London forex session using volume price analysis
In this morning's forex trading session we saw the first signs of a change in sentiment following the panic selling of the last few weeks, with risk currencies and safe haven flows sending strong signals of this change. Volume price analysis confirms using Wyckoff's three laws of supply and demand, cause and effect and finally and most importantly effort vs result.
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Introduction to Forex webinar series
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The webinar begins with a welcome to the London session of the Forex series. This is the first in a short series of webinars scheduled over the next few weeks, with flexibility for attendees to join any or all sessions. The series is timed around Easter and was organized from an ad-hoc approach.
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Market crashes and trading opportunities
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The speaker discusses the current unprecedented market conditions, including recent market crashes. Many people are now at home and considering trading either to supplement their income or for long-term investment. There is also interest...
Muted reaction to NFP for equities
Fundamental news is often cyclical, and the importance of one type will vary according to where we are in the economic cycle. In addition, such items may be overshadowed by more prescient news, and this is certainly the case at present with the coronavirus dominating world headlines and driving fear in the markets. So it was no surprise to see the monthly NFP release have little impact on US indices, which paused momentarily before continuing their journey South as we can see across the three sisters here of the YM emini, the NQ emini and the ES emini. Note the weakness in the reaction at the top of the 5 m charts.
Non-Farm Payroll (NFP): A Key Economic Indicator for Traders
Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) is one of the most anticipated economic releases in the trading world. Issued monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, NFP reports the change in U.S. employment excluding farm workers, private household...
Weak AUD/JPY signals return to risk off
It's been a day of weakness for the Aussie yen as risk-on sentiment evaporated once more, with markets remaining fragile and nervous as each day reveals fresh news on the current virus sweeping the globe. As a barometer of risk the AUD/JPY is always one currency pair that reveals this sentiment clearly, with the Aussie dollar considered a risk currency and the Japanese yen a safe haven. This weakness was signaled earlier in the week with the failed effort to rise on high volume and now followed by a bearish engulfing candle.
AUD/JPY: The Ultimate Risk Sentiment Barometer in Forex Markets
The AUD/JPY currency pair is one of the most widely watched "risk-on/risk-off" indicators in the forex world. Often called the "risk barometer" or "carry trade proxy," AUD/JPY moves in near-perfect alignment with global risk appetite. When investors feel optimistic and are willing to take on risk, AUD/JPY rises sharply. When fear returns and risk aversion...
Crossover session traps
The crossover sessions in forex occur when trading in one timezone closes and another opens and can be a very dangerous time for traders. Why? Because this is where insider traps are set. The London open always is a fertile ground and there was a great example on the usd/jpy.
Heavy buying in the pair on the previous day resulted in a nice move higher in Asia with the pair moving into consolidation ahead of the London open.
Prior to the open the pair started to move higher on reasonable volume but reversed lower at the open on high volume until the hammer candle, again on high volume pushed the pair back towards the consolidation (the yellow line on the chart).
Session Crossover Traps: How Market Makers Catch Unwary Traders (and How to Avoid Them)
The session crossover — the moment one major trading session hands over to the next — is one of the most dangerous times of the day for...
