Forex Analysis

10 Bargain Stocks for Black Friday

Nov 29th, 2008 | By MichaelFox | Category: Forex Analysis

Investors, open your wallets! Whether you’re looking to fill your trunk with electronics, or your portfolio with stocks, there are plenty of bargains to be had on Black Friday.
You needn’t look far to find stocks trading at significant discounts to their 52-week highs. With a volatile stock market and a troubled economy, many companies’ shares [...]



Failing Like Japan

Nov 12th, 2008 | By Abigail King | Category: Forex Analysis

In 1990 I spent a heady summer living in a very rural part of Japan. It was an incredible time to be there, the dawning of the age of Japanese hegemony. Japanese land, which comprised less than 0.1% of the world, was being valued at an estimated $20 trillion dollars, or 20% of the world’s [...]



Forex Positioning in the US Dollar-Japanese Yen Currency Pair

Nov 7th, 2008 | By MichaelFox | Category: Forex Analysis

USDJPY – Forex positioning in the US Dollar-Japanese Yen pair recently flipped to net-long, and we have subsequently seen the USD/JPY tumble through recent trade. Indeed, a flip in forex positioning has historically given a contrarian signal that price may go in the opposite direction. In this case, the reversal from net short to net [...]



How Forex Trading Ranges Have Expanded Since 2007

Oct 24th, 2008 | By MichaelFox | Category: Forex Analysis

We all know that the daily trading range of the major currency pairs have expanded, but by how much?
Compared to 2007, the daily average trading range for the EUR/USD year to date has increased 195%. The average range for GBP/USD has increased 150% while the range for USD/JPY has expanded by 140%.
Since the beginning of [...]