The US Dollar Index Currency Basket. The U.S. Dollar Index consists of SIX foreign currencies. They are the: Euro (EUR) Japanese Yen (JPY) British Pound (GBP) […]
What is the US Dollar Index (USDX)? If you’ve traded stocks, you’re probably familiar with all the indices available such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
De-dollarization. De-dollarization or “dedollarization” is the process of reducing the reliance on the U.S. dollar (USD) as a reserve currency. As the reserve currency, the dollar […]
How the U.S. Benefits From the Dollar’s Global Role. As you’ve learned so far, rumors of the dollar’s death are way overblown! The dollar’s global role […]
Commodities Pricing and the U.S. Dollar. The U.S. dollar also plays a crucial role in global commodities markets, as many commodities, such as oil and gold, are […]
Why the Dollar Remains Popular in the Post-Bretton Woods Era. Although the Bretton Woods system collapsed in the 1970s, the U.S. dollar retained its status as the world’s […]
The Global Role of the U.S. Dollar. The U.S. dollar holds a unique position in the world of finance and trade, serving as a cornerstone of […]
Summary: Carry Trade. A carry trade is when you borrow one financial instrument (like USD currency) and use that to buy another financial instrument (like JPY currency). […]
Carry Trade Risk. Because you are a very smart trader, you already know what the first question you should ask before entering a trade is right? […]
Carry Trade Criteria and Risk. Let’s go over the criteria for a carry trade. It’s pretty simple to find a suitable pair to do a carry […]
When Do Carry Trades NOT Work? On the other hand, if a country’s economic prospects aren’t looking too good, then nobody will be prepared to take […]
Know When Carry Trades Work and When They Don’t. When do carry trades work? Carry trades work best when investors feel risky and optimistic enough to buy high-yielding currencies and […]
Currency Carry Trade Example. Let’s take a look at a generic example to show how awesome this can be. For this example, we’ll take a look at Joe […]
What is a Currency Carry Trade? In the forex market, currencies are traded in pairs (for example, if you buy USD/CHF, you are actually buying the U.S. dollar […]
What is the Carry Trade? Did you know there is a trading strategy that can make money if the price stayed exactly the same for long […]
Summary: Trading the News. When trading the news, you can either have a directional bias or a non-directional bias. Here are some other things to keep […]
Trading News. Straddle Trade This is known as a straddle trade. You are looking to play BOTH sides of the trade. It doesn’t matter which direction the […]
How to Trade the News Using the Straddle Trade Strategy. What if there was a way to make money quickly even if you had no idea whether […]
More on How to Trade the News with a Directional Bias. Continuing yesterday’s discussion, since you have a bearish outlook on the dollar (your directional bias), […]
How to Trade the News With a Directional Bias. Let’s stick with our unemployment rate example to keep it simple. The first thing you would want […]
How to Trade the News With a Directional Bias. Let’s now see how to trade the news with a directional bias in a trading scenario. Let’s […]