Short EUR & CAD vs. USD (14-Feb)
EUR and CAD closed on stop on the same day after a surprising fall in the USD after the US CPI data. Real-time AmpGFX – stopped on CAD, additional thoughts on gold (Wed 2/14/2018 10:21 AM MT) I was stopped out on the long USD/CAD position, very near the low after the post CPI fall […]
Comment on USD trades (EUR, CAD, AUD, NZD, XBT)
US CPI comes in higher than expected and US yields higher. US Retail sales significantly weaker than expected, but inflation data the most relevant in the current market context, where the market is worrying that the era of low and stable yields is coming to a close. Higher yields threaten to keep equity markets volatile, […]
Long AUD/NZD (from 5-Feb to 12-Feb)
Real-time AmpGFX – sold to square USD longs and AUD/NZD (Mon 2/12/2018 9:03 AM) Bought half unit NZD at 0.7239 Sold half unit USD/CAD at 1.2606 Bought half unit EUR/USD at 1.2262 Sold one unit AUD/NZD at 1.0810 Comment I have closed my long USD positions and my long AUD/NZD position. I am square apart […]
Short NZD/USD ( from 5-Feb to 12-Feb)
Real-time AmpGFX – sold to square USD longs and AUD/NZD (Mon 2/12/2018 9:03 AM MT) Bought half unit NZD at 0.7239 Sold half unit USD/CAD at 1.2606 Bought half unit EUR/USD at 1.2262 Sold one unit AUD/NZD at 1.0810 Comment I have closed my long USD positions and my long AUD/NZD position. I am square […]
Short EUR/USD (from 30-Jan to 12-Feb)
Real-time AmpGFX – sold to square USD longs and AUD/NZD (Mon 2/12/2018 9:03 AM MT) Bought half unit NZD at 0.7239 Sold half unit USD/CAD at 1.2606 Bought half unit EUR/USD at 1.2262 Sold one unit AUD/NZD at 1.0810 Comment I have closed my long USD positions and my long AUD/NZD position. I am square […]
Trading View Update
Real-time AmpGFX – Trading View, order update (Fri 2/9/2018 4:24 PM MT) Friday would have been a good day to do nothing and go skiing. Through the morning USA session, you could see broadening contagion in the equity market selloff to emerging market and high yield bond markets. And increasing dollar funding pressure. On many […]
Short 10yr US T-bond futures (from 5-Feb to 9-Feb)
Real time AmpGFX – Bought to close 10-year bond futures short (Fri 2/9/2018 10:29 AM MT) I bought a half unit of TYH8 at 121-09 to close short position Seeing risk of weak equity market causing a more significant retracement of the rise in US yields. Locking in gains. Positions Long one unit AUD/NZD at […]
Sold 10-year US Treasury Bond Futures (from 12-Jan to 5-Feb)
Remaining half unit TYH8 closed on stop on 5-Feb (in profit) Real-Time AmpGFX – bought US Tr bonds (to square half short), sold EUR/USD (Fri 2/2/2018 5:26 AM MT) I bought half unit of US TYH8 (to share half short) at 121-05, I remain half unit short I sold half unit EUR/USD at 1.2490, to […]
Comment on trades – US bonds, EUR & Bitcoin
Heading into payrolls, I decided to take profit on half of my short US 10 yr US Treasury bond futures position. I have made a significant amount in the trade and want to lock in some gains ahead of data that could generate significant volatility. The recent volatility in equities makes it harder to predict […]
Long Bitcoin/EUR ETN (From 29-Nov to 2-Feb)
Real-Time AmpGFX – comments on trades (Fri 2/2/2018 6:18 AM MT) Bitcoin was going to be my long-term trade, but I decided that I shouldn’t be dogmatic and retain some discipline on acceptable losses. There has obviously been a lot of speculative money drawn in, and the price action has probably knocked a lot of […]