Develop a habit of reviewing and analyzing
Develop a habit of reviewing and analyzing your good and bad trades. Then you will have a much better sense of what will work best in your future trades.
Trading is always full of emotions
Because trading is always full of emotions, you must have a trading strategy which includes a set of rules you stick to. This will help protect you from yourself.
software which aims at predicting future trends
While there are a lot of companies who make money by selling software which aims at predicting future trends, the reality is that if this software really worked, these companies would not be giving the secret away.
Trade wisely
There are many beginners who make trades in any direction. While there is a possibility to make profits both on the upside and downside of a trade, trading in the direction of the trend will give you the best chances for success
Invest in a good Forex trading education
The market is always changing and it may be hard to understand and keep up with these changes unless you invest in a good Forex trading education
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
Durable goods orders exceed expectations – dollar higher
Fed officials unable to return the genie back into the bottle
US data shines again – dollar extends gains
Forex - AUD/USD edges higher, but gains limited
AUD/USD hit 0.9277 during late Asian trade, the session high; the pair subsequently consolidated at 0.9268, easing up 0.08%.
The pair was likely to find support at 0.9148, the low of June 24 and a more than two-year low and resistance at 0.9557, the high of June 19.
U.S. consumer confidence rose to highest level since January 2008 in the current month, data on Tuesday showed, while another report showed that U.S. new home sales rose to an almost five year high May.
A separate report showed that U.S. durable goods orders rose unexpectedly in May.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said last week that the bank could begin tapering asset purchases by the end of this year if the economy continues to pick up.
Separately, fears over a credit squeeze in China eased after the country’s central bank indicated Tuesday that it was acting to support financial institutions with liquidity.
The Aussie was higher against the euro with EUR/AUD slipping 0.21%, to hit 1.4094.
Later in the day, the U.S. was to release revised data on first quarter economic growth.
Asia stocks mixed as China liquidity fears persist; Nikkei down 1%
During late Asian trade, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was up 1.3%, Australia’s ASX/200 Index ended 1.6% higher, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index ended down 1%.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng moved further away from a nine-month low hit earlier in the week after the People’s Bank of China said on Tuesday that it will guide interest rates to a “reasonable range”.
The PBOC also said that interbank liquidity overall is abundant and risk is largely under control.
The central bank added that it will continue to closely monitor liquidity changes and will make an effort to stabilize market expectations.
Hong Kong-listed shares of China Minsheng Bank rallied 6%, China Merchants Bank rose 4.5%, while Industrial & Commercial Bank of China added 4.6%.
Meanwhile, in Australia, the benchmark ASX/200 Index bounced off the previous session’s six-month low as global miners rebounded after a series of upbeat U.S. data releases on Tuesday reinforced the view that the economic recovery is on track.
Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton saw shares jump 3.3% and 2.6% respectively, while Fortescue Metals Group rose 2.4%.
The big four banks were mostly higher, with National Australia Bank adding 1.9%, while ANZ Banking Group and Westpac Banking Group rose 1.7% and 2%. Commonwealth Banking Group tacked 1.8%.
Elsewhere, in Tokyo, the Nikkei turned lower in volatile trade as investors continued to eye movements in the yen and in the Japanese government bond market.
Some exporters saw their gains evaporate in afternoon trade, with Mazda down 1.1%, while Sharp lost 3.5%.
Looking ahead, European stock market futures pointed to a flat open.
The EURO STOXX 50 futures pointed to a loss of 0.1% at the open, France’s CAC 40 futures were little changed, London’s FTSE 100 futures indicated a loss of 0.1%, while Germany's DAX futures pointed to a flat open.
Finance ministers from the European Union were to hold talks in Brussels on Wednesday, while the U.S. was to release revised data on first quarter economic growth.