical reports on the Japanese economy. Some of the...
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Is There Major Buying in the EURUSD Around the 1.30 Area?
By Ralph Shell | 10:47 AM Apr 19 2012 | 418 Views | 3 Comments |
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It seems when the euro approaches the 1.30 area, there is underlying support and the euro then rallies. Since the forex market, in total, lacks visibility we simply do not know what orders are lying in the weeds, undetected by the many market participants.
Recently there have been rumors o...
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The Spanish Prime Minister's Job is not an Easy One
By Ralph Shell | 9:52 AM Apr 17 2012 | 229 Views | 0 Comments |
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For Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, the job is not an easy one. Every where he turns, there seems to be nothing but more trouble. When elected by a landslide back in November 2011, Rajoy cautioned there would be a long battle back, but the battle back may be even tougher than antic...
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Specs Aggressive USD Buyers-COT Report Data April 10 2012 Reveals
By Ralph Shell | 8:46 AM Apr 16 2012 | 272 Views | 1 Comments |
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Speculators swarmed back to the long side of the USD as revealed in the latest CFTC Cot Report. The total net USD long went up to 210,926 contracts, from 143,102 contracts in the previous period. This is the largest USD long position since the w...
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Author Bios
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Ralph Shell: Ralph did his graduate studies in economics and history at Duke University. He has ten years experience trading cash commodities in domestic and export markets and is a former commodity analyst with Merrill Lynch in Chicago. He was a member of and floor trader at the Chicago Board of Trade for 18 years.
Forex Captain: The Forex Captain has been a strategy developer and forex trader since 1998. From 2002 till 2009 he ran a successful managed account based on his tradestation coded strategies at FXCM. In 2007 his managed fund was ranked in BarclayHedge Rankings as one of the Top 10 Currency Traders managing less than $10M & more than $1M. Since 2009 he has been developing Expert Advisors in MQL4 for private trading, and from June 2010 he has joined the Project Triumph team as a currency analyst and project manager.
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