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QW25071985
#931 Posted : Saturday, April 30, 2011 2:46:13 PM
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as long as inflation is high in euro (it currently is ) the euro will always go up.although i dnt expect a rate hike for the euro come next week a rate hike in the next ECB ( euro central bank)meet is as sure as the rising sun...
i will definately not short the euro anytime soon..
hisah
#932 Posted : Saturday, April 30, 2011 8:32:55 PM
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QW25071985 wrote:
as long as inflation is high in euro (it currently is ) the euro will always go up.although i dnt expect a rate hike for the euro come next week a rate hike in the next ECB ( euro central bank)meet is as sure as the rising sun...
i will definately not short the euro anytime soon..

When you mentioned ECB rate hikes you made me go back to the archives and this is what I managed to pull out.

Quote:
In December 2005, the ECB also raised the MRO rate by 25 basis points, back then to 2.25%, having left it unchanged at “historically low levels” for exactly 2.5 years. And in response to a similar question about whether there were more interest rate hikes to come, President Trichet said, “There is not an ex ante decision of the Governing Council at today’s meeting to engage in a series of interest rate increases.” Yet three months later the ECB hiked again, to 2.5%, and it continued doing so in regular two and three month intervals until reaching 4.25% in June 2007.
Upshot: the ECB makes its mind up one step at a time and what is important is the medium-term direction of the economy. While history never repeats itself, a similar dynamic may be in store again.


If indeed history does repeat itself, then shorting the Euro could be a nightmare. Anyway since I'm not a Euro fan due to the crappy state of its ponzi economy similar to the US, I'll avoid trading it. But should the opportunity of major Eurozone CDS defaults arise, I'll sell it like there's no tomorrow!

Update - found some interesting articles from the archives back in 2007 & 2008 on the euro similar to the current state.


http://www.spiegel.de/in...y/0,1518,538385,00.html

http://www.spiegel.de/in...s/0,1518,518717,00.html
$15/barrel oil... The commodities lehman moment arrives as well as Sovereign debt volcano!
hisah
#933 Posted : Wednesday, May 04, 2011 7:06:54 PM
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So far the AUDUSD has played as I expected. It managed to get to a high of 1.10. I likely suspect that is it for the year.
EURGBP has retraced all the way back to 0.9000. It has always been a good sell candidate above this level.
Now I'm also hoping EURUSD can get above 1.5000 in the next bullish run.
AUDCAD almost took out 1.05.

What I'm looking for going forth this Q2 2011...

AUDUSD - 1.10 - 1.11 --> If we get to these levels with the DXY index making new lows but the weekly RSI diverging upwards, I'll start shorting.
AUDCAD - 1.04 - 1.05 --> Depends on the AUDUSD pattern. But this one will be my large monthly trade, I expect it to swing down to 0.95 - 0.97 on the short side. It tested 0.97 during the Jap quake and it will break it on the next down swing.
EURGBP - 0.9x levels have always been good selling points. If it can get above 0.95xxx I'll be short - weekly trade. Largely depends on EURUSD getting above 1.5 to 1.55 levels.
EURUSD - same analogy to AUDUSD. But not my preferred trade. Will likely trade it if we get to spectacular eurozone defaults. Trading this ugly pair is not attractive to me i.e. fundamentally both economies are in dogs... Almost like choosing a less painful punishment... It's still a punishment...

Note: The DXY index is oversold on the weekly chart. Downward pressure still persists for some few more weeks, before the reversal. Daily charts, suggest a minor bounce.

I am also watching USDJPY as it traces all the G7 intervention gunpowder. If the G7 cannot successfully intervene in FX, then BoJ is utterly hopeless. But the Bankers (note B is capitalized i.e. money printers) are not to be defeated that easily and I expect another explosive intervention attempt at 80.00 or below this spot level. This is to flush out and teach a stoploss lesson to those pesky short sellers from messing with the USDJPY cross as per the money masters wishes. This happened many times with EURCHF with SNB. But since BoJ is know for yen interventions, it will take several successful shorting attempts, before BoJ gives up...


As for silver. Well 11% down is less than an hour yesterday says what to expect when prices go bonkers aka parabolic... Such crazy upward moves are swiftly retraced?! I hope the price gets back at 35 or below for the next buying opportunity.



update - forgot to mention USDCHF has achieved the 0.86 - 0.87 target. Should also bounce.
$15/barrel oil... The commodities lehman moment arrives as well as Sovereign debt volcano!
Ceinz
#934 Posted : Wednesday, May 04, 2011 8:36:37 PM
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hisah wrote:
EURGBP has retraced all the way back to 0.9000. It has always been a good sell candidate above this level.
Now I'm also hoping EURUSD can get above 1.5000 in the next bullish run.
AUDCAD almost took out 1.05.

What I'm looking for going forth this Q2 2011...

AUDUSD - 1.10 - 1.11 --> If we get to these levels with the DXY index making new lows but the weekly RSI diverging upwards, I'll start shorting.
AUDCAD - 1.04 - 1.05 --> Depends on the AUDUSD pattern. But this one will be my large monthly trade, I expect it to swing down to 0.95 - 0.97 on the short side. It tested 0.97 during the Jap quake and it will break it on the next down swing.
EURGBP - 0.9x levels have always been good selling points. If it can get above 0.95xxx I'll be short - weekly trade. Largely depends on EURUSD getting above 1.5 to 1.55 levels.
EURUSD - same analogy to AUDUSD. But not my preferred trade. Will likely trade it if we get to spectacular eurozone defaults. Trading this ugly pair is not attractive to me i.e. fundamentally both economies are in dogs... Almost like choosing a less painful punishment... It's still a punishment...

As for silver. Well 11% down is less than an hour yesterday says what to expect when prices go bonkers aka parabolic... Such crazy upward moves are swiftly retraced?! I hope the price gets back at 35 or below for the next buying opportunity.



Gratias Hisah for sharing ur take on these pairs. Levels certainly worthy to take note of. EUR/GBP above 0.9x levels my be the first on the deck, that is IF EUR/USD temporarily breaks above the 1.5 resistance sometimes next week given the weak job us data report on friday, if they print in line with the ADP report.However,USD bullishness due risk aversion may curtail this.
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Ceinz
#935 Posted : Thursday, May 05, 2011 3:42:36 PM
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Ceinz wrote:
hisah wrote:
EURGBP has retraced all the way back to 0.9000. It has always been a good sell candidate above this level.
Now I'm also hoping EURUSD can get above 1.5000 in the next bullish run.
AUDCAD almost took out 1.05.

What I'm looking for going forth this Q2 2011...

AUDUSD - 1.10 - 1.11 --> If we get to these levels with the DXY index making new lows but the weekly RSI diverging upwards, I'll start shorting.
AUDCAD - 1.04 - 1.05 --> Depends on the AUDUSD pattern. But this one will be my large monthly trade, I expect it to swing down to 0.95 - 0.97 on the short side. It tested 0.97 during the Jap quake and it will break it on the next down swing.
EURGBP - 0.9x levels have always been good selling points. If it can get above 0.95xxx I'll be short - weekly trade. Largely depends on EURUSD getting above 1.5 to 1.55 levels.
EURUSD - same analogy to AUDUSD. But not my preferred trade. Will likely trade it if we get to spectacular eurozone defaults. Trading this ugly pair is not attractive to me i.e. fundamentally both economies are in dogs... Almost like choosing a less painful punishment... It's still a punishment...

As for silver. Well 11% down is less than an hour yesterday says what to expect when prices go bonkers aka parabolic... Such crazy upward moves are swiftly retraced?! I hope the price gets back at 35 or below for the next buying opportunity.



Gratias Hisah for sharing ur take on these pairs. Levels certainly worthy to take note of. EUR/GBP above 0.9x levels my be the first on the deck, that is IF EUR/USD temporarily breaks above the 1.5 resistance sometimes next week given the weak job us data report on friday, if they print in line with the ADP report.However,USD bullishness due risk aversion may curtail this.


Euro plunges on ECB decision to hold rates, contrary to hawkish expectations of some players. EUR/GBP down 200 pips after temporarily crossing the 0.9 level. Lucky to have caught 100 pips of this( trade still on, hope the plunge continues)thanks to my late entry. once again gratias Hisah for pointing this out.
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hisah
#936 Posted : Thursday, May 05, 2011 5:41:42 PM
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@Ceinz - You meant EURUSD plunges 200+ pips and not EURGBP. In the meantime, the USDCHF bounces from the oversold sub 0.86 levels.

Watching Trichet answering queries today is like watching Bernanke's press conference last week. Every hopeless comment he spews out tanks the EURUSD cross, just like Bernanke did with USD index. It is annoying to see Trichet avoiding genuine queries on the Greece bailout with the same statement - "I already responded to all parts of the plan."
But, the 'best' answer when asked "What would level of losses will be to ECB if there is an event of restructuring?" he says "It's not a problem" [laughter in the room]. And the press is merciful for they've not yet touched on the thorny Portugal bailout...

Bernanke, Trichet and Shirakawa have run out of lies. Period.

Meanwhile the leader of Finland’s euro-skeptic True Finns, Timo Soini said on Bloomberg TV that Europe’s crisis-handling mechanism "doesn’t work" and Greece will default on its debts as efforts to keep the country afloat have failed --> http://www.bloomberg.com/video/69369470/

Far in the Asian world, I wonder whether Shirakawa will initiate a banzai charge together with his G7 finance militia to defend the falling fort that is the USDJPY cross. Having dived below 80.00 (the sand in the line) and retracing all the forceful intervention at beginning of April, BoJ and G7 will soon intervene with gusto to demonstrate to traders who is boss...

Trader alert --> Be careful with selling or buying the yen, for this battle is nowhere near getting ugly yet!?

As usual with parabolic moves, silver continues its sharp retrace (sell-off) currently at $37 and a 25% loss in a span of 3 days!!? Gold too is retracing, but steadily.

Update - Forgot to mention the USDZAR and ZARJPY cross position take. I missed the buy opportunity on the USDZAR at 6.60 as stated some 3 weeks back. If it gets back to this level or below, I'll be buying it with a target of 7.0. From end of Q2 assuming QE3.0 is not initiated with the Bernanke printing paper squad, I can bet this pair will rally all the way to 7.30 - 7.40.
$15/barrel oil... The commodities lehman moment arrives as well as Sovereign debt volcano!
hisah
#937 Posted : Thursday, May 05, 2011 6:11:27 PM
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EURUSD - 300pips down and plunging...?! Stoploss aka ulcers central...
$15/barrel oil... The commodities lehman moment arrives as well as Sovereign debt volcano!
Ceinz
#938 Posted : Thursday, May 05, 2011 7:52:38 PM
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hisah wrote:
@Ceinz - You meant EURUSD plunges 200+ pips and not EURGBP.


Oops sorry, I meant 100 pips, I entered two positions at 0.8982, now 100 + pips.
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hisah
#939 Posted : Thursday, May 05, 2011 9:07:59 PM
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Ceinz wrote:
hisah wrote:
@Ceinz - You meant EURUSD plunges 200+ pips and not EURGBP.


Oops sorry, I meant 100 pips, I entered two positions at 0.8982, now 100 + pips.


Nice to note that you shorted EURGBP at the test of the 0.90xx level. That's 200+ pips for you combined smile

If you measure the high, it is almost down 300pips!? Meanwhile the EURUSD continues its plunge in stoploss central. Too many euro longs/bulls caught out badly here...
@Qw - this is what I was warning you about... I still expect one day the EURUSD to plunge 500pips in a day when the defaults and eurozone CDS markets fry up.

And the COTs retail positions on the euro is not helping the nosedive - too bullish...



Today it is the turn of gold and oil to take it in the chin. Similar to what happened to silver... Gold breaks below $1500. All the way down to $1480.

$15/barrel oil... The commodities lehman moment arrives as well as Sovereign debt volcano!
QW25071985
#940 Posted : Thursday, May 05, 2011 10:18:46 PM
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hisah wrote:
Ceinz wrote:
hisah wrote:
@Ceinz - You meant EURUSD plunges 200+ pips and not EURGBP.


Oops sorry, I meant 100 pips, I entered two positions at 0.8982, now 100 + pips.


Nice to note that you shorted EURGBP at the test of the 0.90xx level. That's 200+ pips for you combined smile

If you measure the high, it is almost down 300pips!? Meanwhile the EURUSD continues its plunge in stoploss central. Too many euro longs/bulls caught out badly here...
@Qw - this is what I was warning you about... I still expect one day the EURUSD to plunge 500pips in a day when the defaults and eurozone CDS markets fry up.

And the COTs retail positions on the euro is not helping the nosedive - too bullish...



Today it is the turn of gold and oil to take it in the chin. Similar to what happened to silver... Gold breaks below $1500. All the way down to $1480.



well that ECB conference wasnt euro friendly...WOOOOOOOW . e/u is almost doing 400 pip fall . But with non-farm payroll tomorrow tipped to be disapointing i dnt think tomorrow the euro will be hammered like today. we might even retarce all that we have fallen today..
@ hisah...on the contrary i will be building long positions tomorrow for nfp friday.the job market in us was just toooooo weak in april going by the reports i have read
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