Short AUD/USD (From 27-Feb to 6-Mar)
Stopped out on 6-Mar . Real-Time AmpGFX – Sold AUD/USD to re-establish short (Mon 3/5/2018 7:00 PM MT) Sold one unit of AUD/USD at 0.7786 We were stopped out of the AUD/USD position around current levels, but I have re-established the short position I am still of the opinion that the tariff story should be […]
Long CAD/JPY (From 1-Mar to 5-Mar)
Real-Time AmpGFX – bought CAD/JPY to close short (Mon 3/5/2018 10:15 AM MT) Bought ¼ unit CAD/JPY to close short position Comment I see upside risk for USD/JPY that should find support towards 105, and may already be demonstrating that with a solid bounce in the last two sessions (including today), despite Kuroda putting a […]
A note on Bitcoin and the scope of our trading
This week we moved our company’s Saxobank trading account to a Money Manager Account. Our company obtained approval under our Australian Financial Services Licence last year to trade on behalf of wholesale customers (as defined under Australian regulations). This approval covers derivatives and FX contracts. This allows us to offer a service where we manage […]
Short EUR/USD (From 22-Feb to 1-Mar)
Closed on stop on 1 Mar (after US tariff story drove USD decline) Stop loss lowered to 1.2237 on 1 Mar Real-Time AmpGFX – lowered EUR stop loss (Wed 2/28/2018 1:17 AM MT) With Eurozone CPI data due, I have lowered s/l closer to market to prepare to lock in gains if there is a […]
Long Bitcoin ETN (From 26-Feb to 28-Feb)
Real-Time AmpGFX -Sold to close COINXBE (Wed 2/28/2018 9:04 AM MT) Sold half unit of the Bitcoin ETN COINXBE at 422 Looking at price action, it has lost upward trend for now. With USD performing better it may be a reason to see some fall in XBT, although it remains largely uncorrelated with macro developments. […]
Short NZD/USD (From 21-Feb to 26-Feb)
Real-Time AmpGFX – bought NZD to close short (Mon 2/26/2018 11:14 AM MT) Bought one unit NZD at 0.7308 Comment Global equity markets are rallying strongly on Monday. A number of emerging market currencies are also stronger (KRW, TWD, CNY). This may spill over to a weaker USD more generally. NZD has been traded as […]
Short 10-yr US T-bond futures (19-Feb to 26-Feb)
Stopped-out 26-Feb Real-time AmpGFX – Sold 10 yr US T-bond futures Sold half unit TYH8 at 120-11 Comment Bond yields appear to be establishing a rising trend, and stocks are so far proving resilient. I lost this position on stop on Friday, and wanted to get it back on ahead of the auctions on Tuesday. […]
Long Bitcoin ETN (from 8-Feb to 22-Feb)
Real-time AmpGFX – Sold COINBXE to close long (Thu 2/22/2018 8:00 AM MT) Sold half unit of CoinXBE at 394.0 to close long Comment Price action has turned more negative after reaching a key resistance two days ago. So looking to close and reassess Positions Short half unit TYH8 at 120-11; s/l 120-26+ Short one […]
Long Gold/USD (From 14-Feb to 16-Feb)
Gold position closed on stop (in profit) Real-time AmpGFX – placing close stop loss orders in gold and US bonds (Fri 2/16/2018 6:50 AM MT) I have moved up stop loss orders close to current levels in gold long and US Treasury bond short positions I want to protect capital in an uncertain environment. I don’t […]
Short 10-yr US T-bond futures (from 12 Feb to 16-Feb)
Short T-bond futures position closed on stop (in profit) on 16 Feb Real-time AmpGFX – placing close stop loss orders in gold and US bonds (Friday, February 16, 2018, 6:50 AM MT) I have moved up stop loss orders close to current levels in gold long and US Treasury bond short positions I want to […]