05th November 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Jay Meisler
I recently wrote an article, "Forex Intervention � Does it Work?" This article is a follow up as the forex market is questioning whether the Swiss National Bank will continue its interventions in the EUR/CHF cross to ma...
14th October 2009
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It is hard to turn on a television business program without seeing a discussion of the weak dollar. The correlation between the dollar and other markets is often cited as a reason for movements, in equities, oil, gold, et...
25th September 2009
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The growth of retail forex trading, which tends to rely on technicals to make trading decisions, has coincided with an ever increasing use of such indicators to drive currency markets. However, there seems to be a bias in...
23rd September 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Jay Meisler
This article focuses on a seasonal pattern that I have witnessed at the start of the New Year and beginning of post-summer forex trading. Liquidity is a key factor in both these periods, thinnest being the two weeks ahead...
23rd September 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Jay Meisler
The "path of least resistance" is a term I have coined and not one you will likely find in a forex trading book. It is a term I use to describe the easiest path in the forex market as it looks to avoid obstacles (e.g. res...
22nd September 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Jay Meisler
Free forex trading practice accounts, also known as demo accounts, are generally offered by retail forex brokers. Demo accounts offer new traders the opportunity practice forex trading without any risk to their capital. T...
30th August 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Jay Meisler
Forex trading involves transactions that occur in the foreign exchange market, which is also referred to as the fx, currency or forex market. This is the largest financial market with estimated turnover of more than $3 tr...
19th August 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Jay Meisler
I can�t believe I am writing about this again but the recent fall in the dollar has highlighted the need for proper money management and to trade with stops. My focus is the forex market so I can only speak from this pe...
27th July 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Jay Meisler
Jay Meisler has been a forex trader since the 1970s and has traded for a bank, managed a fund and been an independent trader. He is a co-founder of Gllobal-View.com, the leading forex discussion site that attracts members...
24th July 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Jay Meisler
I wrote this article in October of last year and it still holds true today. I am reprinting it as the market continues to focus on stock market movements although not quite to the extent as during the height of the financ...
19th July 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Jay Meisler
Identifying the market you are trading in can be an important in determining your trading strategy. I find this is critical for forex trading, especially when in a liquidating market. What I mean by liquidating is one dom...
16th July 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Jay Meisler
Global markets are seeing an increase in risk aversion this week as worries over the economy weigh on stocks and lead to safe haven flows in the forex market. Last week's weak U.S. June employment report appeared to damp...
16th July 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Jay Meisler
I got the idea for this article after recently sitting through several bouts of forex intervention by the Swiss National Bank, which has used different tactics to discourage appreciation of the Swiss Franc. Central bank i...
09th July 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Jay Meisler
Liquidity thins during summer forex trading as many in the Northern Hemisphere take vacations. However, this does not mean there will not be trends and/or volatility. So, don't get lulled during the summer malaise as hist...
09th July 2009
Copyright (c) 2009 Jay Meisler
We are living in a more interventionist world with central banks being forced to take a larger role in their economies. The recent intervention by the Swiss National Bank gave me an idea to write an article on the subject...
