Eurozone. The European Union (EU) is a brotherhood of 27 member states which started from a tiny gang of six neighboring states in 1951. By the magical […]
USD Trading Tactics. Now let’s put all these things we just learned and come up with some trade tactics for the USD. Looking at differences in […]
Trading the USD. USD as the Base Currency USD/XXX is traded in amounts denominated in USD. Standard lot sizes are 100,000 USD and mini lot sizes […]
What Moves the USD? The Gold Rush Whenever the dollar is at risk of losing its value due to inflation, investors turn to gold for safety. […]
Getting to Know the USD. Did you know that the nickname “Buck” for the U.S. dollar originated from buckskin, which was a common medium of exchange […]
United States of America. The United States of America is comprised of 50 states and a federal district. The majority of the country can be found […]
The Forex Trader’s Guide to Major Economies. Today we’re going to take a trip around the world, but it ain’t gonna take 80 days. If you’re […]
Intermarket Analysis Cheat Sheet. Intermarket analysis studies the relationships between asset classes, typically currencies, bonds, commodities, and stocks. It can help traders generate broader trading ideas, reveal potential […]
How to Use EUR/JPY as a Leading Indicator for Stocks. As we said earlier, in order for someone to invest in a particular stock market, one […]
Correlation Between USD/JPY and Dow. Let’s take a look at the correlation between the USD/JPY and the Dow. Generally, the strength or weakness of the dollar, […]
How the Stock Market Affects the Forex Market. Let’s see how the forex market can affect the stock market, specifically stock indexes. When people talk about the stock […]
The Relationship Between Stocks and Forex. One issue with using global equity markets to make forex trading decisions is figuring out which leads which. It’s like answering […]
Global Equity Indices. Not too familiar with the major global equity indices? It’s your lucky day! Here they are! Equity Index Description Dow The Dow Jones […]
Forex and Global Equity Markets. Did you know that equity markets can also be used to help gauge currency movement? In a way, you can use the […]
How Fixed Income Securities Affect Currency Movements. A quick recap: So far, we’ve discussed how differences in rates of return can serve as an indicator of […]
How Bond Spreads Between Two Countries Affect Their Exchange Rate. The bond spread represents the difference between two countries’ bond yields. These differences give rise to carry trade, […]
How Bond Yields Affect Currency Movements. A bond is an “IOU” issued by an entity when it needs to borrow money. These entities, such as governments, municipalities, or […]
The U.S. Dollar And Oil Relationship Is Changing. Historically, the price of oil is inversely related to the price of the U.S. dollar. The explanation for this relationship […]
How Oil Moves with USD/CAD. Let’s talk about the other kind of gold… the black one. As you may know, crude oil is often referred to […]
How Gold Affects AUD/USD and USD/CHF – Continued. Gold and USD/CHF Across the seven seas, Switzerland’s currency, the Swiss franc, also has a strong link with […]
How Gold Affects AUD/USD and USD/CHF. Before we detail the relationship between the comdolls and gold, let’s first note that the U.S. dollar and gold don’t quite mesh […]