Author: FX

EUR/USD retraces its recent gains registered in the previous session, trading around 1.1720 during the Asian hours on Monday. The downside of the pair could be limited as the US Dollar (USD) may struggle amid the rising likelihood of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts in the upcoming meetings. The CME FedWatch Tool suggests that markets are now pricing in a 95% chance of a Fed rate cut in October and an 84% possibility of another reduction in December.The upside of the Greenback could also be restrained as concerns rise after United States (US) Senators failed to pass spending…

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The Channel Scalper M1-M15 MT4 Indicator is built specifically for short-term chart traders. It creates a dynamic channel around price action, highlighting potential buy and sell zones. When the price touches the upper or lower band, the indicator signals possible reversals or trend continuations. Scalpers can then decide whether to enter trades based on market momentum. Since it works best on M1 to M15 charts, it provides multiple opportunities within a trading session, making it ideal for active traders who prefer quick profits. Why Scalpers Use This Indicator Scalping is about speed, accuracy, and discipline. The Channel Scalper removes much…

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On Friday morning in Asia, Thursday US time I posted on Trump’s stimmy thoughts:“We also might make a distribution to the people…We’re thinking maybe $1,000 to $2,000, it’d be great.”Its not unusual for politicians toe hand out free money stimulus checks when the economy is struggling. I’m not too sure the econopmy in the US is struggling, but Trump apparently seems to think so. Crypto has seen inflows, Bitcoin is above USD125K. I’ve seen renewed forecasts for a year end target of YS$200K I’ll have more to come on this separately. Trump’s admin proclaims itself crypto friendly, and indeed Trump’s…

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The oil market is likely get some relief from the OPEC+ decision to raise output by only 137K barrels per day.There were persistent reports and rumors last week that OPEC was considering raising 400-500k bpd to accelerate the wind down of the ‘voluntary’ phase of cuts. Instead, this pace stretches the return of barrels over the course of a year. The latest reports said Russia was pushing for a slower return of barrels while Saudi Arabia wanted to fight for market share.Naturally, fewer barrels than expected is bullish for oil but the risk is that the market sees this move…

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Sat: Japanese LDP Leadership ElectionSun: OPEC+ MeetingMon: EZ Construction PMI (Sep), Sentix (Oct), US Employment Trends (Sep), New Zealand NZIER (Q3)Tue: EIA STEO; German Industrial Orders (Aug), US International Trade (Aug), Canadian Trade Balance (Aug), Ivey PMI (Sep), Chinese FX Reserves (Sep)Wed: RBNZ & NBP Policy Announcements, FOMC Minutes (Sep), BoJ’s Ueda; Japanese Overtime Pay (Aug), Swedish CPIF Flash (Sep)Thu: ECB Minutes (Sep), Eurogroup Meeting; German Trade Balance (Aug), US Weekly Claims (TBC)Fri: Norwegian CPI (Aug), Canadian Employment Report (Sep), US Uni. of Michigan Prelim. (Oct),Chinese M2/New Yuan Loans (Sep)Japan LDP Leadership Election (Sat):The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will elect…

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