Trading View Update – Bitcoin, US Bonds, AUD/NZD
Trading View Update – Bitcoin, US Bonds, AUD/NZD Much of the focus in the market at the moment is on the further rapid slide in the USD to new lows since 2014 . I haven’t participated in this fall, preferring instead to place my eggs in the basket of Bitcoin and more recently shorting US […]
Long AUD/NZD (from 19-Dec to 31-Jan)
Stopped out on 31-Jan after weaker than expected Australian CPI data Sold half unit EUR/USD at 1.2405 and s/l orders moved closer to market in short USTreasury bonds and long AUD/NZD. ( Real Time AmpGFX – Sold EUR/USD Tue 1/30/2018 1:46 PM MT) Real-Time AmpGFX – bought AUD/NZD (Tue 19/12/2017 12:10 PM MT) Bought half […]
partial switch from short EUR/USD to short NZD/USD (from 19-Dec to 27-Dec)
Stopped out of short EUR/USD on 20-Dec, stopped out of short NZD/USD on 27-Dec Real-Time AmpGFX – partial switch from short EUR to short NZD (Tue 19/12/2017 10:00 AM MT) Sold half unit NZD/USD at 0.6982 Bought half unit EUR/USD at 1.1817 Comment US and global yields have risen significantly on Tuesday, US 10 yr […]
FOMC review 13-Dec; Short EUR/USD (from 13-Dec to 20-Dec)
Stopped out on 20-Dec Real-Time AmpGFX – sold EUR/USD; FOMC review (Wed 13/12/2017 2:09 PM MT) Sold EUR/USD one unit at 1.1775 Comment Sold after the FOMC. I have had time to flesh out this email, as the EUR has risen and the USD fell broadly since I sold EUR. I was waiting to […]
Short Gold/USD (from 11-Dec to 13-Dec)
Stopped out of this trade on USD following the FOMC meeting on 13-Dec. Real-Time AmpGFX – sold gold/USD (Mon 11/12/2017 2:20 PM MT) I have sold half unit of gold/USD at 1242.42 Comment Gold has been falling more significantly than can be explained by movements in the USD. A stronger equity market might explain […]
Short AUD/USD (From 7-Dec to 12-Dec)
Stopped out on 12-Dec Real-Time AmpGFX – sold AUD/USD (Thu 7/12/2017 1:08 PM MT) Sold one unit AUD/USD at 0.7506 Comment The AUD/USD continues to be dogged by now negative 2yr swap rate spread. Year-end dollar funding in major currencies has tightened and may be giving the USD a short-term bid. US labor market […]
Long Gold/USD (from 1-Dec to 5-Dec)
stopped out on 5-Dec Real-Time AmpGFX – Bought Gold/USD (Fri 1/12/2017 9:36 AM MT) I bought 1 unit of gold/USD at 1289.18 Comment Trading for more reaction to the Flynn revelations. The news at face value threatens to drag Trump into direct violation of some law. This may be a big and long lasting […]
Trade Update – Mueller investigation thoughts
Friday was a tough day for me. Firstly I squared up my short AUD and NZD positions (positions that I doubled on Thursday anticipating a tax bill passage), then went long Gold. These decisions largely followed the ABC News report that said that Flynn was prepared to testify against Trump. Something that they later retracted. […]
Short NZD/USD (from 13-Nov to 1-Dec)
Real-Time AmpGFX — closed NZD and AUD shorts (Fri 12/1/2017 9:23 AM MT) Bought AUD and NZD at 0.7635 and 0.6911 respectively. Comment I have decided to close these trades on news reports that Flynn is prepared to testify against Trump, saying he was ordered to make contact with Russians. The tax bill appears to […]
Short AUD/USD (from 16-Nov to 1-Dec)
Real-Time AmpGFX — closed NZD and AUD shorts (Fri 12/1/2017 9:23 AM MT) Bought AUD and NZD at 0.7635 and 0.6911 respectively. Comment I have decided to close these trades on news reports that Flynn is prepared to testify against Trump, saying he was ordered to make contact with Russians. The tax bill appears […]