Forex

Make Profitable Market Moves Using “Options Greeks”

Aug 3rd, 2009 | By Bill Jenkins | Category: Featured, Forex, Options
When you hear traders talk about the Greeks, they don't mean Plato or Socrates. They're talking about the series of calculations that are used to determine the value of options. The calculations are designated by various letters of the Greek alphabet, from which they get their name. On our agenda today is ...read more

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Profit from Japan’s Deflationary Woes

Jul 15th, 2009 | By Jonas Elmerraji | Category: Featured, Forex, Macroeconomics, Technical Analysis
All is not well in the land of the rising sun. While most investors have kept their eyes glued to American markets over the course of the recession of 2008 and 2009, Japan has been host to its own set of economic problems. And as more eyes turn to the Japanese ...read more

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Why the Aussie Dollar Is My Favorite Currency

Jul 14th, 2009 | By Bill Jenkins | Category: Featured, Forex
Currencies, because they are fiat by nature, are political things. While it is the fundamentals that drive them, one of the overarching problems in our market is the absence of reliable fundamental data. It is hard to debate against the fact that governments manipulate what is released. But some things provide ...read more

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GM Bites the Bullet… Will the Dollar Follow?

Jun 11th, 2009 | By Bill Jenkins | Category: Featured, Forex
The company that epitomized American strength has gone the way of bankruptcy protection. I just can't help but think that General Motors’ problems are nearly mirror images of the U.S. economy as a whole. Overpriced workforce, inferior products, lack of competition, slow response to necessary changes... 'Tis all rather foreboding... Of course, ...read more

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FOREX Update: The Dollar and the Importance of TIC Flows

May 20th, 2009 | By Bill Jenkins | Category: Featured, Forex
I’ve said it before: the dollar's chances of long-term success going forward are slim and none... and slim just left town. Consider the Treasury International Capital (TIC) flow data. TIC measures foreign investment in the United States. This is important because we rely on foreign investors and sovereign governments to continue ...read more

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