2011 - ParaCurve

Year: 2011

Recap of the Eurozone Downgrade Avalanche – Current Status and Potential Action on EZ Nations

Update (with more to come, we're sure) 5:00EST: Belgium downgraded by 2 notches to Aa3 by Moody's. —————- On December 5, Standard and Poors placed 15 of the 17 Eurozone nations on creditwatch: negative, or

Textbook Activity in a Non-Textbook Environment

There's always something out there that makes sense form a technical perspective, and if you go back in our posts you'll see some clear signs of consistency when it comes to some of these seemingly

Triple Taps

“Triple Taps” simply refer to 3+ successively lower lows or higher highs. Price action after the occurrence can signify either long or short entries in both circumstances. Usually, of course, you're going to find these around major areas of

Unfinished Business

I was just about to close shop for the day and instead ended up having a conversation with a good friend of the site. We discussed quite a few things that happened today, and most

The Euro Drifts, Still 400 Pips Higher Than October Low

Update: I've been active on Twitter today walking through these motions on the drop. Please refer to the feed for some quick explanations in terms of how this gets approached and as it moves. I am always

Jim Rickards: The U.S. is the World's Largest Currency Manipulator

While I am not one to watch / browse much of anything posted on CNBC, I came across this interview via another blogger, and found it to be one of the better summaries in terms

Current EUR/USD Levels: Where They Are and Why They're There

While I try to keep things simple, this post is all technical. I am asked many questions surrounding these areas all of the time. Below is an attempt to be very specific in regards to

The Sovereign Debt Market Explained

The number of headlines focused on sovereign debt these days can be mind bending, but all for good cause. Every day I see articles posted written by a slew of commentators, and I wonder how

Event-Driven Spikes

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvugvSLHT7Q”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][dt_gap height=”15″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Video Notes: Context of the spike is by far the most relevant – every spike is unique and understanding the market's common reaction to like-events is most crucial Fibonacci Retracements used