Long Gold/AUD (From 25-Jun to 3-July)
Real-Time AmpGFX – stopped out of long Gold/AUD (Tue 7/3/2018 8:16 AM MT) Unfortunately, this trade was stopped out. Gold/AUD has rebounded sharply from the lows, and gold/USD may finally be finding its feet after touching down on its low in December. However, we were stopped out near the lows so far in Gold/AUD, as […]
Short AUD/USD (25-Jun)
Real-Time AmpGFX – converted AUD/USD to AUD/Gold, comment (China, US, AUD) (Mon 6/25/2018 12:21 PM MT) Bought one AUD/USD at 0.7401 to close short position Bought half unit Gold/AUD at 1712.37 (new position) Real-Time AmpGFX – sold AUD/USD (new trade) (Mon 6/25/2018 12:04 AM MT) Sold one unit AUD/USD at 0.7415 Comment The fall in […]
Long AUD/USD (From 21-Jun to 25-Jun)
Real-Time AmpGFX – Sold AUD/USD & AUD/NZD to close long positions (Sun 6/24/2018 11:45 PM MT) Sold half unit AUD/USD at 0.7416 Sold half unit AUD/NZD at 1.0749 Comment Asian currencies are down significantly on trade/investment friction between the US and China, policy easing appears to be generating speculative selling of CNY, spreading to other […]
Long AUD/NZD (From 21-Jun to 25-June)
Real-Time AmpGFX – Sold AUD/USD & AUD/NZD to close long positions (Sun 6/24/2018 11:45 PM MT) Sold half unit AUD/USD at 0.7416 Sold half unit AUD/NZD at 1.0749 Comment Asian currencies are down significantly on trade/investment friction between the US and China, policy easing appears to be generating speculative selling of CNY, spreading to other […]
Short AUD/JPY (From 15-Jun to 21-Jun)
AmpGFX Real Time – closed AUD/JPY short and comment (Thu 6/21/2018 8:15 AM MT) Traded to close the remaining short half unit AUD/JPY at an effective rate of 81.35 Comment news from MNI reported on Bloomberg says China is negotiating with the US through back channels to minimise tariffs. It is possible that we see […]
Long AUD/NZD (From 5-Jun to 7-Jun)
Trade stopped out on 7-June Real-Time AmpGFX – raising s/l AUD/NZD (Wed 6/6/2018 5:21 PM MT) Position Long half unit AUD/NZD at 1.0848; s/l 1.0843; t/p 1.0943 Real-Time AmpGFX – bought AUD/NZD (Tue 6/5/2018 5:55 PM MT) Bought half unit AUD/NZD at 1.0848 (our capital at risk 78bp, see below) Comment Australian GDP is due […]
Short EUR/USD (From 31-May to 4-Jun)
Trade was stopped out on 4-June Real-time AmpGFX – sold EUR/USD (Thu 5/31/2018 6:45 PM MT) Sold half unit EUR/USD at 1.1689 Comment EUR/USD is still facing political risks in Italy and Spain, and Economic risks from tariffs. Deutsche Bank’s sliding share price also points to financial stability risks as discussed in my AmpGFX report […]
Short AUD/USD (From 29-May to 4-Jun)
Trade was stopped out on 4-June Real-time AmpGFX – sold AUD/USD (Thu 5/31/2018 7:59 AM MT) Sold half unit AUD/USD at 0.7580 Comment The US is pushing ahead with steel and aluminium tariffs against the EU and other trading partners after the temporary exemption finishes. The US continues to push tougher trade policies on several […]
Short EUR/USD (29-30 May)
This trade was stopped out within the same day. Real-Time AmpGFX – sold EUR/USD (Tue 5/29/2018 1:06 PM MT) Sold half unit of EUR/USD at 1.1527 Comment As discussed in my AmpGFX report today, it appears hard to walk back from the path taken by Italian leaders, so risk aversion likely to remain elevated. We see […]
Short 10-yr US T-Bond Futures (From 18 May to 25-May)
The trade was stopped out on 25-May as Italian political risk intensified. Real-Time AmpGFX – sold 10-year US T-bond futures (to Re-establish short) (Wed 5/23/2018 8:52 AM MT) Sold half unit at TYM8 at 119-07.5 Comment I decided to re-establish this short that was stopped out with the risk aversion move earlier today. I have […]